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The goshawk(苍鹰) is one of the most elusive(难找的) birds in the UK. However, they are thriving once again in the New Forest, in the south of England.
People usually call the birds "phantoms(幽灵) of the forest". They nearly went away in the UK. They lost their home in the UK because people cut down many trees for farming.
In 2002, a pair of goshawks made their home in the New Forest for the first time in over 120 years. A A team from Forestry England has looked after around 1,500 forests and woodlands. B The team says that the forest is now home to goshawks. C This means it's a place of safety for them. D
This year, they met 45 pairs of goshawks. The team used a camera to watch one pair that had three babies. They found that the birds ate different foods. They ate squirrels, small birds and other small animals. They also found out how the father bird protected his babies from the hot sun—using his large wings to shade them.
The goshawk is at the top of the food chain (食物链). Because of this, Andy Page from the team says, "These birds tell us a lot about the health of this forest and the wide diversity(多样性) of wildlife it supports(支持)."
根据短文内容，回答问题。(每题答案不超过 13 个词)
1. What does the underlined word "thriving" mean in Chinese?
2. Why did the birds lose their home in the UK?
3. 创新考法·还原信息 In Paragraph 3, the sentence "The number of them is growing fast here." is missing. Where should we put it, in A, B, C or D?
4. How many goshawks did the team meet this year?
5. What can we learn from the birds?
The goshawk(苍鹰) is one of the most elusive(难找的) birds in the UK. However, they are thriving once again in the New Forest, in the south of England.
People usually call the birds "phantoms(幽灵) of the forest". They nearly went away in the UK. They lost their home in the UK because people cut down many trees for farming.
In 2002, a pair of goshawks made their home in the New Forest for the first time in over 120 years. A A team from Forestry England has looked after around 1,500 forests and woodlands. B The team says that the forest is now home to goshawks. C This means it's a place of safety for them. D
This year, they met 45 pairs of goshawks. The team used a camera to watch one pair that had three babies. They found that the birds ate different foods. They ate squirrels, small birds and other small animals. They also found out how the father bird protected his babies from the hot sun—using his large wings to shade them.
The goshawk is at the top of the food chain (食物链). Because of this, Andy Page from the team says, "These birds tell us a lot about the health of this forest and the wide diversity(多样性) of wildlife it supports(支持)."
根据短文内容，回答问题。(每题答案不超过 13 个词)
1. What does the underlined word "thriving" mean in Chinese?
兴旺 上文提及苍鹰是英国最难发现的鸟类之一，下文表示转折：然而，它们在英格兰南部的新森林里再次兴旺起来。
2. Why did the birds lose their home in the UK?
Because people cut down many trees for farming. 由第二段中“They lost their home in the UK because people cut down many trees for farming.”可知答案。
3. 创新考法·还原信息 In Paragraph 3, the sentence "The number of them is growing fast here." is missing. Where should we put it, in A, B, C or D?
In D. 上文提及该地区现在是苍鹰的家，这意味着这对它们来说是一个安全的地方，下文对应表示：它们的数量在这里快速增长。
4. How many goshawks did the team meet this year?
45 pairs. 由第四段中“This year, they met 45 pairs of goshawks.”可知，研究小组今年发现了 45 对苍鹰。
5. What can we learn from the birds?
The health of the forest and the wide diversity of wildlife it supports. 本文报道苍鹰在英格兰南部的森林里再次兴旺起来，它们的出现充分说明森林的健康状况和它所支持的野生动物的多样性。
答案
1. 兴旺 上文提及苍鹰是英国最难发现的鸟类之一，下文表示转折：然而，它们在英格兰南部的新森林里再次兴旺起来。
2. Because people cut down many trees for farming. 由第二段中“They lost their home in the UK because people cut down many trees for farming.”可知答案。
3. In D. 上文提及该地区现在是苍鹰的家，这意味着这对它们来说是一个安全的地方，下文对应表示：它们的数量在这里快速增长。
4. 45 pairs. 由第四段中“This year, they met 45 pairs of goshawks.”可知，研究小组今年发现了 45 对苍鹰。
5. The health of the forest and the wide diversity of wildlife it supports. 本文报道苍鹰在英格兰南部的森林里再次兴旺起来，它们的出现充分说明森林的健康状况和它所支持的野生动物的多样性。
2. Because people cut down many trees for farming. 由第二段中“They lost their home in the UK because people cut down many trees for farming.”可知答案。
3. In D. 上文提及该地区现在是苍鹰的家，这意味着这对它们来说是一个安全的地方，下文对应表示：它们的数量在这里快速增长。
4. 45 pairs. 由第四段中“This year, they met 45 pairs of goshawks.”可知，研究小组今年发现了 45 对苍鹰。
5. The health of the forest and the wide diversity of wildlife it supports. 本文报道苍鹰在英格兰南部的森林里再次兴旺起来，它们的出现充分说明森林的健康状况和它所支持的野生动物的多样性。
解析
【分析】
这是一篇环保主题的英语阅读简答题，解题思路如下：
1. 第一题词义猜测：定位划线词所在句，结合前文“苍鹰曾是英国极难找到、几近消失的鸟类”，通过转折词however的反向逻辑，推断苍鹰当下的向好生存状态，得出词义。
2. 第二题细节查找：用题干关键词“lose their home in the UK”定位到原文第二段，直接提取对应原因句即可。
3. 第三题句子还原：先明确待插入句“它们的数量在这里快速增长”的语义逻辑，再逐一比对A、B、C、D四处的前后文衔接关系，找到逻辑最通顺的位置。
4. 第四题细节查找：用题干关键词“this year”定位到第四段首句，直接提取对应数量信息。
5. 第五题细节查找：定位到最后一段相关表述，提取苍鹰能反映的森林相关信息，同时满足答案不超过13词的要求。
【解析】
1. 前文提到苍鹰曾是英国最难发现的鸟类，甚至几近灭绝，划线词所在句用however表转折，说明苍鹰如今生存状态向好，因此thriving的中文含义为兴旺。
2. 原文第二段明确给出苍鹰失去栖息地的原因：人们为农耕砍伐大量树木，直接提取原句即可。
3. 待插入句含义为“它们的数量在这里快速增长”：A、B、C三处前后文语义衔接均不匹配，D处前说明这片区域是苍鹰的安全地，后续接数量快速增长逻辑完全通顺，因此放在D处。
4. 原文第四段首句直接说明今年团队观测到45对苍鹰，提取对应信息即可。
5. 原文最后一段明确指出苍鹰能反映森林的健康状况以及它所支持的野生动物多样性，提取对应核心信息即可。
【答案】
1. 兴旺
2. Because people cut down many trees for farming.
3. In D.
4. 45 pairs.
5. The health of the forest and the wide diversity of wildlife it supports.
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，词义猜测，语篇还原
【点评】
本题属于环保主题的记叙文阅读，覆盖了初中英语阅读常考的三类典型题型，难度梯度合理，既考察学生快速定位原文信息的能力，也考察学生的语篇逻辑衔接理解能力，设置的答题字数限制也引导学生养成精准提炼核心信息的答题习惯。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是一篇环保主题的英语阅读简答题，解题思路如下：
1. 第一题词义猜测：定位划线词所在句，结合前文“苍鹰曾是英国极难找到、几近消失的鸟类”，通过转折词however的反向逻辑，推断苍鹰当下的向好生存状态，得出词义。
2. 第二题细节查找：用题干关键词“lose their home in the UK”定位到原文第二段，直接提取对应原因句即可。
3. 第三题句子还原：先明确待插入句“它们的数量在这里快速增长”的语义逻辑，再逐一比对A、B、C、D四处的前后文衔接关系，找到逻辑最通顺的位置。
4. 第四题细节查找：用题干关键词“this year”定位到第四段首句，直接提取对应数量信息。
5. 第五题细节查找：定位到最后一段相关表述，提取苍鹰能反映的森林相关信息，同时满足答案不超过13词的要求。
【解析】
1. 前文提到苍鹰曾是英国最难发现的鸟类，甚至几近灭绝，划线词所在句用however表转折，说明苍鹰如今生存状态向好，因此thriving的中文含义为兴旺。
2. 原文第二段明确给出苍鹰失去栖息地的原因：人们为农耕砍伐大量树木，直接提取原句即可。
3. 待插入句含义为“它们的数量在这里快速增长”：A、B、C三处前后文语义衔接均不匹配，D处前说明这片区域是苍鹰的安全地，后续接数量快速增长逻辑完全通顺，因此放在D处。
4. 原文第四段首句直接说明今年团队观测到45对苍鹰，提取对应信息即可。
5. 原文最后一段明确指出苍鹰能反映森林的健康状况以及它所支持的野生动物多样性，提取对应核心信息即可。
【答案】
1. 兴旺
2. Because people cut down many trees for farming.
3. In D.
4. 45 pairs.
5. The health of the forest and the wide diversity of wildlife it supports.
【知识点】
阅读细节定位，词义猜测，语篇还原
【点评】
本题属于环保主题的记叙文阅读，覆盖了初中英语阅读常考的三类典型题型，难度梯度合理，既考察学生快速定位原文信息的能力，也考察学生的语篇逻辑衔接理解能力，设置的答题字数限制也引导学生养成精准提炼核心信息的答题习惯。
【难度系数】
0.7
