From the beginning of human history, wild animals provided food, clothing and sometimes medicine for man. We may not depend as much on wild animals now. But we hear about them every day. Americans use the names of animals in many ways. Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products. They like lions, tigers and wildcats. When Americans say wildcat, they usually mean a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat. All these cats attack quickly and fiercely. So wildcats represent something fast and fierce.   www.zxxk.com
An early American use of the word wildcat was quite different. It was used to describe members of Congress who declared war on Britain in 1812. A magazine of that year said the wildcat congressmen went home. It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war.
Wildcat also has been used as a name for money in the 1800s. At that time, some states permitted banks to make their own money. One bank in the state of Michigan offered paper money with a picture of a wildcat on it. Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote. The banks who offered this money were called wildcat banks. A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night.
Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it. Dishonest developers would buy such property. Then they would sell it and leave town with the money. The buyers were left with worthless holes in the ground. Today, wildcat oil wells are in areas that are not known to have oil.
【小題1】What is the main idea of the passage?

A.Wildcats and their stories.
B.Wildcats and their characters.
C.Varieties of animal species.
D.Relationship between animals and humans.
【小題2】The underlined words "a lynx, an ocelot or a bobcat" in Paragraph 1 may refer to "__________".
A.gasoline companies B.a(chǎn)utomobile manufacturers
C.brands of automobile D.names of wildcats
【小題3】Which of the following would people like to have or trust according to the passage?
A.Wildcat congressmen. B.Wildcat oil wells.
C.Wildcat banks. D.Wildcat cars.
【小題4】It can be inferred that during the days of wildcat money__________.
A.people couldn't buy anything with the money
B.people complained and suffered a lot
C.the rich invested too much on oil wells
D.people didn't know how to save money


【小題1】A
【小題2】C
【小題3】D
【小題4】B

解析試題分析:本文介紹了在美國野生動(dòng)物尤其是野貓?jiān)谏鐣?huì)歷史上的一些引申意義小故事。
【小題1】推斷題:通讀全文可知野貓?jiān)诿绹鴼v史的故事。故選A。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題:根據(jù)文章第一段“ Automobile manufacturers and gasoline companies especially like to use big cats to sell their products.”汽車制造商和汽油公司特別喜歡使用大型貓科動(dòng)物來銷售他們的產(chǎn)品。故選C。
【小題3】推斷題:根據(jù)文章第一段“So wildcats represent something fast and fierce”野貓汽車代表著速度和激情;根據(jù)文章第二段“It said they were unable to face the responsibility of having involved their country in an unnecessary war”它說他們無法面對(duì)使他們國家參與一場(chǎng)不必要戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的責(zé)任,這里“they”代表著“Wildcat congressmen”;根據(jù)第三段“ Some banks, however, did not have enough gold to support all the paper money they offered. So the money had little or no value. It was called a wildcat bill or a wildcat banknote.”然而,一些銀行沒有足夠的黃金支持他們發(fā)行的紙幣。所以這種錢很少或沒有價(jià)值。它被叫做野貓票據(jù)或野貓紙幣;根據(jù)第三段“Wildcat then was also used for an oil well or gold mine that had almost no oil or gold in it.”野貓那時(shí)也通常用于那些幾乎不產(chǎn)油或金子的油田或金礦。由此可知能使人產(chǎn)生信任的只有D,故選D。
【小題4】推斷題:根據(jù)文章第三段“ A newspaper of the time said those were the days of wildcat money. It said a man might be rich in the morning and poor by night”當(dāng)時(shí)的一份報(bào)紙說道,那是一個(gè)非?坎蛔〉臅r(shí)代。那是說一個(gè)早上腰纏萬貫的人,到了晚上就有可能變得一貧如洗?芍菚r(shí)人們對(duì)此事有怨言的,故選B。
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