14．Zhalong is a nature reserve in Heilongjiang in northeast China．It is one of the world’s most important wetlands．The area provides food and shelter for wildlife．It is an ideal home for different kinds of plants，fish and birds．
Many birds live comfortably in Zhalong Nature Reserve all year round，while some only stay for a short time．There are many fish in the wetlands，and the birds can easily catch them for food．Zhalong Nature Reserve is an important living area for the rare red-crowned cranes．There are not manyred-crowned cranes in the world．Some of them live in Zhalong．
Some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings．This means that there will be less and less space for wildlife．
More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space．Many of them died．The Chinese government wants to protect these endangered birds，and they can be safe in Zhalong．
Every year a lot of tourists go to Zhalong to watch birds．This year members of ourBird watching Club are going to study the different kinds of birds in Zhalongand the changes in their numbers．The study begins next month．
We do a bird count once a year．We are now inviting secondary school students to help．We need more people to help us count and do something to help the birds．Many people do not understand the importance of the wetlands．We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife．
36．What is the best title of the passage？D
A．Less and Less Space for Wildlife
B．Many Tourists Watch birds in Zhalong Yearly
C．Zhalong is a Famous Scenic Spot
D．Zhalong A Special Place
37．The shelter in the first paragraph meansA．
A．a place to live or stay
B．a large zoo
C．a place to hunt animals
D．a large park
38．Which of the following sentences is false？A
A．There are a lot ofred-crowned cranes in other parts of the world．
B．Some birds go to Zhalong for a short stay．
C．Zhalong nature reserveis the comfortable home of many birds．
D．Birds can find food without difficulty in Zhalong．
39．Why are more and more birds endangered？BecauseD．
A．many tourists watch them
B．many of the birds died
C．people have less and less place
D．their living place is less and less
40．This passage is written toB
A．ask people to do something for birds．
B．help people learn about protecting wildlife．
C．make people understand how important the wetlands are．
D．ask students all over the world to watch birds．
分析 扎龙自然保护区位于中国东北部的黑龙江省．它是世界最著名的湿地之一．这个地区为野生动物提供食物和居所．对于不同种类的植物、鱼类、鸟类来说是一个理想的家园．
许多鸟会一整年都舒适的生活在扎龙自然保护区，而一些只短时间呆在这里．湿地里有许多鱼，鸟类很容易捉到它们做食物．对于罕见的红丹顶鹤来说，扎龙自然保护区是非常重要的生存地．世界上的红丹顶鹤已为数不多，其中一些住在扎龙．
一些人想把湿地变成农业和建筑用地，这意味着野生动物生存的地方越来越少．由于没有足够的生存空间，越来越多的鸟处在危险中，许多已经死亡．中国政府想要保护这些濒危的鸟类，在扎龙鸟儿能够安全的生存了．
每年都有许多旅游者来扎龙看鸟．今年我们的观鸟俱乐部成员打算研究扎龙地区不同种类的鸟和它们的数量变化．研究于下月开始．
我们每年做一次鸟类计数．我们现在邀请初中的学生帮忙．我们需要更多的人来帮我们数鸟，做一些帮助鸟类的事情．许多人不明白湿地的重要性．我们希望这则信息能帮助他们明白，使他们为保护野生动物积极采取行动．
解答 答案：36～40 DAADB
36：D．（综合概括题）best title最佳标题，A野生动物生存地越来越少，B许多有人每年来扎龙看鸟，C扎龙是著名的自然保护区，都说的太片面，纵观全文，D扎龙-一个特殊的地方，最全面，强调了扎龙自然保护区与其它地方的与众不同．故选D
37：A．（词语理解题）a place to live or stay 一个居住或停留的场所 a large zoo一个大动物园 a place to hunt animals 一个捕猎动物的地方 a large park一个大公园，结合“The area provides food and shelter for wildlife”可知是提供食物和居住的地方，故选A
38．A（细节理解题） 文中只说“There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world．Some of them live in Zhalong．”所以没有提到其他地方有许多的红丹顶鹤．故选A
39．D （细节理解题）由“More and more birds are in danger because they do not have enough living space”可知，因为鸟儿没有足够的生存地所以越来越危险了，所以答案“their living place is less and less”对，故选D
40．B （主题把握细节理解题）由“We hope this information will help them understand and make them actively take action to protect wildlife．”可知“我们希望这则信息能帮助他们明白，使他们为保护野生动物积极采取行动．”所以正好符合“This passage is written to help people learn about protecting wildlife．”这篇短文的目的是帮助人们学习保护野生动物．故选B
点评 本题考查学生根据短文提炼主要内容，根据上下文理解词语意思，抓住细节描写判断文意．
