【正文】 lly move around meadows, eating only the tastiest grasses, experts say. In 2011, a whale expert spotted a humpback whale trapped in a fishing net and spent an hour freeing it. Afterward, in an hourlong display of thanks, the whale swam near their boat and leaped into the air about 40 times. Is there anything more lovely than a baby panda, except maybe a human baby? In fact, baby pandas sometimes behave like human babies. They sleep in the same positions and value their thumbs. Pandas are shy by nature for its shy behaviors such as covering its face with a paw of ducking its head when confronted by a stranger. Paper towels, and a plastic cup are just a few of the gifts that Toldo, a devoted threeyearold grayandwhite cat, has placed on his former owner Iozzelli Renzo39。Feel them.Taste them.Smell them.Observe them.（2）What do the whale and the cat have in mon according to the passage? A.They have a grateful heart.C.They have a good sense of smell.（3）Which of the following acts like a human baby according to the passage? A.The cat.C.The panda.【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，講述了4個(gè)令人難以置信的動(dòng)物與人類行為類似的故事。根據(jù)Horses are picky eaters部分介紹的內(nèi)容可知，馬的嗅覺(jué)比人類還要強(qiáng)。因此它們能夠拒絕臟水，只吃最美味的草。故選C。根據(jù)Whale says thanks可知，這條鯨魚(yú)通過(guò)跳躍表達(dá)對(duì)拯救它的救命恩人的感激。由此可知，兩者共同之處在于都有一顆感恩之心。 （3）考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。故選D。3．閱讀理解 As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fadeor so we thought, as she didn39。s Club dolls, a holiday dress and some beautiful story books. Then, much to our surprise, on December 23rd, she proudly announced that she really wanted a bike more than anything else. Three hours later, on Christmas morning, we were excited for Rose to open the little heartshaped package with the beautiful red and white clay bike and the note. Finally, she opened it and read the note aloud. Beaming, I said, Yes.d rather keep this than get a real bike.s parents didn39。they had bought many other wonderful things for herB.they didn39。they decided to make one for her（2）Why did Dad make the clay bicycle? A.He didn39。He thought his daughter would like it.D.Rose39。Rose would trade in the clay bike for a real oneC.Rose was a thoughtful and independent girl【答案】 （1）B（2）B（3）C 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，Rose希望圣誕節(jié)收到一輛自行車(chē)。愿望，爸爸決定給她做個(gè)粘土的自行車(chē)讓她去換個(gè)新的，但是Rose決定保留這個(gè)粘土自行車(chē)，不要新的自行車(chē)。根據(jù)第二段中的As Christmas drew nearer, her desire for a bicycle seemed to fadeor so we thought, as she didn39。故選B。根據(jù)第三段中的We could only think of the bicycle and the disappointment of our child可推知，作者夫妻因?yàn)闆](méi)有幫女兒實(shí)現(xiàn)圣誕節(jié)的愿望而內(nèi)疚，為了不讓Rose失望，決定做一個(gè)黏土自行車(chē)模型先送給Rose，之后Rose可以用它來(lái)兌換一輛真正的自行車(chē)。 （3）考查推理判斷。 故選C。4．閱讀理解 s name! cried he. Open a text。 A lane was at once opened through the crowd. Led by the beadle （獄吏），and attended by an irregular procession of seriouslooking men and unkindlooking women, Hester Prynne set forth towards the place appointed for her punishment. A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys, understanding little of the matter in hand, except that it gave them a halfholiday, ran before her progress, turning their heads continually to stare into her face, and at the winking baby in her arms, and at the shameful letter on her breast.s experience, however, it might be considered to be a rather long journey。s earliest church, and appeared to be a fixture there.（1）What can we know about the schoolboys? A.They were full of curiosity and eagerness.C.They like Hester Prynne and her baby very much.（2）What does the underlined word thronged in paragraph 3 mean? A.B.C.D.The prison was really far from the marketplace.B.Hester Prynne was thrown into the street for people to step on.D.She would be set free.She would give a public speech.C.She would receive serious punishment.【答案】 （1）B（2）A（3）D（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，摘自名著《紅字》，描述了Hester Prynne被當(dāng)做異教徒押赴刑場(chǎng)時(shí)的情節(jié)片段。根據(jù)第二段中的“A crowd of eager and curious schoolboys, …ran before her progress, turning their heads continually to ….”可知，人們充滿了好奇并且急不可待。 （2）考查詞義猜測(cè)。內(nèi)心感受，每邁出一步都感受到一陣巨痛，似乎她的心給拋在街上，任憑他”人吐唾沫和踩踏。 （3）考查推理判斷。 （4）考查推理判斷。白蘭度過(guò)了這一段痛苦，來(lái)到市場(chǎng)西端的一個(gè)刑臺(tái)前，可推知選D。5．閱讀理解 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. nests and hatching(孵化)them under incubators, prompting the mothers to lay another set of eggs in the wild. Prof Jones was awarded the $250,000 (163。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.returnB.honorD.an endangered birdB.a popular birdD.Taking eggs from the nests has worked well.B.Kestrel has adapted to the life in the wild.D.s difficult to protect kestrel.（4）Prof Jones39。 nests ________. A.B.was promoted officiallywas criticized by some people【答案】 （1）C（2）B（3）A（4）D 【解析】【分析】本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了生物學(xué)家 （1）考查詞義猜測(cè)。 （2）考查推理判斷。 （3）考查推理判斷?！笨芍t隼的數(shù)量已經(jīng)開(kāi)始增加了，所以推斷出人工繁殖的方法很有效，故選A。根據(jù)第一段“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.”；以及倒數(shù)第二段中的“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.”可知 Jones 教授從稀有鳥(niǎo)類的巢穴中取出鳥(niǎo)蛋的行為被一些人批評(píng)，故選D。6．閱讀理解 s disease on May 15, 1886 that Emily Dickinson enjoyed recognition