In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years.The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900.For a time, a few birds survived under human care.The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden in September 1, 1914.
【试题分析】 据记载,在18世纪及19世纪,美国有大量的旅鸽。本文描述了这一期间旅鸽的生存状况。
1.
In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons________.
A.were the biggest bird in the world
B.lived mainly in the south of America
C.did great harm to the natural environment
D.were the largest population in the US
解析:细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的信息可知,在18世纪及19世纪早期,美国旅鸽的数量很大。
答案:D
2.
The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons________.
A.escape
B.ruin
C.liberation
D.evolution
解析:词义猜测题。根据第三段第二句中的“...people believed there was an everlasting supply and killed them by the thousands.”可知,人们认为旅鸽数量极大,因此大量捕杀它们,所以正是由于旅鸽数量大才导致它们被捕杀,故可推知该词的意思是“损坏,破坏”之意。
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