A man in Germany may not have been in danger when he called the police about a baby squirrel running after him, but it all worked out for the best for the funny suspect(嫌疑人).
Emergency service centre(应急服务中心) in the city of Karlsruhe got a call on Thursday from a man afraid that the tiny animal wouldn't stop following him around, The Guardian reported. Police arrived at the scene, where the squirrel finally stopped running after him by lying down and going to sleep.
It turned out that the squirrel actually needed help, the police said. "It often happens that squirrels which have lost their mothers look for a replacement(代替者) and then focus their efforts on one person," the policewoman Christina Krenz told The Guardian.
The squirrel, now named Karl-Friedrich, is in the care of an animal centre. Karlsruhe police posted a statement on Facebook about the animal, including several lovely photos.
The baby squirrel's chase(追逐) is the second squirrel event to make international headlines this summer. Last month, a London woman called police after she heard loud noises in her home and suspected a burglar. The intruder turned out to be a squirrel, according to the police who came for help.
Although the government in the German case said the squirrel did need help, wildlife experts(专家) warn that before intervening(介入) in the case where you suspect a squirrel is orphaned(孤儿的), you should do your best to make sure the animal truly requires help. The Wildlife Centre of Virginia, which gets hundreds of calls every year about supposedly orphaned squirrels, published this handy guide to help decide whether such an animal really needs help and what to do if so. When in doubt, contact a local wildlife rescuer or animal centre.
()37. Karl-Friedrich in the passage turns out to be .
A. a policewoman
B. a little squirrel
C. a guide in Virginia
D. a woman from London
()38. Why did the baby squirrel run after the man?
A. The man gave food to it.
B. The man would take it to the animal centre.
C. It wanted to bite the man.
D. It needed the replacement for the loss of its mother.
()39. What can we get from the wildlife experts' words?
A. People should find out if the squirrels truly need help.
B. The police should punish the people who hunt the squirrels.
C. The government should made laws to protect the squirrels.
D. The animal centre needs enough money to carry on with their work.
()40. Which part of a newspaper may this passage come from?
A. Nature & Environment
B. Humans & Culture
C. Geography & History
D. Sport & Music

37. B 38. D 39. A 40. A

【分析】
这是一篇英语阅读理解题，包含4道选择题，涉及细节理解、观点判断和文章出处类题目。解题时需根据题干关键词定位原文对应内容，逐一匹配选项：
1. 第37题：需定位原文中“Karl-Friedrich”的相关描述，判断其身份；
2. 第38题：需查找原文中松鼠追人的行为动机，匹配对应选项；
3. 第39题：需定位野生动物专家的建议内容，提炼核心观点；
4. 第40题：需根据文章主题判断其所属的报纸板块。
【解析】
37题：根据原文第四段“The squirrel, now named Karl-Friedrich, is in the care of an animal centre.”可知，Karl-Friedrich是一只小松鼠，对应选项B，故选B。
38题：根据原文第三段“squirrels which have lost their mothers look for a replacement(代替者) and then focus their efforts on one person”可知，失去妈妈的松鼠会寻找替代者，因此追着人，对应选项D，故选D。
39题：根据原文最后一段“wildlife experts warn that before intervening in the case where you suspect a squirrel is orphaned, you should do your best to make sure the animal truly requires help”可知，专家建议人们要确认松鼠是否真的需要帮助，对应选项A，故选A。
40题：文章主要讲述与松鼠相关的自然事件，属于自然环境类内容，最可能出自报纸的“Nature & Environment”板块，对应选项A，故选A。
【答案】
37.B 38.D 39.A 40.A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解，细节理解，主旨大意
【点评】
本题围绕松鼠相关的新闻事件展开，考查学生快速定位原文信息、理解细节及把握文章主旨的能力，题目难度适中，只要仔细查找原文对应内容即可正确作答。
【难度系数】
0.7