五、閱讀理解
Luis Morales is 18 years old and comes from a tiny village in the Andes Mountains in Colombia. Till about seven years ago, one of Luis' favourite activities was to go into the thick forest around his home to hunt wild animals, especially birds. Now, however, he and a group of other local young people work with an international organization (組織) called Wildlife World, to study and protect wild animals and their environment.
Wildlife World has founded several of these groups across the area. "Information we get from the children helps us learn how the wild animals use the forest, what they eat and how we can protect them best. The project (項目) is working very well and we hope to found more groups in the future," says the area leader Felipe Ramos.
Luis is the oldest and most experienced member of his group. "Before I joined, I planned to leave the village as soon as I was old enough to go and find work in the city, like most young people do," Luis says. "But now I want to go to college, become a scientist and come back here to carry on working to save these wild animals and their environment. Being part of the group has had a great influence (影響) on me."
Luis spends time with the younger children in the village. "There is not much to do here after school," he says. "So I try to ask them to take part in our activities. As well as birdwatching and nature studies, we also do drama and art. The drama has been successful and we now have a theatre group of 30 children, which tours the area, showing different plays about the environment and how to protect it."
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B
)1. What was Luis' attitude (態度) towards wild animals seven years ago?
A. He was not interested in them at all.
B. He didn't think they needed protection.
C. He wanted to learn more about them.
D. He knew they were in danger.
(
A
)2. What is the purpose (目的) of the project according to Felipe Ramos?
A. To find out how the local wild animals act in the wild.
B. To protect children from wild animals in the forest.
C. To teach children how to look after the environment.
D. To collect information about how people use the forest.
(
C
)3. What would other group members say about Luis?
A. Luis is the youngest person who knows much about the wild animals.
B. The group didn't have an influence on Luis, but he was really happy to be with us.
C. We're going to miss Luis when he goes to college. But we're sure he'll be back.
D. When we first met Luis, he worked in a city. But he joined us at last.
(
C
)4. The writer wrote the passage mainly to ______.
A. describe the village life in Colombia
B. suggest ways to protect the environment
C. show how Wildlife World has changed a boy
D. tell why environmental protection is important
