Question

【題目】任務(wù)型閱讀

In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears. This animal is the fennec fox.

Fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. That’s big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. Their ears help shed（去除）body heat. And, as you may have guessed, they also provide great hearing.

It’s also interesting to think about the hair of fennec foxes. Why would a fox that lives in the desert need a thick, fur coat? Actually, the desert isn’t always warm. During the nighttime, a desert can be terribly cold! A fennec fox’s fur keeps them warm during those desert nights. They also have long bushy tails that they use as a blanket. And the hair on their feet protects them from the .hot sand in the daytime.

Fennec foxes live in small communities of dens（獸穴）. They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun. Then, when night comes, they come out in search of food. In addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner.

Like other foxes, fennecs are omnivores. This means they eat both meat and plants. They like eating birds, eggs, insects, snails, fruit and leaves best.

Fennec fox mothers have one to five babies at a time. The lifespan of a fennec fox is 10 to 12 years. The cream coloration of fennec foxes help them blend into their desert habitat. Still, they have to watch out for predators（捕食性動(dòng)物）. These include caracals (a type of wild cat) , jackals, eagle owls, hyenas and humans. Humans catch them for their fur and to sell as pets.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】Living

【2】smallest

【3】helps

【4】heat

【5】hearing

【6】smell

【7】 sleep

【8】 night

【9】favourite

【10】Danger

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了在北非的沙漠和沙特阿拉伯生活著有最小與最大的耳朵的狐貍；本文介紹了大耳狐的外貌特征和它的生活習(xí)性。

【1】根據(jù)第一段中的live判斷，此處需要live的現(xiàn)在分詞作定語(yǔ)。

【2】根據(jù)表格的內(nèi)容可知是描述大耳狐的外貌特征的，根據(jù)In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears可知它們是具有最大耳朵最小的狐貍，結(jié)合語(yǔ)境故答案填smallest。

【3】根據(jù)文中A fennec fox's fur keeps them warm during those desert nights.，可知它們厚厚的皮毛幫助它們?cè)诤�冷的沙漠地區(qū)生存。結(jié)合語(yǔ)境，故答案填helps。

【4】根據(jù)文中And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime.可知它們腳上的毛發(fā)保護(hù)他們遠(yuǎn)離白天沙漠地區(qū)的熱度。故本題的空格處填heat。

【5】根據(jù)文中的題意可知它們具有大耳朵和眼睛，所以它們的聽覺和視覺非常的好，所以本題的空格處應(yīng)該填hearing 。

【6】根據(jù)第五段的In addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner可知它們也會(huì)用它們的味覺和大眼睛來追蹤晚餐，判斷填smell。

【7】根據(jù)第五段的They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun判斷填sleep。

【8】根據(jù)第五段的Then, when night comes, they come out in search of food判斷填night。

【9】根據(jù)第六段的They like eating birds, eggs, insects, snails, fruit and leaves best判斷填favourite。

【10】綜合判斷題。根據(jù)文章的最后一段判斷是fox面臨的危險(xiǎn)，故答案填Danger。