中考真题2024年黑龙江省大庆市阅读理解C篇-为何猫头鹰如此受欢迎？
Owls( 猫 头 鹰 )are active mainly at night.They hunt( 打 猎 )when it's dark. Most of us humans go about our business in the daytime. So we hardly ever see owls during the day, but many of us like these night birds very much.
Our love for owls has a long history,and it's in all cultures.No matter how far you go back, there is always some type of artwork or story that is about an owl. These days, we find pictures of owls almost everywhere. So what is it about owls that makes them so popular?
Some bird researchers believe that owls are popular because of their"cool"looks. In order to see clearly in the dark, owls have large eyes. Unlike humans, owls cannot roll their eyes. Their heads have to do most of the turning-around work. It's also for this reason that owls can turn their heads around almost entirely(完全地)on their necks.
Besides, another reason for its popularity is its ability to hunt.Owls use sound to hunt. Their ears are special—the left ear is a bit higher than the right ear. A sound goes in one ear before it arrives in the other. This helps owls tell which direction a sound is coming from.So they have a good sense of hearing.
Thanks to such unusual looks and abilities, owls are known as popular animals. Over the centuries, lots of stories about them have been created. These stories have made more people become interested in owls.
1.1.What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A Why owls are active at night.
B How popular owls have been.
C Why owls hunt in the dark.
D How hard it is to see owls.
解析：选B。段落大意题B。第二段主要讲述了我们对猫头鹰的喜爱由来已久，在所有文化中都有体现，并且现在到处都能看到猫头鹰的图片，重点强调了猫头鹰的受欢迎程度。A选项“猫头鹰为什么在夜间活跃”、C选项“猫头鹰为什么在黑暗中狩猎”、D选项“看到猫头鹰有多难”均不符合该段主旨。所以选B。
2.2. What is the meaning of the underlined part "roll their eyes"in Paragraph 3?
A Open their eyes.
B Clean their eyes
C Close their eyes.
D Turn around their eyes.
解析：选D。词义猜测题D。根据第三段中“Unlike humans, owls cannot roll their eyes. Their heads have to do most of the turning - around work.”可知，与人类不同，猫头鹰不能“roll their eyes”，它们的头要做大部分的转动工作，由此可推测“roll their eyes”意思是“转动眼睛”。A选项“睁开眼睛”、B选项“清洁眼睛”、C选项“闭上眼睛”均不符合语境。所以选D。
3.3. Why do owls have a good sense of hearing?
A Because they have large ears.
B Because their ears can turn around.
C Because a sound can only go into their left ears.
D Because their left ears are higher than the right ears.
解析：选D。细节理解题D。根据第四段“Their ears are special—the left ear is a bit higher than the right ear. A sound goes in one ear before it arrives in the other. This helps owls tell which direction a sound is coming from. So they have a good sense of hearing.”可知，猫头鹰的左耳比右耳高一点，声音先进入一只耳朵再进入另一只耳朵，这有助于它们判断声音的来源方向，所以它们听力很好。A选项“因为它们有大耳朵”文中未提及；B选项“因为它们的耳朵可以转动”文中未提及；C选项“因为声音只能进入它们的左耳”错误，声音会先后进入两只耳朵。所以选D。
4.4. In which part of a magazine can you probably read the text?
A Natural world.
B Life and health.
C Language and culture.
D Science and technology.
解析：选A。推理判断题A。文章主要介绍了猫头鹰的生活习性、受欢迎的原因等，属于自然科学领域关于动物的内容。B选项“生活与健康”主要涉及人类的生活方式和健康知识；C选项“语言与文化”侧重于语言和文化方面的内容；D选项“科学与技术”更强调科学技术方面的创新和发现。所以这篇文章最有可能出现在杂志的“自然世界”版块，选A。