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【題目】 It is reported rhino horns are big business. Traditional Chinese medicine uses them to treat illnesses. A kilogram can be sold as much as horn $60,000.As a result, almost all rhino populations are in danger. In order to solve the serious problems, a good way to relieve pressure on the animals might be to fill the market with fakes(仿造品),so rhinos may have a chance to stay alive.

That would need the fakes to be good. But Fritz Vollrath, a zoologist at Oxford University and his partners from Fudan University have come up with a cheap and easy-to-make fake horn that is very similar to the real thing.

The main material of Dr. Vollrath's fake horn is horsehair. Although horses and rhinos look different, they are closely related. Horses do not have horns, of course, but neither do rhinos. The "horns" of rhinos are not made of bones but hairs. The hairs are tied tightly together by a mixture of dead cells. Examinations under a microscope showed that hairs from horses' tails are similar to those in the horns of rhinos.

So how can a fake rhino horn be made? First, find out the right materials. Second, a proper glue should be used. Dr. Vollrath and his partners get a special kind of glue. It is naturally produced by spiders and silkworms. Third, the glued horn is put in an oven to dry. At last, after some polishing, the fake horn looks just like a real one.

DNA would certainly tell the fakes but people's eyes are not able to tell the differences. So by making fake horns, people may help save more rhinos.

【1】Rhino populations are in danger because____________.

A.they become seriously illB.rhinos have a lot of pressure

C.fake rhino horns may fool peopleD.rhino horns can be sold at a good price

【2】The Chinese meaning of "relieve” in Paragraph 1 is____________.

A.緩和B.重復C.加劇D.消滅

【3】The underlined word "those" in Paragraph 3 refers to_

A.tailsB.horsesC.hairsD.examinations

【4】There are ____________steps to make a fake rhino horn according to the passage.

A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six

【5】The writer's opinion about the fake rhino horns is that

A.people have to make fake rhino horns to save rhinos.

B.it's expensive and difficult to make the fake rhino horns.

C.people make the fake rhino horns to make lots of money.

D.the fake rhino horns are completely the same as the real ones.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】C

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

文章主要介紹了據(jù)報道犀牛角是大生意。中醫(yī)用它們來治病。一公斤犀�？梢再u到6萬美元，因此，幾乎所有犀牛種群都處于危險之中。為了解決這些嚴重的問題，減輕動物壓力的一個好辦法可能是用假貨填滿市場，這樣犀牛就有機會存活下來。因此，牛津大學的動物學家弗里茨·沃爾拉特和復旦大學的合作伙伴們想出了一種廉價易制的假犀牛角，來幫助拯救更多的犀牛。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中A kilogram can be sold as much as horn $60,000.As a result, almost all rhino populations are in danger.一公斤犀牛可以賣到6萬美元，因此，幾乎所有犀牛種群都處于危險之中。可知犀牛角種群處于危險中是因為人們?yōu)榱速u犀牛角會殺害犀牛，故選D。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)文中In order to solve the serious problems, a good way to … pressure on the animals might be to fill the market with fakes.為了解決這個嚴重的問題，一個好方法…… 動物壓力可能是用假貨填滿市場。根據(jù)句意理解可知，這里應該是表達“緩解，緩和”，故選A。

【3】詞義猜測題。tails尾巴；horses馬；hairs毛發(fā)；examinations檢查；根據(jù)文中句子Examinations under a microscope showed that hairs from horses' tails are similar to those in the horns of rhinos.顯微鏡下的檢查表明，馬尾巴上的毛發(fā)與犀牛角上的毛發(fā)相似。可知those在這里指代的是“毛發(fā)”，故選C。

【4】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中First, find out the right materials. … At last, after some polishing, the fake horn looks just like a real one. 可知，一共有四步，首先要找出合適的材料。其次，應該使用合適的膠水。第三，把粘好的角放在烤箱里烘干。最后，經(jīng)過一番打磨，這把假喇叭看起來像是真的。所以說一共需要四步，故選B。

【5】觀點態(tài)度題。根據(jù)文中So by making fake horns, people may help save more rhinos.因此，通過制造假犀牛角，人們可以幫助拯救更多的犀牛。可知作者也同意通過制造假的犀牛角來拯救犀牛，故選A。