A
The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species
By Sandra Markle. Ages 8 to 10.
Woolly Monkeys spend most of their time high up in 150-foot-tall trees. That makes them difficult animals to count and to study. But cameras have provided valuable information and taken, as this book shows, amazing pictures. Experts now believe that Peru's lowland monkeys and the waste they produce are necessary to the survival of the rain forest.
Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild
By Catherine Thimmesh. Ages 10 to 12.
The giant panda is much-beloved in China, but in the past 40 years, at least half of its habitat has been destroyed. Camp Panda tells about efforts to reintroduce the giant pandas into the wild so that they might have a future. As part of the efforts, people wear panda costumes that smell like pandas while weighing and measuring the young pandas. They aren't supposed to get used to seeing and being around people, because people could pose a threat to them in the wild.
Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel
By Carl Safina Ages 10 and older.
Carl Safina studied elephants in an African national park and killer whales off the coast of Washington state. He learned about their strong family bonds, the surprising ways they communicate and how they play and hang out with one another. This book makes a strong case for protecting the ability of these animals to live freely.
Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction
By Nancy F. Castaldo. Ages 10 and older.
This book focuses on seven groups of animals — including whooping cranes, California condors and American alligators — that were brought back to healthy numbers by a lot of efforts. As she celebrates these successes, Nancy F. Castaldo also makes clear that dangers, such as the effects of climate change, still cloud the future of these creatures.
1. Which is the most suitable book for readers below 10?
A. The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species.
B. Beyond Words: What Elephants and Whales Think and Feel.
C. Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction.
D. Camp Panda: Helping Cubs Return to the Wild.
2. Why do people wear panda costumes?
A. To attract visitors.
B. To make pandas feel safe.
C. To take photos of pandas in the wild.
D. To celebrate the increasing numbers of pandas.
3. What do these four books focus on?
A. Animal protection
B. Climate change.
C. Animal rights.
D. Rain forests.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. A
【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四本有关动物保护的书籍。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“The Woolly Monkey Mysteries: The Quest to Save a Rain Forest Species By Sandra Markle. Ages 8 to 10.”（《长毛猴之谜: 拯救雨林物种的探索》作者Sandra Markle。8至10岁。）可知，《羊毛猴之谜: 拯救雨林物种的探索》这本书适合10岁以下孩子阅读。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“As part of the efforts, people wear panda costumes that smell like pandas while weighing and measuring the young pandas. They aren't supposed to get used to seeing and being around people, because people could pose a threat to them in the wild.”（作为努力的一部分，人们在给小熊猫称重和测量时，会穿上熊猫的服装，闻起来像熊猫。他们应该不习惯于看到人或和人在一起，因为在野外人们可能会对他们构成威胁。）可知，穿熊猫衣服是为了让熊猫有安全感。故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一本书介绍中“Experts now believe that Peru's lowland monkeys and the waste they produce are necessary to the survival of the rain forest.”（ 专家们现在认为，秘鲁的低地猴子和它们产生的废物对于雨林的生存是必要的。）、第二本书介绍中“The giant panda is much-beloved in China, but in the past 40 years, at least half of its habitat has been destroyed. Camp Panda tells about efforts to reintroduce the giant pandas into the wild so that they might have a future.”（大熊猫深受中国人喜爱，但在过去的40年里，至少有一半的栖息地遭到破坏。《熊猫营地》讲述了将大熊猫重新放归野外的努力，以便它们可能有一个未来。）、第三本书介绍中“This book makes a strong case for protecting the ability of these animals to live freely.”（ 这本书为保护这些动物自由生活的能力提供了有力的理由。）以及第四本书的书名简介“Back from the Brink: Saving Animals from Extinction”（濒临灭绝的动物: 拯救濒危动物）可知，这四本书的重点是保护动物。故选A项。
