09四中签约必读 四中内部英语试题分析 阅读理解
Do you think animals can predict the weather or other natural events? Farmers living in the countryside think so. For hundreds of years, they have observed animals.
They think animals behavior can be connected to future weather conditions or events. For example, if swans fly into the wind, a hurricane (飓风) is coming. Or, if cows lie down, a rainstorm is coming. There are many traditional stories connecting animals and natural events. Many people think that these stories are just folklore, traditional stories and beliefs without scientific evidence . Scientists, however, are beginning to take another look at some of these ideas.
Kiyoshi Shimamura is a Japanese earthquake researcher. He noticed an increase in dog bites a short time before earthquakes hit. Then, he did an investigation of twelve public health centres in Kobe, Japan. These health centers treated people after the 1995 earthquake. He noticed some interesting information about the month before the big earthquake: treatment for animals bites had increased. In fact, aggressive (侵略的) behavior in dogs, such as biting and barking loudly, jumped 60 percent!
People noticed other changes in animal behavior before the earthquake as well. For example, fish began swimming together in large groups, but only in the middle of the water and not near the edges. Also, birds flew away from their nests for many days, leaving their eggs unprotected. This animal behaviour suggests that animals may be able to predict natural events better than people.
1. How do dogs begin to behave just before an earthquake?
A. They lie down in grass.
B. They stay together in large groups.
C. They leave their homes.
D. They hurt people.
2. What other animals behave strangely before an earthquake?
A. Pigs
B. Birds
C. Cows
D. All of the above
3. What did Kiyoshi Shimamura look at during his investigation?
A. Animal clinics treating dogs
B. The number of patients with bites
C. The number of earthquakes a year
D. Places dogs go during earthquakes
4.What is the main idea of the passage?
A. What animals do during earthquakes
B. Many earthquakes of Japan
C. Effect of natural events on animals actions
D. Folklore and other stories about animals
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1，D.
解析：典型的细节题，采用关键词回原文定位法。
首先分析题干，关键词为dogs/dogbehavebefore an earthquake，
回原文定位与答案对应的句子：
第三段的倒数1、2句：He noticed some interesting information about the month before the big earthquake: treatment for animals bites had increased. In fact, aggressive (侵略的) behavior in dogs, such as biting and barking（对应答案D的hurt） loudly, jumped 60 percent!
2,B.
计数题+细节题。3次定位。
计数标识词：课堂上总结的（黑色划线词）
细节关键词：other 、behave strangely与before an earthquake，
回原文3次定位到文中最后一段：People noticed other changes in animal behavior before the earthquake as well. For example, fish began swimming together in large groups, but only in the middle of the water and not near the edges. Also, birds flew away from their nests for many days, leaving their eggs unprotected. This animal behaviour suggests that animals may be able to predict natural events better than people.
由此可见，鱼和鸟为正确选项，选B.
3.B．
细节题。关键词Kiyoshi ShimamurainvestigationWhat.. look at 定位到文章第三段第三句以后：Kiyoshi Shimamura is Then, he did an investigation of twelve public health centres in Kobe, Japan. These health centers treated people after the 1995 earthquaketreatment for animals bites had increased.与选项BThe number of patients with bites被咬伤的病人数目相一致。
这题也可以用排除法。在本段（有关KS这个人的研究报告）中A选项Animal clinics treating dogs（治疗狗的动物诊所）；
C选项 The number of earthquakes a year（一年中地震的次数；
D选项 Places dogs go during earthquakes（地震时狗的所及之处/地震时狗所到的地方）文中均未提及。
4. C.
主旨题。根据课堂上总结过的主旨题方法找。
文章首句Do you think animals can predict the weather or other natural events?
末句This animal behaviour suggests that animals may be able to predict natural events better than people.
与选项Effect of natural events on animals actions契合，关键词对应。
其他选项都犯了以偏概全的错误，这些信息是文中某一段的内容，不是全篇的内容。
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