题文
This is the SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, I’m Barbara Klein.Animal experts say one of the world’s most beautiful and rare kinds of big cat is close to disappearing from the wild. A study earlier this year found that about thirty Amur leopards(豹) still live free. The cats are also called Far Eastern leopards.
Recently, their numbers have been reduced by one. Some person shot a female Amur, then beat her to death. The animal’s body was discovered last month in the Barsovy National Wildlife Refuge in eastern Russia.
An official of the World Wildlife Fund, Darron, said this was the third such killing in the area in the past fives years. Mr. Collins said the death of even one adult female is a huge loss for the endangered cat. He noted that the killing reduces the possibility for cubs(幼兽) or young.
It is not clear how many Amur leopards still live free. One population count was performed in February and March. Wildlife expert Dmitry Pikuuov led this study. It found evidence of seven to nine males. The study identified(确定) three to seven females without cubs. Four leopards were identified as females with cubs. In all, five or six cubs were recorded. Six to eight animals could not be identified.
Most of the land where the Amur leopard once lived was in China. New roads and climate change there threatened(威胁) the animals. So did hunters who kill big cats for their body parts.
Mr. Pikuuov says adult Amurs need about five hundred square kilometers with good forests to survive. He said they also need a large and continuing supply of animals like deer for food. He believes the answer to saving the Amur leopard is for governments to provide protected spaces for wildlife.
小题1:This passage is probably from____________.A．a magazineB．a newspaper reportC．a TV reportD．a film小题2:Why is the killing of an adult female a huge loss?A．It could lead to the death of an adult male.B．It means it can not give birth to the young any more.C．It is worth more money than a male.D．There is only one adult female in the world.小题3:The number of the Amur leopards in China is becoming smaller because of all the following EXCEPTA．new roadsB．climate changeC．human huntingD．rare diseases小题4:According to the experts the Amur leopards ____________.A．are living on plantsB．are living in the zooC．are well protected by peopleD．are endangered 题型：未知 难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:C
小题2:B
小题3:D
小题4:D
解析
本文讲述一种濒危动物Amur leopards现在的危险的处境，并分析了这种动物灭绝的可能性，呼吁我们采取措施来保护这种动物。
小题1:C 推理题。根据文章第一行This is the SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, I’m Barbara Klein. 可知这是一个主持人在播报一则新闻调查，故C正确。
小题2:B 细节题。根据文章第三段2,3行Mr. Collins said the death of even one adult female is a huge loss for the endangered cat. He noted that the killing reduces the possibility for cubs(幼兽) or young. 可知雌性猎豹的死亡意味着不能产仔了，对于这种动物的繁衍有很大的影响。故B正确。
小题3:D 细节题。根据文章最后一段2,3行New roads and climate change there threatened(威胁) the animals. So did hunters who kill big cats for their body parts. 可知ABC三项都是导致这种动物即将灭绝的原因，只有D项没有涉及。故D正确。
小题4:D 细节题。根据文章1,2行Animal experts say one of the world’s most beautiful and rare kinds of big cat is close to disappearing from the wild.可知专家认为这种动物处于灭绝的危险中。故D项正确。
点评：本文讲述一种濒危动物Amur leopards现在的危险的处境，并分析了这种动物灭绝的可能性，呼吁我们采取措施来保护这种动物。本文所设试题主要考察细节查找，对于文章中的细节题，要注意文本内容的理解。关键是找出原文的根据，认真核查题支和原文的异同，常犯错误有：绝对化语言，范围扩大或缩小，以偏概全，张冠李戴等。带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“This is the SCIENCE .....”主要考查你对 [政治经济类阅读 ]考点的理解。政治经济类阅读
政治经济类文章的概念：
要做好这类阅读，平时就要注意了解国内外发生的政治经济大事，掌握一定背景知识，对这类文章的叙述特点及内容安排有一定了解，还要扩展这方面的词汇。阅读这类文章，要抓住文章的核心，即文章整体和各段主要在说什么，也要注意段落之间的逻辑关系。
如何备考政治经济类阅读理解题：
【题型说明】政治经济类阅读文章是高考常选材料之一。该类文章时代气息浓郁，语言鲜活，但熟字新义词、超纲词及专业词语多，长句、难句多。政治类文章大多数是同学们感性趣的内容，读起来倒有似曾相识的感觉，经济类文章读起来就像是雾里看花，文章看完，一头雾水。再加之这类文章的命题侧重于词义猜测、推理判断和文章主旨，同学们对这类题材是望而生畏。
【备考策略】建立心理优势。针对不同体裁的文章，我们要采取相应的阅读方法和技巧。政治类文章多采用记叙文形式，我们可采取“顺读法”，以便抓关键语句，领会文章主旨；而经济类文章则多采用说明文形式，我们则可以采取“逆读法”，先读试题，再从文章中查找有用信息。若遇到的确难读的材料。千万不用着急，因为你觉得难，其他人也一定是同感。在高考前，我们就要有这种心理准备，高考试卷肯定有一、两篇难以阅读的材料。不过，我们平时可以有意识地从报刊杂志上找一些较难的阅读材料来阅读，以培养自己迎难而上的心理素质。
【答题方法】
1、寻找主干：
根据英语中五种基本句型结构，把句子中的主语、谓语、宾语、表语等主要成分找出来，其他成分如定语、状语、补语等则易于理解。找到了句子主干，句子的意思至少明白了一半。
2、剔除从句：
在一个长句中可能会出现若干个从句，在理解时，如果把各个从句剔除出来单独理解，然后把大意拼凑起来，整个长句的意思就会明白六、七分。
3、辨别分句：
一个长句如果是由几个并列、转折、递进、对比关系的分句组成，句中往往有表示这些分句关系的连接词，只要能弄清楚分句和分句之间的逻辑关系，再把各层分句的意思加以连贯，整个长句的句意基本上能跃然脑中。
4、寻找关键词：
如果一个句子看完，一点句意的感觉也没有，下下策就是抓住句中的关键词，通过关键词大体弄懂这个长句的意思。
