Question

62-year-old Zhang Jianxing has been searching the ancient forests of the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve for over two decades.

Jianxing began living in the 3,200-square-kilometer mountain range in 1994, after becoming fascinated with the Yeren(also Chinese Wild Man), a 6-foot-tall humanoid creature covered in thick red-brown fur. References of the so-called Chinese Wild Man date back to the Zhou Dynasty in the works of classical Qu Yuan.

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For 10 months out of every year, for the last 22 years, Jianxing has been living deep in the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, hoping to meet the Yeren. Dressed in military gear and armed with a camera, he constantly looks for clues of the creature, living off the land and sleeping in abandoned homes and empty caves. To him, the Yeren is more than just an old myth, it’s a branch of scince, one that he has been studying for a very long time.

Jianxing claims he has collected enough evidence of the Wild Man’s existence---over 100 hair samples and 3,000 photos of large footprints---adding that he even came close to seeing it for himself no less than 19 times. And he is not alone in his beliefs. The Wild Man Research Association----yes, there is such a thing---records show reports of Yeren encounters from over 400 locals.

But with no concrete evidence to prove the existence of the Wild Man, most scientists regard it as nothing more than a legend.

Jianxing also added that the local government in Hubei is relying on the Yeren to boost its tourism revenues. In 2012, the Shennongjia Nature Reserve signed an agreement with Beijing to promote holidays for Yeren hunters.

1.When does the earliest record of the Yeren date back to?

A. 2012    B. 1994

C. The Ming Dynasty    D. The Zhou Dynasty

2.While hunting in the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, Zhang Jianxing__________.

A. seldom cooks    B. takes his camera

C. rests in the tree    D. carries his raincoat

3.Why was an agreement signed in 2012?

A. To do research    B. To protect wildlife

C. To develop tourism    D. To kill animals

4.What can we know about Zhang Jianxing from the passage?

A. He has spent the last 22 years looking for big feet

B. He has contributed a lot to the discovery of Yeren

C. He has been fond of living in the ancient forests

D. He has made up his mind to protect the ancient forests

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

4.A

【解析】 本文是故事类。主要讲述了张建星二十年多年一直在神农架国家级自然保护区的原始森林寻找野人。

1.D

细节理解题。根据第一句“62-year-old Zhang Jianxing has been searching the ancient forests of the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve for over two decades. ” 62岁的张建星在过去的二十年里。一直在神农架国家级自然保护区的原始森林一直在搜寻。‘第二段“…the Yeren(also Chinese Wild Man),…. References of the so-called Chinese Wild Man date back to the Zhou Dynasty in the works of classical Qu Yuan. 所谓“中国野人”，可以追溯到周朝的屈原的古典作品中。分析以上的内容可知中国野人出现在周朝的屈原的作品中，因此野人最早出现在周朝。故选D。

2.B

细节题解题。根据第4段“hoping to meet the Yeren. Dressed in military gear and armed with a camera”可知：他穿着军用装备，带着照相机，他不断寻找这个生物生活在陆地上的线索，他睡在废弃的房屋和空洞的洞穴里。因此B正确。

3.C

推理判断题。根据最后一段：湖北地方政府依靠野人增加旅游收入。2012年神农架自然保护区与北京签署了协议，开发了野人猎手的度假。由此可推理判断出签署的协议就是为了促进旅游业。故选C。

4.A

细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句“For 10 months out of every year, for the last 22 years, Jianxing has been living deep in the Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, hoping to meet the Yeren.” 在过去的22年里，每一年有10个月，建星一直生活在深深的神农架国家级自然保护区。可知他已在那儿寻找野人（即大脚）22 年了，故选A.