Question

    In the shadow of Kenya’s Mount Kilimanjaro, nine Rothschild giraffes, the rarest giraffes on the planet, are free to wander at the English-style manor (庄园). Every day shortly before 9am, they come up to the house and stick their heads through the windows and doors in search of morning treats. The manor’s owners, Tanya and Mikey Carr-Hartley, share their dining table with them. And now the couple are sharing the fantastic experience with the public by opening the manor gates to guests at the giraffe hotel, the only hotel of its kind in the world. Now, guests can feed the giraffes at breakfast but can also get up close to them from their second-floor bedrooms.

Mr and Mrs Carr-Hartley，both 38, spent their childhood living close to the house in Nairobi and have always been enthusiastic about the animals. Tanya said, “Mikey and I grew up near this manor house when we were children. We are both third generation Kenyans and have always wanted to work in conservation. Mikey’s family have been related to the protection of animals for many generations. His granddad helped the removal of giraffes as far back as the 1930s because the Rothschild giraffes lost much of their natural living space. When the house came up for sale, we jumped at the chance to buy it as we had always dreamed of owning it. Now, we were absolutely overjoyed to do something for the giraffe protection. Having the giraffes so close is very special and something which people can now experience by staying in one of the ten rooms at the hotel.”

A conservation project to save them was started at the manor in 1974 by the previous owners. “The previous owners ran a very successful breeding (繁殖) programme, where many giraffes were set free into the wild and we hope to continue,” said Tanya.

1.Why are the Carr-Hartley family unusual?

A.They’re living on the rarest giraffes. B.They share their home with giraffes.

C.They’re good at making giraffes’ food. D.They train giraffes to manage the hotel.

2.What can we know about Mikey’s family?

A.It has had a long connection with giraffes. B.It used to raise giraffes around the manor.

C.It built a new manor for the wild giraffes. D.It removed giraffes to Mount Kilimanjaro.

3.Which can best describe the manor’s previous owners’ conservation project?

A.Visitor-friendly. B.Energy-saving. C.Costly. D.Fruitful.

4.What is the suitable title for the text?

A.Giraffes’ breakfast by guests B.Reasons for giraffe protection

C.The world’s only giraffe hotel D.History of the giraffe manor

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.C

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。位于肯尼亚内罗毕附近的长颈鹿庄园是世界上唯一一家以长颈鹿为主题的酒店，庄园的主人卡尔哈特雷夫妇以与9只罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿同住而闻名。这种世界上最高的动物自由徜徉在庄园里，每天快到9时的时候，这些长颈鹿就会漫步房前，穿过窗户或者门把脑袋探进房间寻找美味早餐。

1.细节理解题。第一段中提到“Every day shortly before 9am, they come up to the house and stick their heads through the windows and doors in search of morning treats. The manor’s owners, Tanya and Mikey Carr-Hartley, share their dining table with them.（九只罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿，可以在这个英式庄园里自由漫步。每天上午快到9点的时候，它们就会来到这所房子里，把头伸进窗户和门里寻找早餐。庄园的主人Tanya和Mikey Carr-Hartley与他们共用一张餐桌）”，由这些信息可知，卡尔哈特雷一家之所以特别是因为他们与长颈鹿共享他们的生活。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据第二段提及的“Mikey’s family have been related to the protection of animals for many generations. His granddad helped the removal of giraffes as far back as the 1930s because the Rothschild giraffes lost much of their natural living space.（米基家族几代人都与保护动物有关。他的祖父早在20世纪30年代就帮助长颈鹿迁徙，因为罗斯柴尔德长颈鹿的自然生存空间消失殆尽。）”信息，可知米基一家与长颈鹿有很深的历史渊源。故选A。

3.细节理解题。由最后一段中的“The previous owners ran a very successful breeding (繁殖) programme, where many giraffes were set free into the wild（以前的主人进行了一个非常成功的繁殖项目，许多长颈鹿被放生到野外。）”可知，他们的保护计划成果明显。A. Visitor-friendly对游客很友好；B. Energy-saving节省能源的；C. Costly昂贵的；D. Fruitful成果丰硕的。故选D。

4.主旨大意题。本文开篇谈到：卡尔哈特雷夫妇通过向世界上唯一的长颈鹿酒店的客人开放庄园大门来与公众分享与长颈鹿亲密接触的奇妙经历。客人可以在早餐时喂长颈鹿，也可以从二楼的卧室靠近它们。第二段还谈到：长颈鹿离我们这么近是一件很特别的事，现在人们住在酒店的10个房间的任何一间就能体验到这种感觉。由此可知，C项（世界上惟一的长颈鹿酒店）最能体现本文的主题思想。故选C。