Question

The animal kingdom has a new member. On September 12, 2012, researchers made a report to the world that they discovered a new species(物种) of monkey. It is called the lesula. And it is only the second monkey species discovered in 28 years.

Scientists first saw the lesula in June, 2007 in Congo, a country in Africa. The lesula lives in the rain forests. The monkey was first found as a pet in a local family. When researchers found it, the family told them that they caught the monkey in the wild and then kept it as a pet.

The scientists have compared the lesula to the owl-faced monkey. The owl-faced monkey gets its name for having a long nose and a face that looks like an owl(猫头鹰). The lesula and the owl-faced monkey are similar in size and both have a stripe(条纹) on their nose. This shows the lesula and the owl-faced monkeys are close relatives, but different species. Scientists say the lesula usually weighs about twelve pounds. It has long blond hair. It eats like a vegetarian(素食者).

Scientists say it is important to protect African rain forests because there may be other new species like lesula to be discovered in the future.

1.When did the scientists make sure they found a new species of monkey?

A. In 2002.     B. In 2008.

C. In 2007.   D. In 2012.

2.Where is Congo?

A. In Asia.     B. In Africa.

C. In America.   D. In Europe.

3.How much does the lesula weigh?

A.About 12 pounds.         B. About 19 pounds.

C. About 28 pounds.        D. We don’t know.

4.From the passage we know that ­­­­        .

A. it was the 29^th lesula that was found

B. the lesula mainly eats small animals

C. both the owl-faced monkey and the lesula have short blond hair

D. the lesula and the owl-faced monkey look aimilar, but different species

5.What’s the best title for the passage?

A. How the Lesula Was Found       B. What the Lesula Looks Like

C. A New Species of Monkey        D. When the Lesula Was Found

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本篇文章介绍了猴子的一种新物种，它在外型上和猫头鹰有点类似，但是它们是不同的物种。

1.1】细节理解题。根据文章The animal kingdom has a new member. On September 12, 2012, researchers made a report to the world that they discovered a new species(物种) of monkey.可知科学家们发现新的猴子物种是在2012年。故选D。

2.Scientists first saw the lesula in June, 2007 in Congo, a country in Africa.可知Congo在非洲。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据Scientists say the lesula usually weighs about twelve pounds.可知lesula重12英镑。故选A。

4.This shows the lesula and the owl-faced monkeys are close relatives, but different species.可知lesula和the owl-faced monkeys是近亲，外表相似，但是它们是不同的物种，故选D。

5.本篇文章介绍了猴子的一种新物种。故选C。

考点：考查社会现象类阅读。