Question

    Mary Krupa became friends with the grey squirrels during her first week at Penn State, after spotting them running around and idly wondering what they would look like with tiny hats on their heads. Today, everyone at the university knows her as the "Squirrel Girl".

Mary started bringing them food, and gradually they began to trust her. She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture. Thinking that her colleagues could do with something to lift their spirits, she started posting similar photos on Facebook. The response was greatly positive, and before long Mary and her squirrels became an Internet sensation.

Growing up in a neighborhood outside of State College, Mary was always fond of birds and animals around her home, but she didn't interact with people very much. She was later diagnosed (诊断) with Asperger's syndrome, but the squirrels changed that. "The squirrels help me break the ice, because I'll be sitting here patting a squirrel and other people will come over and well just start like feeding the squirrels together and chatting about them," she said, "I am a lot more outgoing."

And in case you're wondering how Mary is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos, it has a lot to do with food. For example, whenever she wants them to hold or play with something, she puts peanut butter on the prop (道具), and they'll grab it. But getting to that part took a while. In the beginning, she would throw peanuts up the trees on campus and invite the squirrels to come down and get them, but they hesitated to approach her. She had the patience to earn their trust, though.

This year, Mary is graduating with a degree in English and wildlife sciences. She wants to be a science writer and educate people on how to preserve the environment. As for her furry friends, Mary plans to stay in the area and visit them as often as she can.

1.What is the third paragraph mainly about?

A.The reason why Mary likes animals.

B.The reason why Mary was ill in the past.

C.The reason why people come to chat with her.

D.The big change squirrels bring to Mary.

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A.Mary is known as the "Squirrel Girl" in the community.

B.Mary was more fond of squirrels than any other animals.

C.Mary and squirrels received great attention on the internet.

D.Mary wishes to educate people on how to protect the animals.

3.How did Mary manage to take photos of squirrels wearing hats?

A.By putting them in cages.

B.By playing music to them.

C.By attracting them with colorful food.

D.By building a close relationship with them.

4.Which words can best describe Mary?

A.Patient and caring. B.Confident and strong.

C.Sociable and healthy. D.Traditional and hard-working.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了“松鼠女孩”玛丽和松鼠之间的故事，可爱的小松鼠让患有阿斯伯格综合症的玛丽变得开朗起来。

1.主旨大意题。通读第三段，特别是根据“She was later diagnosed (诊断) with Asperger's syndrome, but the squirrels changed that.”可知，玛丽被诊断出患有阿斯伯格综合症，但松鼠改变了这种情况（让她变得开朗起来），由此可知本段主要讲的是松鼠给玛丽带来的改变，故D项正确。

2.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“and before long Mary and her squirrels became an Internet sensation.”可知，不久玛丽和她的松鼠就在网上引起轰动，由此可知，玛丽和松鼠在网上受到极大的关注，故C项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Mary started bringing them food, and gradually they began to trust her. She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture.”可知，玛丽开始给松鼠带食物，渐渐地它们开始信任她，她设法给一只松鼠戴上一顶帽子，然后照了张相，由此可知，玛丽是通过与松鼠建立密切的关系（信任）拍到松鼠戴帽子的照片的，故D项正确。

4.推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Mary started bringing them food”可知，玛丽喂小松鼠食物，这说明她关心小动物；再根据倒数第二段中的“but they hesitated to approach her. She had the patience to earn their trust, though.”可知，松鼠们不敢靠近她，不过，她有耐心赢得它们的信任，这说明她有耐心，由此可知，玛丽既有耐心又关爱小动物，故A项正确。