2023年中考英語之閱讀理解專項練：可愛的動植物（?？荚掝}）

專題06可愛的動植物

備戰(zhàn)2023年中考英語之閱讀理解專項練（常考+熱門話題）

一、閱讀單選

Peopleetoknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimals.Sofar,manycountrieshave

madelawstostoppeoplefromabusingwildanimals.

France'senvironmentministerhasannouncedaban（禁令）stoppingwildanimalsfrom

performingintravelingcircuses（馬戲團）.Thenationjoinsover20otherEuropeancountries

withsimilarbans.Thegoalistotreatwildanimalswellinlinewithmodembestpractices.

BarbaraPompili,theminister,saidthatbears,tigers,lions,elephantsandotherwild

animalswon'tbeallowedintravelingcircusesintheingyears.Shesaidthiscouldaffbct（影

響）about80circusesandabout230animals.However,thebandoesn'taffectwildanimalsin

zoos.

Thebanalsosaidthatoceanparkswon'tbeabletobringindolphinsorwhales,andno

newoceanparkswillbebuilt.Barbarasaid,"It'stimetohaveabetterrelationshipwithwild

animals.,5Thenewruleswillalsobringanendtominkfarming（水貂養(yǎng)殖），whereanimals

areraisedfortheirfur,inthenextfiveyears.

Barbaradidn'tgiveanexactdateforthebanintravelingcircuses,sayingtheproject

shouldstartassoonaspossible.Andshepromisedthatsolutionswillbefoundforeach

animal.

TheFrenchgovernmentwillgive$9.2milliontohelppeoplewhoworkincircusesand

oceanparkstofindnewjobs.Thechangewillhappenoverseveralyearsbecauseitwill

changethelivesofmanypeople.

Animalprotectiongroupscelebratethenews,butpeopleworkingincircusesaren't

happy.

1.Theunderlinedword“abusing“probablymeans""inthepassage.

A.feedingB.lovingC.hurtingD.watching

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Morethan20Europeancountrieshavebansaboutprotectingwildanimals.

B.ThebaninFrancewillaffectwildanimalsinbothtravelingcircusesandzoos.

C.ThebaninFrancecouldaffectabout230circusesandabout80animals.

D.ThenewrulesencourageFrenchpeopletostartminkfarmingtomakemoney.

3.Wecaninfbr（推斷）fromthepassagethat.

A.Frenchpeopleknowtheexactdateforthebanincircuses

B.theFrenchgovernmentwillhelptheworkersincircuses

C.Frenchpeoplewon'traiseminksfortheirfurinthreemonths

D.theworkersincircusesareveryhappybecauseofthebans

4.Wecanknowanimalprotectiongroupsareaboutthebansfromthelast

sentence.

A.sadB.worriedC.angryD.happy

【導語】本文講述法國頒布一項禁令，禁止野生動物在巡回馬戲團表演，以此來阻止人

們傷害野生動物。

【答案】1.C2.A3.B4.D

1.【解析】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)"Peopleetoknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimals.So

far,manycountrieshavemadelawstostoppeople”可知,人們意識到保護野生動物的重要

性，所以許多國家制定法律阻止人們傷害他們，故選C。

2.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Thenationjoinsover20otherEuropeancountrieswithsimilar

bans”可知，有超過20個歐洲國家擁有關(guān)于保護野生動物的禁令，故選A。

3.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)"TheFrenchgovernmentwillgive$9.2milliontohelppeople

whoworkincircusesandoceanparkstofindnewjobs”可知，法國政府將提供920萬美元

來幫助在馬戲團和海洋公園工作的人去尋找新的工作，所以法國政府將會幫助在馬戲團

的工作人員，故選B。

4.［解析］細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Animalprotectiongroupscelebratethenews”可知，動物保

護組織對這個禁令感到開心，故選D。

“HasanyoneseenCharge?^^Iasked,onlyhalfexpectingareply.Thekidswererunning

aroundthehouse,eachdoingtheirownthing,andmyhusbandwaswatchingthefootball

game.Sinceshehadonlybeenoutofsightforafewhours,Iwasn'tveryworried.Ithought

shemustbeunderoneofthekids5beds,hidingfromallthemessthatwasusualforaSunday

afternooninourhome.

①.

Chargewasnotgoodlooking.Itwasn'therproblem.MyhusbandhadfoundCharge

walkingaroundalongthefreewayonedayonhiswayhomefromwork.Shelookedasif（仿

佛）shehadn'teateninweeks,sohestoppedandfedherwithbitsofhisleftoverlunch.Not

knowingwhattodo,hebroughtherhomewiththehopeoffindingherownersoratleasta

lovingfamilythatwouldtakeher.However,onceshewasinthehouse,thekidsdecidednot

tolethergo.Intheendweunwillinglyaccepteditandtoldthemwecouldkeepher.

Afterwatchingheractionsforafewdays,Ifoundshewasverydistrustfulandafraidof

everyone.Intime,though,shecametolovethekidsandsleptontheirbedseverynight.

Everytimethekidscried,Chargewouldruntothemandgentlyofferherfortingpaw.Unlike

ourcatwhohadrecentlygivenbirthtofivekittens,Chargewouldhavebeenagreatmother.

②.

WhenIwasfinallyabletogeteveryone'sattentionatthedinnertable,Iaskedagainif

anyonehadseenCharge.Afteraunanimous（異口同聲的）"No”,Idecidedtotakealook

aroundtheneighborhood.

③.

“Charge!”Icried,becausethereshewasinthecloset（壁櫥）！Shelookedupatmefrom

insidethelittlecats'boxasiftosay,6tShhh,Ijustgotthemtosleep!"

Weusuallykepttheclosetdooropenabitsoourmammacatcouldgoinandfeedher

kittens,butshealwaysleftassoonasshefinishednursing.Clearly,Chargeknewtheyneeded

moremammatimeandwasmorethanwillingtohelpout.

④.

Thekidssmileduponseeingthedogwiththekittens.Myhusbandshookhisheadand

said,“Onlyyou,Charge.Onlyyou!”

Chargecontinuedtomotherthekittensuntiltheywereplacedintheirnewhomes.

Chargemaynothavebeenanattractivedog,butshetrulyhadherinnerbeauty.

5.Whentheauthor'shusbandsawChargeforthefirsttime,he.

A.feltpityforherB.decidedtobringherhome

C.fedherwithhislunchD.helpedtofindherowner

6.Wherecanthefollowingsentencesmostprobablybe?

“WhowantstogolookforChargewithme?”IaskedasIopenedthedoorofthehallcloset

andreachedintogetmyshoes.

A.①B.②C.③D.④

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthearticle?

A.ThemostbeautifulChargeB.Thegreatestmamma

C.AlovingstoryD.AspecialSunday

【導語】本文為記敘文。文章講述了作者一家收養(yǎng)的一只流浪狗Charge的故事。

【答案】5.A6.C7.A

5.［解析］推理判斷題。根據(jù)"MyhusbandhadfoundChargewalkingaroundalongthe

freewayonedayonhiswayhomefromwork.Shelookedasif（仿佛）shehadn'teatenin

weeks,sohestoppedandfedherwithbitsofhisleftoverlunch.^^n］*矢口，當作者的丈夫第——次

見到Charge的時候，他很同情她。故選A。

6.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)"IaskedagainifanyonehadseenCharge.Afteraunanimous（異

口同聲的）'No\Idecidedtotakealookaroundtheneighborhood.”可知，Charge不見了，

要去找她o故'WhowantstogolookforChargewithme?”IaskedasIopenedthedoorof

thehallclosetandreachedintogetmyshoes.應該位于③處。故選Co

7.【解析】最佳標題題。根據(jù)全文可知，本文講述了作者一家收養(yǎng)的一只流浪狗Charge

的故事。A選項最符合本文標題。故選A。

BrittanyHawleygraduatedthisweekend-butshedidn'tcrossthestagealone.Her

lovinggoldenretriever,Griflin,wasrightbesidehertocollecthisveryownhonorarydegree.

BrittanywasdiagnosedwithCRPSat16,whichhasmadeherunabletowalk.Sheis

nowinawheelchair.BrittanygotGriflinthrough“paws4prisons",aprogramthatteaches

prisonersinWestVirginiatotrainhighlevelassistancedogs."Theyallowmanydogstoeup

toyouandletthedogchooseyou,^^shesaid."Somedogswerescaredofthewheelchair,

Griffinjumpedrightintomylapandlickedmeacrosstheface/5

Thenthepairpursued100percenttogetheragraduatedegreeinOccupationalTherapyat

ClarksonUniversityattendingallthesameclasses,lectures,researchprojects,etc."Gnffin

doesalotforme.^^Brittanysaid,'"includingopeningdoorsandturningonlights...IfIfall,

he'dgetapersonoraphonetohelp.ButthemostimportantisthefbrtheprovideswhenI

feelpainful.^^

SowhenBrittanywashonoredwithhermaster'sdegree,Griffinwasonceagainather

side-withanhonorarydegreeofhisown.

“IpushedfromdayoneforGriffintograduatewithme."Brittanysaid,“Hedid

everythingIdid!^^

TheBoardofTrusteeshonoredthe4yearoldgoldenretrieverattheceremony,saying

he'dshowngreatendeavourandloyaltytohisowner.t4Idon'tliketobedefinedasadisabled

person.Iwanttodefinemyself.^^saidBrittany.t6Andmyloyaldogwouldalwaysbebymy

sideinmyjoumey.^^

8.WecanknowthatBrittany.

A.askedGriffintocollectthedegreeforher

B.losthertwolegsbecauseoftheterribledisease

C.choseGriffinbecausehe'dshownhergreatwarmthatfirstsight

D.tookGriffinto"paws4prisons^^toreceiveprofessionaltraining

9.Griffinwasawardedanhonorarydegreebecause.

A.heshowedahighlevelofassistanceduringatest

B.he'dplayedanimportantroleinhisowner'sstudies

C.Brittanyhadmadeherrequestforhimtograduatewithher

D.he'dlearnedalotofskillsinOccupationalTherapy

10.Theword“endeavour“inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto.

A.matterB.intelligenceC.creativityD.effort

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.PrisonersinWestVirginiaraisemanydogstoenrichtheirlife.

B.BrittanywasalwaysproudofGriffin'sabilityinhelpingpeople.

C.GriffinservedasBrittany'smobilitydogandgaveheralotofsupport.

D.Brittanyhopedpeoplecouldhaveanewdefinitionofdisability.

12.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.aspecialhonorarygraduateofClarksonUniversity

B.agirl'sjourneyinawheelchairwithherdog

C.howtoreceiveagraduatedegreeinOccupationalTherapy

D.anunusualceremonyforBrittany

【導語】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了狗狗Griffin陪伴身患殘疾的Brittany讀完克拉克森

大學后獲得榮譽學位的事。

【答案】8.C9.B10.D11.C12.A

8.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文“Griffinjumpedrightintomylapandlickedmeacrossthe

face”可知，第一次見面，狗狗Griffin的舉動就讓Brittany感到很暖心，所以選擇了它。

故選C。

9.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文“Thenthepairpursued100percenttogetheragraduate

degreeinOccupationalTherapyatClarksonUniversityattendingallthesameclasses,

lectures,researchprojects,etc”可知，狗狗Griffin陪著Brittany完成了所有的課程，所以

它得到了榮譽學位。故選B。

10?【解析】詞句猜測題。根據(jù)上文“HedideverythingIdid!”可知，狗狗Griffin陪著Brittany

做完了一切事，故可推斷“endeavour”此處有“努力”之意，與“effort”意思相近，故選D。

11.［解析］細節(jié)理解題o根據(jù)原文“Gnffindoesalotforme...includingopeningdoorsand

turningonlights...IfIfall,he'dgetapersonoraphonetohelp.Butthemostimportantis

thefortheprovideswhenIfeelpainfiil”可知，狗狗Griffin為Brittany提供了很多支持。故

選Co

12.【解析】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，本文是一篇記敘文，講述了狗狗Griffin陪伴

身患殘疾的Brittany讀完克拉克森大學后獲得榮譽學位的事。故選A。

ImagineyouareinAfrica.Suddenly,agroupofspotsstreakspastyou.Whatwasit?It

mayhavebeenacheetah,thefastestanimalonland.Itcanrunupto70milesperhour,which

isfasterthanmostcarsmovingonthehighway!

Inmanyways,thecheetahisbuiltforspeed.Eventhoughthisanimalisacat,itspaws

aremuchmorelikeadog'spaws.Thepawsallowthecheetahtomakequickturns.Acheetah

alsohaslonglegsthathelpittakebigsteps.Itcanjumpasfaras20feetinoneleap!Eventhe

cheetah'sbackbonehelpsitmovequickly.Thebackboneactsasaspring（彈簧），movingthe

cheetahforwardwithsuddenburst（迸發(fā)）ofenergy.Althoughthecheetahcanrunfast,it

cannotrunforlongdistance.Itusesitsenergyquicklyandbeestired.Ifthecheetahcannot

catchitsdinnerinahurry,itwillhavetorestawhilebeforetryingagain.

Acheetahisalsomadetobeagreathunter.Ithassharpeyesight.Acheetahcanseeother

animalsuptothreemilesaway.Goodeyesighthelpsthecheetahfinditspreysoitcanplanan

attack.Acheetah'scoatisalsoveryuseful.Thecoatislightbrownwithblackspots.Itallows

acheetahtohideinthetall,browngrassinAfrica.Otheranimalsdonotseeithiding,soa

cheetahcangetclosetorabbits,birds,andotheranimalsquietly.

Todaythecheetahisindanger.PartsofAfricaarebeingturnedintofarms.Thischange

forcesthecheetahandotheranimalstofindnewplacestolive,whichisnotalwayseasy.

Cheetahsarealsobeinghuntedbyotheranimalssuchaslionsandhyenas.However,

zookeepersandwildlifeexpertsaretryingtosavethecheetah.Maybewiththeirhelp,

cheetahswillgrowlargerinnumber.

13.Suddenly,agroupofspotsstreakspastyou.^6Streaks^^means"

A.searchesforfoodB.getsclosequietly

C.moveswithgreatspeedD.plansasuddenattack

14.Thecheetah'scoatisMOSTusefulbecauseit.

A.protectsthecheetahfromthesunB.helpsthecheetahhideinthegrass

C.keepsthecheetahcoolafteralongrunD.letsthecheetahmovewithgreatspeed

15.Readthischart

Th<n:

Thechartshowssomeinformationfromthearticle.Whichcanbeputintheemptybox?

A.Cheetahshideinthetall,browngrass.B.PeopleinAfricahuntlionsandhyenas.

C.Wildlifeexpertssendcheetahstothezoo.D.Thenumberofcheetahsbeessmaller.

16.“SpeedyandSpotty^^isagoodtitleforthearticlebecause.

A.itgivesthenamesoftwocheetahs

B.itcatchesthereaders5attention

C.itexplainshowcheetahsactinthewild

D.itdescribestwofactsaboutcheetahs

【導語】本文是一篇說明文，向我們介紹有關(guān)陸地上最快的動物獵豹的一些相關(guān)知識以

及獵豹的生存現(xiàn)狀。

【答案】13.C14.B15.D16.D

13.【解析】詞義猜測題。分析“Suddenly,agroupofspotsstreakspastyou.”可知，突然，

一群斑點從你身邊掠過，此處streaks的意思是“疾駛”，故選C。

14.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Acheetah'scoatisalsoveryuseful.Thecoatislightbrown

withblackspots.Itallowsacheetahtohideinthetall,browngrassinAfHca.”可矢口獵豹的皮

毛是最有用的，因為它能幫助獵豹藏在草叢中。故選B。

15.【解析】推理判斷題。?i§4tHowever,zookeepersandwildlifeexpertsaretryingtosave

thecheetah.Maybewiththeirhelp,cheetahswillgrowlargerinnumber.”可知動物園管理員

和野生動物專家正在努力拯救這只獵豹。也許在它們的幫助下，獵豹的數(shù)量會增加。

所以推測獵豹的數(shù)量有所減少，故選D。

16?【解析】主旨大意題。"SpeedyandSpotty”適合做本文的標題是因為本文主要描述了

獵豹的速度和斑點兩個事實。故選D。

?Animalbehaviorisaninterestingandattractivestudy.Scientistsresearchtheways

animalsusetolookforfood.Theystudyhowanimals,protectthemselvesfromtheir

predators,andwhichanimalskillotheranimalsforfood.Allofthishelpsusunderstandhow

usefulanimalscanbe.

②Eachcountryorcultureraisessomeanimalsforfood.IntheUnitedStates,people

mainlyeatmeatfromcows,chickensandpigs.Inothercounties,peoplemightraisesheepor

buffaloformeat.Thesedifferenceseinpartfromweatherandotherenvironmentalconditions.

Peoplearoundtheworldeatallkindsoffishandshellfishfromoceansandrivers.Insome

countries,peopledon'talwayschoosesomeanimalgroups,suchasdogs,forfoodwhilein

othercountriessuchanimalsmaybeepeople'sfavoritefood.

(3)InWestAfrica,animalsprovidehumanswithmorethanfood.Theyhavebeenhelping

peopledodailyworkforthousandsofyears.Horses,oxen,andotherworkanimalspullheavy

things.Elephants,camelsandotheranimalscarrypeopleandthingsfromplacetoplace.

Carrierpigeons(信鴿)havebeenusedtosendmessages.

?Peoplealsoreceivehealthbenefitsfromanimals.Forexample,dogsandcatscanhelp

calmpeopledown.Thisishelpfulforpeoplefightingillnesses.Animalscanalsoreduce

stress,helpingpeopletodrawtheirattentiontolearningnewinformation,suchasreading.

Whenpeoplearewalkingtheirdogsorhorses,itencouragesexercise.

?AnimalsandhumanssharespaceonEarth,sokeepingahealthyrelationshipwith

animals,aroundusisinourbestinterest.

17.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Whereanimalsliveandhowtheylookforfood.

B.Therelationshipbetweenanimalsandhumans.

C.Thedifferentthingsanimalscandoindifferentcountries.

D.Whathumansshoulddowhenmunicatingwithanimals.

18.Theunderlinedword"predators“inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.neighboursB.friendsC.childrenD.emies

19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Horsesarehelpfulforpeoplefightingillnesses.

B.Elephantsencouragehumanstodomoreexercise.

C.Africansmainlyeatmeatfromcows,chickensandpigs.

D.Peopleliketohaveallkindsoffishforfoodfromoceansandrivers.

20.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage?

f

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o

-t

【導語】本文主要探討了動物和人類之間的關(guān)系。

【答案】17.B18.D19.D20.C

17.【解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)第五段“AnimalsandhumanssharespaceonEarth,sokeeping

ahealthyrelationshipwithanimals,aroundusisinourbestinterest.”動物和人類共享地球

上的空間，所以我們周圍的動物保持健康的關(guān)系是我們的最佳利益?？芍?，本文主要談

論了動物和人類的關(guān)系。故選B。

18.【解析】詞義猜測題。劃線的詞是predators,根據(jù)“howanimalsprotectthemselves”

可推知，predators意為“捕食者”，含義與enemies相近。故選D。

19.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的“Peoplearoundtheworldeatallkindsoffishand

shellfishfromoceansandrivers.”世界各地的人們吃海洋和河流中的各種魚類和貝類?？?/p>

知，D項的描述符合文意。故選D。

20.【解析】篇章結(jié)構(gòu)題。第一段引出本文，介紹了動物對人類多么有用，第二、三、

四段詳細介紹了動物對人類的用處，第五段總結(jié)全文，點明人類要和動物保持健康的關(guān)

系。故選C。

Allovertheworld,peoplefindgiraffesamazing.Thegiraffeisthetallestanimalinthe

world.Itslegsandtailaretallerthanmostpeople.Itstongueisverylong,18inches.The

frontpartofitstongueisanunusualcolor,black.Unlikemostotherlargeanimals,giraffesdo

notthreaten（威月辦）people.Yettomanyscientiststhemostamazingthingaboutthisgentle

giantisitsheart.

Tounderstandhowamazingthegiraffe^heartis,putyourheadlowerthanyourheart.

Keepitthereforafewminutes.Thenliftyourheadupveryquickly.Doyoufeeldizzy?This

istheeffectofachangeinbloodpressure.Thehearthastoquicklypumpbloodtoyourbrain

tostopyoufromfeelingdizzyorfromfainting.

Whenagiraffeliftsitsheadupfromtheground,ithastoliftits250kiloneckmorethan

15feetintheair.Howcanitdothiswithoutfainting?Thegiraffe'sheartisreallylarge.Itis

almosttwofeetlongandweighsabout10kilos.Itcanpump60litersofbloodinaminute.

Thelargeartery（動脈）thatcarriesbloodfromtheheartupthelongneckofthegiraffeisalso

unusualbecauseithasamuscleinit.Thismusclehelpskeepthegiraffe9sbloodpressure.

In1988,awriter,MichaelAllin,learnedthatagiraffearrivedinMarseille,acityinthe

southofFrance,in1826.ItwasagifttothekingofFranceCharlesX.Hedecidedtogoto

Ethiopia,inEastAfrica,wherethegiraffewasbom.HetraveledtoEgyptontheNileRiver.

ThiswasthesamewaythegiraffecametoEgyptwherehediscoveredthereasonforthegift.

MuhammadAli,animportantEgyptianleader,didnotwanttheFrenchtoenterawar.Hesent

thegiraffetoKingCharlesX.

However,itwasdifficulttotransportagiraffein1826.IttraveledfromEgypttoFrance

onaship.Thegiraffewassotallthatitcouldn'tfitinthelowerdeckoftheship.Thiswas

quiteaproblemuntilsomeonedecidedtocutaholeinthetopdeckoftheship.Thegiraffe's

legswerebelow,anditslongneckcameupthroughthehole.

NooneknewhowtogetsuchalargeanimalfromMarseilletoParis,sothegiraffehad

towalkthe880kilometers.Allalongtheway,peoplecametowatchthegentlegiant.Six

weeksafteritleftMarseille,thegiraffefinallyarrivedinParis,where100,000peoplecameto

seethisamazingcreature.Today,westilllookatthegiraffeinamazement.Thereisnoother

animallikeitonearth.

21.Whatisunusualaboutthearteryinagiraffe'sneck?

A.Ithasamuscleinit.B.Ithasanunusualcolour.

C.Itweighs10kilos.D.Itcarriesbloodtothelegs.

22.Thewriterexplainshowamazingthegiraffe'sheartisinParagraph3mainlyby

A.tellingstoriesB.showingsteps

C.givingnumbersD.expressingopinions

23.MuhammadAligavethegiraffeto

A.theFrenchpeopleB.theEgyptianleader

C.theFrenchwriterD.thekingofFrance

24.Whatdidtheydototransportthegiraffebyship?

A.Theycutaholeinthedeck.B.Theyaddedatallerdecktotheship.

C.Theybuiltanothernewship.D.Theycutthetallerdeckofftheship.

25.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThegentlegiantfromAfricaB.Thespecialheartofthegiant

C.TheamazingjourneytoFranceD.ThepopularwriterfromFrance

【導語】本文是一篇說明文。主要介紹了大型動物——長頸鹿身體構(gòu)造的驚人之處和它

被發(fā)現(xiàn)的歷史。

【答案】21.A22.C23.D24.A25.A

21.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“Thelargeartery（動脈）…isalsounusualbecauseithasa

muscleinit.”可知長頸鹿脖子的動脈有肌肉，A選項符合原文表達。故選A。

22.【解析］細節(jié)理解題o根據(jù)“Itisalmosttwofeetlongandweighsabout10kilos.Itcan

pump60litersofbloodinaminute.”可知通過列數(shù)字的方式來說明長頸鹿心臟的驚奇。故

選Co

23.【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“MuhammadAli…sentthegiraffetoKingCharlesX.“可知

是把長頸鹿送給法國國王。故選D。

24.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Thiswasquiteaproblemuntilsomeonedecidedtocutahole

inthetopdeckoftheship.”可知為通過船只運輸長頸鹿，在甲板上開了個洞。故選A。

25.【解析】最佳標題題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容可知整篇文章都是在寫大型動物長頸鹿。故選

Ao

Somebelievethereisaspecialbond（情感紐帶）betweenpeopleandanimals,sodoes

AmberMason.Heranimalfriendisanelephant.

In2004,eightyearoldAmberwasonholidayinThailand.ThereshemetNingNong,a

fburyearoldelephant.Shefedhimonbananaseverymorning.NingNongalsolikedthegirl.

OnlyAmbercouldridehim.Helovedtowraphistrunk（象鼻）aroundhershouldersand

nuzzle（用鼻子輕擦）her.

Onemorning,AmberandNingNongwereplayingatthebeach.Asuddentsunami（海嘯）

came.

Whenabigwavewasrunningtowardsthem,theelephanttookAmberonhisbackand

ranasfastashecould.Hetookthegirltoasafehighgroundandsavedherlife.

NowAmberis21yearsold.Shestillremembersthetsunamiandheroldfriend.

However,sinceherreturntotheUK,shehasnevermetNingNong.ItissaidthatNingNong

islivinginthewestofThailand,withanewname,BaiTong.Amberisveryexcitedaboutthis

andhopestovisitherfriendagain.

26.Inthisstory,Amber'sfriendisa（n）.

A.boyB.girlC.horseD.elephant

27.Amberwenttoforaholidayin2004.

A.ThailandB.AfricaC.theUKD.theUSA

28.HowdidNingNongsavehislittlefriend?

A.Heranawaytoaskothersforhelp.B.Heswamawaywiththegirlonhisback.

C.Hewrappedhistrunkaroundthegirl.D.Hetookthegirlonhisbackandranaway.

29.AmberandNingNonghaven'tseeneachotherforyears.

A.fourB.eightC.thirteenD.fifteen

30.Fromthelastparagraph,weknow.

A.AmberhasanewnameB.NingNonghasreturnedtotheUK

C.AmbermissesheroldfriendD.NingNongliveswithBaiTongnow

【導語】本文講述了八歲女孩Amber?與四歲大象NingNong之間的故事。

【答案】26.D27.A28.D29.C30.C

26.【解析】細節(jié)理角星題。根據(jù)“...sodoesAmberMason.Heranimalfriendisanelephant.^^

可知，Amber的朋友是一頭大象，故選D。

,

27.［解析］細節(jié)理解題o根據(jù)“In2004,eightyearoldAmberwasonholidayinThailand.,

可知，Amber去泰國度假，故選A。

28.【解析】細節(jié)理解題o根據(jù)"Whenabigwavewasrunningtowardsthem,theelephanttook

Amberonhisbackandranasfastashecould.Hetookthegirltoasafehighgroundand

savedherlife."可知，大象把女孩背在背上盡可能快地逃跑，故選D。

29.［解析］推理判斷題。根據(jù)“In2004,eightyearoldAmberwasonholidayinThailand.

ThereshemetNingNong,afouryearoldelephant”以及"NowAmberis21yearsold.She

stillremembersthetsunamiandheroldfriend.However,sinceherreturntotheUK,shehas

nevermetNingNong.”可知，Amber八歲時遇到了NingNong,現(xiàn)在Amber21歲了，所

以她13年沒有見到NingNong了，故選Co

30.【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)"Amberisveryexcitedaboutthisandhopestovisitherfriend

again.”可知，Amber很想念她的老朋友，故選C。

Hundredsofyearsago,nodandelions（蒲公英）grewinNorthAmerica.Thenpeople

camefromEurope.Theyhaddandelionseedsontheirclothes.Theseedsfellfromtheir

clothesontotheground.Sincethen,dandelionshavespreadallover.

Mostpeoplebelievethatdandelionsareweeds.Theydonotwantthemintheirgardens.

Butsomepeoplethinkthatdandelionflowersarepretty.Andothersthinkthatdandelions

tastegood.Theycookdandelionleavesorputthemintoafreshsalad.Theleavesmustbe

pickedbeforetheflowerseoutortheywillnottastegood.Somepeoplemakedandelion

flowersintowine.

Dandelionsdonotdieeasily.Ifthewinterisnotverycold,theirleavesmaystaygreen.

Whenthespringarrives,theirflowerseout.Eachnighttheirbrightyellowflowerscloseup.

Whenthesunshinesthenextday,theyopenupagain.Dandelionflowersareveryunusual.

Theydonothavetogetpollen（花粉）fromanotherdandelionflowerinordertoformseeds.

Soafterseveraldays,theyellowflowerturnswhiteandsoft.Atinybrownseedformsatthe

bottomofeachwhitepetal（花瓣）.Whenthewindblows,thepetalsfloataway.Eachwhite

petalcarriesaseedaway.Thisletsthedandelionsspreadtheirseedsallover.Newdandelions

growwheretheseedsland.

31.Theunderlinedword“weeds“means.

A.prettyflowersB.freshvegetableC.greentreesD.wildplants

32.Whenisthebesttimetopickdandelionleavestoeat?

A.Aftertheirflowerseout.B.Aftertheirflowersturnwhite

C.Beforetheirflowerseout.D.Beforetheirflowerscloseup.

33.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheHistoryofDandelionsB.Dandelions:FlowersorFood

C.TheUseofDandelionsD.HowtoGrowDandelions

【導語】本文是一篇說明文。文章主要給我們介紹的是一種植物——蒲公英，包括蒲公

英的歷史、人們對它的利用