【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 n a whale appeared and grasped Rainer While Toperczer was filming the terrifying turn of events with his video camera, Rainer, who was trapped had first and engulfed(吞噬)in darkness inside the whales mouth, was trying to survive. Nothing can actually prepare you for the event when you end up inside the pure instinct(本能), the diver told Barcroft TV. Knowing in the whale39。s mouth, I tried to control my fear. But I was convinced that it was going to dive down and release me much deeper in the ocean. The whale quickly realized he was no sardine! As the whale turned sideways, he opened his mouth slightly to release me, and I was washed out, together with what felt like tons of water, of his mouth, recalled Rainer. Though the entire incident lasted just seconds, it felt like a year to Rainer. Still holding his underwater camera in his hand, the diver swam to his boat, where he was quickly rescued by the members of the team. The terrible adventure did not disturb Rainer for too long. After checking to ensure he had no injuries, the diver returned to the water to seek out more.（1）Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A.A Diver39。s Narrow Escape from a Whales MouthB.The Annual Migration of Billions of Sea sardinesC.A Frightening and Fantastic Experience under SeaD.An Adventurous Trip off Coast Of Point Elizabeth（2）What animals does Sardine Run appeal to most? A.seagull.B.Seals.C.Dolphins.D.tortoises.（3）What did Rainer probably do first once in the whales mouth? A.He dived aimlessly.B.He cried desperately.C.He panicked immediately.D.He struggled violently.（4）According to the passage, we can say that Rainer was very_______. A.intelligentB.generousC.flexibleD.fortunate【答案】 （1）A（2）C（3）C（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，51歲的Rainer在南非的海域拍攝沙丁魚遷徙過程中。從鯨魚口中死里逃生。 （1）考查主旨大意。通讀全文可知，本文講述了51歲的Rainer在南非的海域拍攝一年一度的沙丁魚遷徙過程中從鯨魚口中死里逃生的經(jīng)歷，故選A。 （2）考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的the annual migration(遷徙)of billions of sardines (a small sea fish), is a big draw for large predators, especially the dolphin and whale.可知，沙丁魚遷徙最吸引海豚和鯨魚，故選C。 （3）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第二段中的I tried to control my fear.可知，一開始，Rainer一定是驚慌失措的，故選C。 （4）考查推理判斷。根據(jù)最后兩段可知，鯨魚意識到自己吞入的不是沙丁魚后，把Rainer連同幾噸水給吐了出來，Rainer竟然毫發(fā)無損地死里逃生，由此可知，Rainer非常幸運，故選D。 【點評】本題考點涉及細節(jié)理解，推理判斷和主旨大意三個題型的考查，是一篇故事類閱讀，要求考生在捕捉細節(jié)信息的基礎(chǔ)上，進一步根據(jù)上下文的邏輯關(guān)系，進行分析，推理，概括和歸納，從而選出正確答案。4．閱讀理解 A biologist once criticized for stealing eggs from the nests of the rarest bird in the world has been awarded the Nobel Prize of conservation after his methods saved nine species from extinction. Professor Carl Jones won the 2016 Indianapolis Prize the highest accolade in the field of animal conservation for his 40 years of work in Mauritius, where he saved an endangered kestrel from being the next Great Auk. When the 61yearold first travelled to the east African island in the 1970s, he was told to close down a project to save the Mauritius kestrel. At the time there were just four left in the wild, making it the rarest bird on Earth. However, he stayed, using the techniques of captive breeding (人工繁殖), which involved snatching eggs from the birds39。 nests and hatching(孵化)them under incubators, prompting the mothers to lay another set of eggs in the wild. A decade later, the number of Mauritius kestrels had soared to over 300 and today there are around 400 in the wild. The biologist has also been necessary in efforts to bring other rare species back from the edge of extinction, including the pink pigeon, echo parakeet and Rodrigues warbler. Prof Jones was awarded the $250,000 (163。172,000) prize at a ceremony in London.As a young man in my 20s, I certainly didn39。t enjoy the stress and the tension of the criticism I received, reflecting on the start of his career, he said the Maurutius kestrel project had been seen as a dead loss at the time. In the 1970s there was fierce opposition to the captive breeding techniques, with critics arguing that they were too risky and took the emphasis off breeding in the wild. Prof Jones has devoted his whole life to his work, only being a father for the first time eight years ago, at 53. He said receiving the prize was particularly important to him, because it proved that his work to save birds was right.（1）What does the underlined word accolade mean in Paragraph 2? A.returnB.levelC.honorD.research（2）According to the passage, Great Auk is ________. A.an endangered birdB.an extinct birdC.a popular birdD.a fierce bird（3）What can we know from the figures in Paragraph 4? A.Taking eggs from the nests has worked well.B.The wild environment for kestrel has changed a lot.C.Kestrel has adapted to the life in the wild.D.It39。s difficult to protect kestrel.（4）Prof Jones39。 idea of taking eggs from the birds39。 nests ________. A.was proved of no useB.was widely acceptedC.was promoted officiallyD.was criticized by