12．At 26，Jane Goodall had no college education or science training．But since childhood，she had been dreaming of working closely with animals in Africa．"All through my childhood people said you can't go to Africa．You're a girl．"Goodall says．"But my mother used to say，if you really want to，there's nothing you can't do．"
In 1957，the 26-year-old Goodall went to Kenya to work as a secretary．She also arranged to meet the famous scientist Louis Leakey，who was so impressed by her enthusiasm that he hired her as his assistant．She went with him on many trips to the African jungle and in 1960Leakey sent Goodall to live among chimpanzees in a remote animal preserve，recording the animals'behavior and interactions．
For three months Goodall made little progress．But she says，"I never came close to giving up．"Her breakthrough came one day when she saw a male chimpanzee stick a piece of grass into a termite （白蟻） hill，then put the grass in his mouth．Afterward she came to the hill and did the same．Pulling the grass out，she discovered dozens of termites on it．The discovery-that some animals use tools-was unknown to most scientists at the time．
Goodall saw chimpanzees exhibit human-like emotions，such as jealousy and love．But she also discovered they were capable of violent attacks against each other．
Goodall received her Ph．D．in the study of animal behavior at England's Cambridge University．Now she travels around the globe raising money to preserve wildlife．"I love being in the forest with the chimpanzees，"she says．"I'd much rather be there than traveling around from city to city．"
46．What was Goodall's childhood dream？B
A．She dreamed of going to college．
B．She dreamed of studying animals in Africa．
C．She dreamed of becoming a famous scientist．
D．She dreamed of traveling all around the world．
47．What did Goodall's mother think of her dream？D
A．As a girl she should not go to the African jungle．
B．Her dream would remain a dream unless she got the right training．
C．As a girl she should stay away from violent animals．
D．She could make her dream come true if she was determined．
48．Goodall's most important discovery is thatA．
A．some animals use tools
B．like humans animals have emotions
C．chimpanzees could attack each other violently
D．termites are chimpanzees'favorite food
49．Goodall's success is chiefly due toC．
A．her exceptional talents
B．scientific training
C．determination and patience
D．her enthusiasm and good luck
50．What is Goodall doing now？B
A．Studying animal behavior at Cambridge University．
B．Raising funds for the preservation of wildlife．
C．Observing chimpanzees in African jungles．
D．Working hard for a PhD degree．
分析 短文主要講了Goodall為保護野生動物做的貢獻．
解答 46．B，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子she had been dreaming of working closely with animals in Africa可知，Goodall的夢想就是去非洲研究動物，故答案為B．
47．D，推理判斷題，根據(jù)句子But my mother used to say，if you really want to，there's nothing you can't do可知，她母親認為只要意志堅定就能實現(xiàn)夢想，故答案為D．
48．A，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子The discovery-that some animals use tools-was unknown to most scientists at the time可知，她最重要的發(fā)現(xiàn)是有些動物會使用工具，故答案為A．
49．C，推理判斷題，根據(jù)句子For three months Goodall made little progress．But she says，"I never came close to giving up可知，Goodall的成功主要是由于她的決心和耐心，故答案為C．
50．B，細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)句子Now she travels around the globe raising money to preserve wildlife可知，Goodall現(xiàn)在正籌錢保護野生動物，故答案為B．
點評 解答任務(wù)型閱讀理解題，首先對原文材料迅速瀏覽，掌握全文的主旨大意．因為閱讀理解題一般沒有標(biāo)題，所以，速讀全文，抓住中心主旨很有必要，在速讀的過程中，應(yīng)盡可能多地捕獲信息材料．其次，細讀題材，各個擊破．掌握全文的大意之后，細細閱讀每篇材料后的問題，弄清每題要求后，帶著問題，再回到原文中去尋找、捕獲有關(guān)信息．最后，要善于抓住每段的主題句，閱讀時，要有較強的針對性．對于捕獲到的信息，要做認真分析，仔細推敲，理解透徹，只有這樣，針對題目要求，才能做到穩(wěn)、準(zhǔn)．
