Question

Have you heard of dodos (渡渡鳥)? The dodo was a large bird. But you might not think it was a bird at all, for the dodo could not fly. It was a member of the chicken family. It lived happily and safely until humans arrived in 1505. European sailors (水手) discovered the bird in 1507 on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean.

When the sailors talked about the strange bird that could not fly, people found it hard to believe it. The Europeans on the Island of Mauritius and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat. So large numbers of dodos were killed and by 1681 no living dodos were found on the island. A few dodos were brought to England in the 17th century, but for 200 years none have been seen alive. The humans didn’t know how to protect the birds. They caused the dodos’ extinction (滅絕) . This is how the phrase “as dead as a dodo” came. Because they died out completely, dodos became very well-known. It gave humans a big lesson.

 

1. European sailors discovered dodos in ________.

A. 1505 B. 1507

C. 1681 D. 1700

2. Which of the following about the dodo is TURE according to the passage?

A. It was born on the Island of Mauritius and could fly well.

B. It lived a hard life until humans arrived in 1505.

C. Its population became small only because pigs ate them.

D. It was possible for humans to find a dodo on Mauritius Island before 1681.

3. What’s the correct order about dodos?

a. Many people didn’t believe that dodos couldn’t fly.

b. European sailors discovered dodos on the Island of Mauritius.

c. The Europeans and the pigs found dodos very good to eat.

d. Large numbers of dodos were killed on the island.

A. a-b-c-d B. d-c-b-a

C. b-a-c-d D. b-d-a-c

4. The writer wrote the passage mainly to tell us that _____________.

A. the dodo could not fly

B. the dodo was a chicken

C. no living dodos were found

D. it’s important to protect animals

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.D

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了先是水手們發(fā)現(xiàn)了渡渡鳥，然后人們不相信渡渡鳥不會飛，接下來歐洲人發(fā)現(xiàn)渡渡鳥很好吃，最后渡渡鳥就滅絕了，告誡人們一定要保護動物。

1.1】細節(jié)理解題. 根據(jù)European sailors (水手) discovered the bird in 1507 on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean可知水手們發(fā)現(xiàn)這種鳥是在1507年發(fā)現(xiàn)的，故選B.

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)So large numbers of dodos were killed and by 1681 no living dodos were found on the island.得知直到1681年如此多的渡渡鳥被殺害，在島上沒有成活的渡渡鳥了�？芍�在1681年前見到渡渡鳥是可能的，故選D。

3.】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)European sailors (水手) discovered the bird in 1507 on the Island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean. When the sailors talked about the strange bird that could not fly, people found it hard to believe it. The Europeans on the Island of Mauritius and the pigs they brought with them found the birds very good to eat. So large numbers of dodos were killed and by 1681可知先是水手們發(fā)現(xiàn)了渡渡鳥，然后人們不相信渡渡鳥不會飛，接下來歐洲人合住發(fā)現(xiàn)渡渡鳥很好吃，最后渡渡鳥就滅絕了，故選C。

4.綜合理解題.通讀全文，作者寫這篇文章的用意是告誡人們一定要保護好動物。故選D。

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