Question

   In a wheat field in France,a cat meets a black-bellied hamster(倉(cāng)鼠) .Too far from her burrow(洞穴） to run for shelter,the wild hamster rises on her back legs to face her enemy. The cat backs away.“They’re afraid of nothing,says Alexandre Lehmamij a biologist who has worked with these wild hamsters for the past 12 years. “They fight against cats and dogs and even farmers. They try to fight against tractors." It's a good thing that the black-bellied hamster won’t go down without a fight. Because in France,where only 500 to 1,000 remain in the wild,they are in a fight for their lives.

   At the Stork and Otter Reintroduction Centre in Alsace,Lehmann and his colleagues breed captive hamsters and set the young hamsters free into the wild. But raising black-bellied hamsters isn't exactly easy. Remember,they have attitude. Forget humans 一 they don't even like each other. “You have to make sure the male and female don't kill each other ,” Lehmann says.

   Black-bellied hamsters might think of themselves as tough guys. But to a fox or an eagle,theyJ re just a four-legged snack. To survive,hamsters need to be set into a field with lots of leafy hiding places. That's a problem in Alsace,where most farmers plant com. The com hasn't sprouted(發(fā)芽） in early spring,when hamsters come out of their burrows from winter hibernation（冬眠）. In the bare fields the hamsters are easy targets for their enemies.

   Some older farmers don't want hamsters in their fields because of their reputation as crop-chewing pests. But most are willing to help,especially since the French government will pay farmers to grow early-sprouting crops such as alfalfa and winter wheat and allow hamsters to be set free on their lands. It's a way to protect not just the hamsters,but also other small animals in leafy fields.

24. By saying “It's a good thing that the black-bellied hamster won't go down without a fight” in Paragraph 1 ,the author means “ ”.

   A. The black-bellied hamsters are bom fighters

   B. The number of hamsters won’t go down quickly quickly

   C. It's good for the increase of hamsters’ population

   D. It's a quite great experience to see hamsters fighting 

25. Why is it hard to raise black-bellied hamsters?

   A. They will run into the wild.

   B. They are not fond of humans.

   C. The male and female won't live in peace.

   D. The male can't understand the female's attitude.

26. What problem do hamsters trying to survive in Alsace have?

   A. Their burrows are always taken by foxes.

   B. They are unable to feed themselves on com.

   C. Their winter hibernation is disturbed frequently.

   D. They are exposed to their enemies in early spring.

27. Those farmers who are willing to help hamsters will .

   A. plant more corn

   B. try to get rid of pests

   C. grow plants that shoot early

   D. separate them from other animals

Answer 1

24. C 25. C 26. D 27. C

(自然)

本文是記述文。在法國(guó)，人們采取各種措施拯救倉(cāng)鼠。

24. C.推理判斷題。由第一段末句Because in Fiance,where only 500 to 1.000 remain in the wild,they are in a fight for their lives 可知，作者 說倉(cāng)鼠的好斗精神是件好事是因?yàn)檫@樣利于倉(cāng) 鼠數(shù)量的增長(zhǎng)。

25. C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段末的Foi^et humans — they don't even like each other. “You have to make sure the male and female don* t kill each other,” Lehmann says可知，雌倉(cāng)鼠和雄倉(cāng) 鼠不能和平共處，這給它們的繁殖造成了很大 的困難。

26. D.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段末的The com hasn’t sprouted in early spring,when hamsters come out of their burrows from winter hibernation. In the bare fields the hamsters are easy targets for their enemies 可知，玉米發(fā)芽較 晚，倉(cāng)鼠結(jié)束冬眠從洞中出來時(shí)沒有東西得以 掩護(hù)，這樣將自己暴露在田野里會(huì)引來敵人。

27. C.細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由最后一段中的But most are willing to help,especially since the French government will,pay farmers to grow early^-sprouting crops such as alfalfa and winter wheat and allow hamsters to be set free on their lands可知，農(nóng)民種些春天發(fā)芽早的作物可以使 倉(cāng)鼠在冬眠結(jié)束之時(shí)得到掩護(hù)，對(duì)倉(cāng)鼠來說是 極大的幫助。