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13．Equipped only with a pair of binoculars （双筒望远镜）and ready to spend long hours waiting in all weathers for a precious glance of a rare bullfinch （红腹灰雀），Britain's birdwatchers had long been supposed to be lovers of a minority sport．But new figures show birdwatching is fast becoming a popular pastime，with almost three million of us absorbed in our fluttering feathered friends．
     Devoted birdwatchers，those prepared to travel thousands of miles for a sighting of a rare Siberian bird，are fast being joined by a new breed of follower whose interest is satiated  by watching a few finches （雀科鸣鸟） on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden．
"Almost three million UK birdwatchers is certainly possible if you include everyone with only a casual interest，"Stephen Moss said in his newly published book--A Bird in the Bush：a Social History of Bird watching--which records the pursuit from the rich Victorian Englishman's love of shooting rare birds to the less offensive observational tendencies of birdwatchers today．
     Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend．Last summer，BBC 2's Britain Goes Wild was a surprise success．It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird-houses selling out across the UK as 45，000 people promised to put up a box．
     Birdwatchers'networking system first came to the attention of the nation in l989，when a birdwatcher caught sight of the first Vermivora chrysoptera-a golden-winged songbird from North America-to be seen in Britain．He put a message out on the network service Birdline，and the next day 3，000 birdwatchers proved the full pull of a truly rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent，where it had settled．Today，birdwatchers can log on to www．birdline．co．uk or have news of the latest sightings texted to their phones．
"Multimillion-pound spending on binoculars，bird food and boxes point to the increasing numbers of birdwatchers，"said David Cromack，the editor of Bird Watching magazine．"The number of people involved is so big that they have great potential to influence government decisions affecting the environment．"

32．The word"satiated"in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by"C"．
A．affected               B．shared                C．satisfied            D．narrowed
33．What happened after the message of seeing a Vermivora chrysoptera was put on the network？B
A．Birdwatchers helped the rare bird settle in Kent．
B．Large numbers of birdwatchers went to view the bird．
C．Many birdwatchers logged on to the website for details．
D．Birdwatchers showed their determination to protect the rare bird．
34．Which of the following CANNOT be true according to the passage？A
A．Television wildlife programmes started the popular pastime of birdwatching．
B．The network service has contributed to the rapid development of birdwatching．
C．Birdwatching in Britain was long considered a sport with a small group of followers．
D．The current situation of birdwatching may promote the protection of the environment．
35．The passage mainly tells us aboutBin UK．
A．the history of birdwatching                   
B．a growing passion for birdwatching
C．the impact of media on birdwatching
D．birdwatching as a popular expensive sport．

Answer 1

分析 这篇短文主要讲述了在英国人们对鸟类进行观察的热情越来越高．

解答 32-35．CBAB
32题答案：C 考查词义猜测，根据前面的…being joined by a new breed of follower．（一群新的追随者加入到观鸟者的队伍中） 可知他们有着相同的爱好--观鸟，观鸟能够让他们的兴趣得到"满足"；故可猜测出这个词的意思是"令人满意的"，因此本题答案为C选项．
33题答案：B 考查细节推理，根据第四段"It pulled in three million viewers and led to bird-houses selling out across the UK as 45 000 people promised to put up a box．"（它吸引了三百万游客而且导致了英国鸟巢全部卖光了，因为45000人承诺说他们要搭建一个鸟笼）可判断出引来了大量观察鸟的人，因此本题答案为B选项．
34题答案：A 考查细节推理，根据第四段"Television wildlife programmes have helped to fuel the new trend．"（电视野生动物节目促进了新的趋势）可判断出选项A是错误的．
35题答案：B考查主旨大意，这篇短文主要讲述了在英国人们对鸟类进行观察的热情越来越高；故本题答案为B选项．

点评 本文是一篇社会自然类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时结合原文和题目有针对 性找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确的答案．