二、阅读理解。
What will the world be like if there are no more wild animals — no
elephants, no tigers or no lions? To some people, that is too serious. So they
are doing something about it. Tiffany Smith is one of them.
Staying with wild animals, feeding them and caring for them are all what
Tiffany Smith wants to do in her life. And these are what she is doing now!
Tiffany Smith is the "mother" to 500 animals. They live on Smith's
Family Wildlife Farm near San Antonio. On the farm, Tiffany Smith cares for
animals from around the world. Tiffany Smith says she knows them all. But
two giraffes take up a special place in her heart. Their population in the wild
has become smaller by 80% in the last 15 years. "I'm so glad to get help from
five wildlife researchers. They took giraffes up to a higher level. All our hard
work helps protect giraffes living in the wild."
Besides her animal caring, Tiffany Smith also holds monthly classes. In
the class, she teaches school children about the animals.
Tiffany Smith also allows people to get close to the animals. And the
animals are not against that. For them, people are their friends.
The farm is part of the protection area, the study centre and the animal
park. As the animals walk quietly around the ground, it is easy for people to
forget that San Antonio, a busy city, is just a few minutes' drive away.
()1. Which of the following things does Tiffany Smith do according to
the passage?
①Stay with wild animals. ②Care for wild animals.
③Take giraffes up to a higher level. ④Hold monthly classes.
A. ①②③ B. ①②④ C. ①③④ D. ②③④
()2. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 shows that .
A. giraffes become smaller than before
B. giraffes are living in the wild happily
C. giraffes will be larger than before
D. giraffes in the wild are in danger
()3. The underlined word "that" in Paragraph 5 refers to the fact that
.
A. people go into the farm
B. people learn about the animals
C. people get close to the animals
D. Tiffany Smith opens the farm to people
()4. Tiffany Smith's farm is part of .
A. the protection area B. the study centre
C. the animal park D. all of the above
()5. From the passage, we can learn Tiffany Smith is .
A. serious B. funny C. kind D. careless
()6. Why is Tiffany Smith the "mother" to 500 animals?
A. Because she helped the animals when they were at birth.
B. Because she is the main animal keeper on the farm.
C. Because she buys the animals and becomes their owner.
D. Because she takes care of the animals as if they were her own
children.

1.B 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.D

【分析】
这是一篇介绍野生动物保护者Tiffany Smith事迹的人物类阅读理解，解题时首先通读全文理清核心内容，之后带着每道题的题干关键词返回原文精准定位，逐一比对选项和原文内容，排除不符合原文的错误选项，结合上下文逻辑推理选出正确答案：细节题直接找对应原文语句，词义指代题往前找最近的相关描述，推理题结合人物行为判断属性即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段第一句可知Tiffany会陪伴、照料野生动物，①②符合；定位第四段第一句可知她还开设月度科普课程，④符合；第三段明确提到是5名野生动物研究者将长颈鹿保护工作提升到了更高水平，并非Tiffany做的事，排除③，因此选B。
2. 划线句含义为“过去15年里野生长颈鹿的种群数量减少了80%”，直接说明野生长颈鹿的生存状态十分危险，A选项“长颈鹿体型变小”、B选项“长颈鹿在野外快乐生活”、C选项“长颈鹿未来体型会更大”均不符合句意，选D。
3. 划线词that所在句的前一句提到“Tiffany Smith also allows people to get close to the animals”，代词指代的是前文提到的“人们靠近动物”这件事，选C。
4. 定位最后一段第一句“The farm is part of the protection area, the study centre and the animal park”，说明农场同时属于这三个部分，因此“以上全部”符合，选D。
5. Tiffany全身心投入照料野生动物、向孩子科普动物保护知识，能推断出她是非常善良的人，严肃、滑稽、粗心的描述均不符合人物行为，选C。
6. 她被称为500只动物的“妈妈”，本质是她像照料自己的孩子一样悉心照顾这些动物，其余选项原文均无对应依据，选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.C 4.D 5.C 6.D
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，代词指代推断，人物属性推理
【点评】
本题属于中等难度的人物类阅读，绝大多数题目都可以通过原文直接定位得到答案，少量推理题仅需要结合基础语义理解即可完成，既考察学生快速抓取文本关键信息的能力，也向学生传递了野生动物保护的正向理念。
【难度系数】
0.7