Question

Living in South Africa, I had always taken the wildlife pretty much for granted. Not to say that we were surrounded by it, but the accessibility of game parks and wildlife sanctuaries（避難所，庇護所） always made it seem like a natural part of the environment. For this reason, I suppose that the way my European friends used to talk to me, wasn’t so strange after all. They would ask me what I thought at the time were really silly questions which got on my nerves. They’d say things like ‘Do you have a pet baboon?’ or ‘Do you travel to school by elephant?’.
When Amanda, a friend of mine who was visiting from England, invited me to join her and a group of friends on a wildlife expedition, I was not filled with enthusiasm. However, from the moment we entered the gates of the Zaluzi game reserve, I knew that this was not going to be anything like I had expected. We had been traveling along the National Road when, suddenly, we turned onto a dirt track which seemed to be hidden in the middle of nowhere. Amazingly, the scenery changed dramatically. The civilized environment took on a wild, chaotic（混沌的；一片混亂的） aspect and continued to do so as we walked deeper into the bush.
After having a good night’s sleep at one of the reserve’s bungalows, we were woken at the crack of dawn. After a quick breakfast we piled into a jeep and set off. Our guide assured us that the early start was necessary in order to have the best chance of seeing what was really worthwhile. Armed with just a thermos of coffee, we set out towards the shore of a small lake where it was expected that we could see that animals that used it as their morning watering hole.
On the way to our destination, we topped a hill and there, against the emerging morning light, were a group of animals.  It was a stunning sight. As we moved closer, the animals did not appear to be alarmed by our presence. Pet baboons aside, I had never before come within such close range of a pride of lions. It did cross my mind, however, that we might be in a certain amount of danger. When I asked Timothy, our game ranger, if we were actually in any danger, he replied straightforwardly that one is never entirely safe in the bush, but his knowledge and experience allowed him to anticipate any danger with reasonable accuracy.
However, the following day there was some cause for alarm. Not having started out so early, we missed the sightings of the day before. We decided to drive around for a while, hoping to come across something of interest. Suddenly our tracker perched up on the back of our vehicle, signaled to the driver to halt and at the same moment I realized that this time we had stumbled right into a pride of lions. The driver promptly turned off the engine and in a low voice warned us to remain seated and not to make any abrupt movements. The lions were picking at what looked like the remains of a zebra. Timothy, later told us how much to our advantage this was. Had their bellies not been full, their reaction to us would surely have been otherwise. As the nearest lion was less than three meters away from the jeep, I considered that we had been very lucky indeed.
All in all, it was a wonderful trip. Our near miss with the lions was without a doubt the highlight, but what it taught me yet again was how easy it is to be indifferent to our surroundings and not to have a full appreciation of the beauty around us

1. 1.
   How did the writer feel about the questions her European friends asked?
   1. A.
      ridiculous
   2. B.
      annoyed
   3. C.
      strange
   4. D.
      embarrassed
2. 2.
   When did the writer’s attitude change about the expedition?
   1. A.
      When she was traveling along the dirt track
   2. B.
      When she received her invitation
   3. C.
      When she arrived at the game reserve
   4. D.
      When her friend arrived from England
3. 3.
   What does the underlined word ‘It’ (in the fourth paragraph) refer to?
   1. A.
      the pride of lions
   2. B.
      the destination
   3. C.
      the top of the hill
   4. D.
      the morning light
4. 4.
   Timothy’s experience as a game ranger was valuable because he ______________
   1. A.
      could supply a straightforward answer to any question
   2. B.
      knew how to frighten the animals
   3. C.
      knew the game reserve well
   4. D.
      could identify trouble in advance
5. 5.
   What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence ‘we had been very lucky indeed’ in the fifth paragraph?
   1. A.
      They had seen the lions up close
   2. B.
      They hadn’t been attacked
   3. C.
      They had a good guide with them
   4. D.
      They had gone on a trip
6. 6.
   What conclusion does the writer of the text come to?
   1. A.
      We often do not realize how attractive our environment really is
   2. B.
      It is not clever to unnecessarily put ourselves in dangerous situations
   3. C.
      We don’t respect wild animals enough
   4. D.
      We should protect our surroundings

Answer 1

BCADB A
試題分析：本文作者敘述了一次去野生動物保護區的旅游改變了他對周圍環境的態度的趣事。生活在南非的作者對周圍的野生動物認為想當然，沒有什么特別的地方。后來，作者和一群朋友進入扎盧日野生動物保護區進行野生動物探險。他們欣賞到了晨光下的獅群，中途與獅子離得非常近，卻很幸運，沒被獅子攻擊。從那以后，作者覺得周圍的環境很美。
1.推理判斷題。從第一段的They would ask me what I thought at the time were really silly questions which got on my nerves. 他們會問我當時覺得非常愚蠢的問題是什么,這令我心煩。got on my nerves與annoying 是同義詞。故選B。
2.推理判斷題。第二段的However, from the moment we entered the gates of the Zaluzi game reserve, I knew that this was not going to be anything like I had expected.然而。從我進入扎盧日野生動物保護區那刻起，我就知道會有意想不到的事情發生。故選C。
3.詞義猜測題。根據第四段的a group of animals.I had never before come within such close range of a pride of lions.他們看到的那群動物是一群獅子。故選A。
4.細節理解題。第四段的his knowledge and experience allowed him to anticipate any danger with reasonable accuracy. 他的知識和經驗使他能夠合理，準確地預見到任何危險。即他能夠提前預料到麻煩。故選D。
5.推理判斷題。第五段的Had their bellies not been full, their reaction to us would surely have been otherwise.如果他們的肚子沒有滿,他們的反應肯定會指向我們，襲擊我們。所以說獅子雖然離我們那么近，卻沒有攻擊我們，真是太幸運了。故選B。
6.推理判斷題。最后一段的what it taught me yet again was how easy it is to be indifferent to our surroundings and not to have a full appreciation of the beauty around us. 它再次教會我是多么容易漠視我們的環境,還讓我明白我沒有一個完整的欣賞我們周圍的美麗風景。提醒我們，我們周圍的環境很美，多欣賞一下。故選A。
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