（一）【2019 • 重庆市中考A卷】
Imagine a world with no more animals: no elephants, no tigers or lions. To some people, that thought is too terrible for words. So they are doing something about it. Tiffany Soechting is one of them.
Being among wild animals—feeding them and caring for them—is all Tiffany Soechting has wanted to do with her life. And that is exactly what she does!
Soechting is the human ＂mother＂ to the 500 animals that live on her family wildlife farm in San Antonio, Texas. On the farm, she cares for animals from around the world. Soechting says she loves them all. However, two reticulated giraffes(网纹长颈鹿) take up a special place in her heart. Their population in the wild has become smaller by 80% in the last 15 years. ＂I’m so glad to get help from five wildlife researchers that took giraffes up to a higher level. All our hard work helps protect giraffes living in the wild.＂
Besides her animal caring, Soechting also holds monthly classes, where she teaches school children about the animals.
Soechting also opens the farm to the public. Visitors not only learn about the animals, they can also get close to them. And the animals are not against that. For them, people are part of their natural environment.
The farm is part conservation(保护) area, part educational center and part animal park. As the animals walk peacefully around the grounds, it is easy for them to forget that San Antonio, a busy city, is just a few minutes away.
1. ＂Soechting is the human ‘mother’ to the 500 animals＂ shows __________.
A. she has already married and has some children
B. the animals on the farm are taken good care of
C. the animals can get along well with each other
D. she teaches school children about animals well
2. The structure of the passage may be __________.
A. B.
C. D.
3. According to the passage, Soechting is __________.
A. confident but busy B. humorous and lovely
C. wise but careless D. kind and hard-working
4. The best title of the passage may be ＂__________＂.
A. How to Save Wild Animals B. Soeching and Her Wild Animals
C. Two Reticulated Giraffes D. A World Without Wild Animals
【文章大意】本文介绍了Tiffany Soechting是一位想一生和野生动物在一起，来喂养和照顾它们的女性，她说这是她生活的全部。她就是这么做的！在农场里，她照顾来自世界各地的动物。Soechting说她爱他们。在动物园里有两只网纹长颈鹿，在她的心中占据了一个特殊的位置。除了照顾动物外，Soechting还每月举办一次班课，在那里她教学校的孩子们动物的知识。Soechting还向公众开放农场。游客不仅可以了解动物，还可以接近它们。农场部分为保护区、设立了教育中心和动物公园。
1. B【解析】细节理解题。根据Soechting is the human ＂mother＂ to the 500 animals that live on her family wildlife farm in San Antonio, Texas. On the farm, she cares for animals from around the world. Soechting says she loves them all. 索赫丁是人类的＂母亲＂，500只动物生活在她的家庭野生动物农场在圣安东尼奥，德克萨斯州。在农场里，她照顾来自世界各地的动物。Soechting说她爱他们。表明了农场里的动物都得到了很好的照顾。故选B。
2. D【解析】细节理解题。题干问的是短文的结构。本文可以划分为三个部分。第一部分为Paragraph1和Paragraph2两个自然段，主要讲了：Tiffany Soechting一直想和野生动物在一起，来喂养和照顾它们的原因。第二部分为Paragraph3、Paragraph4和Paragraph5三个自然段，主要讲了：Tiffany Soechting是动物们的人类＂母亲＂，同时还把500只动物照顾的很好，除此之外还向公众开放农场。让游客不仅可以了解动物，还可以接近它们。第三部分为Paragraph6自然段，主要讲了：农场部分为保护区、设立了教育中心和动物公园。动物们可以在这里安静地行走。结合所给的选项可知，符合这一结构的为选项D。
3. D【解析】推理判断题。根据Being among wild animals—feeding them and caring for them—is all Tiffany Soechting has wanted to do with her life. And that is exactly what she does! 可知，Tiffany Soechting一直想和野生动物在一起，来喂养和照顾它们，这就是她生活的全部。她就是这么做的！说明Tiffany Soechting是善良的（kind）；再根据Besides her animal caring, Soechting also holds monthly classes, where she teaches school children about the animals. 除了照顾动物外，索赫廷还每月举办一次班，在那里她教学校的孩子们动物的知识。说明Tiffany Soechting也是努力工作的（hard-working）。故选D。
4. B【解析】推理判断题。A. How to Save Wild Animals如何拯救野生动物；B. Soeching and Her Wild Animals Tiffany Soechting及其野生动物。C. Two Reticulated Giraffes两只网状长颈鹿。D. A World Without Wild Animals一个没有野生动物的世界。根据Sketching is the human ＂mother＂ to the 500 animals that live on her family wildlife farm in San Antonio, Texas. Sketching是人类的＂母亲＂，500只动物生活在圣安东尼奥，德克萨斯州她的家庭野生动物农场里。可知，本文主要介绍了Tiffany Soechting是如何照顾她的野生动物的。因此最好的题目是Soeching and Her Wild Animals。故选B。