Mary Buendia once spent a day in an airplane, looking for a cat. She didn't find it that day. The plane flew around all over the world for three weeks with the cat on board. She finally found it in the cargo hold and sent it home first-class. Another time ,she found two suitcases full of birds from Turkey. But her strangest experience was when she pulled a snake out of a man's pants.
Mary Buendia is an animal health inspector at JFK Airport in New York. She takes care of all the animals that pass through the airport and checks that they are healthy. In the Animal Health Center, there are areas for dogs, cats, reptiles, birds, and fish. There is also an area for very big animals. The biggest they ever had was a black rhino. "It was no problem." she says.
At the center, they receive all types of animals  monkeys, wild cats, poisonous spiders. It's impossible for one person to know about all of these, but there are 20 people working with Mary. Among them, they understand how to take care of the animals. She recently had to feed a group of toucans, which are rare birds. "luckily," she says, "there is a supermarket nearby which is open 24 hours. I had to go at 2 a.m to buy bananas.
Mary often works at night. "It's quiet between 1 a.m. and 4 a.m." she says, "because we don't have night flights. We try to give the animals a quiet night." Mary clearly loves her job. "You never know what the day will bring,"she says, and goes off to feed the birds.
小題1:The best title of the passage will probably be _____.
A.JKF Airport in New YorkB.Airport Health Inspector
C.Mary BuendiaD.Animal Health Center
小題2:Form the first paragraph, we can know that _____.
A.working as an Airport Health Inspector, Mary Buendea has various experiences
B.a(chǎn)fter the cat was found, it was sent home to New York
C.Mary got frightened when she pulled a snake out of a man's pants
D.Mary was tired of dealing with animals at the airport
小題3:We can infer from the passage that _____.
A.Mary often works at night during flights
B.it took Mary a whole day to find a lost cat in an airplane
C.only healthy animals can be permitted to go aboard the airplane
D.Mary knows everything about the animals by working with 20 other people

小題1:B
小題2:A
小題3:C

試題分析:本文介紹的是一位機場的動物檢驗官員Mary Buendia,她負責進出機場的動物檢疫。
小題1:B 主旨大意題。本文介紹的是一位機場的隊伍檢驗官員Mary Buendia,她負責進出機場的動物檢疫,故B正確。
小題2:A 段落大意題。根據(jù)文章第一段中描述的在飛機找貓,鳥以及蛇的經(jīng)歷告訴我們她的動物檢疫的經(jīng)歷,故A正確。
小題3:C 推斷題。根據(jù)第二段第2行She takes care of all the animals that pass through the airport and checks that they are healthy.說明她負責檢查隊伍的健康,也就是說不健康的動物是不能進入飛機的,以防感染。故C正確。
點評:本文介紹了機場的動物檢驗官員Mary Buendia?疾檩^多的是推斷題歸納總結類偷。測試考生在閱讀基礎上的邏輯推理能力,要求考生根據(jù)文章所述事件的邏輯關系,對未說明的趨勢或結局作出合理的推斷;或根據(jù)作者所闡述的觀點理論,對文章未涉及的現(xiàn)象、事例給以解釋?忌紫纫屑氶喿x短文,完整了解信息,準確把握作者觀點。
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A.cartB.sightC.rosesD.package
小題18:
A.unknownB.uncommonC.unlikeD.unreal
小題19:
A.questionB.caseC.a(chǎn)nswerD.puzzle
小題20:
A.forgottenB.disappointedC.hatedD.missed

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