While considering comfortable places to sleep in this winter, a 6-year-old black bear picked out a storm culvert(涵洞). Unluckily for the bear, this decision didn’t work out well.

In late February, the snow around him started melting, causing the culvert to flood and then freeze(结冰) again. The poor bear was trapped in snow and ice for three days before some kind humans noticed and called authorities for help. By the time experts arrived, people had already tried digging the bear out and luring(引诱) him with a variety of unhealthy (for bears) treats. Luckily, the bear wasn’t interested in food because he was still sleeping.

“He tried to push himself out and kind of got trapped in some frozen,” an expert explained. The team injected the bear with an anesthetic(麻醉药). Once he was asleep, it took five strong men to pull the bear, estimated to weigh between 375 and 400 pounds, out of the culvert. Andrew gave him a full check-up and determined he was in great physical shape, even though he was still a bit sleepy! They looked him over, and then transported him to the Wildlife Management Area to finish out the winter.

“He’s in the back of a pickup truck now, and we’ll make him a new home,” said Andrew. “He probably won’t stay, but at least it will give him some protection from the elements after that.” In a post, the department of natural resources shared the story along with photos of the bear rescue. They summed up with a reminder to the public to never “bother” a bear, either in the wild or near their homes.

“If you’re ever concerned about a bear’s safety by all means give us a call. But don’t try to move it or feed it! Doing so can result in a bad situation (either for you or for the bear),” they advised. 

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1.What does the underlined phrase “this decision” refer to?

A Digging the bear out.

B Sleeping in the winter.

C Living in a storm culvert.

D Calling authorities for help.

解析：选C。C词意指代题。根据前一句的“a 6-year-old black bear picked out a storm culvert”和下文可知，一只6岁的黑熊在寻找舒适的地方冬眠时，选择了一个雨水涵洞，不料融化的积雪将涵洞淹没，黑熊也因此被冰雪包围，受困在其中动弹不得。即这个决定指的是“选择一个雨水涵洞冬眠”。故选C。

2.Why did the luring fail?

A Because it was dark and cold.

B Because the bear was afraid to go out.

C Because the bear didn’t like the food.

D Because the bear didn’t wake up.

解析：选D。D细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的“Luckily, the bear wasn’t interested in food because he was still sleeping.”可知，有些热心民众试图用食物引诱它出来，但是它正在冬眠（并未醒来）。故选D。

3.Experts gave an anesthetic to the bear to __________.

A push him in

B lose his weight

C transport him out

D check on his health

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的“He tried to push himself out and kind of got trapped in some frozen”和第三句的“it took five strong men to pull the bear...out of the culvert”可知专家给熊打麻醉是为了把它弄出来。故选C。

4.What did the department of natural resources show on the Internet? ① Photos of the rescue. ② A video of the bear. ③ The warning of not “bothering” a bear. ④ The basic information of the bear.

A ①③

B ①④

C ②③

D ②④

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第四段的“shared the story along with photos of the bear rescue”和“a reminder to the public to never ‘bother’ a bear”可知，自然资源部在网上的一篇帖子中分享了这一故事以及救援熊的照片，并且提醒公众不要“打扰”熊。故选A。