Question

   Mike Myers is a teacher at Chauncey Rose High School in Terre Haute,Indiana. Last year,he taught his students about the world's rain forests. They learned that rain forests are important because,the plants and animals of the rain forest give us food,wood,and medicine.

   Destruction of the world's rain forests is a serious problem. Unluckily,rain forests are disappearing at a rate of 80 acres per minute!As part of a class project,Myers’ students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America. They paid $ 25 per acre. The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. The students became so interested in rain forests that they decided to get a closer look at a real rain forest.

   So last June,Myers and four of his students took a boat ride down a river. They saw alligators and crocodiles. In the middle of the week,a guide took Myers and his students into the rain forest. “The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. They broke small branches off the trees and threw them at us ,” one of the students said, “It was a great learning experience for all of us,” said Myers.

   Each student chose something specific about Costa Rica to study involving the plants,animals,food,and culture. During the last few days the group had time to do fun activities. They went whitewater rafting and horseback riding,and visited Costa Rica's active volcano.

   Myers hopes to make the trip every year with a different group of kids.

1. How much did Myers’ students pay for the rain forest they bought?

   A. $25.   B. $75.

   C. $80.   D. $2,000.

2. What did Myers and his students do at the beginning of the trip?

   A. They went into the rain forest.

   B. They bought acres of rain forest.

   C. They took a boat ride down a river.

   D. They visited Costa Rica's active volcano.

3. The word “Destruction” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ the process of being”.

   A. destroyed   B. developed

   C. described   D. discovered

4. When the monkeys saw Myers and his students,they .

   A. felt excited

   B. felt angry

   C. jumped off the trees

   D. left the rain forest

5. The passage mainly shows that Myers and his students .

   A. did something to protect rain forest

   B. wanted to buy the rain forest in Costa Rica

   C. were interested in the culture of Costa Rica

   D. went to the rain forest for various fun activities

Answer 1

1. B 2. C 3. A 4. B 5. A

  印第安納州一所中學的老師Mike Myers和他的學生為 了保護熱帶雨林，買下了三公頃的熱帶雨林學生們對熱帶 雨林的好奇心促使他們進行一次旅行去看看真正的雨林。 在那里他們看到了不歡迎他們的猴子，但是對他們來說卻是 一次很好的學習經(jīng)歷。

1. B 細節(jié)理解題。由第二段的“••• Myers’ students bought three acres of rain forest in Central America. They paid $25 per acre. ”可知，學生們買了三英畝的雨林，每公 頃25美元，一共花費25 x3 =75美元。由此可知正確答案為B項。

2. C細節(jié)理解題。由第三段第一句“So last June,Myers and

four of his students took a boat ride down a river. ”可知， Myers和他的學生在旅行剛開始的時候坐著一只小船 沿河流而下。

3. A詞義猜測題。第二段第二句提到了 “Unluckily,min forests are disappearing... ”，由此可知熱帶雨林正在消 失，也就是正在被毀壞。destruction意為“破壞，毀滅”。

4. B細節(jié)理解題。由第二.段中間部分“ The monkeys were not happy that we were in their forest. ”可知，猴子們看 見我們在它們的雨林里，它們并不高興，故選B項。

5. A 主旨大意題。由第二段的“The students hope that the land they bought will be protected and not destroyed. ”可 知，Myers和他的學生們做的這些事都是為了保護熱 帶雨林不被毀壞。