四、阅读理解
Whenever I tell people that I teach English at the Berlin（柏林）Zoo, I almost always get a questioning look because of my job. Behind it, these people are trying to find out who I teach... the animals?
I help the panda keepers（饲养员）at the zoo to feel more comfortable and confident（自信的）speaking English. Why do they need English? Who do they speak English with?
The panda keepers need to talk to the international（国际的）visitors and to Chinese zookeepers who often come to check on the pandas in English. As you know, English is widely（广泛地）spoken in the world while German（德语）isn't. They also need to be ready to give interviews（采访）in English with international reporters（记者）. This is why they need an English teacher.
So what are they learning? Largely, they are learning how to introduce a panda's life. And here's what I've learned from them:
Note 1: Pandas eat bamboo, lots of bamboo! They can eat up to 30 kilograms a day, and when they're not eating, they're sleeping.
Note 2: The two pandas Mengmeng and Jiaoqing live in different enclosures（围场）because that is how they live in nature. Pandas live on their own, not in groups.
Note 3: Giant pandas come from the cool, foggy mountains of South-west China.
Note 4: They are in danger, with fewer than 2,000 of them living in the wild（野外）today.
It's been an honour（荣誉）to help with the protection of pandas. As a little girl, I wanted to be a zookeeper when I grew up. Now, I'm living out that dream by helping the panda keepers do their job in English.
(
A. To introduce the following text.
B. To ask herself questions.
C. To show the results.
D. To give background（背景）information.
(
A. They wish to be confident in English.
B. They must talk to pandas in English.
C. They want to make the Chinese zookeepers happy.
D. They have to speak English in some situations（情况）.
(
A. Pandas live in groups.
B. Pandas can eat up to 30 kilos of bamboo a week.
C. Fewer than 2,000 of pandas live in the wild today.
D. Giant pandas come from the south-eastern part of China.
(
A. To show her meaningful work.
B. To share her knowledge（知识）of pandas.
C. To express her love for pandas.
D. To encourage（鼓励）people to learn English.
Whenever I tell people that I teach English at the Berlin（柏林）Zoo, I almost always get a questioning look because of my job. Behind it, these people are trying to find out who I teach... the animals?
I help the panda keepers（饲养员）at the zoo to feel more comfortable and confident（自信的）speaking English. Why do they need English? Who do they speak English with?
The panda keepers need to talk to the international（国际的）visitors and to Chinese zookeepers who often come to check on the pandas in English. As you know, English is widely（广泛地）spoken in the world while German（德语）isn't. They also need to be ready to give interviews（采访）in English with international reporters（记者）. This is why they need an English teacher.
So what are they learning? Largely, they are learning how to introduce a panda's life. And here's what I've learned from them:
Note 1: Pandas eat bamboo, lots of bamboo! They can eat up to 30 kilograms a day, and when they're not eating, they're sleeping.
Note 2: The two pandas Mengmeng and Jiaoqing live in different enclosures（围场）because that is how they live in nature. Pandas live on their own, not in groups.
Note 3: Giant pandas come from the cool, foggy mountains of South-west China.
Note 4: They are in danger, with fewer than 2,000 of them living in the wild（野外）today.
It's been an honour（荣誉）to help with the protection of pandas. As a little girl, I wanted to be a zookeeper when I grew up. Now, I'm living out that dream by helping the panda keepers do their job in English.
(
A
) 1. Why does the writer ask the two underlined questions in Paragraph 2?A. To introduce the following text.
B. To ask herself questions.
C. To show the results.
D. To give background（背景）information.
(
D
) 2. Why do the panda keepers learn English according to Paragraph 3?A. They wish to be confident in English.
B. They must talk to pandas in English.
C. They want to make the Chinese zookeepers happy.
D. They have to speak English in some situations（情况）.
(
C
) 3. Which of the followings about pandas is TRUE?A. Pandas live in groups.
B. Pandas can eat up to 30 kilos of bamboo a week.
C. Fewer than 2,000 of pandas live in the wild today.
D. Giant pandas come from the south-eastern part of China.
(
A
) 4. What's the writer's main writing purpose（目的）?A. To show her meaningful work.
B. To share her knowledge（知识）of pandas.
C. To express her love for pandas.
D. To encourage（鼓励）people to learn English.
答案：1.A 2.D 3.C 4.A
解析：
【分析】
这是一篇记叙文类阅读理解，解题时首先通读全文梳理核心内容：作者是柏林动物园的英语老师，专门给熊猫饲养员教授实用英语，同时介绍了自己了解到的熊猫相关知识，点明这份工作实现了自己儿时的梦想。之后逐题对应题干定位原文内容：
1. 第一题提问第二段两个划线问句的作用，观察两个问句之后的第三段内容，全部是对这两个问题的解答，显然是用来引出后续要介绍的内容；
2. 第二题定位到第三段，梳理饲养员需要使用英语的不同场景：对接国际游客、对接来访的中国饲养员、接受国际记者采访，对应选项判断即可；
3. 第三题是细节正误判断，逐个将选项和原文标注的4条熊猫相关说明比对，排除偷换概念的错误选项，选出描述正确的一项；
4. 第四题判断写作目的，结合全文核心主线，作者围绕自己给动物园熊猫饲养员教英语的特殊工作展开叙述，点明这份工作既助力熊猫保护，也实现了儿时梦想，突出工作的意义。
【解析】
1. 第1题：作者在第二段抛出两个问题，紧接着第三段就围绕这两个问题展开详细解答，介绍饲养员需要学习英语的原因，作用是自然引出下文内容，对应A选项。B选项“问自己问题”不是作者的核心目的，C选项“展示结果”、D选项“给出背景信息”均不符合两个问句的功能，排除BCD。
2. 第2题：根据第三段内容，饲养员需要在和国际游客交流、和来访的中国饲养员沟通、接受国际媒体采访这些场景下使用英语，也就是在部分场景下必须使用英语，对应D选项。A选项是学英语之后达成的效果而非原因，B选项“和熊猫说英语”原文未提及，C选项“哄中国饲养员开心”不符合原文表述，排除ABC。
3. 第3题：细节比对：A选项“熊猫群居”和原文Note2中“Pandas live on their own, not in groups”矛盾；B选项“熊猫一周最多吃30公斤竹子”和原文Note1中“They can eat up to 30 kilograms a day”矛盾；C选项“目前野外生存的熊猫不足2000只”和原文Note4中“with fewer than 2,000 of them living in the wild today”表述完全一致；D选项“大熊猫来自中国东南部”和原文Note3中“Giant pandas come from the cool, foggy mountains of South-west China”矛盾，因此正确选项为C。
4. 第4题：全文围绕作者在柏林动物园给熊猫饲养员教授英语的特殊工作展开，点明这份工作助力熊猫保护，也实现了自己儿时的梦想，核心是展示自己这份有意义的工作，对应A选项。B选项“分享熊猫知识”只是文章的部分内容不是核心目的，C选项“表达对熊猫的喜爱”不是全文主线，D选项“鼓励大家学英语”完全偏离文章内容，排除BCD。
【答案】
1.A 2.D 3.C 4.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，阅读理解主旨判断，语篇结构分析
【点评】
本篇阅读话题新颖贴近生活，大部分题目可以通过直接定位原文找到答案，仅第一题涉及语篇写作手法的考察，需要学生理解设问的行文功能，注意细节题里常见的偷换地点、偷换时间的干扰项，避免粗心丢分。
【难度系数】
0.7
这是一篇记叙文类阅读理解，解题时首先通读全文梳理核心内容：作者是柏林动物园的英语老师，专门给熊猫饲养员教授实用英语，同时介绍了自己了解到的熊猫相关知识，点明这份工作实现了自己儿时的梦想。之后逐题对应题干定位原文内容：
1. 第一题提问第二段两个划线问句的作用，观察两个问句之后的第三段内容，全部是对这两个问题的解答，显然是用来引出后续要介绍的内容；
2. 第二题定位到第三段，梳理饲养员需要使用英语的不同场景：对接国际游客、对接来访的中国饲养员、接受国际记者采访，对应选项判断即可；
3. 第三题是细节正误判断，逐个将选项和原文标注的4条熊猫相关说明比对，排除偷换概念的错误选项，选出描述正确的一项；
4. 第四题判断写作目的，结合全文核心主线，作者围绕自己给动物园熊猫饲养员教英语的特殊工作展开叙述，点明这份工作既助力熊猫保护，也实现了儿时梦想，突出工作的意义。
【解析】
1. 第1题：作者在第二段抛出两个问题，紧接着第三段就围绕这两个问题展开详细解答，介绍饲养员需要学习英语的原因，作用是自然引出下文内容，对应A选项。B选项“问自己问题”不是作者的核心目的，C选项“展示结果”、D选项“给出背景信息”均不符合两个问句的功能，排除BCD。
2. 第2题：根据第三段内容，饲养员需要在和国际游客交流、和来访的中国饲养员沟通、接受国际媒体采访这些场景下使用英语，也就是在部分场景下必须使用英语，对应D选项。A选项是学英语之后达成的效果而非原因，B选项“和熊猫说英语”原文未提及，C选项“哄中国饲养员开心”不符合原文表述，排除ABC。
3. 第3题：细节比对：A选项“熊猫群居”和原文Note2中“Pandas live on their own, not in groups”矛盾；B选项“熊猫一周最多吃30公斤竹子”和原文Note1中“They can eat up to 30 kilograms a day”矛盾；C选项“目前野外生存的熊猫不足2000只”和原文Note4中“with fewer than 2,000 of them living in the wild today”表述完全一致；D选项“大熊猫来自中国东南部”和原文Note3中“Giant pandas come from the cool, foggy mountains of South-west China”矛盾，因此正确选项为C。
4. 第4题：全文围绕作者在柏林动物园给熊猫饲养员教授英语的特殊工作展开，点明这份工作助力熊猫保护，也实现了自己儿时的梦想，核心是展示自己这份有意义的工作，对应A选项。B选项“分享熊猫知识”只是文章的部分内容不是核心目的，C选项“表达对熊猫的喜爱”不是全文主线，D选项“鼓励大家学英语”完全偏离文章内容，排除BCD。
【答案】
1.A 2.D 3.C 4.A
【知识点】
阅读理解细节定位，阅读理解主旨判断，语篇结构分析
【点评】
本篇阅读话题新颖贴近生活，大部分题目可以通过直接定位原文找到答案，仅第一题涉及语篇写作手法的考察，需要学生理解设问的行文功能，注意细节题里常见的偷换地点、偷换时间的干扰项，避免粗心丢分。
【难度系数】
0.7