19.When I was little,I'd see tons of bats flying around streetlights at night in my neighborhood in upstate New York.
By the time I turned 7,I noticed something strange:All the bats in my neighborhood had vanished,and I wondered why.Later I learned what had happened to my town's bats.A disease called"white nose syndrome(白鼻综合征)"had killed 93percent of New York State's bats (and about 6million bats across the country)!I was shocked.I asked the bat biologist what I could do to help,and she said,"Tell others what's been happening.Help people understand that bats are important to our environment and need to be protected."
I thought I must teach people about bats.My first stop?The library,where I eventually checked out every book on bats they had.Next,I started a Facebook page called Buddies for Bats and posted any photos,facts,and videos that I could find.Then I wrote a letter to the host of an environmental program on my local radio station,asking if they'd do a show on bats.(They did!)
But I still wanted to find a way to educate people face to face.I managed to make a presentation to a school.I also used tools to describe how bats help farmers (and protect our food supply) by eating crop-damaging insects.
I practiced my presentation until it shone like a polished stone.It went over so well that other teachers started requesting me.Over the past three years,I've talked in front of everyone from 5-year-olds to senior citizens!The more I present,the more I notice that I am changing minds.I have watched people go from dismissing bats as"disgusting(令人厌恶的)"to truly understanding them and advocating their protection.
Right now,I'm thinking of becoming a marine biologist (海洋生物学家) someday.As long as I'm helping animals,I'11be happy.
25.When the author was little,batsB.
A.lived mainly in the south of America
B.existed in large quantities in upstate New York
C.did great harm to the natural environment
D.were well protected in upstate New York
26.The underlined word"vanished"in Paragraph 2can best be replaced byD.
A.reproduced
B.expanded
C.starved
D.disappeared
27.Paragraphs 3and 4mainly talk aboutA.
A.the author's efforts to help protect bats
B.how the author started Buddies for Bats
C.why the author did a radio show on bats
D.the difficulty the author had in educating people
28.What can we infer about the author's presentation?A
A.It was effective.
B.It was far from satisfactory.
C.It was ignored by the audience.
D.It was boring.
分析 作者给主持人写了一封信,想让他们制作一个关于蝙蝠的节目.描述了蝙蝠如何帮助农民吃掉破坏庄稼的昆虫.作者是通过教育人们,蝙蝠是有益的,来拯救蝙蝠.
解答 25-28 BDAA
25 B 细节题. 根据文章第一 段I'd see tons of bats flying around streetlights at night in my neighborhood in upstate New York. 可知作者小的时候,看到很多的蝙蝠.故选B.
26 D 猜测词义题. 根据文章第二 段I noticed something strange:All the bats in my neighborhood had vanished,and I wondered why 可知作者想知道蝙蝠消失的原因,故选D.
27 A 细节题. 根据文章第 三和四段The library,where I eventually checked out every book on bats they had. 可知作者付出了很多努力了解蝙蝠,告诉人们保护蝙蝠,故选A.
28 A 推理判断题. 根据文章倒数第二段have watched people go from dismissing bats as"disgusting(令人厌恶的)"to truly understanding them and advocating their protection.可知演讲很成功,故选A.
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