Question

In their Sunday magazine, The New York Times recently put out an interesting nature article: "Why Do We Feed Wild Animals? " It seems that quite a few people do. Between 20 and maybe as high as 35 percent of families in Australia, Europe and the United States feed birds in their apartments, according to author Helen MacDonald. She writes that "Americans spend over $3 billion each year on food for wild birds". It's a costly sum for people to find some pleasure while helping the birds find a tasty meal.

Of course Helen MacDonald rightly points out that we are finding pleasure from just certain types of “acceptable” animals that we come across as cute. Who in their right mind would put out food to draw mice or cockroaches(蟑螂)? MacDonald also writes that having a diversity(多样性) of animals in your town or community can suggest the health of your neighborhood. For example, how many people would want to move to a place where only mice and cockroaches live? Often we choose to live in places where there are plenty of parks and a diversity of animals nearby. The decrease of just one animal species may suggest the deterioration of local habitat

In the end, living in peace with others is important, whether they're humans, birds, fish or other animals, even plants. We are all connected and all part of the natural environment. AS Helen Mac Donald points out in her article，growing up as a child with birdfeeders means a lot to her because it taught her" a lot about the habits of animals and how to understand their thoughts and needs. Animals are not humans, but they are like us enough to give us a special and strong sense of family relationships

1.What does Helen MacDonald agree？

A. Feeding wild birds makes many people happy.

B. People all over the world like raising birds

C. Americans spend too much protecting birds

D. It's a waste to give wild birds food

2.What can be learnt from Paragraph 2?

A. People couldn’t accept some animals

B. Wildlife can show the environment's quality.

C. People care more about their neighborhood

D. Animals usually live in peace with each other

3.What does the underlined word "deterioration" in Paragraph 2 mean?

A. Worsening    B. Use    C. Influence    D. Character

4.What does Helen think of her growing up as a child with birdfeeders?

A. It encouraged her to speak for birds

B. It helped her meet many birdfeeders

C. It made her learn more about animals

D. It taught her to value family relationships

Answer

1. A

2. B

3. A

4. C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章表明喂养野生鸟类使许多人快乐。野生动物可以显示环境的质量。

1.推理判断题。根据第二段第一句Of course Helen MacDonald rightly points out that we are finding pleasure from just certain types of “acceptable” animals that we come across as cute.可知，Helen MacDonald认为喂养野生鸟类使许多人快乐。故选A。

2.段落大意题。根据第二段中MacDonald also writes that having a diversity(多样性) of animals in your town or community can suggest the health of your neighborhood.可知，第二段讲述的是野生动物可以显示环境的质量。故选B。

3.词义猜测题。根据第二段中Often we choose to live in places where there are plenty of parks and a diversity of animals nearby. The decrease of just one animal species may suggest the deterioration of local habitat“我们经常选择住在附近有很多公园和各种各样的动物的地方。仅一种动物的减少可能意味着当地栖息地的恶化”。由此推知划线词的意思是“恶化”。故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据最后一段中AS Helen Mac Donald points out in her article，growing up as a child with birdfeeders means a lot to her because it taught her" a lot about the habits of animals and how to understand their thoughts and needs.可知，海伦认为她从小与喂鸟的人一起长大，这让她对动物有了更多的了解。故选C。