Question

What would you do if you found a snake in your house? Many people might be afraid or try to kill it. However, if you live in North Carolina in the USA, one thing you can do is to call the Snake Catchers.

The Snake Catchers are four men who love snakes, even poisonous ones. Their newspaper advertisement says, “Snake Catchers： free snake removal(除去）一Please do not kill them — Call us. ”

The Snake Catchers, who started their service in 1998, don’t charge anything for helping people. “We do this as a hobby,” explained Fred Johnson, one of the Snake Catchers.

Because of their love of snakes, the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive. “One man asked us to kill a python(蟒蛇), so he could make a pair of boots from the skin. We refused, because we like snakes, and we don’t want to see them killed, ” said Fred.

Some of the snakes that they catch are kept as pets; some are given to the North Carolina State University. Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.

Fred suggests that people should treat snakes with care. “Actually snakes are very shy and gentle creatures. They only attack if they are frightened. However, you have to know how to treat a snake properly!”

According to one happy family, the Snake Catchers are good. One day, the Greenwood family found a snake skin in the kitchen. They looked very carefully and saw a snake sleeping behind a cupboard. They thought about what to do. Then Steve Greenwood remembered the advertisement for the Snake Catchers. He called them.

“The Snake Catchers arrived within an hour and they finished the job quickly too,” said Steve Greenwood. “One of them went into the kitchen, found the snake and took it out alive. The Snake Catchers did a very good job.”

Last year, the Snake Catchers removed more than seventy snakes from houses in North Carolina.

1.The Snake Catchers catch snakes because ______.

A．they want to kill the snakes

B．they like trying to catch snakes

C．they don’t want people to hurt snakes

D．they like eating snakes

2.When a man asked them to kill a python, the Snake Catchers ______.

A．made some boots from the skin	B．were very happy
C．gave him some old boots	D．did not agree

3.The Snake Catchers set most of the snakes free ______.

A．in a national park	B．in a university
C．in a garden	D．in their own houses

4.According to Fred,  ______.

A．snakes are very dangerous

B．people should attack snakes

C．snakes are not usually dangerous

D．people should run away if they see a snake

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

1.本题难度适中，考查细节题，由第四段the Snake Catchers try to keep them alive可知C为答案，A中kill是错误的，B他们是snake 爱好者，而不是like trying to catch snakes，D中eat是错误的。

2.本题难度适中，根据文意，他们事nakes lovers 自然是不同意了。答案选D。

3.本题难度低，是细节题。由第五段Most, including the poisonous snakes, are set free in the wild, usually in a national park.可知答案，选A。

4.本题难度适中，考查文章大意，A不是文章主要讲述的，不是最佳答案，B中people should attack snakes不是文章意思，D答案run away，是不合文章意思的，文章是要找那些爱好者把他们带到part去，从而保护它们的安全，答案选C。