5.Britain is facing a sharp rise in its rat population as growing numbers of people leave what they cannot finish of the fast food in the street,an environment group warned.Keep Britain Tidy said the rats were stopping their traditional hunts underground and were running across the streets,invited by burgers,pizzas and crisps left behind by man."The rat population is on the rise and soon it'll be as common to see a rat on our street as it is to see a dog or a cat,"said group Director,Sue Nelson.The practice of spreading fast food litter and scraps on the street rather than in the dustbin-with young men the worst group-was behind the rise.According to the National Rodent Survey in 2005,Britain's rat population has grown by nearly one quarter since 2000and is now estimated at 60million,two million more than the human population.On average a rat can give birth every 24-28days and just a single pair of rats can produce a family of 2,000a year.Around 200people a year get Weil's Disease-an infection which can lead to liver or kidney(肝腎)failure and eventually death and which is carried in rats'waste.To attract people's attention to the problem,Keep Britain Tidy produced a cinema ad with a title"How close do you want them to get?"The ad gave a shocking image of a young woman sleeping in a bed of rats--reminding people of the terrible scene from James Herbert's classic horror tale The Rats,in which rats begin to hunt for humans.
54.Where did the rats use to search for food?B
A.In the street
B.Under the ground
C.From the dustbins
D.In burger shops
55.What was the rat population in Britain in 2000according to the writer?B
A.Around 60millionB.Around 48million
C.Around 38millionD.Around 2million
56.We may infer from the passage thatC.
A.Weil's Disease will finally end the world
B.pizzas and crisps will become unpopular
C.rats will put human beings'life in danger
D.young people should take the responsibility for the rat population
57.By writing the passage,the author tries toB.
A.close some of the burger and pizza restaurants
B.draw the public attention to the problem of rats
C.prevent the rats from growing up
D.making an advertisement for the classic horror tale The Rats.
分析 本文介紹了英國正在面臨一個可怕的事情,老鼠數(shù)量的激增,他們的數(shù)量甚至已經(jīng)超過了人類.
解答 54.B.細(xì)節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)Keep Britain Tidy said the rodents(嚙齒動物)were stopping their traditional hunts underground and were roaming the streets,tempted by discarded burgers,pizzas and crisps.中的stopping their traditional hunts underground可知老鼠以前的覓食地點.故選B.
55.B.理解判斷題.根據(jù)Britain's rat population has grown by nearly one quarter since 2000 and is now estimated at 60 million,two million more than the human population.可知英國人口由五千八百萬,故選B.
56.C.理解推斷題.根據(jù)文章結(jié)尾部分可知老鼠將威脅人類的生活.而C選項在文章有明確的表達(dá).故選C.
57.B.主旨?xì)w納題.由全文內(nèi)容可知,介紹了英國正在面臨一個可怕的事情,老鼠數(shù)量的激增,呼吁人們重視這個問題,故選B.
點評 本篇文章難點在推理判斷題上.推理判斷題要以表面文字為前提,以具體事實為依據(jù)進(jìn)行推理,做出判斷.這種推理方式比較直接,考生只要弄清事實,即可結(jié)合上下文推斷出合理的結(jié)論.