Ⅲ. 阅读理解(每题 2 分，满分 16 分)
A
Gently holding a baby hummingbird, Catia Lattou says, “Hello, cute little guy. Are you hungry?” It's the newest patient at her apartment in Mexico City, where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past ten years. Under Catia's gentle touch, the bird relaxes little by little, allowing her to examine it. This is often how Catia's days have gone since she turned her apartment into a home for sick, injured or baby hummingbirds.
Catia began caring for hummingbirds a year after surviving colon cancer. It started with one hummingbird that had an eye injured by another bird. A friend encouraged her to try to help it. She named it Warrior(勇士). The bird became her part that couldn't be taken away, resting on her computer screen while she worked. “It wrote me a new life,” she said of the nine months the bird stayed with her. It helped pull Catia out of the sadness and loneliness she had experienced after her husband's death followed by her cancer.
Later, friends began bringing her more hummingbirds, and the need for her services has jumped since 2022. She began studying how to better care for the tiny birds that are native to America. Someone put a video about her work on social media, which has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.
Catia says she never turns away a bird. She cares for the birds from 5 a.m. into the night. Most of the hummingbirds stay in Catia's bedroom until they are strong enough to fly and feed themselves before they are finally freed.
The city is filled with menaces to hummingbirds. There are other birds that attack them and destroy their homes as well as modern building projects that replace flower gardens. But Catia remains positive and is certain that other bird lovers will plant more flowers to feed the birds. “Nothing is ensured,” she said. “But we do everything possible.”
1. What can be learnt about Warrior?
A. It survived for only nine months.
B. It made Catia's cancer disappear.
C. It became well-known for its name.
D. It helped Catia through hard times.
2. What does the underlined word in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Warning.
B. Noise.
C. Pollution.
D. Danger.
3. How can people help improve hummingbirds' living conditions?
A. By growing more flowers.
B. By introducing more birds.
C. By freeing the injured ones.
D. By putting up more buildings.
4. 语言能力 分析能力 Which one best describes Catia?
A. Selfless and honest.
B. Kind and hard-working.
C. Patient and humorous.
D. Knowledgeable and honest.
A
Gently holding a baby hummingbird, Catia Lattou says, “Hello, cute little guy. Are you hungry?” It's the newest patient at her apartment in Mexico City, where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past ten years. Under Catia's gentle touch, the bird relaxes little by little, allowing her to examine it. This is often how Catia's days have gone since she turned her apartment into a home for sick, injured or baby hummingbirds.
Catia began caring for hummingbirds a year after surviving colon cancer. It started with one hummingbird that had an eye injured by another bird. A friend encouraged her to try to help it. She named it Warrior(勇士). The bird became her part that couldn't be taken away, resting on her computer screen while she worked. “It wrote me a new life,” she said of the nine months the bird stayed with her. It helped pull Catia out of the sadness and loneliness she had experienced after her husband's death followed by her cancer.
Later, friends began bringing her more hummingbirds, and the need for her services has jumped since 2022. She began studying how to better care for the tiny birds that are native to America. Someone put a video about her work on social media, which has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.
Catia says she never turns away a bird. She cares for the birds from 5 a.m. into the night. Most of the hummingbirds stay in Catia's bedroom until they are strong enough to fly and feed themselves before they are finally freed.
The city is filled with menaces to hummingbirds. There are other birds that attack them and destroy their homes as well as modern building projects that replace flower gardens. But Catia remains positive and is certain that other bird lovers will plant more flowers to feed the birds. “Nothing is ensured,” she said. “But we do everything possible.”
1. What can be learnt about Warrior?
A. It survived for only nine months.
B. It made Catia's cancer disappear.
C. It became well-known for its name.
D. It helped Catia through hard times.
2. What does the underlined word in the last paragraph probably mean?
A. Warning.
B. Noise.
C. Pollution.
D. Danger.
3. How can people help improve hummingbirds' living conditions?
A. By growing more flowers.
B. By introducing more birds.
C. By freeing the injured ones.
D. By putting up more buildings.
4. 语言能力 分析能力 Which one best describes Catia?
A. Selfless and honest.
B. Kind and hard-working.
C. Patient and humorous.
D. Knowledgeable and honest.
答案：1 - 4 DDAB
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了卡蒂亚如何在她的公寓里护理数百只小蜂鸟的故事。
1. D 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“A friend encouraged her to try to help it. She named it Warrior... It helped pull Catia out of the sadness and loneliness”可推测，Warrior 帮助卡蒂亚度过了艰难的时光。故选 D。
2. D 解析：词义猜测题。根据最后一段“There are other birds that attack them and destroy their homes as well as modern building projects that replace flower gardens.”可知，其他鸟类会攻击蜂鸟，也就说这个城市充满了对蜂鸟的威胁，因此画线单词 menaces 的意思是“威胁”，与 danger 意思相近。故选 D。
3. A 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“But Catia remains positive and is certain that other bird lovers will plant more flowers to feed the birds.”可知，人们会通过种植更多的花来帮助改善蜂鸟的生活条件。故选 A。
4. B 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段“It's the newest patient at her apartment in Mexico City, where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past ten years.”可知，她照顾了那么多鸟，说明她为人善良；根据第四段“She cares for the birds from 5 a.m. into the night.”可知，她从早晨 5 点到晚上照顾这些鸟，可见她很勤劳；因此可以用 kind 和 hard - working 来描述卡蒂亚。故选 B。
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了卡蒂亚如何在她的公寓里护理数百只小蜂鸟的故事。
1. D 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段“A friend encouraged her to try to help it. She named it Warrior... It helped pull Catia out of the sadness and loneliness”可推测，Warrior 帮助卡蒂亚度过了艰难的时光。故选 D。
2. D 解析：词义猜测题。根据最后一段“There are other birds that attack them and destroy their homes as well as modern building projects that replace flower gardens.”可知，其他鸟类会攻击蜂鸟，也就说这个城市充满了对蜂鸟的威胁，因此画线单词 menaces 的意思是“威胁”，与 danger 意思相近。故选 D。
3. A 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段“But Catia remains positive and is certain that other bird lovers will plant more flowers to feed the birds.”可知，人们会通过种植更多的花来帮助改善蜂鸟的生活条件。故选 A。
4. B 解析：推理判断题。根据第一段“It's the newest patient at her apartment in Mexico City, where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past ten years.”可知，她照顾了那么多鸟，说明她为人善良；根据第四段“She cares for the birds from 5 a.m. into the night.”可知，她从早晨 5 点到晚上照顾这些鸟，可见她很勤劳；因此可以用 kind 和 hard - working 来描述卡蒂亚。故选 B。
解析：
【分析】
1. 第1题：这是推理判断题，解题时先定位到文中介绍Warrior的第二段，找到关键句“It helped pull Catia out of the sadness and loneliness she had experienced after her husband's death followed by her cancer”，结合该句推理Warrior的作用，同时排除与原文不符的选项。
2. 第2题：这是词义猜测题，解题思路是根据画线词后列举的“其他鸟类攻击蜂鸟、破坏它们的家园，现代建筑项目取代花园”这些对蜂鸟不利的情况，推断出“menaces”的含义，再匹配选项。
3. 第3题：这是细节理解题，直接在原文最后一段找到关键句“But Catia remains positive and is certain that other bird lovers will plant more flowers to feed the birds”，对应选项即可得出答案。
4. 第4题：这是推理判断题，从文中找关于Catia的行为描述，如第一段提到她十年护理数百只蜂鸟，体现善良；第四段提到她从早到晚照顾鸟，体现勤劳，结合这些信息判断符合的性格描述选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：推理判断题。根据第二段“A friend encouraged her to try to help it. She named it Warrior... It helped pull Catia out of the sadness and loneliness she had experienced after her husband's death followed by her cancer”可知，Warrior帮助卡蒂亚走出了丈夫离世和患癌后的悲伤与孤独，即帮助她度过了艰难时光。A选项“仅存活9个月”原文是说和卡蒂亚待了9个月，并非存活时长；B选项“让卡蒂亚癌症消失”原文未提及；C选项“因名字出名”无依据。故选D。
2. 第2题：词义猜测题。根据最后一段画线词后的内容“There are other birds that attack them and destroy their homes as well as modern building projects that replace flower gardens”，这些都是对蜂鸟造成伤害的情况，说明城市里充满了对蜂鸟的威胁，因此“menaces”意为“威胁；危险”，与D选项Danger意思相近。A选项Warning（警告）、B选项Noise（噪音）、C选项Pollution（污染）均不符合语境。故选D。
3. 第3题：细节理解题。根据最后一段“But Catia remains positive and is certain that other bird lovers will plant more flowers to feed the birds”可知，人们可以通过种植更多花朵来为蜂鸟提供食物，改善它们的生存条件。B选项“引入更多鸟类”、C选项“放生受伤的蜂鸟”、D选项“建造更多建筑”均不符合原文表述。故选A。
4. 第4题：推理判断题。根据第一段“It's the newest patient at her apartment in Mexico City, where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past ten years”，卡蒂亚十年间护理了数百只蜂鸟，体现出她的善良（kind）；根据第四段“She cares for the birds from 5 a.m. into the night”，她从清晨5点到深夜都在照顾蜂鸟，体现出她的勤劳（hard-working）。A选项的honest、C选项的humorous、D选项的knowledgeable和honest均无原文依据。故选B。
【答案】
1-4 DDAB
【知识点】
1. 推理判断题解法
2. 词义猜测技巧
3. 细节信息查找
【点评】
本文通过讲述卡蒂亚护理蜂鸟的温情故事，呼吁人们关注蜂鸟的生存环境。题目设置覆盖阅读理解常见题型，既考查学生细节抓取能力，也考查推理判断、词义猜测的综合能力，引导学生体会善良与坚持的品质。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 第1题：这是推理判断题，解题时先定位到文中介绍Warrior的第二段，找到关键句“It helped pull Catia out of the sadness and loneliness she had experienced after her husband's death followed by her cancer”，结合该句推理Warrior的作用，同时排除与原文不符的选项。
2. 第2题：这是词义猜测题，解题思路是根据画线词后列举的“其他鸟类攻击蜂鸟、破坏它们的家园，现代建筑项目取代花园”这些对蜂鸟不利的情况，推断出“menaces”的含义，再匹配选项。
3. 第3题：这是细节理解题，直接在原文最后一段找到关键句“But Catia remains positive and is certain that other bird lovers will plant more flowers to feed the birds”，对应选项即可得出答案。
4. 第4题：这是推理判断题，从文中找关于Catia的行为描述，如第一段提到她十年护理数百只蜂鸟，体现善良；第四段提到她从早到晚照顾鸟，体现勤劳，结合这些信息判断符合的性格描述选项。
【解析】
1. 第1题：推理判断题。根据第二段“A friend encouraged her to try to help it. She named it Warrior... It helped pull Catia out of the sadness and loneliness she had experienced after her husband's death followed by her cancer”可知，Warrior帮助卡蒂亚走出了丈夫离世和患癌后的悲伤与孤独，即帮助她度过了艰难时光。A选项“仅存活9个月”原文是说和卡蒂亚待了9个月，并非存活时长；B选项“让卡蒂亚癌症消失”原文未提及；C选项“因名字出名”无依据。故选D。
2. 第2题：词义猜测题。根据最后一段画线词后的内容“There are other birds that attack them and destroy their homes as well as modern building projects that replace flower gardens”，这些都是对蜂鸟造成伤害的情况，说明城市里充满了对蜂鸟的威胁，因此“menaces”意为“威胁；危险”，与D选项Danger意思相近。A选项Warning（警告）、B选项Noise（噪音）、C选项Pollution（污染）均不符合语境。故选D。
3. 第3题：细节理解题。根据最后一段“But Catia remains positive and is certain that other bird lovers will plant more flowers to feed the birds”可知，人们可以通过种植更多花朵来为蜂鸟提供食物，改善它们的生存条件。B选项“引入更多鸟类”、C选项“放生受伤的蜂鸟”、D选项“建造更多建筑”均不符合原文表述。故选A。
4. 第4题：推理判断题。根据第一段“It's the newest patient at her apartment in Mexico City, where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past ten years”，卡蒂亚十年间护理了数百只蜂鸟，体现出她的善良（kind）；根据第四段“She cares for the birds from 5 a.m. into the night”，她从清晨5点到深夜都在照顾蜂鸟，体现出她的勤劳（hard-working）。A选项的honest、C选项的humorous、D选项的knowledgeable和honest均无原文依据。故选B。
【答案】
1-4 DDAB
【知识点】
1. 推理判断题解法
2. 词义猜测技巧
3. 细节信息查找
【点评】
本文通过讲述卡蒂亚护理蜂鸟的温情故事，呼吁人们关注蜂鸟的生存环境。题目设置覆盖阅读理解常见题型，既考查学生细节抓取能力，也考查推理判断、词义猜测的综合能力，引导学生体会善良与坚持的品质。
【难度系数】
0.6