Question

    The United States Department of Agriculture has a programme called Wildlife Services. Its job is to help protect agriculture and other resources from threats and damage by wildlife. Often that means helping farmers deal with unwelcome visitors. This organization has experts from different fields and it has set up thousands of inquiry agencies all over the country where farmers can explain their difficulty and get practical help.

One example from Wildlife Services of its work involved a farmer in Washington State, in the Pacific Northwest. Several years ago, thousands of Canada geese landed on his fields. The geese began to eat his carrot crop. Biologists from the programme suggested that the farmer use noise-making devices and other measures to scare the large birds away, These efforts apparently succeeded, which made the farmer quite happy.

Wildlife Services also has a livestock（牲畜）protection programme. The programme just offers suggestions to keep those unwelcome visitors away instead of killing them. Experts suggest providing secure shelter for chickens, sheep and other animals that could be attacked. They also suggest using lights above places where animals are kept. And they advise people who see coyotes around their property to chase them away by shouting, making loud noises or throwing rocks. For home gardeners. a two-metre fence might help keep out deer. To keep out rabbits, a wire fence has to be only about a half-metre high. It should extend fifteen centimetres underground to keep rabbits from digging under it. If snakes are a problem, remove dead trees and cut high grass to destroy their hiding places. And to protect livestock, consider using guard animals such as dogs and donkeys, which are very effective. Due to its effective work, ever since the Wildlife Services was started, it has been well received by farmers all over the States and neighbouring countries such as Canada and Mexico.

1.The underlined phrase "unwelcome visitors" in the first paragraph refers to “          ”.

A.animals that attack the farmers

B.people who don't care about wildlife

C.animals that do harm to the crops or livestock

D.people who pollute the environment of the farms

2.It can be inferred from the second paragraph that          .

A.the farmer didn't have a gun to kill those Canada geese

B.Wildlife Services involves some biologists in its group

C.the carrot crop was eaten up by the Canada geese

D.the farmers like to eat Canada geese very much

3.What is mainly discussed in the last paragraph?

A.Ways to protect livestock. B.Ways to deal with coyotes.

C.How to protect crops. D.How to find wildlife,

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

【解析】

这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了美国农业部门的一个服务组织，包括该组织的工作、构成、对各类动植物的保护及发展。

1.词意猜测题。根据画线词所在句的上一句“Its job is to help protect agriculture and other resources from threats and damage by wildlife.”可知，该组织的职责是保护农业和其它资源不受野生动物的损害和威胁，故推测 "unwelcome visitors"是指那些伤害农作物或牲畜的野生动物。C. animals that do harm to the crops or livestock（对农作物或牲畜有害的动物）符合以上说法，故选C项。

2.推理判断题。根据该段倒数第二句Biologists from the programme suggested that the farmer use noise-making devices and other measures to scare the large birds away.可推断，这个组织里有一些生物学家。B. Wildlife Services involves some biologists in its group.(这个组织有一些生物学家)符合以上推测，故选B项。

3.主旨大意题。由最后一段内容尤其是第一句“Wildlife Services also has a livestock（牲畜） protection programme.”可知，最后一段主要是关于一些保护牲畜的方法。A. Ways to protect livestock.（保护牲畜的方法）符合以上说法，故选A项。