B
Mary was in bed,feeling sleepy.She read the first few words of her book, "The dodo（渡渡鸟） was a bird that couldn't fly ..."，and soon she fell fast asleep.
Whoosh!The window flew wide open.Mary sat up,and through the window she saw a dodo,an unusual dodo,right there in her yard!
"I lived over four hundred years ago," the dodo said. "But then terrible things happened.People cut down the forests,so we had nothing to eat.We all died." The dodo felt sad.
Suddenly,a mammoth（猛犸） rushed in.It said, "I've been looking for you,Dodo!I lived thousands of years ago,but not now." It added, "Scientists think the weather changed,changing the environment where we lived.We ate grass,but as the weather grew warmer,forests spread and there was less grass to eat."
Seconds later,an elephant bird came.It said proudly, "I'm the heaviest bird that's ever lived.I weigh half a ton.But we lived on earth over a thousand years ago."
The animals all looked sad.Before they had time to say another word,a tiger came in. "My friends," said,showing its big teeth. "I hear what you are talking about.We tigers are lucky.Now there are some special places for us animals who are in danger.We are safe and no one can hurt us there.
"Sounds great!" thought Mary. "Animals should have more of this kind of places!"
The window blew shut,and Mary woke up with a start.There was no one and nothing to see,except the book in her hand.
24.Which of the animals lived thousands of years ago？ ______
A. Dodos. B. Elephant birds.
C. Tigers. D. Mammoths.
25.Why are tigers lucky？ ______
A. They have big teeth. B. They live in safe places.
C. The environment changed. D. The weather grew warmer.
26.Which question could best help us find out the writer's purpose？ ______
A. Did the writer want us to have fun？
B. Did the writer want us to raise animals？
C. Did the writer want us to protect dodos？
D. Did the writer want to learn something？
24.【答案】
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【解析】（1）D.细节理解题。根据 Suddenly,a mammoth（猛犸） rushed in.It said, "I've been looking for you,Dodo!I lived thousands of years ago.可知，突然猛犸冲了进来，说道："我一直在找你，多多！"我生活在几千年前，所以猛犸象生活在几千年前。故选D.
（2）B.细节理解题。根据We tigers are lucky.Now there are some special places for us animals who are in danger.We are safe and no one can hurt us there.可知，我们老虎很幸运。现在有一些特别的地方给我们这些处于危险中的动物。我们很安全，没有人能伤害我们。所以老虎很幸运因为他们住在安全的地方。故选B.
（3）D.推理判断题。根据 We tigers are lucky.Now there are some special places for us animals who are in danger.We are safe and no one can hurt us there. "Sounds great!" thought Mary. "Animals should have more of this kind of places!" 可知，我们老虎很幸运。现在有一些特别的地方给我们这些处于危险中的动物。我们很安全，没有人能伤害我们。"太好了！"玛丽想动物应该有更多这样的地方！"所以作者想学点什么吗？这个问题最能帮助我们找出作者的目的。故选D.
文章通过玛丽梦幻般的意境，几个处于危险中的动物们的对话，说明动物应该有更多安全的地方！没有人能伤害他们。
做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案，推理判新题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据。
Mary was in bed,feeling sleepy.She read the first few words of her book, "The dodo（渡渡鸟） was a bird that couldn't fly ..."，and soon she fell fast asleep.
Whoosh!The window flew wide open.Mary sat up,and through the window she saw a dodo,an unusual dodo,right there in her yard!
"I lived over four hundred years ago," the dodo said. "But then terrible things happened.People cut down the forests,so we had nothing to eat.We all died." The dodo felt sad.
Suddenly,a mammoth（猛犸） rushed in.It said, "I've been looking for you,Dodo!I lived thousands of years ago,but not now." It added, "Scientists think the weather changed,changing the environment where we lived.We ate grass,but as the weather grew warmer,forests spread and there was less grass to eat."
Seconds later,an elephant bird came.It said proudly, "I'm the heaviest bird that's ever lived.I weigh half a ton.But we lived on earth over a thousand years ago."
The animals all looked sad.Before they had time to say another word,a tiger came in. "My friends," said,showing its big teeth. "I hear what you are talking about.We tigers are lucky.Now there are some special places for us animals who are in danger.We are safe and no one can hurt us there.
"Sounds great!" thought Mary. "Animals should have more of this kind of places!"
The window blew shut,and Mary woke up with a start.There was no one and nothing to see,except the book in her hand.
24.Which of the animals lived thousands of years ago？ ______
A. Dodos. B. Elephant birds.
C. Tigers. D. Mammoths.
25.Why are tigers lucky？ ______
A. They have big teeth. B. They live in safe places.
C. The environment changed. D. The weather grew warmer.
26.Which question could best help us find out the writer's purpose？ ______
A. Did the writer want us to have fun？
B. Did the writer want us to raise animals？
C. Did the writer want us to protect dodos？
D. Did the writer want to learn something？
24.【答案】
【小题1】D
【小题2】B
【小题3】D
【解析】（1）D.细节理解题。根据 Suddenly,a mammoth（猛犸） rushed in.It said, "I've been looking for you,Dodo!I lived thousands of years ago.可知，突然猛犸冲了进来，说道："我一直在找你，多多！"我生活在几千年前，所以猛犸象生活在几千年前。故选D.
（2）B.细节理解题。根据We tigers are lucky.Now there are some special places for us animals who are in danger.We are safe and no one can hurt us there.可知，我们老虎很幸运。现在有一些特别的地方给我们这些处于危险中的动物。我们很安全，没有人能伤害我们。所以老虎很幸运因为他们住在安全的地方。故选B.
（3）D.推理判断题。根据 We tigers are lucky.Now there are some special places for us animals who are in danger.We are safe and no one can hurt us there. "Sounds great!" thought Mary. "Animals should have more of this kind of places!" 可知，我们老虎很幸运。现在有一些特别的地方给我们这些处于危险中的动物。我们很安全，没有人能伤害我们。"太好了！"玛丽想动物应该有更多这样的地方！"所以作者想学点什么吗？这个问题最能帮助我们找出作者的目的。故选D.
文章通过玛丽梦幻般的意境，几个处于危险中的动物们的对话，说明动物应该有更多安全的地方！没有人能伤害他们。
做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案，推理判新题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据。
