閱讀理解訓(xùn)練
(2015·長(zhǎng)春市質(zhì)監(jiān)三)
I have been teaching animal behavior at the Boulder County Prison in Colorado for 10 years. The course is one of the most popular in the prison. Prisoners have to earn the right to attend the course and they work hard to get in.
One reason why the course is so popular is that many prisoners find it easier to connect with animals than with people, because animals don't judge them. They trust animals in ways they don't with humans.
Yet, they hold a misunderstanding of how animals treat one another. Many admit that their own “animal behavior” is what got them into trouble in the first place. I teach that though there is competition and aggression in the animal kingdom, there is also a lot of cooperation(合作)and sympathy.
Many of the students want to build healthy relationships, and they find that the class helps them. I use examples of the social behavior of groupliving animals such as wolves as a model for developing and maintaining(維持)friendships among people who must work together for their own good and also for the good of the group.
It's clear that science inspires the students here and it also gives them hope. I know some students have gone back into education after their being set free while others have gone to work for humane(人道)societies or contributed time and money to conservation organizations. One went on to receive a master's degree in nature writing.
Science and humane education help the prisoners connect with values that they otherwise would not have done. It opens the door to understanding, trust, cooperation and hope. There's a large population of people to whom science could mean a lot, if only they could have access to it. The class helps me, too. I get as much out of it as the students and it has made me a better teacher.
文章大意：本文是教育類小故事閱讀。作者用和動(dòng)物之間的關(guān)系來(lái)教育那些囚犯?jìng)�，沒想到卻讓他們的生活翻開了新的一頁(yè)。人是可以教得好的。
5.The author's course is welcomed by the prisoners because ________.
A.they consider animals their best friends
B.they are curious about animal kingdom
C.they feel it easier to get along with animals
D.they are more familiar with animal behavior
答案：C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段的One reason why the course is so popular is that many prisoners find it easier to connect with animals than with people可知犯人們喜歡作者的課程因?yàn)樗麄儼l(fā)現(xiàn)和動(dòng)物交流更容易。A項(xiàng)他們認(rèn)為動(dòng)物是他們的最好朋友;B項(xiàng)他們對(duì)動(dòng)物王國(guó)感到好奇;C項(xiàng)他們感到和動(dòng)物交流更容易;D項(xiàng)他們對(duì)動(dòng)物行為更熟悉。故選C。
6.The author used wolves as an example to ________.
A.provide the prisoners with more knowledge
B.explain the cruel side of groupliving animals
C.help the prisoners realize the importance of teamwork
D.inform the prisoners that animals get people into trouble
答案：C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段I use examples of the social behavior of groupliving animals such as wolves as a model for developing and maintaining(維持)friendships among people who must work together for their own good and also for the good of the group可知作者把狼作為范例是想幫助囚犯意識(shí)到團(tuán)隊(duì)工作中合作的重要性。A項(xiàng)給囚犯提供更多的知識(shí);B項(xiàng)解釋群居動(dòng)物的殘酷性;C項(xiàng)幫助囚犯理解團(tuán)隊(duì)工作的重要性;D項(xiàng)告訴囚犯動(dòng)物讓人陷入麻煩之中。故選C。
7.We can infer from the text that some prisoners ________.
A.have turned over a new leaf
B.are required to attend the course
C.are willing to learn working skills
D.prefer humane education to science
答案：A 判斷推理題。根據(jù)文章第五段的I know some students have gone back into education after their being set free while others have gone to work for humane(人道)societies or contributed time and money to conservation organizations中的關(guān)鍵詞set free釋放，可推斷一些囚犯的生活翻開了新的一頁(yè)。A項(xiàng)已經(jīng)翻開了新的一頁(yè);B項(xiàng)被要求參加課程;C項(xiàng)更愿意學(xué)習(xí)勞動(dòng)技能;D項(xiàng)和科技相比更喜歡人道教育。故選A。
