【正文】 2）A（3）C（4）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文敘述了藍(lán)鯨是陸地上最大的動物，它的重量與24頭大象的重量相當(dāng)。長約30多米，剛出生的藍(lán)鯨等于一頭大象的重量。文中還提到了貓、熊、馬、熊貓和狼這幾種動物的情況。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It weighs（重） about 80 tonsmore than 24 big elephants. A new baby whale weighs as much as a big elephant. 可知一頭大象重3噸，故選D。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)A bear can run as fast as a ，當(dāng)然比人跑得快，故選A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的語句A male elephant may show his lady love for up to three years until the female elephant takes his love.理解可知，一頭雄象可能會表現(xiàn)出他對雌象長久的愛，直到她接受了他的愛。故選C。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中的語句they only hurt people at an unusual ，狼只有在一些特殊情況下，才會傷害人類，故選B。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解。本文主要考查細(xì)節(jié)理解題，首先仔細(xì)閱讀文后的問題，弄清問題的大意；然后帶著問題閱讀短文，抓住關(guān)鍵信息，選擇正確答案。9．閱讀短文，從下面每小題的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。 Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute, Indiana. Last year, he taught his students about the world39。s rain forests. They learned that rain forests are important because the plants and animals of the rain forests give us food, wood and medicine. Destruction of the world39。s rain forests is a severe problem. As part of a class project, Myers39。 students bought three acres （英畝） of rain forest in Central America. They paid $25 for each acre. The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. Last June, Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river. They saw alligators and crocodiles. In the middle of the week, a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest. The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us, one of the students said. It was a great journey of exploring nature for all of us, said Myers. Each student close something special about Costa Rica to study involving the plants animals, food, and culture. During the last few days the group had time to do fun activation. They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding, and visited Costa Rica39。s active volcano. Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.（1）How much did Myers39。 students pay for the rain forest they bought? A.$ 25B.$ 50C.$ 75D.$ 100（2）The underlined word Destruction39。 in paragraph 2 probably means the process of being ________. A.destroyedB.developedC.describedD.discovered（3）What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of their trip? A.They caught some monkeys.B.They took a boat ride down a river.C.They studied some plants and animals.D.They followed their guide to the rain forest.（4）The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students ________. A.went to the rain forest for fun activitiesB.did something to protect the rain forestC.wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa RicaD.were interested in the culture of Costa Rica【答案】 （1）C（2）A（3）B（4）B 【解析】【分析】主要講了Myers和學(xué)生們做一些事情來保護(hù)熱帶雨林。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Myers39。 students bought three acres （英畝） of rain forest in Central America. They paid $25 for each ，每英畝25美元，所以一共75美元，故選C。 （2）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)常識可知熱帶雨林的破壞是一個嚴(yán)重的問題，所以destruction意思是被破壞的過程，即destoryed破壞，故選A。 （3）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)Last June, Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a ，故選B。 （4）細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)全文可知主要講了Myers和學(xué)生們做一些事情來保護(hù)熱帶雨林。故選B。 【點(diǎn)評】考查閱讀理解，主要考查細(xì)節(jié)題，注意從文中仔細(xì)尋找答案。10．閱讀理解 Do you think that it39。s possible to raise money by playing tricks on others? It is possible on Red Nose Day in the UK. The day was on March 15 this year. People do some funny things to make people laugh and raise money. They tell jokes. They dance in a funny way. Most importantly, they wear red noses. All the money goes to help the poor in the UK and Africa. Red Nose Day is not the only way to raise money for charity. Here are some other interesting ways to help people in need. Let39。s have a look!Charity shops In the UK, some people like buying things in charity shops. This kind of shops sell used（用過的） things like clothes, shoes and books. People donate them to the shops. So things in the shops are very cheap. The money they raise goes to help sick children and homeless people.Charity concerts This is a mon（普通的） way for pop stars to raise money. Concerts help raise money and awareness（意識）. The Live 8 concert in 2005 was one of the largest concerts of this kind. It helped make people care more （1）On Red Nose Day, people raise money by . A.buying things in charity shopsB.holding charity concertsC.playing tricks on othersD.playing games with others（2）What don39。t people do to raise money on Red Nose Day? A.They make people laugh.B.They dance in a funny way.C.They tell jokes.D.They wear yellow noses.（3）What does the underlined word mean in the article? A.慈善B.公益C.盈利D.目的（4）Which one is NOT true according to the article? A.Red Nose Day is not the only way to raise money for people in need.B.People in the US like buying used things like clothes and books in charity shops.C.Pop stars perform at the charity concerts to raise money.D.The charity concerts can help raise money and awareness.【答案】 （1）C（2）D（3）A（4）B 【解析】【分析】文章大意：本文主要介紹了英國的紅鼻子節(jié)，在那天人們可以通過開玩笑、慈善商店和慈善音樂會來募捐錢，用這些錢來幫助英國和非洲的窮人或病人等需要幫助的人。 （1）細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段Do you think that it39。s possible to raise money by playing tricks on others? It is possible on Red Nose Day in the ，故選C。 （2