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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 birdbox 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 Birdwatching — 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 45000 people promised to put up a box． 　　Birdwatchers' networking system first came to the attention of the nation in 1989,when a birdwatcher caught sight of the first Vermivora chrysoptera— a goldenwinged songbird from North America to be seen in Britain．He put a message out on the network service Birdline,and the next day 3000 birdwatehers 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．com．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．” (1) The word“satiated”in paragraph 2 can best be replaced by“________” [　　] A． affected B． shared C． satisfied D． narrowed (2) What happened after the message of seeing a Vermivora chrysoptera was put on the network? [　　] A． Birdwatehers 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． (3) Which of the following CANNOT be true according to the passage? [　　] 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． (4) The passage mainly tells us about ________ in 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

答案：1．C;2．B;3．A;4．B;
解析：

(1)	解析：文章第二段描写那些铁杆的观鸟者群体中又增加了一些新的后来者，他们的兴趣是在星期天散步时观看雀科鸣鸟。也就是说他们的兴趣通过观察雀科鸣鸟得到满足。所以可以推断：satiated的意思是satisfied．
(2)	解析：答案的依据是文中的这句话：He put a message out on the network service Birdline,and the nest 3000 birdwatchers proved a the full pull of a truly rare bird as they visited the Tesco car park in Kent，where it had set tied．文中的it指的是这只鸟。
(3)	解析：英国的观鸟热显然不足起源于电视的野生动物节目。
(4)	解析：此题考查考生能否抓住文章的主题。文章并没有讲述英国的观鸟人的活动何时开始，而只是提供这样一个信息，即越来越多的人参加到这项活动中来。故a growing passion for birdwatching是正确答案。文章第一段提供了依据。