Question

【題目】【2016模擬題】閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項。

With his unique black mane (鬃毛)and impressive stature(身材), 13-year-old Cecil was a popular tourist attraction at the 3.6 million-square-acre Hwange National Park(萬基國家公園) in Zimbabwe (津巴布韋).

Cecil was head of a pride of lions that includes 12 cubs(幼崽), but the well-known lion was shot and killed in early July by American dentist Walter J. Palmer.

Cecil’s death has already sparked an international outcry (強烈抗議) with many calling for an end to hunting endangered animals and for Palmer to be extradited(引渡) to Zimbabwe to stand trial.

Professor David Macdonald, the head of the Oxford University research program that monitored the daily movements of Cecil and dozens of other lions, is deeply saddened by Cecil’s death. Macdonald hopes the death can inspire the public to take an interest in lion conservation.

Macdonald says many of the lions tracked by the program have been shot and killed. “The background to this story is that there is a crisis for lions throughout much of Africa.” He says.

African lion populations have fallen almost 60 percent over the past thirty decades, and as few as 32,000 of them remain in the wild, according to the International Fund for Animal Welfare(國際愛護動物基金會).

“And as troubling as it is, the rarer these hunted animals become, the more hunter s are willing to pay to kill them,” said Jeff Flockedn, the fund’s North American regional director.

In addition to excessive hunting, lions throughout Africa also continue to face threats that include conflicts with local farmers, loss of habitat and risk of traffic and railway collisions(碰撞).

【1】 Internationally, people’s attitude towards Walter J. Palmer’s behavior is ________.

A. Understandable B. Unpardonable

C. Unpredictable D. Uncontrollable

【2】According to the text, how many African lions lived in the wild thirty years ago?

A. 80,000 B. 48,000 C. 53,000 D. 60,000

【3】African lions are facing the following threats except ________.

A. their conflicts with local farmers.

B. the loss of their habitats

C. people’s excessive hunting

D. the increase in the number of their natural enemies

【4】The best title of the text might be ________.

A. The Death of Cecil-an African Lion

B. The Current state of All African Lions

C. The Threats Facing African Lions

D. The Appeal for an End to Hunting Endangered Animals

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】D

【4】A

【解析】

【1】B. 推理判斷題。根據文章第三段的內容可知，從國際上來看，人們對于Walter J. Palmer射殺了獅子Cecil的做法很是憤怒。即人們認為他的做法是不可饒恕的。故正確答案應為B項。

【2】A. 數字計算題。根據第六段中的信息“African lion populations have fallen almost 60 percent over the past thirty decades,…”，可知，在剛剛過去的30年里，非洲獅的數量減少了60%，現在僅有32,000頭非洲獅生活在野外，由此可以推斷，三十年前生活在野外的非洲獅的數量為：32,000 / (1-0.6)= 80,000。故正確答案為A項。

【3】D. 細節(jié)理解題。根據文章最后一段內容可知，答案應為D項。即文中沒有提到非洲獅面臨的威脅中沒有提到非洲獅天敵數量的增加。

【4】A. 標題判斷題。全文主要介紹了美國牙醫(yī)華特帕爾默(Walter Palmer)7月底在津巴布韋射殺了獅子塞西爾，當時引起了全世界的憤怒， 同時介紹了目前非洲獅的生活狀況。所以，A項作為標題最佳。