Question

Kenya is the first country to protect elephants by text messages. Mobile phone SIM cards are inserted(插入) in the collars of elephants. The cards will send a text message when the elephants wander too close to farms, allowing wildlife protectors to drive them off rather than shoot them.

Hungry elephants cause big problems for farmers and villagers in some parts of Kenya when they are searching for food. Two years ago the Kenyan wildlife service had to unwillingly shoot five elephants who continued to destroy crops.

In order to prevent such bad activities, the Elephants charity put a mobile phone SIM card on a huge bull elephant called Kimani. The conservationists(自然保护者) then set up a virtual(虚拟的) fence. Each time Kimani came near the fence, a text message was sent to farmers. So far he’s been stopped from going into the danger area fifteen times.

The project seems to be working successfully as Kimani hasn’t come near a farm for four months. A similar system has now been put into operation in another part of the country.

One of the biggest benefits of the project is that elephants seem to learn from one another, which can help a whole group change their habits.

The elephants can also be tracked using Google Earth software. This is also helping the protectors know where to use their resources to protect the animals well.

1.Elephants often cause problems in Kenya, because ______.

A．they are attacked                       B．they are angry

C．they are sad                           D．they are hungry

2.What does the underlined word “he” in Paragraph 3 refer to?

A．The protector.                          B．The writer.

C．The elephant.                          D．The conservationist.

3.From the passage, we know that ______.

A．the text messages are of little help to the wildlife protectors

B．the project has worked out to be a great success in Kenya

C．a mobile phone SIM card has been put in all the elephants

D．the project has been introduced to all parts of the country

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.D

2.C

3.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文接省略非洲进行的一种保护大象的行为，在大象的身上植入一个芯片，来记录大象的行踪，进而保护农民的庄稼，也保护了大象不被枪杀。

1.D 细节题。根据文章第二段第一句Hungry elephants cause big problems for farmers and villagers in some parts of Kenya when they are searching for food.可知当这些大象在饥饿的时候容易给农民带来损失。故D正确。

2.C 推理题。根据本句Each time Kimani came near the fence, a text message was sent to farmers. So far he’s been stopped from going into the danger area fifteen times.可知这里的It就是指前句中的Kimani也就是大象。故C正确。

3.B 细节题。根据文章倒数第三段The project seems to be working successfully as Kimani hasn’t come near a farm for four months. A similar system has now been put into operation in another part of the country. 可知这种做法很成功，故B项内容正确。

考点：考察新闻报告类短文阅读

点评：本文接省略非洲进行的一种保护大象的行为。文章基本上是考查细节题，对此类题型考生可以首先从问题中找到关键词，然后以此为线索，运用略读及查阅的技巧在文中迅速寻找这一细节，找到后再把这一部分内容仔细阅读一遍，仔细比较所给选项与文中细节的细微区别，在准确理解细节的前提下，最后确定最佳答案。