Question

【題目】下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。
D
Dear Editors,
On my way to work every morning I drive by a farm where I can see some horses off in the distance in the woods. They are there every single morning no matter how cold or rainy or windy it is. There is a shed(牲口棚）on the farm, but it doesn't look to me that the horses are ever taken into the shed. Is this right? I don't think horses should be treated like this.
Sam
Dear Sam,
Thanks for taking an interest in these horses. Problems about the care of horses are different from cats and dogs. Think of wild horses that spend their whole lives outdoors finding whatever food and shelter（遮蔽物）they can on their own. The point is that horses don't require as much shelter as a lot of other farm animals. However, that doesn't mean that they don't need some shelter.
It is hard to tell from your letter whether the situation for these horses is unacceptable. Above all, do you know the people who own the horses well enough to just talk to them as a neighbor and express your concern (關(guān)注)? Maybe they will tell you that the horses do go in the shed at night.
If direct contact (聯(lián)系）is not a choice and you can see that the horses' situation is poor, then call 911, report the situation and ask law enforcement officers (執(zhí)法官員) to look into it.
If you just can't see enough to prove such a report, call the Oswego Court Humane Society on 207-1070 for help from the Large Animal Assistance Project (LAAP). A volunteer from the project will help solve the problem.
Speaking of volunteer assistance, since you appear to be a horse lover, why not talk to the LAAP about volunteer opportunities for you? It's big job, but totally rewarding, and the project always needs knowledgeable horse people to help.
（1）Sam writes to the editors in order to ____________.
A.ask how to keep horses in changeable weathers
B.discuss whether some horses are badly treated
C.express his strong interest in keeping horses
D.describe some beautiful horses he has seen
（2）Compared with cats and dogs, horses ________.
A.need less shelter
B.prefer living indoors
C.can predict bad weathers
D.like finding food by themselves
（3）What do the editors advise Sam to do first?
A.To ca ll 911 for help.
B.To find a volunteer from the LAAP.
C.To contact the horses' owner directly.
D.To call the Oswego County Humane Society.
（4）In the last paragraph of the second letter, the editors _______.
A.hope Sam can be more knowledgeable
B.stress the importance of volunteering
C.encourage Sam to join the LAAP
D.suggest Sam change his job

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）B
（2）A
（3）C
（4）C
【解析】本文主要講了兩封信件，一封是薩姆寫給編輯關(guān)于看見野馬是否需要圈起來養(yǎng)的問題的探討，第二封是編輯回信給薩姆給的一些建議。
（1）B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中，it doesn't look to me that the horses are ever taken into the shed. Is this right?，可知他寫給編輯的信中主要是想要說明如何對待馬的問題，故選B.
（2）A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中，Think of wild horses that spend their whole lives outdoors finding whatever food and shelter（遮蔽物）they can on their own.可知比起貓和狗，馬更少的需要避風(fēng)港，因?yàn)樗麄儠�自己去尋找，故選A.
（3）C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中，do you know the people who own the horses well enough to just talk to them as a neighbor and express your concern (關(guān)注)?可知編輯是想告訴薩姆，首先找到養(yǎng)馬的人告俗他們這件事情以及你的想法。故選C.
（4）C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中，If you just can't see enough to prove such a report, call the Oswego Court Humane Society on 207-1070 for help from the Large Animal Assistance Project (LAAP).編輯建議作者找到自愿保護(hù)動物的協(xié)會尋求一些幫助，故選C。