三、阅读理解
Did your family move before? How did you adjust(适应)to life in a new place? Moving can be challenging, both for humans and animals. Nowadays, scientists are helping some Burrowing Owls settle(安置)into their new homes.
Burrowing Owls are small brown long-legged birds. They make homes in underground burrows(洞穴)and like to live in groups. In California, the USA, there is another kind of Burrowing Owls called the Western Burrowing Owl.
In the past, these owls lived in the grasslands. Later, people began building cities on many of the grasslands. The development happened quickly, sometimes in just a few months. This drove the owls off their burrows. Some of these birds were unable to find new homes. As a result, the number of Western Burrowing Owls in California was smaller than that in 1965. If the number keeps falling, they will be at risk of dying out.
Luckily, scientists found out the problem some years ago. They soon began trying to move
these owls to some protected grasslands. In order to make the birds feel more “at home”, scientists played the recordings of owl calls in these areas. They also used white paint to make fake droppings(假粪便)of the owls.
These made the birds believe that other owls were living there. As a result, they accepted their new home and stayed there.
Scientists returned to check on the owls. Most of them seemed to like their new homes. Good luck to them enjoying their new lives there!
(
A
)1. What can we know about Burrowing Owls according to Paragraph 2?
A. They like living in groups.
B. They only stay in California.
C. They make homes in the trees.
D. They have small black legs.
(
B
)2. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?
A. Burrowing Owls moved into new homes.
B. The number of Burrowing Owls fell down.
C. Burrowing Owls found new homes in cities.
D. Burrowing Owls had no places to live in 1965.
(
C
)3. What does the underlined word “These” refer to?
a. Playing the recordings.
b. Painting owls white.
c. Making fake droppings.
d. Recording the sound of owls.
A. ab
B. bc
C. ac
D. bd
(
D
)4. According to the article, we can infer(推断)
D
.
A. people won't build their cities on the grasslands
B. scientists won't find ways to protect these owls
C. Burrowing Owls will die out in the near future
D. more Burrowing Owls will live in new homes
(
C
)5. What's the best title for this article?
A. Burrowing Owls
B. People and Nature
C. Burrowing Owls' New Home
D. Burrowing Owls and Scientists