题文

Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy.  After all，you probably sing or whistle when you are happy. Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However，they sing most of the time for a very different reason. Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory. Do you know what a ’territory’ is? A territory is an area that an animal，usually the male，claims(声称)as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same kind are welcome. Your garden and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten(威胁)you，you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away. If so，you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any time，especially at nesting(筑巢)season. So he is screaming all the time，whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird’s song，and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away. Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.. You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories. 小题1: Some scientists believe that most of the time bird’s singing is actually _______. A．away of warning B．an expression of happiness C．an expression of anger D．away of greeting 小题2:What is a bird’s "territory"?. A．A place where families of other kinds are not accepted. B．A place where a bird may shut at the top of its voice C．An area for which birds fight against each other. D．An area which a bird considers to be its own. 小题3: Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season? A．Because they want to invite more friends. B．Because they want to find outsiders around. C．Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away. D．Because their singing helps remove their fears. 小题4:How does the writer explain bird’s singing? A．By comparing birds with human beings. B．By reporting experiment results. C．By describing birds’ daily life. D．By telling a bird’s story.

题型：阅读理解  难度：中档

答案

小题1:A 小题1:D 小题1:C 小题1:A

小题1:根据Some scientists ……because they are happy.因为他们高兴，所以选A，一个高兴的表情。 小题2:根据A territory is an area……claims(声称)as its own.声称是它自己的，选D，鸟认为是属于它自己的地方。 小题3:根据especially at nesting(筑巢)season.……and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.这一段可知通过这一手段足可以让外人远离。所以选C，因为他们的歌声有助于吓跑外来者。 小题4:最后一段把鸟类的歌声比作人类的语言，可知选项A,把鸟类同人类进行对比，最符合题意。

据专家权威分析，试题“Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought th..”主要考查你对  科教类阅读，广告布告类阅读，历史文化类阅读，健康环保类阅读  等考点的理解。关于这些考点的“档案”如下：

科教类阅读广告布告类阅读历史文化类阅读健康环保类阅读

考点名称：科教类阅读

• 科普类的阅读：
  科普类的阅读理解包含介绍科学知识、社会知识的短文。阅读这类短文时，要以事实为中心进行思考，抓住事物的特征、用途、相互关系等。
  如果是介绍社会现象的文章，要掌握所谈现象的内涵。

• 答题技巧：
  1. 加强整体意识，把握文章的主要内容。在阅读的时候可给段落标上序号，并给重要的句子和
     关键词做上记号，尤其是各段中心句，为答题提供更快捷更多的信息源。
  2. 审清题干，发觉和把握试题中有效的提示性信息，确认命题的角度、阅读范围和答题方式。
  3. 定位阅读，强化对应意识。同时要注意原文利用和自我加工相结合。

考点名称：广告布告类阅读

• 这类阅读的文本主要选取的是广告、布告类的文本类型，贴近生活和实事，时尚元素较多。因此他相对来说距离学生生活较近，对学生的时事敏感度要求也比较高。

• 广告布告类阅读注意事项：
  1. 品味广告的标题，联系平时所积累的知识，为了解材料大意作铺垫。
  2. 要特别留意广告中包含的数字、联系人、地址等。
  3. 要注意文中以黑体、大写、下划线等方式加以提示的文字，因为这很有可能是材料的核心或至少是一部分内容的概括。

考点名称：历史文化类阅读

• 历史文化类阅读：
  本类题型常用的方式是夹叙夹议。叙述的目的是为了议，所以要把握其议才是主要方面。
  阅读这类文章，先弄清其引入的话题，再弄清里面人物对其不同的看法，然后理解作者本身对话题的观点看法或思考。

• 初中英语阅读理解的解题技巧：
  一、要注意养成良好的阅读心理，阅读时要去掉杂念，心绪要安定，精神要专一，要形成一种惬意的顺向心理。
  切不可一遇到几个生词难句，就心烦意乱，失去自控能力。心理学家告诉我们，任何恐慌，过分紧张的情绪都会形成一种消极因素妨碍大脑的正常思维功能。
  因此，遇到困难一定要从容不迫，心无旁骛。这样才能对所读的文章印象清晰，理解深刻。
  
  二、要提高视读的速度，考阅读理解，从另一个方面来说，考的是考试速度。因此做阅读理解时，要注意培养自己快速阅读的习惯。
  切不可在个别难懂的词句上磨蹭，只要全篇理解了，个别难懂的词句可以根据上下文和构词法去猜测，去推断。
  
  三、对文章的评价分析，一定要坚持“词不离句，句不离篇”，要理解文章作者的原意，而不能按你自己的意愿去想当然。
  切记：一想当然，就会出错。