Question

Monday 2nd January

I am in a small village in the Carpathian Mountains, north of Bucharest, the capital of Romania. I’ve come to see the brown bears, which come to the villages at night to look for food. They walk 20 kilometres a night to get here. A farmer told me that some of his sheep have been killed by bears. But this is unusual. Usually, the bears just take bits of food which people have thrown away. Tonight I hope I’ll see them.

Tuesday 3rd January

Last night I waited with a group of tourists and as it grew dark, we saw the huge black shapes of bears. It seems the bears don’t go for people, unless they are attacked first. They were not afraid of the tourists, who took photos of them. Those clever bears knew where to go for their dinner. They jumped straight into the rubbish, where there was lots of food which people had thrown away.

Wednesday 4th January

Although it’s wonderful to see the bears in the village, it can only mean one thing: their habitat is disappearing. They would prefer to stay hidden in the mountain forests, but the trees have been cut down for firewood. So they cannot find enough food any more.

Thursday 5th January

Today I met the head of the Carpathian Animal Protection Group. He says that there are only about 2,500 bears left, and is worried that they will soon become extinct. Rich people from other countries pay a lot of money to come and shoot the bears for sport. The poor people from these villages need the money. But perhaps they could make more money from the tourists who want to come just watch the bears; and this would continue in the future. Once the bears are all dead, the tourists will stop visiting the village. But if the bears keep visiting the villages, then, perhaps, so will the tourists.

1.The best title for this passage would be _____________.

A. Hungry Brown Bears    B. Brown Bears in the Forest

C. Wandering Brown Bears    D. Brown Bears—A Wonder

2.It is unusual to the writer that ________________.

A. the brown bears like to be taken photos of.

B. the bears come out at night to look for food

C. the bears just take bits of food thrown away

D. the bears have attacked a farmer’s sheep

3.The villagers could continue to earn money from the bears if _________.

A. they shot the bears for sport

B. people paid more money to kill them

C. more tourists came to see the bears

D. the villagers sold the bears’ skins to tourists

4.What will happen to the bears in the future?

A. They may be kept in zoos.

B. They may become extinct.

C. They may keep eating rubbish.

D. They may be watched by visitors.

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。作者来到罗马尼亚首都布加勒斯特的喀尔巴阡山脉看棕熊。作者以日记的形式记录了到这的原因、见闻、棕熊的习性以及感受。

1.主旨大意题。浏览全文，都在讲述有关棕熊觅食发生的一系列事件。故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据“A farmer told me that some of his sheep have been killed by bears. But this is unusual. Usually, the bears just take bits of food which people have thrown away.”一个农夫告诉我他的一些羊被熊杀了，但这很不寻常，因为熊只吃一些人们扔掉的食物，可知，熊杀了羊是很不寻常的。故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据“But perhaps they could make more money from the tourists who want to come just watch the bears; and this would continue in the future.”但也许他们能从来这看熊的游客身上赚更多的钱，并且这种状况在未来会一直持续。可知，只要有更多的游客来，村民就能一直赚钱。故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据“They would prefer to stay hidden in the mountain forests, but the trees have been cut down for firewood. So they cannot find enough food any more.”它们喜欢藏在山上的树林里，但树都被砍来做柴火了，所以它们找不到足够的食物了。可知，熊的食物越来越少。故选B。