（十八）【2019 • 山东省济宁市】
 
In a rainforest there are tall trees. The top of these trees is called the canopy. Scientists want to learn about the canopy. They want to learn about everything that lives there. But it has not been easy to get to the canopy.
Meg is an American biologist, ecologist, explorer, writer, educator, and public speaker. Since she knows a lot about trees, she is sometimes called Canopy Meg. Meg has always liked trees. When she was a child, she made tree houses. Now, she has climbed to the top of trees all over the world and does great research, so she has got a nickname called ＂Einstein of the treetops.＂
Walkways in the rainforest were Meg’s idea. Now, they are used by many people. A walkway is like a bridge that goes between the trees. It is safe and it doesn’t harm the trees. A walkway, however, cannon help scientists reach the top.
One way to reach the top is by a light raft filled with air. It has a huge net on it. A hot air balloon drops the raft onto the trees. Scientists can stand on the raft and look into the trees.
A tower crane is also a good way to get to the top. It can go above the tree tops. It can go all the way down to the ground, too. Scientists are learning about life in the canopy. They have learned there are millions of insects that are eating leaves in these treetops.
Meg’s job is to keep finding out more. She wants to help find the secrets of treetops. There are still millions of animals that no one has seen. Many of them are in the treetops.
35. What do scientists go to the treetops for?
A. To build walkways there. B. To learn about the rainforest.
C. To study living things there. D. To look at the things far away.
36. Why is Meg called "Einstein of the treetops?
A. Because she has always liked trees.
B. Because she made tree houses in her childhood
C. Because she is an American biologist and explorer.
D. Because she does great scientific research on treetops
37. How many ways of getting to the treetops are mentioned in the passage?
A. One B. Two. C. Three. D. Four
38. Which picture does a walkway look like?
A. B.
C. D.
【文章大意】文章讲述了Meg关于对树冠的研究，她在小时候就对树冠感兴趣，因此得到＂树梢的爱因斯坦＂的绰号，文章介绍了到达树梢的方法，一个可以用热气球，也可以用塔吊，科学家也研究树冠上的生命，树冠上有成百上千万的吃树叶的昆虫，Meg的工作是坚持弄清楚更多，树冠上仍然有成百上千万的没有人见过的。
35. C【解析】细节理解题。根据Scientists are learning about life in the canopy.可知是为了研究树梢的生物；故选C。
36. D【解析】细节理解题。根据does great research, so she has got a nickname called ＂Einstein of the treetops.＂可知是因为她对树冠做了伟大的科学研究；故选D。
37. B【解析】细节理解题。根据One way to reach the top is by a light raft filled with air.和A tower crane is also a good way to get to the top.可知提到了2个方法；故选B。
38. A【解析】图片匹配题。根据A walkway is like a bridge that goes between the trees.可知是像在两棵树之间走的桥，和图片；故选A。
【点睛】
短文阅读，做题时要结合文章的特点，题目涉及细节理解，词义猜测和推理判断，做题时要在了解文章大意的基础上，结合题目针对不同的题型采用不同的解答方式，比如细节理解题，我们要抓住里面的最有效的信息选择出正确的答案，总之理解透文章是做好一篇阅读理解的关键。例如：小题3细节理解题。根据One way to reach the top is by a light raft filled with air.和A tower crane is also a good way to get to the top.可知提到了2个方法；故选B。