Question

【題目】It’s in Your Hands

Feeding bread to the ducks is a fond pastime for many of us, reminding us of happy childhood trips to the local park. 【1】 Eating it can cause our feathered friends to develop a condition called Angel Wing, which is when too much bread makes birds’ feathers grow too quickly. This additional weight puts a strain on their muscles, causing their wings to twist and drop open.

“Angel Wing can be cured if we reach birds before it has developed too severely,” says Caroline Simpson, a trustee of UK charity Swan Lifeline, “【2】” Over the last 20 years UK charity Swan Lifeline has rescued and treated more than 30,000 birds. Adult swans can develop heart disease by eating much bread, so it’s important that we do our best to prevent this by feeding them the right kind of food.

【3】 Rotten bread at the bottom of rivers and lakes allows bacteria to breed, spreading disease and attracting rats and other pests to our waterways, which can result in the presence of a mould (霉菌) called Aspergillus. It has the potential to kill waterfowl and other wildlife if it gets into their lungs.

【4】 Definitely not. Wild Things Swan & Duck Food has launched the “Better than Bread” Campaign to highlight the risk of a calorific diet to water birds. The campaign advises that there are much healthier alternatives to bread, such as specially developed feeds. They can float on the water surface, so birds can enjoy every last bit. 【5】

A.So we must stop feeding the ducks.

B.But did you know that bread actually puts birds in danger?

C.Does this mean we have to stop fun trips to feed the ducks?

D.Bread can also cause harmful changes to the natural ecosystem.

E.What a scene it is to watch ducks eating bread floating on the river!

F.Otherwise the consequences can be serious — such as the loss of the wing.

G.Next time take a healthier alternative and do your bit to protect our precious wildlife.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】F

【3】D

【4】C

【5】G

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。給鴨子喂面包是我們很多人喜歡的消遣，這讓我們想起了童年時去當(dāng)?shù)毓珗@玩的快樂時光。然而，這樣做會給鴨子和自然生態(tài)系統(tǒng)造成有害的變化。所以，下一次，我們應(yīng)該選擇一個更健康的替代品，盡我們的一份力量來保護我們珍貴的野生動物

【1】

根據(jù)下文Eating it can cause our feathered friends to develop a condition called Angel Wing, which is when too much bread makes birds’ feathers grow too quickly. This additional weight puts a strain on their muscles, causing their wings to twist and drop open. (吃面包會導(dǎo)致我們有羽毛的朋友患上一種叫做“天使翅膀”的疾病，也就是吃太多面包會讓鳥兒的羽毛長得太快。這些額外的重量對它們的肌肉造成了壓力，導(dǎo)致它們的翅膀扭曲和張開)可知，面包會給鳥類帶來一些傷害。由此可知，B. But did you know that bread actually puts birds in danger? (但是你知道面包實際上會使鳥類處于危險之中嗎？)能夠引領(lǐng)下文，符合語境。故選B。

【2】

根據(jù)上文Angel Wing can be cured if we reach birds before it has developed too severely (如果我們在鳥類的翅膀發(fā)展過于嚴重之前接觸它們，它們的翅膀是可以治愈的)可知，F. Otherwise the consequences can be serious — such as the loss of the wing. (否則后果會很嚴重，比如失去翅膀)與之承接自然，符合語境。故選F。

【3】

根據(jù)下文Rotten bread at the bottom of rivers and lakes allows bacteria to breed, spreading disease and attracting rats and other pests to our waterways, which can result in the presence of a mould (霉菌) called Aspergillus. It has the potential to kill waterfowl and other wildlife if it gets into their lungs. (在河底和湖底腐爛的面包可以滋生細菌，傳播疾病，吸引老鼠和其他害蟲到我們的水路，這可能導(dǎo)致一種叫做曲霉菌的存在。如果曲霉菌進入禽和其他野生動物的肺里，它有可能殺死它們)可知，D. Bread can also cause harmful changes to the natural ecosystem.(面包也會對自然生態(tài)系統(tǒng)造成有害的變化)能夠引領(lǐng)下文，符合語境。故選D。

【4】

根據(jù)下文Definitely not. Wild Things Swan & Duck Food has launched the “Better than Bread” Campaign to highlight the risk of a calorific diet to water birds. (當(dāng)然不是。野生動物天鵝鴨食品公司發(fā)起了“比面包更好”的活動，以強調(diào)高熱量飲食對水鳥的危害)可知，此處應(yīng)該是對是否不能再喂鴨子進行提問。C. Does this mean we have to stop fun trips to feed the ducks? (這是否意味著我們必須停止好玩的旅行去喂鴨子？)能夠引領(lǐng)下文，符合語境。故選C。

【5】

根據(jù)上文The campaign advises that there are much healthier alternatives to bread, such as specially developed feeds. They can float on the water surface, so birds can enjoy every last bit. (該活動建議，有比面包更健康的替代品，比如特別開發(fā)的飼料。它們可以漂浮在水面上，所以鳥兒們可以盡情地享受它們)可知，G. Next time take a healthier alternative and do your bit to protect our precious wildlife. (下一次，選擇一個更健康的替代品，盡你的一份力量來保護我們珍貴的野生動物)能夠承接上文，符合語境。其中a healthier alternative與原文中的healthier alternatives相對應(yīng)。故選G。