可知，那时纽约北部的蝙蝠数目极多。

　　2．The underlined word "vanished" in Paragraph 2 can best be replaced by ________.

　　A．reproduced　　　　　 B．disappeared

　　C．starved D．expanded

　　解析：选B　词义猜测题。由第二段中的"A disease called 'white nose syndrome (白鼻综合症)' had killed 93 percent of New York State's bats (and about 6 million bats across the country)"可知，一种称为"白鼻综合症"的疾病杀死了纽约州93%的蝙蝠(全美约六百万只蝙蝠死亡)。由此推断，作者注意到蝙蝠都消失了。

　　3．Paragraphs 3 and 4 mainly talk about ________.

　　A．the author's efforts to help protect bats

　　B．how the author started Buddies for Bats

　　C．why the author did a radio show on bats

　　D．the difficulty the author had in educating people

　　解析：选A　段落大意题。由第三段中的"The library ... letter to the host of an environmental program ..."以及第四段中的"I managed to make a presentation ..."可知，这两段主要讲述了作者为帮助人们了解蝙蝠对环境的重要性所做出的努力。

　　4．What can we infer about the author's presentation?

　　A．It was ignored by the audience.

　　B．It was far from satisfactory.

　　C．It was effective.

　　D．It was boring.

　　解析：选C　推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的"The more I present, the more ... them and advocating their protection"可知，作者的演讲慢慢地改变了人们的想法，人们不那么讨厌蝙蝠了，开始认识到蝙蝠的重要性，并且倡导大家保护蝙蝠。由此可推知，作者的演讲很有效。

　　B

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