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【題目】 When I was a child growing up in Ohio, the butterflies would sometimes pass through on their way to Mexico. And it was awesome to see football fields full of them — and I wanted to revisit that on a larger scale. I knew I had to go to see the migration in Mexico.

But I was on a budget. I didn’t want to rent a car in Mexico or take a bus to Valle de Bravo, the starting point for most butterfly adventures, so I called the guys at the Muddy Boot, travel experts in Mexico who can make almost anything happen at a reasonable rate.

And so, on January 2, I found myself in the Muddy Boot van (貨車), being driven two hours from Mexico City to Valle de Bravo, a lovely town on a volcanic lake which is a central point for the butterfly journeys. I booked a two-night stay at the Hotel Rodavento, an all eco-friendly hotel with individual wooden houses spread throughout the forest and around a lake.

The first sanctuary (保護(hù)區(qū)) I visited was Piedra Herrada, a popular destination, as it is only 40 minutes away from Valle de Bravo. The climb up is tiring. It is advisable to hire a horse. But the horse cannot take you all the way, and there is some hiking in thin air, so you must be patient, drink a lot of water, and be in reasonably good shape.

The walk is more than worth it, though. As I struggled to catch my breath, I looked up and lost my breath again. At first glance, the trees had turned into different shapes, but on closer inspection, every inch of them was covered with butterflies.

A few flew through the air (Most of them were not warm enough). As the sun rose, they began to come alive. Soon the air was filled with flying butterflies, transforming the forest into something magical and straight out of a fairy tale.

【1】Why did the author choose to take the Muddy Boot van?

A.She couldn’t afford to rent a car.

B.She preferred to travel alone.

C.She wanted to save some money.

D.She hoped to reach the destination earlier.

【2】What can we learn about Piedra Herrada?

A.It is at a high altitude.B.It is far from Valle de Bravo.

C.It is full of wild animals.D.It is only accessible by riding a horse.

【3】What made the author’s hiking worthwhile?

A.Becoming healthier.B.Breathing in fresh air.

C.Finding trees of different shapes.D.Seeing the butterfly migration.

【4】What type of writing is the text?

A.A news report.B.A scientific paper.C.A travel diary.D.A commercial ad.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文（游記），主要記錄了“我”尋訪壯觀的蝴蝶遷徙之景的歷程。

【1】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)原文第二段“But I was on a budget. I didn’t want to rent a car in Mexico or take a bus to Valle de Bravo, the starting point for most butterfly adventures, so I called the guys at the Muddy Boot”可知“我”想節(jié)省費用（on a budget），沒有租車或乘公車，而是選擇去乘坐Muddy Boot的貨車（結(jié)合第三段首句And so, on January 2, I found myself in the Muddy Boot van），C中說她想省錢，與原文契合，故選C。

【2】

推理判斷題。根據(jù)原文第四段中“The climb up is tiring…and there is some hiking in thin air”可知，到Piedra Herrada需要攀登，且這一過程十分勞累，而且有一段旅程是要在稀薄的空氣中徒步的，可推斷出它處于一個較高的海拔上，A符合題意。同時，結(jié)合原文第四段中的描述，這個地方離小鎮(zhèn)僅有40分鐘的行程（only 40 minutes away from Valle de Bravo），only一詞表明“我”認(rèn)為是不遠(yuǎn)的，B錯誤；C中提到的野生動物到處都是，于文無據(jù)；D中說只能通過騎馬到達(dá)，但原文明確指出可步行或騎馬，綜上應(yīng)選A。

【3】

細(xì)節(jié)理解題。結(jié)合第五段整段內(nèi)容，特別是其中的“The walk is more than worth it…every inch of them was covered with butterflies.”可知“我”覺得值，是因為在旅程中終于能看到自己一直心心念念的蝴蝶遷徙景象，故選D。

【4】

推理判斷題。結(jié)合全文內(nèi)容和語言，作者講述的是自己準(zhǔn)備并進(jìn)行這場尋訪蝴蝶遷徙之旅的過程，語言平實樸素，屬于對自己生活旅游的記錄，是一篇旅行日記（游記），新聞報道、科學(xué)論文和商業(yè)廣告均明顯不符合原文內(nèi)容和語言風(fēng)格，故選C。