四、阅读理解(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Two southern white rhino(犀牛) sisters called Bonnie and Ailsa meet for the first time at West Midlands Safari Park, England. When Bonnie was born, she was so small and weak that it seemed she had no chance to live on. Then a group of students heard about it. They raised money to give Bonnie the best medical care(医疗). Now the rhino sisters can play together and share their favourite food.

Big Bear Tops Poll(民意调查)
For the second year in a row, a female bear called 128 Grazer has won Fat Bear Week. The poll allows people to vote(投票) for the brown bear in Katmai National Park that has shown the most "fatness and success". Bears need to put on lots of weight at this time of year for the coming winter.

Left or Right-trunked Elephants?
Scientists find that they can tell if an elephant is left or right-trunked by their wrinkles(褶皱). Just as humans are usually left or right-handed, elephants have a preference(偏好) for using their trunks to one side. Scientists notice that left-trunked elephants have more wrinkles on the left side of their trunks. They also find that their wrinkles on the right wear away and become shorter.

()51. In which SECTION of the newspaper can we read the news?
A. PEOPLE.
B. ANIMALS.
C. HEALTH.
D. SPORTS.
()52. The best heading for the first piece of news would be "".
A. Rhino Sisters Get Together
B. Moving Back from Another Zoo
C. West Midlands Safari Park
D. The Southern White Rhino
()53. What does a bear need to win the Fat Bear Week?
①Being fat. ②Getting more votes. ③Living in Katmai National Park. ④Keeping thin.
A. ①②④
B. ②③④
C. ①②③
D. ①③④
()54. A right-trunked elephant .
A. turns right very often when it is walking
B. has more wrinkles on the right side of the trunk
C. likes to use its trunk from right to left
D. uses the right parts of the body to lift things
()55. What do the three pieces of news have in common?
A. They talk about animals in the zoo.
B. They help us learn about animals.
C. They have something to do with science.
D. They ask people to make animal friends.

51.B 52.A 53.C 54.B 55.B

【分析】
1. 第51题：先通读三篇新闻内容，发现分别介绍了犀牛、棕熊、大象的相关情况，均和动物有关，因此判断所属版面为动物板块。
2. 第52题：分析第一篇新闻核心内容，主要讲述两只犀牛姐妹Bonnie和Ailsa首次相聚，Bonnie被救助后恢复健康并能和姐妹一起玩耍，标题需紧扣核心事件，对比选项后选择最贴合的内容。
3. 第53题：定位到第二篇新闻中关于Fat Bear Week的描述，找到关键信息“投票选出Katmai国家公园里最‘肥胖且成功’的棕熊”，据此对应所需条件，排除错误选项。
4. 第54题：根据第三篇新闻中关于左撇子大象的褶皱特征“左撇子大象鼻子左侧褶皱更多，右侧褶皱磨损变短”，反向推理右撇子大象的特征。
5. 第55题：逐一分析选项，A选项中第二篇的熊在国家公园并非动物园；C选项第一篇是救助犀牛，与科学无关；D选项三篇均未提及让人们和动物做朋友；三篇新闻都能让读者了解不同动物的相关情况，因此确定共同点。
【解析】
51. 三篇新闻分别围绕犀牛、棕熊、大象展开，均属于动物相关内容，因此可在ANIMALS版面读到，选B。
52. 第一篇新闻核心事件是两只犀牛姐妹首次相聚，Bonnie经救助后恢复健康并能与同伴相处，A选项“Rhino Sisters Get Together”最能概括核心内容；B选项文中未提及“搬回另一个动物园”；C选项仅为地点，不能概括事件；D选项仅指出犀牛种类，未体现核心事件，故选A。
53. 根据第二篇新闻“vote for the brown bear in Katmai National Park that has shown the most 'fatness and success'”可知，参赛熊需要在Katmai国家公园、足够胖，同时需要获得人们的投票，①②③符合，④“保持瘦”与“fatness”相悖，故选C。
54. 第三篇新闻提到“left-trunked elephants have more wrinkles on the left side of their trunks. They also find that their wrinkles on the right wear away and become shorter”，由此反向推断，右撇子大象的鼻子右侧褶皱更多，故选B。
55. A选项：第二篇的熊在Katmai国家公园，并非动物园，错误；C选项：第一篇是学生救助犀牛的事件，与科学无关，错误；D选项：三篇新闻均未提及让人们和动物交朋友，错误；三篇新闻分别介绍了不同动物的相关情况，能帮助我们了解动物，故选B。
【答案】
51.B 52.A 53.C 54.B 55.B
【知识点】
1. 主旨概括判断
2. 细节信息定位
3. 逻辑推理分析
【点评】
这篇阅读理解选取了三篇趣味动物新闻，题目涵盖主旨概括、细节查找、逻辑推理等多种题型，既考查学生对文本信息的提取与理解能力，又能让学生了解不同动物的相关知识，兼具实用性与趣味性。
【难度系数】
0.7