奇速英语官网—英语在线学习平台_让学英语更快乐_更快速

A 12-day-old baby boy in India has died after being snatched and bitten by a monkey.

The accident happened as the boy was drinking his milk in the city of Agra, northern India. The monkey entered the family’s home and grabbed the baby. After taking the baby and biting him, the monkey then dropped the baby on a neighbor’s roof after locals ran after him and threw stones at him.

The baby’s uncle, Dhirendra Kumar, said that the family was heartbroken. “There are too many monkeys in the area,” he said. “We live in fear. We have told the government so many times to help us but they haven’t done anything. The mother of the baby is too distraught to even speak,” The child’s grandmother Pushpa Devi said the family would “never recover” from the loss. “I have lost my grandson. Just a few hours before the monkey attacked our baby, I had him in my arms. Our baby didn’t have to die,” she said.

The baby later died of his injuries in hospital. Locals say monkey attacks in the area are growing more frequently. Locals say the number of monkey attacks in Agra, most famous for being the town where the Taj Mahal is located, is increasing. Another baby is now in hospital after being attacked by monkeys. Some people claim the animals are out of control. “Monkeys are everywhere in Agra,” Shravan Kumar Singh, a local environmental activist said. Locals say monkeys can be seen on almost every street in Agra.

1.Where did the accident happen?

A In the baby’s home.

B In the street.

C On the mountain.

D In the office.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句The monkey entered the family’s home and grabbed the baby. 可知事故发生在小宝宝的家里，故选A。

2.What did the monkey do after grabbing the baby?

A Biting him.

B Taking him out of the house.

C Dropping him on the roof.

D All of the above.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据第二段第三句After taking the baby and biting him, the monkey then dropped the baby on a neighbor’s roof after locals ran after him and threw stones at him.可知猴子咬了小宝宝，并且在人们的追赶中把宝宝扔在了邻居家的屋顶，因此猴子是把小宝宝带出了房子，包含A、B、C三项，故选D。

3.What does the underlined word “distraught” mean?

A Surprised.

B Excited.

C Sad.

D Glad.

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据上文孩子被猴子带走咬伤后死亡和后面的to even speak可知妈妈应该是伤心到不能说话，故选C。

4.What can we learn from this passage?

A Most babies died because of the monkey attack.

B Too many monkeys have caused lots of problems.

C The monkey is the most popular animal in India.

D Monkeys can help solve environment problems.

解析：选B。细节理解题。本文第一、二段主要讲述了12天的婴儿被猴子带走咬伤后死亡，第三段主要介绍了孩子的家人对于这次事件的感受，第四段讲述了猴子太多带来的各方面问题，综合全文可得知印度猴子太多引发了很多问题，故选B。

5.What’s the best title for this passage?

A Too many monkeys in India.

B A baby in India was killed by a monkey.

C Problems caused by monkeys.

D The government turned a deaf ear to monkey problems.

解析：选B。主旨大意题。本文主要围绕12天的婴儿被猴子闯入家中带走咬伤并致死展开，故选B。