2025年浙江中考英语阅读理解D篇
Plains wanderers are small, rare birds that live in grasslands.Unlike most birds, female plains wanderers are larger and stronger than males.Females take the lead in protecting their nests and babies from animals like foxes, while males often sit on the eggs to keep them warm.These birds are hard to find because their feathers blend into the grass, making them look like part of the landscape. Sadly, their numbers have been dropping because people are taking over their grassland homes for forms and cities.
To save them, scientists are using Al.The key is the birds' calls.Mother wanderers make soft sounds to talk to their chicks and warn about danger.These calls are quiet and easy to miss, but AI can hear them clearly.Scientists put microphones in the grasslands to record sounds all day and night.Then they put these recordings into a computer program .The AI learns to tell the wanderers' calls apart from other noises, like the wind blowing or insects chirping.This helps scientists find where the mother birds are and how many chicks they have.
"AI helps us monitor these birds without bothering them, " says Dr.Lee, who leads the project. "We can find the most important areas for them and work to protect those places." Once, the AI helped scientists find a hidden nest with three baby birds.Without AI, they might not have found it.Thanks to this technology, there is new hope for these rare birds, showing that AI can be a powerful tool in saving wildlife.
- What do we know about plains wanderers? ___
A. Males are larger than females.
B. They are easy to find in grasslands.
C. Mother birds are bigger and protect babies.
D. They are common in many habitats.
- The underlined word"monitor" in the last paragraph probably means"___".
A. see B. catch C. feed D. follow
- How do scientists use AI to find plains wanderers? _
A. By taking photos of their nests.
B. By tracking their flying paths.
C. By counting eggs in the grass.
D. By analyzing calls from mother birds.
- What is the passage mainly about? —
A. Why plains wanderers are rare.
B. How mother wanderers protect their chicks.
C. What AI can do in daily life.
D. How scientists use Al to protect plains wanderers.
解析
短文主要介绍了生活在草原的稀有鸟类平原游荡者，其雌性体型较大且负责护巢护幼，雄性常孵蛋，因羽 毛与环境融合难被发现，且因人类活动数量下降。科学家用人工智能通过识别其叫声来监测它们，如分辨 雌鸟与雏鸟的叫声，助力寻找鸟巢及保护重要区域，为这些稀有鸟类带来新希望，表明AI是拯救野生动 物的有力工具。
(1)细节理解题。根据文中第 1 段：Unlike most birds, female plains wanderers are larger and stronger than males.Females take the lead in protecting their nests and babies from animals like foxes, (与大 多数鸟类不同，雌性平原流浪者比雄性更大更强壮。雌性率先保护它们的巢和婴儿免受狐狸等动物的伤 害，)可知，雌鸟比较大，保护宝宝。故选C。
(2)词义猜测题。根据文中第 3 段：AI helps us monitor these birds without bothering them (人工智能帮助 我们••••••这些鸟，而不打扰它们，)可知，划线词汇意为"监测，追踪"，故选D。
(3)推理判断题。根据文中第 3 段："AI helps usmenilor these birds without bothering them, " says Dr.Lee, who leads the project. "We can find the most important areas for them and work to protect those places." "人工智能帮助我们监测这些鸟，而不打扰它们，"领导该项目的李博士说。"我们可以找到对他们来说最 重要的地区，并努力保护这些地方。)可知，科学家利用人工智能通过追踪它们，故选B。
(4)主旨大意题。根据文中最后 1 段：Thanks to this technology, there is new hope for these rare birds, showing that AI can be a powerful tool in saving wildlife.(由于这项技术，这些珍稀鸟类有了新的希望， 表明人工智能可以成为拯救野生动物的有力工具。)可知，这篇文章主要讲了科学家如何利用人工智能保 护鸟类平原游荡者，故选D。
通读全文，理解文章大意，阅读题目后返回原文阅读并找出与题目相对应的内容，仔细核对，选择符合原 文原意的答案，完成后再次阅读并检查。