11.New York times,Nov,24,2011-It is not just any bug,but the native nine-spotted ladybug.And its reappearance is something of a relief,because it is the official New York State insect,even though the last recorded sighting of it in New York was 29years ago.
Its absence had not gone completely unnoticed.There was a moment in 2006when the State Assembly,realizing that the state insect had left the state,tried to replace it with a different species of ladybug,an attempt that fortunately gave in to law.
And now-after all these years-the state insect has been found.Like so many other New Yorkers,it was seen summering in Amagansett.Peter Priolo,a volunteer participant in an effort called the Lost Ladybug Project,found the ladybug on July 30in a patch of sunflowers during a group search he had organized.
"I didn't realize it was a nine-spotted when I found it,"Mr.Priolo said.He was on his way to do an end-of-the-day ladybug record,so,he said,"I put it in my jar and hurried back to meet with everybody."
If the ladybugs are making a comeback,it is only beginning.The lost Ladybug Project started surveys in 2000.As of 2006,only five nene-spotted ladybugs had been found in North America in the previous 10years,none of them in the East.Then one lone ladybug was found in Arlington,Va.None had been found in the East since,and only 90have been reported in North America.
After scientists at Cornell confirmed Mr.Priolo's find,they went to the Amagansett farm in mid-August to lead a search that turned up about 20more of the bugs.An area between rows of carrots and beans turned out to be a hot spot."We found a lot of them on cosmos and zinnias,"said Dr.Losey said,an insect expert.The farm is part of the 10,000-acre Peconic Land Trust in Amagansett,and it is organic.For ladybugs,Dr.Losey said,"you couldn't design a better place."
Dr.Losey wants to find out if it makes sense to reintroduce this strain of the ladybug in other areas.And he expects volunteers to be back out in the field when ladybug season starts again in the spring.Now,he said,"we need to find out more places where there are just as many."
49.The last time the New Yorkers saw their state insect inD.
A.2000 B.2006 C.1998 D.1982
50.The New Yorkers are so delighted to see the insect becauseC.
A.it has some bright spots on its back
B.it is the official insect of the city
C.it had been out of sight for quite some time
D.it is a new species unknown to New York
51.What does the second paragraph of the passage imply?A
A.It's against the law to bring new insects to New York.
B.The State Assembly don't like to live with Ladybugs.
C.The absence of the state insect had never been known.
D.The state insect had to leave because of a new species.
52.From the last two paragraphs we know thatB.
A.only some insect experts are really interested in ladybugs
B.Dr Losey is quite confident about the future of the insect
C.most ladybugs have m moved to live in the down area
D.more vegetables will be grown to welcome the state insect.
分析 本文屬于新聞報道類閱讀,作者通過這篇文章向我們講述了紐約的一種已經(jīng)消失了二十九年的昆蟲突然之間又被人們發(fā)現(xiàn),人們開始保護(hù)這些瀕臨滅絕的昆蟲,Losey博士對昆蟲的未來很有信心.
解答 49.D 推理判斷題,根據(jù)第一段New York times,Nov,24,2011-It is not just any bug,but the native nine-spotted ladybug.And its reappearance is something of a relief,because it is the official New York State insect,even though the last recorded sighting of it in New York was 29years ago.可知在2011年的29年前紐約人最后一次看見紐約州的昆蟲,因此應(yīng)該是1982年,故選D.
50.C 推理判斷題,根據(jù)第四段If the ladybugs are making a comeback,it is only beginning.The lost Ladybug Project started surveys in 2000.As of 2006,only five nene-spotted ladybugs had been found in North America in the previous 10years,none of them in the East.可知紐約人看見這個昆蟲很高興是因為他們已經(jīng)很久沒有看見這個昆蟲了.故選C.
51.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)第二段Its absence had not gone completely unnoticed.There was a moment in 2006when the State Assembly,realizing that the state insect had left the state,tried to replace it with a different species of ladybug,an attempt that fortunately gave in to law.可知本段向我們說明了把新的昆蟲帶到紐約是違反法律的,故選A.
52.B 細(xì)節(jié)理解題,根據(jù)最后一段Dr.Losey wants to find out if it makes sense to reintroduce this strain of the ladybug in other areas.And he expects volunteers to be back out in the field when ladybug season starts again in the spring.Now,he said,"we need to find out more places where there are just as many."可知Losey博士對昆蟲的未來很有信心,他相信昆蟲會越來越多,故選B.
點評 考查學(xué)生的細(xì)節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力.做細(xì)節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句,和題干進(jìn)行比較,再做出正確選擇.在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實,要根據(jù)文章事實進(jìn)行合乎邏輯的推理判斷.