Question

   Nola is a 4l-year-old northern white rhino(犀牛) . She lives in the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in California. She is one of only four remaining northern white rhinos in the world. The other three live in Kenya,Africa.

   World Rhino Day,held on September 22 ,is a day to raise awareness(意识) of Nola and the less than 30,000 other rhinos left on Earth.

   “Rhinos need our help today,not tomorrow,” said Nola’ s keeper Jane Kennedy. “Last year we lost over 1 ,200 rhinos just in South Africa. If we continue to lose more than 1,000 rhinos a year,in 10 to 20 year’s all rhinos on the planet will be gone."

   Rhinos have lived on Earth for more than 40 million years,but they are now endangered because of human activities.

   Scientists are trying to find ways to prevent rhinos from becoming extinct. In 1975,the San Diego Zoo Institute for Conservation Research started a program called the Frozen Zoo. Through the program,researchers have collected cell samples ( 细胞样品） from more than 8,000 different animal species(种) ， including the northern white rhino. Sciq^tists hope ftat by studying the rhino cells,they will know more about the rhino,and will find ways to increase its numbers.

   At the San Diego Zoo,children adults are welcome to visit and speak with zookeqjers to learn about rhinos. They can also take part in different activities. But you don’t have to live in San Diego to celebrate World Rhino Day. It is celebrated around the world to teach people about rhinos.

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

() 61. How many northerti white rhinos are there on Earth now?

   A. 20.   B. 10.   C. 4.   D. 3.

() 62. We can learn from Jane Kennedy’s words that.

   A. rhinos are in need of our help now

   B. there are about 1,000 rhinos left on Earth

   C. we’11 lose more rhinos this year than last year

   D. rhinos will probably disappear from Earth in 5 years

() 63. What do the underlined words “becoming extinct” in Paragraph 5 mean?

   A. Dying out. B. Running away.

   C. Getting sick. D. Getting hurt.

() 64. We can learn from the passage that the Frozen Zoo.

   A. is a zoo in San Diego

   B. helps protect animals

   C. was started by Jane Kennedy

   D. was started about 20 years ago

() 65. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. Rhinos are in danger because of water pollution.

   B. World Rhino Day is celebrated in San Diego only.

   C. People caa learn about rhinos at the San Diego Zoo.

    D.There are more northern white rhinos in California than in Kenya.

Answer 1

61. C 62. A 63. A 64. B 65. C

[体裁]说明文

[话题]自然

[大意]材料介绍了犀牛的现状和科学家 为保护犀牛所做的努力。

61. C.本小题考査学生理解具体信息的 能力。由第一段第三句可知目前世界 上仅有4只北方白犀牛。

62. A.本小题考查学生理解具体信息的 能力。由Jane Kennedy的话可知每年 犀牛的数量急剧减少，如果我们每年 持续失去1000多只犀牛的话，在10到 20年内地球上的犀牛就会灭绝。由 此可知犀牛现在需要我们的保护。

63. A.本小题考查学生根据上下文猜测 词义的能力。由上文可知犀牛濒临灭 绝，因此科学家们正在努力寻找阻止 它们“灭绝”的办法。

64. B.本小题考査学生理解具体信息的 能力。第五段主要介绍了 the Frozen Zoo,该项目旨在冷冻保存稀有生物 的细胞(包括北方白犀牛) ，以保证生 物多样性，因此B项正确。

65. C.本小题考查学生理解具体信息的 能力。由最后一段第一句可知C项正 确。