五、阅读理解。
Have 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.
Do 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.
Thousands 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 could have lost their lives if people stayed in the city at that time. In December 2004, the animals of Sri Lanka were acting strange. 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.
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. 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?
Experts 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.
()1. 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
()2. The word “behaviours” in Paragraph 3 probably means “”.
A. actions B. senses C. ideas D. feelings
()3. 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.
()4. 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?

1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解题，需针对不同题型采用对应解题思路：1. 细节理解题需定位原文对应信息，匹配选项；2. 词义猜测题需结合上下文语境推断单词含义；3. 段落主旨题需抓取段落中心句，概括核心内容；4. 标题归纳题需结合全文主题，提炼最佳标题。
【解析】
1. 第1题：定位原文第一段最后一句“However, many animals do have stronger senses than humans.”，可知B选项符合；A选项原文指出专家认为动物不可能预测未来，C选项动物是在地震前表现异常而非地震后，D选项第六感未被证实，故排除A、C、D，选B。
2. 第2题：第三段列举地震前动物的异常表现（如成群逃离、不外出等），这些属于动物的“行为”，故behaviours意为actions，选A。
3. 第3题：第四段中心句为“Some of them even seem to sense small changes in the weather before they happen.”，后文通过蜜蜂、奶牛等例子佐证，核心是动物能感知天气变化，选D。
4. 第4题：全文围绕“动物是否能预测未来”展开，从灾难预测到天气感知，最后专家给出相关结论，A选项贴合全文主题，选A。
【答案】
1. B 2. A 3. D 4. A
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读理解的多种解题能力，涵盖细节定位、词义推断、段落主旨及标题归纳，需学生准确抓取原文关键信息，整体难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6