Question

According to a national study, in the summer of 2013, the long-term(长期的) warm weather in the UK has made the number of butterflies increase.

Around 46,000 volunteers(志愿者) took part in the year’s Big Butterfly Count(统计), and they found 830,000 butterflies.Volunteers were asked to make a record.They would record how many times they found one of 21 different kinds of butterflies.

Later, the scientists used the records to find out how many butterflies of different kinds were found across the country.Then, they compared the results to the year before.They found that there was a rise in the number of 15 kinds of butterflies, and some of them went up by 50% compared to recent years.They said the increase in butterfly numbers was a result of warm weather.

However, scientists also said that the number of butterflies was in decline(下降) as a whole, and that we might not see the same result the next year.

Richard Fox, who works for Butterfly Conservation, said, “UK butterflies are in long-term decline.Studies have been done since the 1970s.They show that UK butterflies have declined in type and number.”

He added, “We must halt the long-term decline of these beautiful creatures(生物).The only way is by stopping the damage that has been done to the butterflies’ habitats(栖息地) across the UK.”

1.The volunteers were asked to ______.

A.study 830,000 butterflies

B.help scientists take notes

C.record the number of each kind of butterfly

D.find how many kinds of butterflies there are

2.What can we learn from the study?

A.There were 20 kinds of UK butterflies.

B.50% more UK butterflies were found in 2013.

C.The number of 15 kinds of UK butterflies increased.

D.There was a long-term increase in UK butterfly number.

3.What does the underlined part “the same result” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A.The weather is cold.

B.The weather is warm.

C.UK butterfly numbers decline.

D.UK butterfly numbers increase.

4.The underlined word “halt” in the last paragraph means “_________”.

A.stop      B.study      C.make     D.plan

5.What would be the best headline of the passage?

A.Different kinds of butterflies in the UK.

B.Big Butterfly Count in the UK in 2013.

C.UK Scientists made butterfly numbers increase.

D.Warm weather made UK butterfly numbers increase.

Answer

1.C

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了根据一项全国性调查，在英国由于天气变暖和了，蝴蝶的数量增加了，告诫我们为了保证这些生物的数量。唯一的办法是不能破坏它们的栖息地。

1.C 细节理解题。题意：要求志愿者们做什么？A.study 830,000 butterflies研究830，000只蝴蝶；B.help scientists take notes帮助科学家作笔记；C.record the number of each kind of butterfly记录每种蝴蝶的数量；D.find how many kinds of butterflies there are找出有多少种蝴蝶。由第二段Volunteers were asked to make a record.They would record how many times they found one of 21 different kinds of butterflies.可知志愿者被要求记录每种蝴蝶的数目。可知选C。

2.2】C 推理判断题。题意：从研究中我们知道什么？A.There were 20 kinds of UK butterflies.有20种英国蝴蝶；B.50% more UK butterflies were found in 2013.在2013年发现了50%以上的英国蝴蝶；C.The number of 15 kinds of UK butterflies increased.增加了15种英国蝴蝶；D.There was a long-term increase in UK butterfly number.在英国蝴蝶数量有一个长期的增长。由第三段里的：They found that there was a rise in the number of 15 kinds of butterflies可知发现增加了15种蝴蝶。故选C。

3.3】D 词义猜测题。题意：第四段里有下划线的“the same result” 是什么意思？A.The weather is cold.天气冷；B.The weather is warm.天气暖和；C.UK butterfly numbers decline.英国蝴蝶下降；D.UK butterfly numbers increase.英国蝴蝶增加。由短文However, scientists also said that the number of butterflies was in decline(下降) as a whole, and that we might not see the same result the next year.可知指代英国蝴蝶数量会增加。可知选D。

4.4】A 词义猜测题。题意：最后一段里有下划线的 “halt” 意思是人？A.stop停止；B.study学习；C.make使，制造；D.plan计划。句意：We must halt the long-term decline of these beautiful creatures我们必须halt这些美丽的生物的长期下降。可以推测出其含义是停止，故选A。

5.5】D 题目推断题。题意：短文最好的标题是什么？A.Different kinds of butterflies in the UK英国不同各类的蝴蝶；B.Big Butterfly Count in the UK in 2013.在2013年英国的大蝴蝶数数；C.UK Scientists made butterfly numbers increase.英国科学家使蝴蝶数量增加；D.Warm weather made UK butterfly numbers increase.暖和的天气使英国蝴蝶数量增长。本文主要是讲天气变暖、蝴蝶的数量增加，故选D。

考点：考查科普类短文阅读。