Question

【題目】 Last summer, bird-watchers confirmed the discovery of a new species of bird in Cambodia（柬埔寨）: the Combodian tailorbird. It was not an event of particular biological significance but it was striking for one reason: This species of tailorbird was discovered not in an unspoiled rain forest but within the limits of Combodia’s capital, Phnom Penh.

We don’t typically think of the city as a likely habitat for natural life except rats and pigeons（鴿子）, let alone as a hiding place for an undiscovered species of bird. But a new paper, published last week in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, proves it incorrect. A team of 24 researchers has studied birds and plants in 147 cities, and found that cities much more closely resemble their native habitats than they resemble each other.

It’s also true that in the world of birds and plants, as in human society, there is such thing as a world species who feels equally at home in Francisco, Milan and Beijing. Four birds appear in more than 80 percent of the cities studied, and 11 plants in more than 90 percent of the cities. On the plant side, those include meadow grass, shepherd’s purse, weeds. In the air, it’s the usual species: the pigeon, the house sparrow and the European starling（驚鳥(niǎo)）. They all have become completely adapted to urban life.

However, not all cities are equal protectors of plants and animals, though. City design plays an important role in greening a city. In fact, the amount of green space is a stronger predictor of the biodiversity than a city’s size.

In a world where architecture, food, language, fashion and commerce are increasingly globalized, a city’s native plants and animals are considered as a kind of city identity. Cities tend to become similar, but their natural environments stand differently apart.

【1】What does the author think of the discovery of the Cambodian tailorbird?

A.It is just an exception.

B.It is a wonder for the Cambodians.

C.It is an amazing biological event.

D.It is very common in the world.

【2】Weeds and sparrows are found in many cities. This seems to be a result of ________.

A.complete adaption

B.natural selection

C.good urban design

D.rapid globalization

【3】We can learn that while cities tend to become similar, their natural environments ________.

A.are becoming worse

B.remain diverse

C.are expanding in size

D.stay unchanged

【4】What would be the best title for the text?

A.The Discovery of New Species of Bird in Cambodia

B.The Similarity of the Habitats in Different Cities

C.City’s Native Plants and Animals—A Kind of City Identity

D.City—Protector of Native Plants and Animals

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】A

【3】B

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇說(shuō)明文。本文主要講述的是城市的本土植物和動(dòng)物是城市的一種身份象征，體現(xiàn)了城市的自然環(huán)境的多樣性。

【1】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“It was not an event of particular biological significance…”可知，這不是具有特殊生物學(xué)意義的事件。即柬埔寨剪裁鳥(niǎo)的發(fā)現(xiàn)只是一個(gè)例外而已。故選A。

【2】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“They all have become completely adapted to urban life.”可知，它們都完全適應(yīng)了城市生活。即在許多城市發(fā)現(xiàn)雜草和麻雀是它們完全適應(yīng)了城市生活的結(jié)果。故選A。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“Cities tend to become similar, but their natural environments stand differently apart.”可知，城市趨于變得相似，但其自然環(huán)境卻截然不同。即雖然城市趨于變得相似，但它們的自然環(huán)境仍然是多樣化的。故選B。

【4】

標(biāo)題判斷題。通讀全文尤其是最后一段可知，在建筑，食品，語(yǔ)言，時(shí)尚和商業(yè)日益全球化的世界中，城市中生活的動(dòng)植物被視為一種城市身份。城市趨于變得相似，但其自然環(huán)境卻截然不同。由此可知，本文主要講述的是城市的本土植物和動(dòng)物是城市的一種身份象征，體現(xiàn)了城市的自然環(huán)境的多樣性。即C項(xiàng)（城市的本土動(dòng)植物是一種城市身份）可以作為文章的標(biāo)題。故選C。