Living in South Africa, I had always taken the wildlife pretty much for granted.

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Living in South Africa, I had always taken the wildlife pretty much for granted. Not to say that we were surrounded by it, but the accessibility of game parks and wildlife sanctuaries（避难所，庇护所） always made it seem like a natural part of the environment. For this reason, I suppose that the way my European friends used to talk to me, wasn’t so strange after all. They would ask me what I thought at the time were really silly questions which got on my nerves. They’d say things like ‘Do you have a pet baboon?’ or ‘Do you travel to school by elephant?’.
When Amanda, a friend of mine who was visiting from England, invited me to join her and a group of friends on a wildlife expedition, I was not filled with enthusiasm. However, from the moment we entered the gates of the Zaluzi game reserve, I knew that this was not going to be anything like I had expected. We had been traveling along the National Road when, suddenly, we turned onto a dirt track which seemed to be hidden in the middle of nowhere. Amazingly, the scenery changed dramatically. The civilized environment took on a wild, chaotic（混沌的；一片混乱的） aspect and continued to do so as we walked deeper into the bush.
After having a good night’s sleep at one of the reserve’s bungalows, we were woken at the crack of dawn. After a quick breakfast we piled into a jeep and set off. Our guide assured us that the early start was necessary in order to have the best chance of seeing what was really worthwhile. Armed with just a thermos of coffee, we set out towards the shore of a small lake where it was expected that we could see that animals that used it as their morning watering hole.
On the way to our destination, we topped a hill and there, against the emerging morning light, were a group of animals.  It was a stunning sight. As we moved closer, the animals did not appear to be alarmed by our presence. Pet baboons aside, I had never before come within such close range of a pride of lions. It did cross my mind, however, that we might be in a certain amount of danger. When I asked Timothy, our game ranger, if we were actually in any danger, he replied straightforwardly that one is never entirely safe in the bush, but his knowledge and experience allowed him to anticipate any danger with reasonable accuracy.
However, the following day there was some cause for alarm. Not having started out so early, we missed the sightings of the day before. We decided to drive around for a while, hoping to come across something of interest. Suddenly our tracker perched up on the back of our vehicle, signaled to the driver to halt and at the same moment I realized that this time we had stumbled right into a pride of lions. The driver promptly turned off the engine and in a low voice warned us to remain seated and not to make any abrupt movements. The lions were picking at what looked like the remains of a zebra. Timothy, later told us how much to our advantage this was. Had their bellies not been full, their reaction to us would surely have been otherwise. As the nearest lion was less than three meters away from the jeep, I considered that we had been very lucky indeed.
All in all, it was a wonderful trip. Our near miss with the lions was without a doubt the highlight, but what it taught me yet again was how easy it is to be indifferent to our surroundings and not to have a full appreciation of the beauty around us.
小题1:How did the writer feel about the questions her European friends asked?A．ridiculousB．annoyedC．strangeD．embarrassed小题2:When did the writer’s attitude change about the expedition?A．When she was traveling along the dirt track. B．When she received her invitation.C．When she arrived at the game reserve. D．When her friend arrived from England.小题3:What does the underlined word ‘It’ (in the fourth paragraph) refer to?A．the pride of lionsB．the destinationC．the top of the hillD．the morning light小题4:Timothy’s experience as a game ranger was valuable because he ______________A．could supply a straightforward answer to any question.B．knew how to frighten the animals.C．knew the game reserve well.D．could identify trouble in advance.小题5:What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence ‘we had been very lucky indeed’ in the fifth paragraph?A．They had seen the lions up close.B．They hadn’t been attacked.C．They had a good guide with them.D．They had gone on a trip.小题6:What conclusion does the writer of the text come to?A．We often do not realize how attractive our environment really is.B．It is not clever to unnecessarily put ourselves in dangerous situations.C．We don’t respect wild animals enough.D．We should protect our surroundings. 题型：未知 难度：其他题型

答案

小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
小题6:A

解析

本文作者叙述了一次去野生动物保护区的旅游改变了他对周围环境的态度的趣事。生活在南非的作者对周围的野生动物认为想当然，没有什么特别的地方。后来，作者和一群朋友进入扎卢日野生动物保护区进行野生动物探险。他们欣赏到了晨光下的狮群，中途与狮子离得非常近，却很幸运，没被狮子攻击。从那以后，作者觉得周围的环境很美。
小题1:推理判断题。从第一段的They would ask me what I thought at the time were really silly questions which got on my nerves. 他们会问我当时觉得非常愚蠢的问题是什么,这令我心烦。got on my nerves与annoying 是同义词。故选B。
小题2:推理判断题。第二段的However, from the moment we entered the gates of the Zaluzi game reserve, I knew that this was not going to be anything like I had expected.然而。从我进入扎卢日野生动物保护区那刻起，我就知道会有意想不到的事情发生。故选C。
小题3:词义猜测题。根据第四段的a group of animals.I had never before come within such close range of a pride of lions.他们看到的那群动物是一群狮子。故选A。
小题4:细节理解题。第四段的his knowledge and experience allowed him to anticipate any danger with reasonable accuracy. 他的知识和经验使他能够合理，准确地预见到任何危险。即他能够提前预料到麻烦。故选D。
小题5:推理判断题。第五段的Had their bellies not been full, their reaction to us would surely have been otherwise.如果他们的肚子没有满,他们的反应肯定会指向我们，袭击我们。所以说狮子虽然离我们那么近，却没有攻击我们，真是太幸运了。故选B。
小题6:推理判断题。最后一段的what it taught me yet again was how easy it is to be indifferent to our surroundings and not to have a full appreciation of the beauty around us. 它再次教会我是多么容易漠视我们的环境,还让我明白我没有一个完整的欣赏我们周围的美丽风景。提醒我们，我们周围的环境很美，多欣赏一下。故选A。
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