Question

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

When I was little, I’d see tons of bats flying around streetlights at night in my neighborhood in upstate New York. But I’ll never forget the first time when I saw a bat up close. By the time I turned 7, though, I noticed something strange: All the bats in my neighborhood had disappeared, and I wondered why.

Then, three years ago, when I was 11 and visiting the state fair, I learned what had happened to my town’s bats. A disease called “white nose syndrome” had killed 93 percent of New York State’s bats. I was horrified. Then I wrote a letter to the host of an environmental program on the local radio station, asking if they could do a show on bats. They did!

But I still wanted to find a way to educate people face to face. I reached out to a teacher I had in elementary school and asked if I could make a presentation to her class. I described how bats help farmers by eating crop-damaging insects. It went over so well that other teachers started requesting me. Over the past three years, I’ve talked in front of everyone from 5-year-olds to senior citizens! Many people think that bats are blind, and that they always carry diseases, but none of that is true. The more I present, the more I notice that I am changing minds.

And while getting people to respect bats is pretty hard, getting them to respect me has been difficult too. When I first applied to host a booth (摊位) at a local street fair, the managers thought I was too young. But I refused to take “no” for an answer. I continued to make my case, and they finally said yes! The best part is, I impressed them so much— 100 visitors on my first day — that they now invite me back every year.

1.All the bats in the neighborhood disappeared because they             .

A. were killed by a disease

B. moved to another habitat

C. were hunted by other animals

D. hid in a place where people couldn’t find them

2.The author wrote a letter to the host in order to ask them to             .

A. donate some money to save bats

B. make a radio program about bats

C. announce new findings about bats

D. finish some questionnaires about the fair

3.How did the author save bats?

A. By building a new home for them.

B. By volunteering to work in the wild.

C. By improving their living environment.

D. By educating people that they are beneficial.

4.What does the underlined phrase “make my case.” in the last paragraph mean?

A. make an impressive persuasion.

B. look into the matter.

C. quarrel with them

D. stick to the facts.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.A根据 A disease called “white nose syndrome” had killed 93 percent of New York State’s bats. 一种叫做“白鼻子综合症”的疾病杀死了纽约州的百分之93的蝙蝠。可知领居家所有的蝙蝠都消失了是因为被一种疾病杀死的

2.B 根据Then I wrote a letter to the host of an environmental program on the local radio station, asking if they could do a show on bats. 然后我写了一封信给当地广播电台的一个环境节目主持人，问他们能否做一个关于蝙蝠的展示。可知作者给主持人写了一封信，想让他们制作一个关于蝙蝠的节目。

3.D根据I described how bats help farmers by eating crop-damaging insects. 我描述了蝙蝠如何帮助农民吃掉破坏庄稼的昆虫。可知作者是通过教育人们，蝙蝠是有益的，来拯救蝙蝠。

4. I first applied to host a booth (摊位) at a local street fair, the managers thought I was too young. But I refused to take “no” for an answer. 当我第一次申请在当地的集市上主办一个摊位，经理们认为我太年轻。但我拒绝接受“不”的回答。可知此处make my case是继续努力说服经理们让我办一个摊位。故选

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