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(1)推理判断题。根据文章第一段August 9 at 8:01 am was the first time my jaw physically dropped when manning the hotline(8月9日上午8点01分,我第一次在接听热线电话时惊讶得合不拢嘴)可知作者在8月9日早上接到电话时,他震惊到了骨子里。故答案为B。
(2)猜测词义题。根据文章第二段With a stranding this large,it wasn't feasible to pull all 43 animals from the mud,get them to our mobile veterinary clinic,and transport them for release at a more favorable open﹣ocean location all before the tide came in.(面对如此大规模的搁浅,在涨潮前将43只动物从淤泥中拖出,送到我们的移动兽医诊所,并运送到更有利的公海地点进行放生是不可行的。)可知feasible的意思是"可行的"。A.Efficient高效的;B.Practical可行的;C.Urgent紧急的;D.Remarkable非凡的。故答案为B。
(3)细节理解题。根据文章最后一段This was not without its own challenges.The mud trapped and enveloped our feet,adding weight with each step,most animals were highly fractious (易怒) when approached,and the heat became unbearable in dry suits(这本身并不是没有挑战。泥泞困住并包裹了我们的双脚,每走一步都增加重量,大多数动物在接近时都非常暴躁,穿着干燥的衣服时,炎热变得难以忍受)可知周围有很深的泥泞要走,这给作者的团队带来了挑战。故答案为D。
(4)主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段Upon getting on the scene,there was no time to react to the sheer chaos that lay ahead.After a quick scan of the situation—45 animals widely distributed,only a few staff members and several volunteers—there wasn't a second more to wait.We began the hard process of getting as many animals as we could into special slings (吊带),onto the cart,and off the marsh as quickly as possible.This was not without its own challenges.The mud trapped and enveloped our feet,adding weight with each step,most animals were highly fractious (易怒) when approached,and the heat became unbearable in dry suits.But none of that was going to stop us from doing all we could for these animals.(一到达现场,就没有时间对面前的混乱局面做出反应。快速浏览了一下情况——45只动物分布广泛,只有几名工作人员和几名志愿者——没有多等一秒钟了。我们开始了艰难的过程,把尽可能多的动物放进特殊的吊索,放到车上,然后尽快离开沼泽。这本身并不是没有挑战。泥泞困住并包裹了我们的双脚,每走一步都增加重量,大多数动物在接近时都非常暴躁,穿着干燥的衣服时,炎热变得难以忍受。但是这些都不能阻止我们为这些动物尽我们所能。)可知这篇文章主要讲述了一次营救行动。故答案为A。