Question

lt's a little hard to figure out the rules for sure,  but the baby African buffalo( 7K午) seems to have the upper hand. The two stand a couple feet apart, staring at each other. Behind them, their mothers look on with the kind of indifference(不关心) of mothers everywhere who see their kids playing a harmless game.

The alarm went off about half an hour ago, the second time tonight. Here, one bell means “elephant”, two, “rhino” (犀牛), and three and four, 1 really can't remember for what, because when you're awoken by bells in the middle of the night, your first thought won't be “Animal! ”.  But as soon as I realized it was the rhino alarm, I was running for the stairs.

Yet I'm the only one watching the animals stare-down. Either everyone else died of a heart attack when the bells went off, or l was the only one in the entire hotel who didn't turn the alarm switch to off before going to bed.

The Ark,  a hotel shaped like the biblical ark(圣经的方舟) , lies in the highlands of Kenya's Aberdare National Park, about 100 kilometers north of Nairobi. At the Ark's prow(船首) are huge windows overlooking a waterhole. Earlier tonight, I'd watched a pack of wolves, buffalos and elephants. And now, at three or so in the morning, I'm down for rhino bells. The first time, 2. 5 hours ago, it was a single black rhino, which came down, got a drink, and left.

I'd have been sorry for the lost sleep.  I've already arranged with a guide to take me out at sunrise for the so-called “should_never_miss” bird-watching, where we'll get to see 30 species, but really, how many times in your life will you get to wake up and say, “Wow! Rhino!”? Isn't that the definition of a pretty good night? Last week we went from Uganda into Kenya.  Before I left home, 1 thought I'd be happy with ten elephants and five or six giraffes on the whole trip. I didn't dare to dream the rhino.

1.The message that the hotel's bells sent was ___________.

A. a very wise way the author had never heard of

B. hard for the author to remember in detail

C. a matter that all visitors had got used to

D. like conditioned response training for animals

2.What's the author's attitude toward the bell?

A. It's bothering but two bells are welcome.

B. It should be turned off whenever it rings.

C. It lets visitors have a chance to see buffalos.

D. It is a very bad way to wake the guests up.

3.What can we learn from the passage?

A. The author hates all the animals.

B. There are lots of wild animals near the Ark.

C. The author slept well during the whole trip.

D. The author has no interest in thinos.

4.What did the author see at about 3:00 a.m. ?

A. Two buffalos were fighting fiercely for food.

B. A rhino and a buffalo were fighting for water.

C. A rhino and a buffalo were staring at each other.

D. A buffalo was teaching its baby to walk freely.

Answer

1. B

2. A

3. B

4. C

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，作者到肯尼亚度假，住在the Ark宾馆里，在这个宾馆的附近有很多的野生动物，半夜的时候被这些野生动物的声音吵醒了。作者描述了被吵醒以后观察到的具体情况。

1.细节理解题。根据第二段第二句1 really can't remember for what, because when you're awoken by bells in the middle of the night, your first thought won't be “Animal! ”.可知当作者几乎记不得当时的情况了。故B项正确，

2.细节理解题。根据第三段第二句Either everyone else died of a heart attack when the bells went off, or l was the only one in the entire hotel who didn't turn the alarm switch to off before going to bed.可知作者对第一次bell感觉很恼火。根据第四段how many times in your life will you get to wake up and say, “Wow! Rhino!”?可知作者对后来的bell有点期待了。故A项正确。

3.细节理解题。根据第四段第三句Earlier tonight, I'd watched a pack of wolves, buffalos and elephants.可知在宾馆的周围有很多的野生动物。故B项正确。

4.细节理解题。根据文章第四段可知第一次铃声是在2点半，只有一头犀牛。第二次是30分钟以后出现了一头犀牛和水牛but the baby African buffalo( 7K午) seems to have the upper hand. The two stand a couple feet apart, staring at each other. Behind them, their mothers look on with the kind of indifference(不关心) of mothers everywhere who see their kids playing a harmless game. And now, at three or so in the morning, I'm down for rhino bells。故C项正确。