Question

Rhinos(犀牛) are big and can be dangerous. They are also shy and seldom seen. Once there were hundreds of rhino species, but today there are only five. One ancient rhino called Indricotherium was the largest land mammal that ever lived. It was 5m high at the shoulders, and 8.5m long— twice the size of today’s biggest elephant! The living rhinos are still big, averaging 2-3m long and weighing up to 3,600kg.
To see all five species of living rhino you would need to do a bit of exploring. First you might visit Africa for a look at the white rhino and the black rhino. They live in Africa’s dry woodlands and grasslands. Then you could head to India and Nepal for a look at the Indian rhino. It lives in the high grasslands near rivers, where you have to ride an elephant to find one. Finally you might travel to the rainforests on the islands of Indonesia to see the Sumatran and Javan rhinos. These are the smallest and rarest rhinos in the world and extremely difficult to find.
Most rhinos are gentle and timid (胆小的).They have a bad reputation for being very aggressive, but that may be partly because they get frightened easily. Also, they have poor eyesight. They rely on their strong sense of smell to tell them a stranger is approaching, but if the wind is blowing the wrong way, they may not know someone is there until it’s too late.
Rhinos can be found only in their habitats, which is why habitat destruction has caused rhino populations to decline. As they disappear from certain places, their absence leads to many changes to the landscape. For example, black rhinos in Africa only eat shrubs (灌木) and small trees, pruning (修剪) the plants and limiting their growth. Many other species benefit from this, and as rhinos disappear, so do many other animals sharing their habitat. Bushes and trees take over the land and force species like the antelope to leave in search of food. In a short time the whole habitat has changed

1. 1.
   From the text we learn that ______
   1. A.
      rhinos are all big and dangerous
   2. B.
      rhino numbers have declined greatly
   3. C.
      rhinos are twice as large as elephants
   4. D.
      Indricotherium is the world’s biggest living animal now
2. 2.
   The white rhino can be found in______
   1. A.
      Indonesia’s island
   2. B.
      Nepal’s high grasslands
   3. C.
      Africa’s dry woodlands and grasslands
   4. D.
      India’s high grasslands near rivers
3. 3.
   What can we conclude from Paragraph 2?
   1. A.
      Most rhinos live alone
   2. B.
      Rhinos are disappearing from their habitats
   3. C.
      The five rhino species are all different in colour
   4. D.
      Rhinos’ habitat ranges from rainforests to grasslands
4. 4.
   The underlined word “aggressive” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by_____
   1. A.
      energetic
   2. B.
      attractive
   3. C.
      useless
   4. D.
      fierce
5. 5.
   The example of the black rhinos in the last paragraph is mainly to show that_____
   1. A.
      rhinos only eat plants
   2. B.
      all rhinos are endangered
   3. C.
      all the habitat of rhinos has been damaged
   4. D.
      the disappearance of rhinos has led to habitat change

Answer 1

BCDDD
试题分析：
1.推理题，由第一段第二行but today there are only five可以推出犀牛数量严重下降，所以选B
2.细节题，由第二段第三行They live in Africa’s dry woodlands and grasslands可以知道答案，所以选C
3.推理题，由他年龄大而且孩子又多，仍然坚持和自己的老婆离婚，可以推出他很固执，所以选D
4.推理题，主要讲述了在非洲，犀牛的恓息地在森林里和草地上；在印度犀牛的恓息地在热带雨林，不同地方的犀牛，恓息地不同，所以选D
5.推理题，由最后一段第三行their absence leads to many changes to the landscape可以推出犀牛的消失导致它们的恓息地改变所以选D
考点：本文为一篇说明文。
点评：本文说明了犀牛的数量在严重下降。先通读全文，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。本文主要考查推理题，要求学生有很强的推理分析能力。