9. Which of the following is not the name for this new creature?
A. Karsts. B. Kha-nyou. C. rock rats. D. Laonastes aenigmamus.
10. Which of the following cannot describe the new species of rodent?
A. They live among the rocky hills of Laos.
B. They live on meat of other animals.
C. They look like rats but are of different kind.
D. They are of the latest discovery of a new species.
11. Which of the following is the last discovery of new species of animal except the rodent?
A. A new kind of bats. B. Great apes.
C. A new kind of squirrel. D. A new kind of rabbit.
12. It implies in the passage that ______.
A. finding a new animal family in Southeast Asia is easy
B. finding a new animal family in modern time is extremely rare
C. in Southeast Asia new species of animals are often discovered
D. animals that look like the same are of the same family
参考答案及详解
(A)
这是一篇人物类短文。本文介绍了登山之王Viesturs的登山成就。他是唯一已经成功地征服了14座世界最高峰的美国人。
1. B 细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句话“But on Thursday, Viesturs became the only American to climb to the world’s 14 highest mountains.”可知：Viesturs已经成功地征服了14座世界最高峰的美国人。
2. C 词义猜测题。根据上文介绍的Viesturs的登山成就推测，hooked意为“感兴趣的”。如果是“被吓倒、泄气或不安”，就不可能取得那么辉煌的成就，显然，这几项不符文意。
3. B 段落主旨题。此段首句“The pioneering climber talks about mountains as if they were living creatures that should be treated with respect.”就是本段的主题，下文Viesturs所说的话是用来说明这一主题的。
4. C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句“But for a man who’s climbed the world’s 14 tallest mountains, he will probably soon set off on yet another adventure”可得答案。
(B)
这是一篇自然类短文。飓风的发生一般是有季节性的，但今年飓风比以往来得更早，这与海洋温度的升高有密切关系。
5. B 细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句话“El Salvador… was hit by Hurricane Adrian on Friday.”可知
6. D. 细节理解题。受hurricane侵袭的国家在文中提到的只有三个：El Salvador, the U.S., and Honduras. Florida是美国的一个州名，其余Charley, Frances, Ivan Jeanne等指的是飓风的名称而非国名。
7. C 推断题。根据倒数第二段的第二句话“Warmer temperatures produce more tropical storms, which can then turn into hurricane ”可知。
8. A 推断题。根据第一段的第一句话“Although hurricane season doesn’t begin until June 1, a Pacific storm already struck.”可知：今年的飓风比以往来得更早些。
(C)
这是一篇科普类短文。本文介绍了有关动物种类发现的最新动态，一种貌似老鼠，却与老鼠不同的全新的哺乳动物。
9. A 细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句话“The Kha-nyou live in Karsts, or rough rock.”可知Karsts表示地方，并不是名称。
10. B 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“They’re vegetarians living in the rocky hills of Laos”可知：rodent是蔬食者而非肉食者。
11. D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“he discovered a new species of rabbit there in 1999”可得答案。
12. B 推断题。根据第五段及全文意义推断可知：在现代，由于某种原因(如：环境污染，人们捕杀)，要发现一种新的动物种类是罕见。
