Question

Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute, Indiana.  Last year, he taught his students about the world’s rain forests.  They learned that rain forests are important because the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food, wood, and medicine.

Destruction of the world’s rain forests is a serious problem.  Unluckily, rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute!  As part of a class project, Myers’ students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America.  They paid $25 per acre.  The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest.

So last June, Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river.  They saw alligators and crocodiles.  In the middle of the week, a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest.  “The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest.  They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us,” one of the students said, “It was a great learning experience for all of us,” said Myers.

Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants, animals, food, and culture.  During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities.  They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding, and visited Costa Rica’s active volcano.

Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.

1.How much did Myers’ students pay for the rain forest they bought?

A. $25         B. $75           C. $80             D. $2000

2.What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip?

A. They went into the rain forest.  

B. They bought acres of rain forest.

C. They took a boat ride down a river.

D. They visited Costa Rica’s active volcano.

3.The word “Destruction” in paragraph 2 probably means “the process of being ______.”

A. destroyed        B. developed        C. described        D. discovered.

4.When the monkeys saw Myers and his students, they _________.

A. felt excited           B. felt angry

C. jumped off the trees    D. left the rain forest

5.The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students ________.

A. did something to protect rain forest 

B. wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica

C. were interested in the culture of Costa Rica

D. went to the rain forest for various fun activities

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.A

4.B

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了印第安纳州的一所中学的老师迈克·梅尔斯和他的学生为了保护热带雨林，买下了三公顷热带雨林。学生们对热带雨林感到好奇于是决定进行一次旅行去看看热带雨林。他们坐着船顺着一条河流而下，他们看到了短吻鳄和鳄鱼。在热带雨林中，猴子不高兴见到他们，向他们扔树枝。他们还做了一些有趣的活动，像骑马，漂流和参观哥斯达黎加的活火山。

1.B数字计算题。根据Myers’ students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America. They paid $25 per acre.可知学生买了3公顷热带雨林，每公顷25美元，总共25×3=75美元。 故选B。

2.C 细节理解题。根据So last June, Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river.可知在旅行刚开始的时候，他们坐着一艘小船沿着河流而下。故选C。

3.A 词意猜测题。根据短文第二段，世界雨林的破坏是一个严重的问题，可知Destruction的意思是"破坏"，故答案选A。

4.B细节理解题。根据The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest可知猴子看到我们在热带雨林里并不高兴，因此是感到生气。可知答案B正确。

5.A主旨大意题。根据The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed.可知学生和老师买了三公顷热带雨林是希望保护热带雨林不受破坏，这是为保护热带雨林所做的一些事。故选A。

考点：科普环保类短文阅读。