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Many children may be fond of animals, but few ever think of making the study of animals as their career. Even fewer will be __1__ by the whole world, __2__ the title of United Nations Messenger (使者) of Peace.
But one woman has __3__ all that. She has lived with chimps in the African forest for many years and made great discoveries. Jane Goodall's lifelong __4__ in animals began at an early age. By the age of 10 or 11, Goodall __5__ going to Africa to live with animals. This was quite a strange dream in those days, as young __6__ didn't think of having such “wild” actions. But she was encouraged by her mother. She told her that if she really wanted something, she should work hard, take advantage of __7__ and never give up looking for a way.
When a close friend invited Goodall to Kenya in 1957, she readily __8__ it. Within a few months of her arrival she met the famous anthropologist (人类学家) Dr Louis Leakey, who soon decided that Goodall was the __9__ person he was looking for to begin a __10__ of wild chimps on the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Tanzania.
In the beginning, studying the chimps was not __11__ for her. The animals fled (逃跑) from her in fear. With a strong __12__， she searched the forest every day, trying not to get too close to the chimps too soon. Gradually the chimps became used to her presence.
In October 1960, she observed a chimp making and using tools to fish for termites (白蚁). This discovery threw __13__ on the popular idea at the time that man was the world's only toolmaker. The longer Goodall's research continues, the more it becomes obvious that chimps are very __14__ to humans.
Since the mid1980s, Goodall has been lecturing around the world to raise people's sense about environmental __15__. “Let's live in the new age with hope, respect for all living things, understanding and love，” she said.
本文是一篇人物传记。主要介绍了“联合国和平大使”简·古道尔的经历和她取得的成就。
1．A.recognized B．known C．accepted D．admitted
答案：A
解析：recognize在此解释为“承认(功绩等)”，即很少有人得到全世界的认可。know“知道”；accept“接受”；admit“承认”，后面不接人作宾语。
2．A.receiving B．giving C．enjoying D．having
答案：A
解析：表示“获得……头衔或称号”时，要用动词receive。give“给”；enjoy“享受，喜欢”；have“有”。
3．A.done B．proved C．achieved D．realized
答案：C
解析：achieve“达到，实现”。do“做”；prove“证明”；realize“意识到，实现”，作为“实现”讲时，其后宾语通常为dream。
4．A.study B．interest C．sense D．dream
答案：B
解析：此处是指简·古道尔对动物的长久的兴趣。study“学习”；interest“兴趣”；sense“感觉”；dream“梦想”。
5．A.was fond of B．was tired of
C．insisted on D．dreamed of
答案：D
解析：dream of doing sth.“梦想做某事”；be fond of“喜欢”；be tired of“厌烦”；insist on“坚持”。
6．A.boys B．girls C．men D．women
答案：B
解析：由上一句句意“到10岁或11岁的时候……”可知那时她还是一个小女孩。
7．A.knowledge B．youth C．hope D．chances
答案：D
解析：take advantage of chances“利用机会”。knowledge“知识”；youth“青年；青春”；hope“希望”。
8．A.accepted B．refused
C．received D．considered
答案：A
解析：表示“接受”朋友的邀请，应用动词accept。refuse“拒绝”；receive“收到”；consider“考虑，认为”。
9．A.only B．last C．special D．first
答案：C
解析：结合上下文语境可知，此处指她就是那个Dr Louis一直在找的特别的人。
10．A.project B．study C．centre D．career
答案：B
解析：名词study的含义是“研究”，与文章第二段中“她在非洲森林里住了很多年，获得了一些伟大发现”相呼应。project“工程；项目”；centre“中心”；career“事业；生涯”。
11．A.hard B．interesting C．easy D．convenient
答案：C
解析：根据下文中黑猩猩一见她就逃离这一情节推断，观察黑猩猩不是件容易的事。hard“困难的”；interesting“有趣的”；easy“容易的”；convenient“方便的；便利的”。
12．A.will B．body C．desire D．mind
答案：A
解析：正是因为她的坚强意志她才有了最后的成功。will“意志”；body“身体”；desire“渴望；要求”；mind“头脑；主意”。
13．A.doubt B．light C．questions D．beliefs
答案：A
解析：这个新的发现必然会让人们怀疑原来的一些观点。
14．A.close B．similar C．friendly D．helpful
答案：B
解析：be similar to“与……相似”。be close to“离……近”；be friendly to“对……友好”；be helpful to“对……有帮助”。
15．A.improvement B．protection
C．pollution D．destruction
答案：B
解析：最后一句很明确地告诉我们应注意保护环境。improvement“改进；提高”；protection“保护”；pollution“污染”；destruction“破坏；消灭”。
