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(Reuters) — A group of Chinese scientists and explorers are looking for international help to organize a new search for the country’s answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the “Yeren”, or “wild man”.

Over the years, more than 400 people have said they saw the half-man, half-ape (半猿) Yeren in a remote, mountainous area of the central province of Hubei, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.

Expeditions (探險) in the 1970s and 1980s found hair, a footprint, and a sleeping nest suspected(懷疑) of belonging to the Yeren, but there has been no conclusive proof (確鑿的證據(jù)), the report added.

Witnesses(目擊者) describe a creature that walks upright and is more than 2 meters tall with grey, red or black hair all over its body, Xinhua said.

Now the Hubei Wild Man Research Association is looking for volunteers from around the world to join them on another expedition to look for the Yeren.

“We want the team members to be devoted, as there will be a lot of hard work in the process,” Luo Baosheng, vice president of the group, told Xinhua.

But the team will have to come up with about 10 million yuan ($1.50 million) first, and is talking to companies and other bodies to secure the money, so there is no timetable yet for when they may start, the report added.

China is no stranger to crypto zoology. There are many tales about mysterious, monster-like creatures in remote parts of the country. For example, Tibetans have long talked about the existence of the Yeti (喜馬拉雅雪人), or “Abominable Snowman”, in the high mountains of their snowy homeland.

1.What the volunteers for this expedition need most is _____.

A. experience B. enthusiasm

C. confidence D. devotion

2.The timetable for starting the trip depends on _____.

A. the number of explorers

B. government’s support

C. the money

D. local people’s guiding

3.According to the text, the underlined word “crypto zoology” in the last paragraph probably refers to _____.

A. the study of mysterious animals

B. the study of human beings

C. dangerous expeditions

D. tourism industry

4.What would be the best title for this text?

A. Volunteers for an expedition needed

B. Scientists to look for China’s Bigfoot

C. International cooperation in finding wild animals

D. Yeren appeared in Hubei again

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：文章主要講中國的科學家和探險家正在搜尋中國的大腳獸。

1.細節(jié)理解題。由We want the team members to be devoted可知探險志愿者需要有奉獻精神。故選D。

2.推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第二段But the team will have to come up with about 10 million yuan ($1.50 million) first可知，探險組首先需要提供必要的經(jīng)費。因此經(jīng)費是否到位決定開始旅行的時間。由故選C。

3.推理判斷題。由倒數(shù)第一段There are many tales about mysterious, monster-like creatures in remote parts of the country.可知，在喜馬拉雅山由很多神秘的像野獸一樣的生物。故選A。

4.標題概括題。文章主要講中國的科學家和探險家正在搜尋中國的大腳獸。故選B。

考點：社會科學類閱讀