Koalas

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题目与答案

1. 1 The main reason why koala declined is that they are killed EXCEPT for
   • by poachers
   • by diseases they got
   • giving too many birth yet survived little
   • accidents on the road

   答案：giving too many birth yet survived little

   原文定位：Koalas have been killed by parasites, chlamydia epidemics and a tumour-causing retro-virus. And every year 11000 are killed by cars;So the main problem to their survival is their slow reproductive rate;they produce only one baby a yearthousands are killed by poachers;

   同义替换：「diseases」↔「parasites, chlamydia epidemics and a tumour-causing retro-virus」，「accidents on the road」↔「killed by cars」，「giving too many births」↔「slow reproductive rate」

2. 10 It is not easy to notice that koalas are ill.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：YES

   原文定位：Koalas are stoic creatures and put on a brave face until they are at death's door. One day they may appear healthy, the next they could be dead

   同义替换：「not easy to notice」↔「put on a brave face」，「are ill」↔「at death's door」

3. 11 Koalas are easily infected with human contagious disease via cuddling.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：NOT GIVEN

4. 12 Koalas like to hold a person's arm when they are embraced.
   • YES
   • NO
   • NOT GIVEN

   答案：YES

   原文定位：they like to cling on to their handler, all in their own good time and use his or her arm as a tree

   同义替换：「hold a person's arm」↔「cling on to their handler」

5. 13 From your opinion this article written by
   • a journalist who write for magazine
   • a zoo keeper in London Zoo
   • a tourist who traveling back from Australia
   • a government official who studies koalas to establish a law

   答案：a journalist who write for magazine

6. 2 What can help koalas fully digest their food?
   • toxic substance in the leaves
   • organs that dissolve the fibres
   • remaining inactive for a period to digest
   • eating eucalyptus trees

   答案：remaining inactive for a period to digest

   原文定位：To digest their food properly, koalas must sit still for 21 hours every day

   同义替换：「fully」↔「properly」，「remaining inactive」↔「sit still」

7. 3 What would koalas do when facing the dangerous situation?
   • show signs of being offended
   • counter attack furiously
   • use sharp claws to rip the man
   • use claws to grip the bark of trees

   答案：show signs of being offended

   原文定位：If you upset a koala, it may blink or swallow, or hiccup. But attack? No way! Koalas are just not aggressive

   同义替换：「show signs of being offended」↔「blink or swallow, or hiccup」，「counter attack furiously」↔「No way」

8. 4 In what ways Australian zoos exploit koalas?
   • encourage people to breed koalas as pets
   • allow tourists to hug the koalas
   • put them on the trees as a symbol
   • establish a koala campaign

   答案：allow tourists to hug the koalas

   原文定位：Australian zoos and wildlife parks have taken advantage of their uncomplaining attitudes, and charge visitors to be photographed hugging the furry bundles

   同义替换：「exploit」↔「taken advantage of」，「allow tourists to hug the koalas」↔「charge visitors to be photographed hugging」

9. 5 What would the government do to protect koalas from being endangered?
   • introduce koala protection guidelines
   • close some of the zoos
   • encourage people to resist visiting the zoos
   • persuade the public to learn more knowledge

   答案：introduce koala protection guidelines

   原文定位：the largest of the numbers in the Australian nature Conservation Agency, with the aim of instituting national guidelines

   同义替换：「government」↔「Australian nature Conservation Agency」，「introduce」↔「instituting」

10. 6 new coming human settlers caused danger to koalas.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：YES

    原文定位：Their problem, however, has been nan, more specifically, the white man. Koala and aborigine had co;existed peacefully for centuries;

    同义替换：「new coming human settlers」↔「the white man」，「caused danger」↔「problem」

11. 7 Koalas can still be seen in most of the places in Australia.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NO

    原文定位：Today koalas are found only in scattered pockets of southeast Australia

    同义替换：「most of the places」↔「only in scattered pockets」，「can still be seen」↔「found」

12. 8 it takes decade for the eucalyptus trees to recover after the fire.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NO

    原文定位：The Koalas will be aided by the eucalyptus, which grows quickly and is already burgeoning forth after the fires

    同义替换：「takes decade」↔「grows quickly」，「recover」↔「burgeoning forth」

13. 9 Koalas will fight each other when food becomes scarce.
    • YES
    • NO
    • NOT GIVEN

    答案：NOT GIVEN