6、naffectionatelyasMartha,diedattheCincinnatiZoologicalGardenonSeptember1,1914.【语篇解读】 本文叙述了旅鸽逐渐消失的过程。1.Inthe18thandearly19thcenturies,passengerpigeons________.A.werethebiggestbirdintheworld3B.livedmainlyinthesouthofAmericaC.didgreatharmtothenaturalenvironmentD.werethelargestbirdpopulationintheUS答案 D [
7、事实细节题。根据文章第一段所述在18和19世纪,美国大群的旅鸽飞起来可以遮住天空几个小时,所以美国旅鸽的数量是最大的,故选D。]2.Theunderlinedword“undoing”probablyreferstothepigeons'________.A.escapeB.ruinC.liberationD.evolution答案 B [词义猜测题。根据文章第三段中“wherethebirdsw