阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Are you curious about mysterious creatures? We are going to tell you about some here.
Okapi
If giraffes and zebras could produce a next generation, their babies would look like an okapi. This strange-looking creature has striped legs like a zebra and the face of a giraffe. Its neck is much shorter than a giraffe, but like its cousin, it has an extremely long tongue, which can be up to 12 inches long. The okapi can use its tongue to wash its own eyelids and ears. Before 1901, Okapis were known only to the people living in the Congo rainforest.
Loch Ness Monster
The locals near Loch Ness in northwestern Scotland refer to the mysterious creature as "Nessie". Nessie is said to be a large animal with a long neck that lived during the time of the dinosaurs. Similar creatures have been reported in other lakes around the world. But whether it is real remains unknown.
Ivory-Billed Woodpecker
By the mid-1990s, the ivory- billed woodpecker was widely believed to have died out due to deforestation(砍伐森林) and hunting. It was rediscovered in 2004, when a bird lover reported seeing one alive in the woods of Arkansas, America. Researchers later got a video of the bird.
King Cheetah
Starting in 1926, people in Zimbabwe began to see a cheetah with unusual markings. This cheetah has large spots like a leopard(美洲豹) and black stripes down its back. People called the creature "king cheetah". It is a leopard-cheetah hybrid (混合).
1. Which of the following is TRUE about the okapi?
A. It is produced by a giraffe and a zebra.
B. It was not widely known until the twentieth century.
C. Its neck is much shorter than that of a zebra.
D. It was first found in 1901.
2. What can we learn from the passage?
A. People still don’t know why the king cheetah has strange markings.
B. The giraffe has a short tongue.
C. Nessie is a kind of dinosaur.
D. The decrease in forests has had a great effect on the ivory-billed woodpecker.
3. Where can one most probably find this passage?
A. In a nature magazine. B. In a travel guide.
C. In a book of fairy tales. D. In an advertisement.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些神秘的生物。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Okapi下的“Before 1901, Okapis were known only to the people living in the Congo rainforest.（1901年之前，只有生活在刚果雨林的人们才知道霍加狓。）”可知，霍加狓直到二十世纪才广为人知。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Ivory-Billed Woodpecker下的“By the mid-1990s, the ivory- billed woodpecker was widely believed to have died out due to deforestation(砍伐森林) and hunting.（到20世纪90年代中期，人们普遍认为由于砍伐森林和捕猎，象牙喙啄木鸟已经灭绝。）”可知，森林的减少对象牙喙啄木鸟有很大的影响。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Are you curious about mysterious creatures? We are going to tell you about some here.（你对神秘的生物好奇吗?我们将在这里告诉你一些。）”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了一些神秘的生物，所以本文最有可能出现在自然杂志上。故选A。
