Question

The poaching（偷猎）, or illegal killing, of rhinos(犀牛) in South Africa is growing worse each year．The government recently reported that a record number of rhinos were poached in 2015，a year which had more rhino killings in South Africa than ever before.

The World Wildlife Fund，or WWF，says about 20, 000 rhinos live in South Africa．That is more than 80 percent of the rhinos in the world．Edna Molewa，South Africa’s Environment Minister，says, “During 2015，we are sad to say this，1,215 rhinos were killed．This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1,004 in 2014 and indeed very worrying.”

The animals are hunted for their horns(角)．Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power，which drives poachers， at all costs，mad for more horns． But there is no scientific evidence for this belief．The horn is made of keratin(角蛋白)．That is the same thing as human hair，fingernails and toenails.

Ms．Molewa said 386 suspected poachers were arrested last year，an increase from the year before．But rhino protection workers say poachers often go unpunished after arrest． South Africa’s legal system is ineffective． Ms． Mo1ewa said more needs to be done and South Africa is taking strong measures to protect rhinos．The efforts include moving some of the animals to secret places in neighboring countries. “Now approximately 100 rhinos have been moved to neighboring states in the SADC region during 2015 and 200 more rhinos will be moved this year,” Molewa said.

Jo Shaw，the rhino program manager at the WWF，said， “We’re talking about a loss of a hundred rhinos a month，or more than three a day．We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally．” She says officials should find the criminal groups responsible for the poaching and punish them. Government officials are to meet in Botswana in March at the Inter-governmental Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade.

1.According to paragraph 2, we know ________.

A．half of rhinos live in South Africa

B．less than 1,000 rhinos were killed in 2014

C．the killing in 2015 was more than that in 2014

D．there are only 20,000 rhinos left in the world

2.What is the main reason for people to hunt rhinos?

A．To get more keratin.

B．To protect the farmland.

C．To use them for decoration.

D．To make money from horns.

3.Jo Shaw thinks that ________.

A．many criminal groups are well organized

B．new laws are needed to punish the killers

C．rhino protection needs international cooperation

D．conferences about protecting rhinos are to be held every year

4.What can we infer from the text?

A．Rhino protection has a long way to go.

B．No one would like to buy horns in the future.

C．The illegal killing of rhinos will soon disappear.

D．Rhinos living in South Africa will move to other countries.

Answer

1.C

2.D

3.C

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要讲述了在南非偷猎犀牛变得越来越严重，偷猎者偷猎犀牛是为了卖它们的角赚钱。保护犀牛不仅需要全国的合作，也需要国际的合作。

1. 细节推理题。根据第二段“During 2015，we are sad to say this，1, 215 rhinos were killed．This is a rise in the number of poached rhinos from 1,004 in 2014 and indeed very worrying.”可知，2015年犀牛被捕杀情况比2014年更严重，故选C。

2. 推理判断题。根据第三段的The animals are hunted for their horns(角)．Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power，which drives poachers， at all costs，mad for more horns．可知，犀牛被猎杀是因为它们的角。很多人认为犀牛角有治病的功能，这驱使偷猎者不惜任何代价去获得更多的犀牛角，据此推断，偷猎者猎杀犀牛是为了卖犀牛角从而获得金钱。故选D。

3. 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段We really need to see effective action not just at a national level but internationally．可知，Jo Shaw认为保护犀牛不仅需要全国的合作，也需要国际的合作。故选C。

4. 推理判断题。根据整篇文章的描述可知，目前对犀牛的猎杀情况很严重，而且文中提到保护犀牛需要国际的合作，因此保护犀牛任重道远。故选A。

考点：考查动物保护类短文阅读。

【名师点睛】

推理判断题的常见考查形式及解题方法：

推理判断题属于主观题，是层次较高的题目。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了作出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。此类题要求在理解表面文字的基础上，作出判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含的意思和深层的意思，也就是通过文章中的文字信息，上下逻辑关系及事物的发展变化等已知的信息，推断出作者没有直接表达的态度和观点。

一、常见的推理判断题的考法：

1)推测作者写作目的或意图。

2)推测文章的观点或结论。文章31小题根据整篇文章的描述可知，目前对犀牛的猎杀情况很严重，而且文中提到保护犀牛需要国际的合作，因此保护犀牛任重道远。故选A.

3)推断文章出处。

4)是非判断题。

5)逻辑排序题。

二、推理判断题的解题方法 ：

推理判断题不仅要求考生读懂文章中的每个句子的意思还要推理它们之间的关系，结合自己的生活常识和经验，再通过逻辑推理和判断，理解文章的言外之意，从而揭示文章的深层涵义。比如文章第29小题根据第三段的The animals are hunted for their horns(角)．Many people in Asia believe the horn has curing power，which drives poachers， at all costs，mad for more horns．可知犀牛被猎杀是因为它们的角。很多人认为犀牛角有治病的功能，这驱使偷猎者不惜任何代价去获得更多的犀牛角，据此推断，偷猎者猎杀犀牛是为了卖犀牛角从而获得金钱。故选D.

任何一篇文章都有其特定的写作目的，读者应当知道如何去做或按照某种方式传递思考问题。推理判断题的答案不可能在文章中直接找到，因此推理时我们务必要忠于原文，在文章中寻找并确定可推论的依据，即：已知部分－推论的前提，从中推测出未知部分－推理的结论，切忌妄加评论，把自己的观点当成作者的观点。