Question

In recent years, the black bear population in the US has risen. Forests once cleared for farming have started to grow back and black bears have returned to them. But the bears are finding that their forest habitat has changed. Instead of thick forests covering thousands of acres, bears now have neighbors nearby. Roads, homes, schools, and shopping centers have been built at the edge of their forest home. And with humans and bears trying to share the same space, problems arise.

Black bears usually prefer to avoid people, but their nose may lead them into trouble. Their normal diet includes nuts, insects, and plants. But given the opportunity, they will gladly help themselves to whatever they can find.

With the great sense of smell, the bears can sniff out a tasty treat 2 or 3 miles away. Food left out in a park or backyard is an invitation to dinner. And while raiding (劫掠) a cooler, bird feeder (喂鸟器), trash can, car, or even a home, they can do a lot of damage. When that happens, people get angry. If another solution doesn’t immediately appear, they often want the bears killed.

Bear Aware, Bear Wise, and Bear Smart are trying to keep that from happening. They want people to respect bears, not fear them, and are suggesting ways to reduce the chances of bears stopping by for a snack. They’re convincing (使相信) people that by following some simple steps, it’s possible to live peacefully with our wild neighbors.

1.More black bears have appeared in the US because__________.

A．farmers have grown more food

B．forests have increased in the US

C．people stopped killing black bears

D．roads were built nearer to the forests

2.We learn from the text that black bears _________.

A．hate insects in forests                    B．eat different foods

C．usually live in big groups                  D．like to share space with humans

3.The underlined words “sniff out” in Paragraph 3 probably means “________”.

A．to express a low opinion                  B．to find something by chance

C．to refuse something in a proud way          D．to discover something by its smell

Answer

1.B

2.B

3.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了在北美，熊的生活遇见了很多的困扰。

1.B 细节题。根据文章第一段第二句Forests once cleared for farming have started to grow back and black bears have returned to them.说明B正确。

2.B 细节题。根据第二段第二句Their normal diet includes nuts, insects, and plants.说明bears是杂食性动物，故B正确。

3.D 推理题。根据With the great sense of smell, the bears can sniff out a tasty treat 2 or 3 miles away.说明熊可以闻到很远地方的食物，故D项说法正确。

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