Question

(Reuters) — A group of Chinese scientists and explorers are looking for international help to organize a new search for the country’s answer to Bigfoot, known locally as the “Yeren”, or “wild man”.

Over the years, more than 400 people have said they saw the half-man, half-ape (半猿) Yeren in a remote, mountainous area of the central province of Hubei, state news agency Xinhua said on Saturday.

Expeditions (探险) in the 1970s and 1980s found hair, a footprint, and a sleeping nest suspected(怀疑) of belonging to the Yeren, but there has been no conclusive proof (确凿的证据), the report added.

Witnesses(目击者) describe a creature that walks upright and is more than 2 meters tall with grey, red or black hair all over its body, Xinhua said.

Now the Hubei Wild Man Research Association is looking for volunteers from around the world to join them on another expedition to look for the Yeren.

“We want the team members to be devoted, as there will be a lot of hard work in the process,” Luo Baosheng, vice president of the group, told Xinhua.

But the team will have to come up with about 10 million yuan ($1.50 million) first, and is talking to companies and other bodies to secure the money, so there is no timetable yet for when they may start, the report added.

China is no stranger to crypto zoology. There are many tales about mysterious, monster-like creatures in remote parts of the country. For example, Tibetans have long talked about the existence of the Yeti (喜马拉雅雪人), or “Abominable Snowman”, in the high mountains of their snowy homeland.

1.What the volunteers for this expedition need most is _____.

A. experience B. enthusiasm

C. confidence D. devotion

2.The timetable for starting the trip depends on _____.

A. the number of explorers

B. government’s support

C. the money

D. local people’s guiding

3.According to the text, the underlined word “crypto zoology” in the last paragraph probably refers to _____.

A. the study of mysterious animals

B. the study of human beings

C. dangerous expeditions

D. tourism industry

4.What would be the best title for this text?

A. Volunteers for an expedition needed

B. Scientists to look for China’s Bigfoot

C. International cooperation in finding wild animals

D. Yeren appeared in Hubei again

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：文章主要讲中国的科学家和探险家正在搜寻中国的大脚兽。

1.细节理解题。由We want the team members to be devoted可知探险志愿者需要有奉献精神。故选D。

2.推理判断题。由倒数第二段But the team will have to come up with about 10 million yuan ($1.50 million) first可知，探险组首先需要提供必要的经费。因此经费是否到位决定开始旅行的时间。由故选C。

3.推理判断题。由倒数第一段There are many tales about mysterious, monster-like creatures in remote parts of the country.可知，在喜马拉雅山由很多神秘的像野兽一样的生物。故选A。

4.标题概括题。文章主要讲中国的科学家和探险家正在搜寻中国的大脚兽。故选B。

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