浙江省象山普通高中2014届高三第一次模拟英语试题答案(7)

On the way to our destination, we topped a hill and there, against the emerging morning light, were a group of animals.  It was a stunning sight. As we moved closer, the animals did not appear to be alarmed by our presence. Pet baboons aside, I had never before come within such close range of a pride of lions. It did cross my mind, however, that we might be in a certain amount of danger. When I asked Timothy, our game ranger, if we were actually in any danger, he replied straightforwardly that one is never entirely safe in the bush, but his knowledge and experience allowed him to anticipate any danger with reasonable accuracy.
However, the following day there was some cause for alarm. Not having started out so early, we missed the sightings of the day before. We decided to drive around for a while, hoping to come across something of interest. Suddenly our tracker perched up on the back of our vehicle, signaled to the driver to halt and at the same moment I realized that this time we had stumbled right into a pride of lions. The driver promptly turned off the engine and in a low voice warned us to remain seated and not to make any abrupt movements. The lions were picking at what looked like the remains of a zebra. Timothy, later told us how much to our advantage this was. Had their bellies not been full, their reaction to us would surely have been otherwise. As the nearest lion was less than three meters away from the jeep, I considered that we had been very lucky indeed.
All in all, it was a wonderful trip. Our near miss with the lions was without a doubt the highlight, but what it taught me yet again was how easy it is to be indifferent to our surroundings and not to have a full appreciation of the beauty around us.
70. How did the writer feel about the questions her European friends asked?
A. ridiculous      B. annoyed       C. strange     D. embarrassed 
71. When did the writer’s attitude change about the expedition?
A. When she was traveling along the dirt track.
B. When she received her invitation.   C. When she arrived at the game reserve.
D. When her friend arrived from England.
72. What does the underlined word ‘It’ (in the fourth paragraph) refer to?
A. the pride of lions     B. the destination  
C. the top of the hill     D. the morning light
73. Timothy’s experience as a game ranger was valuable because he ______________
A. could supply a straightforward answer to any question. 
B. knew how to frighten the animals.
C. knew the game reserve well.           D. could identify trouble in advance.
74. What does the writer mean by the underlined sentence ‘we had been very lucky indeed’ in the fifth paragraph?
A. They had seen the lions up close.    B. They hadn’t been attacked.
C. They had a good guide with them.   D. They had gone on a trip.
75. What conclusion does the writer of the text come to?
A. We often do not realize how attractive our environment really is.
B. It is not clever to unnecessarily put ourselves in dangerous situations.
C. We don’t respect wild animals enough.