Question

Karen lived with her parents in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. The Karoo was famous for plant and animal fossils(化石). Karen’s father was a paleontologist(古生物学家), and Karen enjoyed looking at the dinosaur bones in his office. She hoped to discover her own dinosaur someday.

Every summer, Karen’s father invited paleontologists from around the world to the Karoo. As they hiked through the dry land, he would show them fossil samples(样本) within the layers of sedimentary rock(沉积岩) and ash.

This summer, Karen asked her father if she could go along on the hike. He agreed, but he asked her to stay close by. As they drove to the trail(小径) , Karen’s heart beat quickly with excitement. There were so many places to visit.

The hike was interesting, but Karen was too curious to stay on the trail. Without asking, she ran down into a nearby ravine(峡谷) and looked among the rocks. Then, she heard her father’s voice calling to her. She ran up the side of ravine. Suddenly, she spotted something white and shiny.“Dad!”she shouted excitedly.

Karen’s father stood at the top of the ravine with the other people. They looked worried until Karen pointed to the shiny object. All the paleontologists examined it. They nodded to each other in surprise. It was the skull(骨头) of a dinosaur nobody knew about! The paleontologists took pictures and shook Karen’s hands. Her father smiled, “Karen,” he said. “You are now the youngest paleontologist in the Karoo!”

1.Paleontologists around the world like to visit the Karoo because______.

A. Karoo is famous for its wild life

B. Karoo is rich in plant and animal fossils

C. Paleontologists like the beautiful scenes here

D. Paleontologists need a quiet place to do research

2.What does Karen’s hobby?______.

A. Observing the dinosaur bones    B. Going hiking on the mountain trails

C. Collecting shiny objects    D. Making discoveries in the dry land

3.The underlined word “spotted”in the fourth paragraph means______.

A. threw    B. picked up    C. noticed    D. covered

4.Which adj. can’t be used to describe the paleontologists’ feelings after they examined the shiny object ?______.

A. Worried    B. Happy    C. Excited    D. Surprised

5.Where was the skull of a dinosaur nobody knew about?______.

A. At the top of the ravine.

B. Inside the layers of sedimentary rock.

C. By the side of the ravine

D. In the dry land of the desert.

6.The best title for the passage is_______.

A. The Discovery of New Dinosaur

B. A Girl of the Karoo Basin

C. An Exciting Mountain Trip

D. A Young “Paleontologist”

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.D

【解析】本文介绍了凯伦和父亲以及其他古生物学家一起去卡鲁进行徒步旅行。凯伦在一个峡谷的边上发现了没有人认识的恐龙，其他古生物学家非常兴奋。他的父亲称他为卡鲁最年轻的古生物学家。

1.B

细节理解题。根据The Karoo was famous for plant and animal fossils(化石).可知古生物学家想要去the Karoo，是因为那里植物和动物化石非常丰富。故选B。

2.A

细节理解题。根据Karen enjoyed looking at the dinosaur bones in his office.可知凯伦喜欢观察恐龙化石。故选A。

3.C

词义猜测题。根据“Dad!”she shouted excitedly.和They looked worried until Karen pointed to the shiny object.可知凯伦没有捡起那个东西，只是偶然的情况下看到的，因此是注意到，故选C。

4.A

推理判断题。根据All the paleontologists examined it. They nodded to each other in surprise. It was the skull(骨头) of a dinosaur nobody knew about! The paleontologists took pictures and shook Karen’s hands.可知凯伦发现的是古生物学家没有见过的恐龙骨头，他们握着凯伦的手表示感谢，因此他们感到兴奋、惊讶和高兴。故选A。

5.C

细节理解题。根据She ran up the side of ravine. Suddenly, she spotted something white and shiny.可知凯伦在峡谷边上发现的这个没有人认识的恐龙骨头，故选C。

6.D

标题归纳题。根据Her father smiled, “Karen,” he said. “You are now the youngest paleontologist in the Karoo!”可知凯伦发现了别人没有见过的恐龙骨头，他父亲称他为卡鲁最年轻的古生物学家，故选D。

点睛：根据题干要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行分析理解，词义猜测，推理判断和概括归纳，选出正确的选项。例如小题2，细节理解题。根据Karen enjoyed looking at the dinosaur bones in his office.可知凯伦喜欢观察恐龙化石。故选A。