A. Adventurous. B. Cautious. C. Optimistic. D. Thorough.
9. What does Bruce Bexler mean in Paragraph 5 when he says the scientists “were like kids in a candy store”? A. They didn?t have enough food and were hungry. B. They were very excited about what they saw. C. They were misbehaving like naughty children.
D. They knew that if they kept searching, they?d find sugar.
10. Why did some of the animals allow the scientists to pick them up? A. The scientists seemed to be very friendly. B. The scientists were skilled in handling animals. C. The animals had been well-trained by the local people. D. The animals had no experience or fear of people.
11. What can we conclude about the area Bruce Bexler explored? A. The best way to explore the area is by helicopter. B. The area has not been visited by scientists for many years.
C. The area still contains many plants and animals unknown to science. D. The locals are unwilling to allow the scientists to enter the deep woods. 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. C
【解析】 本文属于自然类文章。主要描述了Bruce Bexler梦想着去从没有人去过的地方，开辟一条未经探索的土地，发现稀有的外来物种。这个梦想在2015年实现了，他和一支科学家小组进入新几内亚岛上的热带雨林，发现了许多未被发现的物种。 8. A
推理判断题。根据第一段内容：多年来，Bruce Bexler梦想着去从没有人去过。他想开辟一条未经探索的土地，发现稀有的外来物种。分析内容可知，Bruce Bexler是一个喜欢探险的人。分析句意可知A项（Adventurous.）符合题意，故选A项。 9. B
推理判断题。根据第五段中的“We were like kids in a candy store,” Bexler recalls. “Everywhere we looked, we saw amazing things we had never seen before.” ”Bexler回忆说， 我们就像在糖果店里的孩子，我们到处看，看到了我们从未见过的令人惊奇的事情。分析句意可知，他们看到了许多从未看到的令人惊奇的东西，对此非常激动。分析句意可知，B项符合题意。故选B项。 10. D
推理判断题。根据第七段“Bexler thinks the animals weren?t scared because they had never seen humans before.”分析句意可知，Bexler认为动物不害怕，因为他们以前从未见过的人。分析句意可知D项（这些动物没有经验也不怕人）符合题意，故选D项。 11. C
【解题剖析】此题属于推理判断题中的（4）根据事实细节，推断合理信息。答案需要从文章根据最后一段Bexler says. “We just scratched the surface, Anyone who goes there will come back with a mystery.”进行推断。 【答案定位】根据最后一段Bexler says. “We just scratched the surface, Anyone who goes there will come back with a mystery.” Bexler说，“ 我们只是触及表面，任何去那里的人都会带着一个谜回来。”由此可推断出这个地区仍然有许多未知的动植物。
【推理关系】题干What can we conclude about the area Bruce Bexler explored? ?文章内容We just scratched the surface, Anyone who goes there will come back with a mystery.
【答案】Anyone who goes there will come back with a mystery..?C选项The area still contains many plants and animals unknown to science. ?关键词 come back with a mystery和unknown to science。 【名师点睛】推理判断策略之根据事实细节，推断合理信息
根据事实细节，推断合理信息。推理题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，作出一定判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理。也就是说，要做到判断有据, 推论有理, 忠实原文。切忌用自己的观点代替作者的本意，切忌片面思考，得出片面结论。
D
Petrol and diesel cars may still dominate our roads, but their days are numbered. A recent university study found that current electric cars could be used for 87 per cent of daily car journeys in the US. That figure could rise to 98 per cent by 2020.
One hurdle to the widespread adoption of electric cars has been ?range anxiety? — drivers? concerns about running out of juice on a journey. While petrol stations are conveniently located across national road systems, the necessary network of electric charging stations is still being developed. That said, charging points are becoming increasingly common throughout the USA.
Attitudes towards electric vehicles have changed quite considerably over the last few years. Not that long ago, electric cars were met with distrust, and their large price tags drove customers away. Thanks to improvements in battery capacity, recharging times, performance and price, the current generation of electric cars are starting to persuade critics. Plug-in cars will soon give internal combustion engine models a run for their money.