Question

【題目】

At 26, Jane Goodall had no college education or science training. But since childhood, she had been dreaming of working closely with animals in Africa. “All through my childhood people said, ‘You can’t go to Africa. You’re a girl.’ ” Jane said. “ But my mother used to say, ‘If you really want to, there’s nothing you can’t do.’ ”

In 1957, 26yearold Goodall went to Kenya to work as a secretary. She met the famous scientist Louis Leakey, who was so impressed by her hard work that he made her as his assistant. She went with him on many trips to the African forest and in 1960 Leakey sent Goodall to live among chimpanzees* in a protection zone, recording the animals’ behavior and interactions.

For three months Goodall made little progress. But she said, “I never came close to giving up.” Her breakthrough came one day when she saw a male chimpanzee stick a piece of grass into an ant hill, then put the grass in his mouth. Afterward she came to the hill and did the same. Pulling the grass out, she discovered lots of ants on it. The discovery—that some animals use tools—was unknown to most scientists at the time.

Goodall saw chimpanzees show human-like feelings, such as anger and love. But she also discovered they were able to attack* against each other.

Goodall received her Ph.D. in the study of animal behavior at England’s Cambridge University. Now she travels around the globe raising money to protect wildlife. “I love being in the forest with the chimpanzees,” she said. “ I’d rather be there than travel around from city to city.”

【1】What did Goodall’s mother think of her dream?

A.As a girl she should not go to the African forest.

B.As a girl she should stay away from dangerous animals.

C.She could make her dream come true if she made up her mind.

D.Her dream would remain a dream unless she got the right training.

【2】What does the underlined word “breakthrough” mean in the third paragraph?

A.progressB.studyC.storyD.work

【3】What’s Jane Goodall’s most important discovery?

A.Some animals use tools.

B.Ants are chimpanzees’ favorite food.

C.Like humans, animals have feelings.

D.Chimpanzees could attack each other strongly.

【4】According to the passage, which of the following is TRUE?

A.Jane Goodall is working hard for a Ph.D. degree now.

B.Jane Goodall is raising money for the protection of wildlife now.

C.Jane Goodall is recording chimpanzees’ behavior in African forest now.

D.Jane Goodall is studying animal behavior in Cambridge University now.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

本篇講述珍妮古道爾執(zhí)著于童年的夢想——想到非洲工作和動物一起，科學(xué)家路易斯里基對她的努力工作非常有印象，把她送到非洲記錄動物的行為，經(jīng)過自己不懈的努力，終于成為一名劍橋大學(xué)研究動物行為的博士，致力于籌款保護(hù)野生動物。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段But my mother used to say, ‘If you really want to, there’s nothing you can’t do.’ ” 可知古道爾的媽媽覺得只要下定決心，沒有她干不成的事，故選C。

【2】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)第三段“For three months Goodall made little progress. But she said, “I never came close to giving up.” 可知3個月了，她幾乎沒進(jìn)展，但她鼓勵自己還沒到放棄的時候；根據(jù)下文描述的她看到黑猩猩用一根草取食螞蟻的情景，推斷breakthrough的詞義是取得突破，故選A。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段“The discovery—that some animals use tools—was unknown to most scientists at the time.” 可知這個發(fā)現(xiàn)在當(dāng)時多數(shù)科學(xué)家都沒不知道的——一些動物會使用工具；故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“Goodall received her Ph.D. in the study of animal behavior at England’s Cambridge University.” 古道爾獲得劍橋大學(xué)動物行為研究博士學(xué)位，句子用一般過去時，推斷是陳述已經(jīng)發(fā)生的事情，所以，A、D表達(dá)是錯誤；根據(jù)“Now she travels around the globe raising money to protect wildlife. ” 可知她現(xiàn)在周游世界籌集資金保護(hù)野生動物；所以B表達(dá)正確；根據(jù)第二段“She went with him on many trips to the African forest and in 1960 Leakey sent Goodall to live among chimpanzees* in a protection zone, recording the animals’ behavior and interactions.” 可知她是1960年被送到保護(hù)區(qū)和黑猩猩生活在一起，記錄動物的行為和互動，所以C表達(dá)錯誤；故選B。

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