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 rainforests. They learned that rainforests are important because the plants and animals of the rainforest give us food, wood, and medicine.

Destruction of the world's rainforests is a serious problem. Unluckily, rainforests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute! As part of a class project! Myers' students bought three acres of rainforest 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 rainforests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rainforest.

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

A. They went into the rainforest.    B. They bought acres of rainforest.

C. They took a boat ride down a river.    D. They visited Costa Rica's active volcano.

2.The word "Destruction" in Paragraph 2 probably means “the process of being_____.”

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

3.When the monkeys saw Myers and his students, they_________ .

A. felt excited    B. felt angry

C. jumped off the trees    D. left the rainforest

4.The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students _________ .

A. did something to protect rainforests

B. wanted to buy the rainforest in Costa Rica

C. were interested in the culture of Costa Rica

D. went to the rainforest for various fun activities

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.A

【解析】这篇短文给我们讲述了Myers老师给学生们讲雨林的重要性，并且和孩子们一起买了3英亩的雨林，保护他们不受毁坏，他们还去近距离的观看了雨林。

1.细节理解题。根据短文中So last June, Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river可知，学生们想要近距离的看一看雨林，所以去年六月，Myers和他的学生们就乘船沿着一条河去旅行了。由此可知应选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据划线单词所在的句子Destruction of the world's rainforests is a serious problem. Unluckily, rainforests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute!以及上下文The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed.的意思可知，雨林正在以每分钟80英亩的速度消失，学生们想要保护雨林，因此这句话说的是对雨林的破坏，destruction应该是毁坏、破坏的意思，跟destroyed同义，故选A。developed发展；described描述；discovered发现。

3.细节理解题。根据短文第三段中The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us可知，当猴子们看到学生们的时候，他们很不开心，朝着学生们扔树枝。由此可知，猴子们看到人类进入了他们的森林，感到很生气。故应选B。

4.主旨大意题。根据文意Myers' students bought three acres of rainforest in Central America. They paid $ 25 per acre. The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed以及Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants, animals, food, and culture可知，Myers和他的学生们去做一些事情，保护雨林。故应选A。

点睛：这篇短文给我们讲述了Myers老师给学生们讲雨林的重要性，并且和孩子们一起买了3英亩的雨林，保护他们不受毁坏，他们还去近距离的观看了雨林。短文内容比较容易理解，题目的设置形式多样，有细节理解、词义猜测和主旨大意。词义猜测题，要结合这个单词所在的句子以及上下文的意思去猜测，这类试题包括对生词生义的推测、熟词生义的推测、以及对it/they/them等代词的确指对象的判断等。

做这种类型的题，要根据词、词组、句子所在的语境来判断其意义。因此熟练掌握一些猜词技巧是做好这类题的关键。命题者在出这类题时惯用常规词义来麻痹考生，考生要特别注意熟词生义，切不可脱离语境想当然。猜测词义时，要掌握以下六种解题技巧：

技巧 1 定义法：一般通过定义/定语从句/词组或同位语从句来确定词义。

技巧 2 对比法：利用文中的反义词、表对比关系的词猜测词义。

技巧 3 因果法：从原因推测结果，从结果推测原因。

技巧4 例举法：利用文中的举例猜测词义。

技巧5 构词法：在猜测词义过程中，我们还可以依靠构词法方面的知识，从生词本身猜测词义。

技巧6 根据文段中出现的同义、近义或反义词的意思进行判断。

技巧7 根据句子结构进行判断。

技巧8 根据文章的背景进行判断。 WWW.ziyuanku.com

技巧9 上下文：利用语境及前后的提示来猜测词义。