C
①Have you ever heard that groundhogs can predict(预测) the end of winter? How
about that elephants never forget things? Or that dogs can smell the strange? That may not
be 100% true. However, many animals do have stronger senses than humans.
②Do animals have a sixth sense that can tell the future? That may sound out of this

world. However, many events seem to support this idea.
③Thousands of years ago, a big earthquake hit Helike, Greece. Buildings came down.
Many people were hurt. But there was something amazing. The city's animals acted
strangely days before the earthquake. Rats and snakes ran from the city in groups. Did they know an
earthquake was coming? In 1975, one million people had to leave their hometown, Haicheng, Liaoning
Province with the help of Chinese government. Why? They believed a disaster was coming. They
thought this, in part, because of animals' strange behaviours. Just days later, a large earthquake hit the
city. Experts(专家) said 150,000 people could have lost their lives if people stayed in the city at that
time. In December 2004, the animals of Sri Lanka were acting strangely. Elephants ran around. Dogs
wouldn't go outside. Zoo animals wouldn't leave their home. Soon after people saw these strange
behaviours, a tsunami(海啸) hit the island.
④Animals seem to be pretty good at predicting disasters. But it doesn't stop there! Some of them
even seem to sense small changes in the weather before they happen. Bees are known to find places
before it rains. Dairy farmers say they can tell a big storm is coming when their cows lie down. Cats and
dogs are also said to know when a storm is on its way, as are birds and turtles. Can animals really tell
the future?
⑤Experts say it's unlikely(不可能的) that animals can tell the future. However, they might hear
or feel the earthquake before people do. Even though scientists have not proved animals have the ability
to predict disasters before they happen and animals' predictions aren't always right, it's not bad to pay
attention to the animals.
()36. According to the passage, we know many animals .
A. can tell the future in different ways
B. have better sense abilities than humans
C. act strangely after some natural disasters
D. use the sixth sense to predict earthquakes
()37. What does the underlined word "behaviours" in Paragraph 3 probably mean in Chinese?
A. 行为 B. 感知 C. 想法 D. 感觉
()38. How many examples does the writer use in Paragraph 3 to support the idea that animals can
tell the future?
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.
()39. What's Paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. Animals are good at helping farmers.
B. Animals are good at finding their homes.
C. Animals seem to know the future problems.
D. Animals seem to know the weather changes.
()40. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?
A. Can Animals Predict the Future?
B. Do Animals Have Stronger Senses?
C. How Do Animals Save People's Life?
D. What Are Animals' Ways to Tell the Future?

【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要讨论了动物是否能够预知未来,尤其是是否能够预测自然灾害。
36. B 细节理解题。根据“However, many animals do have stronger senses than humans.”可知,动物的感官比人类要灵敏。故选B。
37. A 词义猜测题。根据“Elephants ran around. Dogs wouldn't go outside. Zoo animals wouldn't leave their home. Soon after people saw these strange behaviours, a tsunami hit the island.”可知,人们是根据动物的奇怪行为预测到了灾难,因此behaviours意为“行为”。故选A。
38. B 细节理解题。根据“Thousands of years ago, a big earthquake hit Helike, Greece.”“In 1975, one million people had to leave their hometown, Haicheng, Liaoning Province with the help of Chinese government.”“In December 2004, the animals of Sri Lanka were acting strangely ... Soon after people saw these strange behaviours, a tsunami hit the island.”可知,第三段中列举了三个例子:赫里克的地震、海城的地震以及斯里兰卡的海啸。故选B。
39. D 段落大意题。根据“Animals seem to be pretty good at predicting disasters. But it doesn't stop there! Some of them even seem to sense small changes in the weather before they happen.”可知,这一段主要介绍了动物们似乎可以感知到天气的微妙变化。故选D。
40. A 标题归纳题。通读全文可知,文章主要讨论了动物是否能够预知未来,尤其是是否能够预测自然灾害。选项A“动物可以预知未来吗?”符合主旨。故选A。

【分析】
拿到这篇阅读理解，首先先通读全文，明确文章核心讨论的是动物是否具备预知未来、预判灾害的能力。解题时逐题对应回原文定位：1. 第36题是细节题，直接回到第一段末尾找对应原句，同时逐一排除不符合原文的错误选项；2. 第37题词义猜测题，结合前后文描述的动物反常举动的具体表现，推导单词的中文含义；3. 第38题统计第三段的例证数量，逐句标记段落里列举的事件即可得出数量；4. 第39题段落大意题，找到第四段的主题句，明确该段核心论述对象；5. 第40题标题归纳题，结合全文首尾的设问，匹配最贴合全文主旨的选项，排除仅覆盖局部内容的干扰项。
【解析】
36. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段最后一句"However, many animals do have stronger senses than humans."，直接对应B选项“很多动物的感官能力比人类更好”。A选项原文明确说明专家认为动物不可能预知未来，表述错误；C选项原文描述动物是在灾害发生前行为反常，不是灾害之后，表述错误；D选项“用第六感预测地震”是未经证实的说法，不是文章确认的事实，表述错误。
37. 词义猜测题：第三段后文列举了大象乱跑、狗不肯出门、动物园动物不肯离开住所等动物的反常举动，这些都属于动物的行为，因此behaviours的中文含义是“行为”，选A。
38. 细节理解题：第三段一共列举了三个相关事件：数千年前希腊Helike地震前动物反常、1975年中国辽宁海城地震前动物反常、2004年斯里兰卡海啸前动物反常，一共3个例子，选B。
39. 段落大意题：第四段开篇说明动物擅长预判灾害，进一步指出它们还能在天气变化发生前感知到细微的天气改变，后续列举了蜜蜂、奶牛、猫狗等动物感知天气变化的例子，核心是说明动物似乎能感知天气变化，选D。
40. 标题归纳题：全文从开篇设问动物是否能预知冬天结束、是否有第六感预知未来，中间列举多个相关事件，最后给出专家的相关结论，全程围绕“动物是否能预测未来”展开讨论，A选项最贴合全文主旨，其余选项都仅覆盖了文章的局部内容，不适合作全文标题。
【答案】
36.B 37.A 38.B 39.D 40.A
【知识点】
细节信息查找，词义猜测，主旨大意归纳
【点评】
本题属于科普类说明文阅读，考点覆盖了初中英语阅读理解的经典题型，难度梯度设置合理，既考查学生快速定位原文细节的能力，也要求学生具备整体把握文本核心主旨的能力，解题时要注意避免被局部信息误导，结合全文内容判断最优答案。
【难度系数】
0.7