中考英语阅读理解专项练习：可爱的动植物

0中考英语阅读理解专项练习（常考+热门话题）

专题06可爱的动植物

一、阅读单选

Peoplecometoknowtheimportanceofprotectingwildanimals.Sofar,manycountrieshavemadelawsto

stoppeoplefromabusingwildanimals.

France'senvironmentministerhasannouncedaban（禁令）stoppingwildanimalsfromperformingin

travelingcircuses（马戏团）.Thenationjoinsover20otherEuropeancountrieswithsimilarbans.Thegoalisto

treatwildanimalswellinlinewithmodembestpractices.

BarbaraPompili,theminister,saidthatbears,tigers,lions,elephantsandotherwildanimalswon'tbe

allowedintravelingcircusesinthecomingyears.Shesaidthiscouldaffecl（影响）aboul80circusesandabout230

animals.However,thebandoesn,taffectwildanimalsinzoos.

Thebanalsosaidthatoceanparkswon'tbeabletobringindolphinsorwhales,andnonewoceanparkswill

bebuilt.Barbarasaid,"It'stimetohaveabetterrelationshipwithwildanimals.Thenewruleswillalsobringan

endtominkfarming（水貂养殖），whereanimalsareraisedfortheirfur,inthenextfiveyears.

Barbaradidn'tgiveanexactdateforthebanintravelingcircuses,sayingtheprojectshouldstartassoonas

possible.Andshepromisedthatsolutionswillbefoundforeachanimal.

TheFrenchgovernmentwillgive$9.2milliontohelppeoplewhoworkincircusesandoceanparkstofind

newjobs.Thechangewillhappenoverseveralyearsbecauseitwillchangethelivesofmanypeople.

Animalprotectiongroupscelebratethenews,butpeopleworkingincircusesaren'thappy.

1.Theunderlinedword“abusing“probablymeans""inthepassage.

A.feedingB.lovingC.hurtingD.watching

2.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Morethan20Europeancountrieshavebansaboutprotectingwildanimals.

B.ThebaninFrancewillaffectwildanimalsinbothtravelingcircusesandzoos.

C.ThebaninFrancecouldaffectabout230circusesandabout80animals.

D.ThenewrulesencourageFrenchpeopletostartminkfarmingtomakemoney.

3.Wecaninfer（推断）fromthepassagethat.

A.Frenchpeopleknowtheexactdateforthebanincircuses

B.theFrenchgovernmentwillhelptheworkersincircuses

C.Frenchpeoplewon'traiseminksfortheirfurinthreemonths

D.theworkersincircusesareveryhappybecauseofthebans

4.Wecanknowanimalprotectiongroupsareaboutthebansfromthelastsentence.

A.sadB.worriedC.angryD.happy

“HasanyoneseenCharge?^^Iasked,onlyhalfexpectingareply.Thekidswererunningaroundthehouse,

eachdoingtheirownthing,andmyhusbandwaswatchingthefootballgame.Sinceshehadonlybeenoutofsight

forafewhours,Iwasn'tveryworried.Ithoughtshemustbeunderoneofthekids'beds,hidingfromallthemess

thatwasusualforaSundayafternooninourhome.

①.

Chargewasnotgood-looking.Itwasn'therproblem.MyhusbandhadfoundChargewalkingaroundalong

thefreewayonedayonhiswayhomefromwork.Shelookedasif（仿佛）shehadn'teateninweeks,sohe

stoppedandfedherwithbitsofhisleftoverlunch.Notknowingwhattodo,hebroughtherhomewiththehopeof

findingherownersoratleastalovingfamilythatwouldtakeher.However,onceshewasinthehouse,thekids

decidednottolethergo.Intheendweunwillinglyaccepteditandtoldthemwecouldkeepher.

Afterwatchingheractionsforafewdays,Ifoundshewasverydistrustfulandafraidofeveryone.Intime,

though,shecametolovethekidsandsleptontheirbedseverynight.Everytimethekidscried,Chargewouldrun

tothemandgentlyofferhercomfortingpaw.Unlikeourcatwhohadrecentlygivenbirthtofivekittens,Charge

wouldhavebeenagreatmother.

WhenIwasfinallyabletogeteveryone'sattentionatthedinnertable,Iaskedagainifanyonehadseen

Charge.Afteraunanimous（异口同声的）"No”,Idecidedtotakealookaroundtheneighborhood.

③.

“Charge!”Icried,becausethereshewasinthecloset（壁橱）！Shelookedupatmefrominsidethelittlecats'

boxasiftosay,atShhh,Ijustgotthemtosleep!,?

Weusuallykepttheclosetdooropenabitsoourmammacatcouldgoinandfeedherkittens,butshealways

leftassoonasshefinishednursing.Clearly,Chargeknewtheyneededmoremammatimeandwasmorethan

willingtohelpout.

④.

Thekidssmileduponseeingthedogwiththekittens.Myhusbandshookhisheadandsaid,"Onlyyou,

Charge.Onlyyou!^^

Chargecontinuedtomotherthekittensuntiltheywereplacedintheirnewhomes.Chargemaynothavebeen

anattractivedog,butshetrulyhadherinnerbeauty.

5.Whentheauthor'shusbandsawChargeforthefirsttime,he.

A.feltpityforherB.decidedtobringherhome

C.fedherwithhislunchD.helpedtofindherowner

6.Wherecanthefollowingsentencesmostprobablybe?

“WhowantstogolookforChargewithme?”IaskedasIopenedthedoorofthehallclosetandreachedintogetmy

shoes.

A.①B.②C.③D.®

7.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthearticle?

A.ThemostbeautifulChargeB.Thegreatestmamma

C.AlovingstoryD.AspecialSunday

BrittanyHawleygraduatedthisweekend-butshedidn'tcrossthestagealone.Herlovinggoldenretriever,

Griflin,wasrightbesidehertocollecthisveryownhonorarydegree.

BrittanywasdiagnosedwithCRPSat16,whichhasmadeherunabletowalk.Sheisnowinawheelchair.

BrittanygotGriflinthroughtupaws4prisons^^,aprogramthatteachesprisonersinWestVirginiatotrainhigh-level

assistancedogs."Theyallowmanydogstocomeuptoyouandletthedogchooseyou,^^shesaid."Somedogs

werescaredofthewheelchair,Griffinjumpedrightintomylapandlickedmeacrosstheface.^^

Thenthepairpursued100percenttogetheragraduatedegreeinOccupationalTherapyatClarkson

Universityattendingallthesameclasses,lectures,researchprojects,etc."Gnffindoesalotforme.^^Brittanysaid,

""includingopeningdoorsandturningonlights...IfIfall,he'dgetapersonoraphonetohelp.Butthemost

importantisthecomfortheprovideswhenIfeelpainful.^^

SowhenBrittanywashonoredwithhermaster'sdegree,Griffinwasonceagainatherside-withan

honorarydegreeofhisown.

“IpushedfromdayoneforGriffintograduatewithme.^^Brittanysaid,"HedideverythingIdid!^^

TheBoardofTrusteeshonoredthe4-year-oldgoldenretrieverattheceremony,sayinghe'dshowngreat

endeavourandloyaltytohisowner.64Idon'tliketobedefinedasadisabledperson.Iwanttodefinemyself.^^said

Brittany.t4Andmyloyaldogwouldalwaysbebymysideinmyjourney.^^

8.WecanknowthatBrittany.

A.askedGriffintocollectthedegreeforher

B.losthertwolegsbecauseoftheterribledisease

C.choseGriffinbecausehe'dshownhergreatwarmthatfirstsight

D.tookGriffinto”paws4prisons99toreceiveprofessionaltraining

9.Griffinwasawardedanhonorarydegreebecause.

A.heshowedahighlevelofassistanceduringatest

B.he'dplayedanimportantroleinhisowner'sstudies

C.Brittanyhadmadeherrequestforhimtograduatewithher

D.he'dlearnedalotofskillsinOccupationalTherapy

10.Theword“endeavour“inParagraph7isclosestinmeaningto.

A.matterB.intelligenceC.creativityD.effort

11.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.PrisonersinWestVirginiaraisemanydogstoenrichtheirlife.

B.BrittanywasalwaysproudofGriffin'sabilityinhelpingpeople.

C.GriffinservedasBrittany'smobilitydogandgaveheralotofsupport.

D.Brittanyhopedpeoplecouldhaveanewdefinitionofdisability.

12.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.aspecialhonorarygraduateofClarksonUniversity

B.agirl'sjourneyinawheelchairwithherdog

C.howtoreceiveagraduatedegreeinOccupationalTherapy

D.anunusualceremonyforBrittany

ImagineyouareinAfrica.Suddenly,agroupofspotsstreakspastyou.Whatwasit?Itmayhavebeena

cheetah,thefastestanimalonland.Itcanrunupto70milesperhour,whichisfasterthanmostcarsmovingon

thehighway!

Inmanyways,thecheetahisbuiltforspeed.Eventhoughthisanimalisacat,itspawsaremuchmorelikea

dog'spaws.Thepawsallowthecheetahtomakequickturns.Acheetahalsohaslonglegsthathelpittakebig

steps.Itcanjumpasfaras20feetinoneleap!Eventhecheetah'sbackbonehelpsitmovequickly.Thebackbone

actsasaspring（弹簧），movingthecheetahforwardwithsuddenburst（迸发）ofenergy.Althoughthecheetahcan

runfast,itcannotrunforlongdistance.Itusesitsenergyquicklyandbecomestired.Ifthecheetahcannotcatch

itsdinnerinahurry,itwillhavetorestawhilebeforetryingagain.

Acheetahisalsomadetobeagreathunter.Ithassharpeyesight.Acheetahcanseeotheranimalsuptothree

milesaway.Goodeyesighthelpsthecheetahfinditspreysoitcanplananattack.Acheetah'scoatisalsovery

useful.Thecoatislightbrownwithblackspots.Itallowsacheetahtohideinthetall,browngrassinAfrica.Other

animalsdonotseeithiding,soacheetahcangetclosetorabbits,birds,andotheranimalsquietly.

Todaythecheetahisindanger.PartsofAfricaarebeingturnedintofarms.Thischangeforcesthecheetah

andotheranimalstofindnewplacestolive,whichisnotalwayseasy.Cheetahsarealsobeinghuntedbyother

animalssuchaslionsandhyenas.However,zookeepersandwildlifeexpertsaretryingtosavethecheetah.Maybe

withtheirhelp,cheetahswillgrowlargerinnumber.

13.Suddenly,agroupofspotsstreakspastyou."Streaks“means"

A.searchesforfoodB.getsclosequietly

C.moveswithgreatspeedD.plansasuddenattack

14.Thecheetah'scoatisMOSTusefulbecauseit.

A.protectsthecheetahfromthesunB.helpsthecheetahhideinthegrass

C.keepsthecheetahcoolafteralongrunD.letsthecheetahmovewithgreatspeed

15.Readthischart

Wlien:Then:

Cheetalisstoptorestifthey

Cheetalisusetheiienergyveiyquickly.

>donotcatchtheirprey.

Lionsandhyenaslimitcheetahs.>

Thechartshowssomeinformationfromthearticle.Whichcanbeputintheemptybox?

A.Cheetahshideinthetall,browngrass.B.PeopleinAfricahuntlionsandhyenas.

C.Wildlifeexpertssendcheetahstothezoo.D.Thenumberofcheetahsbecomessmaller.

16."SpeedyandSpotty^^isagoodtitleforthearticlebecause.

A.itgivesthenamesoftwocheetahsB.itcatchesthereaders5attention

C.itexplainshowcheetahsactinthewildD.itdescribestwofactsaboutcheetahs

①Animalbehaviorisaninterestingandattractivestudy.Scientistsresearchthewaysanimalsusetolookfor

food.Theystudyhowanimals,protectthemselvesfromtheirpredators,andwhichanimalskillotheranimalsfor

food.Allofthishelpsusunderstandhowusefulanimalscanbe.

②Eachcountryorcultureraisessomeanimalsforfood.IntheUnitedStates,peoplemainlyeatmeatfrom

cows,chickensandpigs.Inothercounties,peoplemightraisesheeporbuffaloformeat.Thesedifferencescome

inpartfromweatherandotherenvironmentalconditions.Peoplearoundtheworldeatallkindsoffishand

shellfishfromoceansandrivers.Insomecountries,peopledon'talwayschoosesomeanimalgroups,suchasdogs,

forfoodwhileinothercountriessuchanimalsmaybecomepeople'sfavoritefood.

③InWestAfrica,animalsprovidehumanswithmorethanfood.Theyhavebeenhelpingpeopledodaily

workforthousandsofyears.Horses,oxen,andotherworkanimalspullheavythings.Elephants,camelsandother

animalscarrypeopleandthingsfromplacetoplace.Carrierpigeons（信鸽）havebeenusedtosendmessages.

©Peoplealsoreceivehealthbenefitsfromanimals.Forexample,dogsandcatscanhelpcalmpeopledown.

Thisishelpfulforpeoplefightingillnesses.Animalscanalsoreducestress,helpingpeopletodrawtheirattention

tolearningnewinformation,suchasreading.Whenpeoplearewalkingtheirdogsorhorses,itencourages

exercise.

©AnimalsandhumanssharespaceonEarth,sokeepingahealthyrelationshipwithanimals,aroundusisin

ourbestinterest.

17.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Whereanimalsliveandhowtheylookforfood.

B.Therelationshipbetweenanimalsandhumans.

C.Thedifferentthingsanimalscandoindifferentcountries.

D.Whathumansshoulddowhencommunicatingwithanimals.

18.Theunderlinedword“predators“inParagraph1probablymeans.

A.neighboursB.friendsC.childrenD.emies

19.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?

A.Horsesarehelpfulforpeoplefightingillnesses.

B.Elephantsencouragehumanstodomoreexercise.

C.Africansmainlyeatmeatfromcows,chickensandpigs.

D.Peopleliketohaveallkindsoffishforfoodfromoceansandrivers.

20.Whichofthefollowingisthestructureofthepassage?

A.B.C.D.

"LA__

Allovertheworld,peoplefindgiraffesamazing.Thegiraffeisthetallestanimalintheworld.Itslegsand

tailaretallerthanmostpeople.Itstongueisverylong,18inches.Thefrontpartofitstongueisanunusualcolor,

black.Unlikemostotherlargeanimals,giraffesdonotthreaten（威胁）people.Yettomanyscientiststhemost

amazingthingaboutthisgentlegiantisitsheart.

Tounderstandhowamazingthegiraffe'sheartis,putyourheadlowerthanyourheart.Keepitthereforafew

minutes.Thenliftyourheadupveryquickly.Doyoufeeldizzy?Thisistheeffectofachangeinbloodpressure.

Thehearthastoquicklypumpbloodtoyourbraintostopyoufromfeelingdizzyorfromfainting.

Whenagiraffeliftsitsheadupfromtheground,ithastoliftits250-kiloneckmorethan15feetintheair.

Howcanitdothiswithoutfainting?Thegiraffe9sheartisreallylarge.Itisalmosttwofeetlongandweighsabout

10kilos.Itcanpump60litersofbloodinaminute.Thelargeartery（动脉）thatcarriesbloodfromtheheartup

thelongneckofthegiraffeisalsounusualbecauseithasamuscleinit.Thismusclehelpskeepthegiraffe'sblood

pressure.

In1988,awriter,MichaelAllin,learnedthatagiraffearrivedinMarseille,acityinthesouthofFrance,in

1826.ItwasagifttothekingofFranceCharlesX.HedecidedtogotoEthiopia,inEastAfrica,wherethegiraffe

wasborn.HetraveledtoEgyptontheNileRiver.ThiswasthesamewaythegiraffecametoEgyptwherehe

discoveredthereasonforthegift.MuhammadAli,animportantEgyptianleader,didnotwanttheFrenchtoenter

awar.HesentthegiraffetoKingCharlesX.

However,itwasdifficulttotransportagiraffein1826.IttraveledfromEgypttoFranceonaship.Thegiraffe

wassotallthatitcouldn'tfitinthelowerdeckoftheship.Thiswasquiteaproblemuntilsomeonedecidedtocut

aholeinthetopdeckoftheship.Thegiraffe'slegswerebelow,anditslongneckcameupthroughthehole.

NooneknewhowtogetsuchalargeanimalfromMarseilletoParis,sothegiraffehadtowalkthe880

kilometers.Allalongtheway,peoplecametowatchthegentlegiant.SixweeksafteritleftMarseille,thegiraffe

finallyarrivedinParis,where100,000peoplecametoseethisamazingcreature.Today,westilllookatthegiraffe

inamazement.Thereisnootheranimallikeitonearth.

21.Whatisunusualaboutthearteryinagiraffe5sneck?

A.Ithasamuscleinit.B.Ithasanunusualcolour.

C.Itweighs10kilos.D•Itcarriesbloodtothelegs.

22.Thewriterexplainshowamazingthegiraffe'sheartisinParagraph3mainlyby.

A.tellingstoriesB.showingsteps

C.givingnumbersD.expressingopinions

23.MuhammadAligavethegiraffeto.

A.theFrenchpeopleB.theEgyptianleader

C.theFrenchwriterD.thekingofFrance

24.Whatdidtheydototransportthegiraffebyship?

A.Theycutaholeinthedeck.B.Theyaddedatallerdecktotheship.

C.Theybuiltanothernewship.D.Theycutthetallerdeckofftheship.

25.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?

A.ThegentlegiantfromAfricaB.Thespecialheartofthegiant

C.TheamazingjourneytoFranceD.ThepopularwriterfromFrance

Somebelievethereisaspecialbond（情感纽带）betweenpeopleandanimals,sodoesAmberMason.Her

animalfriendisanelephant.

In2004,eight-year-oldAmberwasonholidayinThailand.ThereshemetNingNong,afour-year-old

elephant.Shefedhimonbananaseverymorning.NingNongalsolikedthegirl.OnlyAmbercouldridehim.He

lovedtowraphistrunk（象鼻）aroundhershouldersandnuzzle（用鼻子轻擦）her.

Onemorning,AmberandNingNongwereplayingatthebeach.Asuddentsunami（海啸）came.

Whenabigwavewasrunningtowardsthem,theelephanttookAmberonhisbackandranasfastashecould.

Hetookthegirltoasafehighgroundandsavedherlife.

NowAmberis21yearsold.Shestillremembersthetsunamiandheroldfriend.However,sinceherreturnto

theUK,shehasnevermetNingNong.ItissaidthatNingNongislivinginthewestofThailand,withanewname,

BaiTong.Amberisveryexcitedaboutthisandhopestovisitherfriendagain.

26.Inthisstory,Amber'sfriendisa（n）.

A.boyB.girlC.horseD.elephant

27.Amberwenttoforaholidayin2004.

A.ThailandB.AfricaC.theUKD.theUSA

28.HowdidNingNongsavehislittlefriend?

A.Heranawaytoaskothersforhelp.B.Heswamawaywiththegirlonhisback.

c.Hewrappedhistrunkaroundthegirl.D.Hetookthegirlonhisbackandranaway.

29.AmberandNingNonghaven51seeneachotherfor_______years.

A.fourB.eightC.thirteenD.fifteen

30.Fromthelastparagraph,weknow___

A.AmberhasanewnameB.NingNonghasreturnedtotheUK

C.AmbermissesheroldfriendD.NingNongliveswithBaiTongnow

Hundredsofyearsago,nodandelions（蒲公英）grewinNorthAmerica.ThenpeoplecamefromEurope.

Theyhaddandelionseedsontheirclothes.Theseedsfellfromtheirclothesontotheground.Sincethen,

dandelionshavespreadallover.

Mostpeoplebelievethatdandelionsareweeds.Theydonotwantthemintheirgardens.Butsomepeople

thinkthatdandelionflowersarepretty.Andothersthinkthatdandelionstastegood.Theycookdandelionleavesor

putthemintoafreshsalad.Theleavesmustbepickedbeforetheflowerscomeoutortheywillnottastegood.

Somepeoplemakedandelionflowersintowine.

Dandelionsdonotdieeasily.Ifthewinterisnotverycold,theirleavesmaystaygreen.Whenthespring

arrives,theirflowerscomeout.Eachnighttheirbrightyellowflowerscloseup.Whenthesunshinesthenextday,

theyopenupagain.Dandelionflowersareveryunusual.Theydonothavetogetpollen（花粉）fromanother

dandelionflowerinordertoformseeds.Soafterseveraldays,theyellowflowerturnswhiteandsoft.Atiny

brownseedformsatthebottomofeachwhitepetal（花瓣）.Whenthewindblows,thepetalsfloataway.Each

whitepetalcarriesaseedaway.Thisletsthedandelionsspreadtheirseedsallover.Newdandelionsgrowwhere

theseedsland.

31.Theunderlinedword“weeds“means.

A.prettyflowersB.freshvegetableC.greentreesD.wildplants

32.Whenisthebesttimetopickdandelionleavestoeat?

A.Aftertheirflowerscomeout.B.Aftertheirflowersturnwhite

C.Beforetheirflowerscomeout.D.Beforetheirflowerscloseup.

33.Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?

A.TheHistoryofDandelionsB.Dandelions:FlowersorFood

C.TheUseofDandelionsD.HowtoGrowDandelions

Dragonsarenotrealanimals,butlooklikeacombination（结合体）ofmanyanimalssuchassnakes,fishand

deer.Theyhavetwohorns（角）andlongmoustache（胡子）.Withfantasticpowers,theyflyintheskyorswimin

thesea.Theycanmakerain,too.TheChinesedragonisasymbolofstrengthandgoodluck.

Weareproudtocallourselvesthe''descendants（传人）ofthedragon^^.InChinese,uexcellenf,peopleare

oftencalled"dragons”.AnumberofChinesesayingsandidiomstalkaboutdragons,forexample,“Hopingone's

childwillbecomeadragonJwhichmeanshopingheorshewillbesuccessful.

TherearealsosometraditionalfestivalsaboutdragonsinChina,suchasDragonHeadRaisingDayand

DragonBoatFestival.Wehavedifferentkindsofactivitiestocelebratethem.Thesetwofestivalscomeeveryyear,

buttheYearoftheDragoncomeseverytwelveyears.

34.Whichofthefollowingisnotmentionedasthecombinationofadragon?

A.SnakesB.HorsesC.FishD.Deer

35.Theyear,2000,istheYearoftheDragon,andwhichofthefollowingyearsistheYearoftheDragonagain?

A.2012.B.2008.C.2018.D.1987.

36.WhatdoestheChinesedragonsymbolize?

A.Acombinationofmanyanimals.B.Chinesesayingsandidiom.

C.Traditionalfestivals.D.Strengthandgoodluck.

37.Inthepassage,theunderlinedsentence“Hopingone'schildwillbecomeadragon,9,meansin

Chinese.

A.龙马精神B.龙飞凤舞C.望子成龙D.龙腾虎跃

Oncetherewasababyeaglelivinginanest（巢）onacliff（山崖）.Thebabyeaglelovedhisnest.Itwas

warm,softandcomfortable.Andevenbetter,hehadallthefoodandlovethathismothercouldgive.Whenever

thebabyeaglewashungry,hismotherwouldalwayscomejustintimewiththedeliciousfoodheliked.

Hewasgrowinghappilydayafterday.Butsuddenlyhisworldchanged.Hismotherstoppedcomingtothe

nest.Hewasfullofsadnessandfear.Hethoughthewoulddiesoon.Hecried,butnobodyheardhim.

Twodayslatermotherappearedwithsomenicefood.Thebabyeaglewaswildwithjoy.Buthismotherput

thefoodatthetopofthemountainandthenlookeddownatherbaby.Thebabyeaglecriedout,“Mum,whydid

youdothistome?I'mhungry.Don'tyouknowIwilldieifIhavenothingtoeat?”

“HereistheLastmealIgiveyou.Comeandgetitbyyourselfhismothersaid.Thensheflewdownand

pushedthebabyeagleoutofthenest.Thebabyeaglefelldown,fasterandfaster.Helookedupathismum,"Why

doyouabandonme?”Helookeddownattheearth.Thegroundwasmuchcloser.Thensomethingstrange

happened.Theaircaughtbehindhisarmsandhebegantofly!Hewasn'tmovingtothegroundanymore.Instead,

hiseyeswerepointedupatthesun.

“Youareflying!Youcanmakeit!”Hismothersmiled.

38.Thebabyeaglebeforehismotherstoppedcomingtothenest?

A.livedinanestinthetreeB.gotnicefoodfromhismother

C.wasalwayscoldandhungryD.livedveryhappilywithfriend

39.Thebabyeaglefeltassoonashesawhismothercomingagain?

A.sadB.happyC.afraidD.angry

40.Whatdidthebabyeagle'smotherdowhenshecamethelasttime?

A.Sheputsomefoodinthenest.B.Shejustcametoseehimagain.

C.Sheshoutedatherbabyeagleandflewaway.D.Shepushedherbabyeagleoutofthenest.

41.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"abandon"mean?

A.抛弃B.保护C.歧视D.拯救

42.Wecaninfer（推断）fromthestorythatthebabyeagle.

A.losthismotherB.feeldownanddied

C・couldgetfoodhimselfD.wasstillangrywithhismother

Coffeehasbeenapartofpeople'slivesforthousandsofyears,andtodayitisstillafavoritedrinkofmillions

ofpeopleintheworld.Coffeeissopopular,butdoyouknowthestoryofcoffeeandhowitwasdiscovered?

ThereisanoldstorythatsayscoffeewasdiscoveredinAfrica,longtimeago.Oneday,afarmerwas

watchinghisgoats,andhesawthemeatsomesmallberries（干种子）fromaplant.Aftertheyatetheberries,the

goatsbecameveryactive.Themanoftenfelttired,sohedecidedtotrytheberries,too.Surprisingly,hedidnot

feeltiredanymore.Coffeeplantswerethusdiscovered.ThencoffeewastakenfromAfricatoArabia（阿拉伯半

岛），andthereitwasfirstusedasmedicine.TheArabskeptcoffeeasecretformanyyears.Later,coffeecameto

Turkey（土耳其）,thenItaly,thenFrance.FromEurope,coffeeplantstakentoAmerica.Peoplefoundthatcoffee

plantsgrewwellinmanypartsofSouthAmerica,solargecoffeefarmswerestarted,andmanycoffeeplantswere

grown.Onthesefarms,coffeebeanswerepickedfromtheplantsbyhand.Thenthebeansweredriedand

preparedformarkettosell.Differentcoffeebeansweremixedtogethertoproducedifferentkindsofcoffee.

Coffeewassenttoallovertheworld,andsoonbecameverypopular.

43.Coffeecamefrom.

A.EuropeB.AfricaC.AmericaD.Arabia

44.CoffeewasfirstusedasinArabia.

A.foodB.drinkC.medicineD.mixture

45.Peopleonthefarmgotcoffeebeansfromtheplants.

A.withknivesB.withmachinesC.byhandD.byscissors

46.WhatwastheprobablereasonthatlargecoffeefarmswerestartedinSouthAmerica?

A.ManypartsthereweresuitableforplantingcoffeeB.PeoplethereweregoodatPlatingcoffee

C.ItoftenrainedinSouthAmericaD.Americanslikedtodrinkcoffee

47.WhichofthefollowingisTrue?

A.AfarmerinSouthAmer