It’s fun to visit the monkeys at the zoo and watch them play and climb. We laugh at how cute they are and talk about how much they seem like us. But in some cities, monkeys and people live together—it isn’t a pleasure at all.

In New Delhi, India, thousands of small monkeys live in the city. They steal food from street shops, break into people’s houses, and leave a mess. Sometimes they even bite (咬) people and cause blackouts (停电) and Internet problems. Every year the city grows and more forests are cut down, leaving monkeys with no wild space. Now monkeys are used to living in the city. It’s a big worry!

The government has tried many ways to keep monkeys away. Workers catch monkeys and take them to wild areas far from the city. To stop the monkeys from returning for food, trucks bring food to them. But the wild areas aren’t large enough for all the monkeys. Recently, the city also tried using paper tigers and recorded sounds to drive them away. However, monkeys quickly learn these aren’t real.

The problem won’t be easily solved. Most people like monkeys and don’t want to hurt them, but they don’t want monkeys in their homes either. The monkeys probably feel exactly the same way about us. No matter what method we choose, one thing is clear: if we don’t protect the homes of wild animals, they may have no choice but to live in ours.

1.1. Which is a problem caused by monkeys in New Delhi?

A Making the zoo a mess.

B Breaking into people’s homes.

C Stealing food from trucks.

D Causing harm to other animals.

解析：选B。B.细节理解题。① 定位原文：第二段 “They steal food from street shops, break into people’s houses, and leave a mess. Sometimes they even bite people and cause blackouts and Internet problems”；② 选项分析：A “让动物园变乱”，原文猴子问题发生在城市，而非动物园，排除；B “闯入居民家中”，与原文表述一致，符合题意；C “从卡车偷食物”，原文是 “从街头小店偷食物”，卡车是运送食物给猴子，排除；D “伤害其他动物”，原文是 “咬人”，未提及伤害其他动物，排除；③ 结论：选 B。

2.2. Why is it difficult to keep monkeys away in the city? ① Because monkeys refuse to eat provided food. ② Because monkey catchers cannot catch them all. ③ Because the wild areas cannot hold so many monkeys. ④ Because paper tigers and recorded sounds don’t always work.

A ①③

B ②④

C ③④

D ②③

解析：选C。C.细节理解题。① 定位原文：第三段 “But the wild areas aren’t large enough for all the monkeys”“monkeys quickly learn these aren’t real”；② 选项分析：①“猴子拒绝吃提供的食物”，原文未提及，无依据，排除；②“捕猴人无法全部抓住”，原文未说 “抓不完”，只说野外容纳不下，排除；③“野外区域装不下这么多猴子”，与原文一致；④“纸老虎和录制声音不总是有效”，猴子很快识破，即效果不佳，与原文一致；③ 结论：③④正确，选 C。

3.3. Which of the following is TRUE about Paragraph 4?

A People don’t care about the monkeys living around them.

B The government has found the best way to control monkeys.

C Monkeys are happy to share their living space with humans.

D Protecting monkeys’ natural homes may stop them from living in cities.

解析：选D。D.细节理解题 。① 定位原文：第四段 “if we don’t protect the homes of wild animals, they may have no choice but to live in ours”；② 选项分析：A “人们不在乎身边的猴子”，原文 “大多数人喜欢猴子，不想伤害它们”，说明在乎，排除；B “政府找到了解决猴子的最佳方法”，原文 “问题不会轻易解决”，未找到最佳方法，排除；C “猴子乐于和人类共享生存空间”，原文未说猴子 “乐于”，只是被迫，排除；D “保护猴子的自然家园可能阻止它们住进城市”，与原文 “不保护就会住进城市” 逻辑一致，正确；③ 结论：选 D。

4.4. Where would you most probably find this passage?

A In a story book.

B In a zoo website.

C In a wildlife magazine.

D In a guide book.

解析：选C。C.推理判断题。① 文章核心：野生动物保护、人兽共存矛盾，属于生态保护类主题；② 选项分析：A “故事书”，文章是说明真实社会问题，非故事，排除；B “动物园网站”，文章聚焦城市猴患，而非动物园相关内容，排除；C “野生动物杂志”，主题契合野生动物保护与人类的关系，符合出处；D “旅行指南”，文章无旅行相关信息，排除；③ 结论：选 C。