A
Dereck Joubert and his wife, Beverly, have made many films about wild animals in Africa. Their films and photographs are very popular and one of the photographs has been on the front cover of a National Geographic magazine.
A working day for Dereck and Beverly started very early—at 4:30 in the morning! That’s when they get up and start filming. And it’s a long day—they often work until 8:30 in the evening. In the winter it’s very cold and in the summer it can be 40C. Dereck always does the filming—Beverly never does that, and she doesn’t write. But Dereck never takes photographs or records the sound. They work very well as a team, and they both believe we should shoot animals with cameras—not with guns!
When they have finished filming and taking photographs for the day, they have dinner and Dereck usually writes while Beverly looks at her photographs. At night, they usually sleep in a small tent, but they sometimes sleep in the Land Cruiser—when they’re very close to wild animals, it’s sometimes safer to sleep in the car!
Dereck and Beverly have also traveled around the world and given talks about their work. Dereck says that the animals are not just something to look at—they play an important role. Beverly thinks the wild animals can teach us a lot about ourselves.
1. Dereck and Beverly start working_________.
A. at 4:30 in the morning
B. at 4:30 in the afternoon
C. at 8:30 in the morning
D at 8:30 in the evening
2. Dereck and Beverly usually sleep_________ at night.
A. in a car B. in a tent
C. in a house D. in a hotel
3. Beverly thinks the wild animals __________.
A. are something to look at B. are very popular
C. play an unimportant role D. can teach us a lot
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是记叙文。德雷克朱伯特和他的妻子贝弗利在非洲拍了许多关于野生动物的电影。他们的影片和照片很受欢迎，有一幅照片发表在一本美国国家地理杂志的封面。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段开头，“A working day for Dereck and Beverly started very early—at 4:30 in the morning! ”（德里克和贝弗利的工作时间很早就开始了——凌晨4点半!）可知德雷克和贝弗利的工作日在凌晨4点半就开始了，故选 A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。 根据文章倒数第二段最后一句，“At night they usually sleep in a small tent, but they sometimes sleep in the Land Cruiser—when you’re very close to wild animals, it’s sometimes safer to sleep in the car”（晚上他们通常睡在一个小帐篷里，但有时他们睡在陆地巡洋舰上——当你非常接近野生动物的时候，有时睡在车里更安全）可知，晚上他们通常睡在小帐篷。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据题干关键词Beverly, think, wild animal定位至文章最后一段最后一句话“Beverly thinks the wild animals can teach us a lot about ourselves.”，（贝弗莉认为野生动物能让我们了解自己。）可知Beverly对于野生动物的观点，即能教会我们很多，故选D。
