题文
In a mountainous area of Brazil, there is a kind of beautiful butterfly which can kill men. If people meet them, they will come down in great quantities to bite and kill, sucking blood and flesh through the wounds they cause.In June, 1966, a boy named Marl Andre who went into the mountains in search of butterfly specimens (标本) was killed by these butterflies. A country boy saw him when he was just about to catch a butterfly. Suddenly thousands of butterflies came down upon him, covering him all over. The boy struggled and cried as he tried to free himself from their attack. Finally he fell senseless to the ground. Police examined his body and proved that he had died of bites by butterflies.
In New Guinea, there is a kind of needlefish which also kills men. Needlefish likes light. At night, it will swim near the lights of fishing boats, then suddenly shoot out of water like an arrow to its target, and force its 3-inch sharp mouth into a human body. Of-ten people are thrust in the eye, or through the chest or stomach, resulting in death. Sometimes it will even attack the people in a fishing boat in broad daylight.
about 10 persons in the world are killed by sharks every year, yet more than 240 people are killed by needlefish every year.
小题1:From the passage, we know that ______.A．butterflies are living in the mountainsB．all butterflies like sucking blood and eating fishC．the butterflies in a certain part of Brazil can kill menD．the more beautiful a butterfly is, the more dangerous it is小题2:Mari Andre was killed when he ______.A．went to BrazilB．tried to catch a butterflyC． entered the mountainsD．raised a net小题3:Needlefish comes out ______.A．sometimes at nightB．both at night and in the daytimeC．only when boats appearD．usually in the daytime小题4:According to the story, each year needlefish kills ______.A．twice more than sharks doB．about 10 more persons than sharks doC．24 times more persons than sharks doD．fewer persons than sharks do小题5:The best title for the passage is ______.A．Brazil Home of Dangerous ButterfliesB．Killer Butterflies and NeedlefishC．New Guinea—No Fit to Live in D．Deaths Caused by Butterflies and Needlefish 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:B
小题4:C
小题5:B
解析
本文主要讲述的是两者杀人的动物：巴西的杀人蝴蝶和新几内亚的吃人鱼。
小题1:C 细节题。根据文章第一段第一句In a mountainous area of Brazil, there is a kind of beautiful butterfly which can kill men.可知这种蝴蝶能够杀人。故C正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据文章第二段1,2行In June, 1966, a boy named Marl Andre who went into the mountains in search of butterfly specimens (标本) was killed by these butterflies.可知他是想捉蝴蝶做标本的时候，反而被蝴蝶杀死。故B正确。
小题3:B 细节题。根据文章第三段Needlefish likes light. At night, it will swim near 和
Sometimes it will even attack the people in a fishing boat in broad daylight.可知这种鱼在白天和晚上都会出来，故B正确。
小题4:C 细节题。根据文章最后一段about 10 persons in the world are killed by sharks every year, yet more than 240 people are killed by needlefish every year可知这种吃人鱼杀死的人是鲨鱼的10倍。故C正确。
小题5:B 主旨大意题。本文在前两段中讲述了一种杀人的蝴蝶，在后面几段中讲述的是一种杀人的鱼。故B正确。
点评：本文主要讲述的是两者杀人的动物：巴西的杀人蝴蝶和新几内亚的吃人鱼。本文细节题居多，答题时在文章找到对应的地方，用笔进行标记，这有利于后期有时间检查时可以立刻找到答案的位置。仔细理解作者所讲的意思，再结合选项，通过排除法和自己对全文的把握，选出正确答案。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“In a mountainous are.....”主要考查你对 [新闻报道类阅读 ]考点的理解。新闻报道类阅读
新闻报道类阅读的概念：
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。
新闻报道类阅读理解技巧点拨：
新闻报道类类文章有一共同特点，即都是由标题（Headline）、导语（Lead）、主体（Mainbody）、背景（Background）和结尾（End）五部分构成。标题是新闻报道中心思想高度而又精辟的概括；导语位于新闻报道的首段，高度概括新闻事实；主体则对导语概括的新闻事实进行详细叙述；新闻背景是指新闻事实之外，对新闻事实或新闻事实的某个部分进行解释或补充的材料；结尾往往是新闻事件的结果或动态展望，也是中心思想的概括并常常与新闻导语相呼应。
新闻报道中的导语非常重要，它位于文章的第一段，通过它点出新闻的主题，五个W和一个H(When,Where,Who,What,Why和How)通常是构成一则完整消息不可缺少的要素。文章往往呈现出“倒金字塔”的特征，因此读懂首句或首段至关重要。
另外，从句的使用也是此类文章的一大语言特色，因为从句信息量大，适合新闻报道的要求。此外，大量的副词和插入语的使用也是此类文章的特点。为使文章更客观、更具信服力，常用The study said…, Scientists believe that…Experts said…, It's reported that…, According to the survey…等语言。同事在阅读过程中，我们要对材料所提供信息如when, where, who, how, why等进行提问，将信息迅速提炼出来。
新闻报道类阅读应试策略：
【命题趋势】
阅读理解的选材明显地呈现出关注实际生活的趋势，这种趋势与当前基础教育改革的目标是一致的，而中学生学习语言的根本目标与基础教育学会求知，学会做事，学会合作，学会做人的目标是一致的，真实新颖的选材对基础英语教学课程改革具有重要的反作用。时文报道就在文章中体现了这一要求。主要表现在以下几个方面：
1、反映海内外事件，文章结构严谨，内容贴近生活，用现代英语反映现代生活。
2、如果是新闻报道，都有比较固定的写作格式，如文首通常有报道的地点或时间，第一句话常常是文章的导语，有助于了解文章的大致内容和主题。
3、如果是新闻报道则是记叙文，有地点、时间、人物、事物等要素。
4、有许多大量反映当代社会变化的新词汇和表达方式。
5、命题既重细节，又重推理和主旨。
6、大背景中的小事件，大事件中的小插曲往往是选材的热点。
【应试对策】
1、在平时学习中，关注生活，阅读新闻报道和广告类文章、把阅读时事文章作为学习英语的重要途径。
2、了解新的词汇和表达方式。如：tsunami海啸，MP3players(MP3)播放器，well_offsociety小康社会等。
3、抓住文章主题，准确捕捉细节和内涵，进行合理的推理。
4、品味新闻的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
5、了解新闻报道的特殊规律，其内容和多含何人、何地、何事、何时等，阅读时要抓住新闻的这一主要特点去理解判断。
6、要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。
