9.I think it is safe to say that snakes are not popular among most people.It would be hard to find a person who is neutral (中立的),or simply doesn't care one way or the other.What I wonder is why something even without legs causes such great fear.
Snakes are quite useful,but that doesn't seem to matter.Snakes help control the population of mice.Without snakes,perhaps we would find mice everywhere.Most of us,however,would rather see a mouse than a snake.
The poison argument (毒性的争论) is a strong one.Some snakes are poisonous,and this causes people's death.However,the poisonous snakes are only a small number.We can't say all the snakes are bad just because of a few dangerous ones.
And what do we do with the people who really like snakes They like snakes even more strongly than we dislike them.These people learn about them,find them out,and watch them carefully.Why?The only reason I can think of is that these people are open-minded.They are able to put aside differences and welcome the snake as a friend.
Whatever the reason for our like or dislike,snakes do something good in the circle of life.They would prefer to be left alone,and that is what we should do.If you're lucky,you might not run across more than a few of them in a lifetime.That would be fine with most of us.
46.How does the writer describe the appearance of snakes?B
A.Something not popular among people
B.Something even without legs.
C.A person who is neutral.
D.A person who cares about nothing.
47.People who really like snakes are open-minded because theyC.
A.are able to deal with poisonous snakes
B.think all the snakes are poisonous
C.are able to put aside differences
D.take part in the poison argument.
分析 本文是一篇议论文,论述大家对蛇的感觉,提出了作者本人喜欢蛇的观点.
解答 46.答案:B.细节理解题.根据第一段最后一句"What I wonder is why something even without legs causes such great fear."我不知道为什么某个东西即使没有腿也能造成如此巨大的恐惧.此处某个东西指代的就是蛇,故选B.
47.答案:C.细节理解题.根据原文"The only reason I can think of is that these people are open-minded.They are able to put aside differences and welcome the snake as a friend."我能想到的唯一理由是,这些人都是思想开明的.他们能够抛开分歧,欢迎蛇作朋友.故选:C.
点评 首先通读全文,了解文章大意,然后弄清题干意思,对照短文信息确定正确答案.