Question

Wild animals are our friends, but there are fewer and fewer of them. We should try to protect them. The four animals below are now in danger.

Tibetan Antelopes

Tibetan antelopes(藏羚羊) are medium-sized animals. They mainly feed on grass. They are usually found in groups of about 20. They are killed for their wool, which is warm, soft and fine and can be made into expensive clothes. Although people can get the wool without killing the animals, people simply kill them before taking the wool. The number of them is dropping year by year. There are less than 75,000 Tibetan antelopes left in the wild, down from a million 50 years ago.

Golden Monkeys

Golden monkeys are mainly in Sichuan, Gansu, Shanxi province and Shennongjia mountainous area of Hubei Province. Golden monkeys have golden-orange fur. They move around in the daytime, usually in groups of as many as 100 t0 200 heads, or 20 to 30 heads. They feed on fruits and young leaves of bamboos. But people are destroying(毁害) the environment where they live, trees and bamboos are disappearing(消失) , so golden monkeys have less and less to eat.

Elephants

Elephants are very big and strong. They are bigger than any other animal on land. They are grey and have long trunks (象鼻) and tusks (长牙). They have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell. They can lift heavy things and break down branches with their trunks. Elephants are very friendly towards each other and towards their neighbours. Normally, they live in a group for many years. Young male elephants do not leave the group until they are about 12 years old. Now, there are very few elephants in the world. The number of them is becoming smaller because their living areas are used for farming; Also, people hunt them for their tusks.

Wolves

Wolves are not very big. They have grey fur. Wolves have very good eyesight, hearing and smell. Wolves' food is various. They eat animals, insects and snails (蜗牛). They are friendly to each other and never attack people. Wolves are in danger too. They are losing their living areas because people cut down forests. Soon they will have no home or food.

1.Tibetan antelopes usually live in groups of about _______.

A. 20    B. 30    C. 100    D. 200

2.Which of the following animals are the biggest on land?

A. Tibetan antelopes.    B. Golden monkeys.

C. Elephants.    D. Wolves.

3.Which of the following sentences is RIGHT?

A. There are less than 7,500 Tibetan antelopes left in the wild now.

B. Golden monkeys usually move around during the night.

C. Elephant have good eyesight, but very poor hearing and smell.

D. Wolves are friendly to each other and they never attack people.

4.What qualities do golden monkeys have?

A. They are in Sichuan.    B. They are unfriendly.

C. They move around in the daytime.    D. They are disappearing soon.

5.What can be the best title of the passage?

A. Wild Animals in Danger    B. How to Hunt Wild Animals

C. Animals in the Zoo    D. How to Train the Animals

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

【解析】短文介绍了四种濒危的野生动物--藏羚羊、金丝猴、大象和狼。重点介绍了每一种动物的特征和它们的生活状况，以及处于危险境地的原因。短文作者呼吁大家尽力保护这些濒危动物。

1.细节理解题。从原文介绍藏羚羊那一段中的句子“They are usually found in groups of about 20.”可知藏羚羊通常以20只为一群体过着群居生活，故答案选A。

2.细节理解题。从介绍大象那一段中的句子“They are bigger than any other animals on land.”他们比陆地上的其他任何一种动物都大，可知大象是陆地上最大的动物，故答案选C。

3.判断正误题。A项，由第二段最后一句 There are less than 75,000 Tibetan antelopes left in the world 可知，还剩不到75000只藏羚羊。故A项表述错误。B项，由第三段第三句 They move around in the daytime 可知，金丝猴在白天活动。故B项表述错误。C项，由第四段第四句 They have poor eyesight, but very good hearing and smell 可知，大象视力差，听力和嗅觉好。故C项表述错误。D项，由第五段第六句 They are friendly to each other and never attack people 可知，狼群彼此很友好，从不攻击人类。故D项表述正确。题干要求选择正确的（right）选项，D项符合题意。

4.细节理解题。从介绍金丝猴那一段中的句子“They move around in the daytime,”可知，金丝猴在白天活动，故答案为C。

5.标题归纳题。由第一段最后一句 The four animals below are now in danger 可知，文章主要是围绕濒危动物展开论述的。故A项符合题意。B项意为“怎样捕获野生动物”，与题意相悖，故B项不符合题意。C项意为“动物园里的动物”，文中并未提及。故C项不符合题意。D项意为“怎样训练动物”，文中并未提及。故D项不符合文意。故正确答案为A。

点睛：题目要求选出短文的最佳标题。文章标题可帮助读者迅速推测出整篇文章的主要内容，抓住文章讨论的中心，把握作者的观点和意图。它的特点是：短小精悍，多为一短语，涵盖性强，一般要求能覆盖全文，其确定的范围要恰当，既不能太大，也不能太小；精确性强。多数情况下，最好的标题在第一段或最后一段都能得到暗示。