Question

【題目】完形填空

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出一個(gè)最佳選項(xiàng), 填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置。

Red squirrels were common (常見(jiàn)的) in British forests and countryside. But there are than 140,000 red squirrels left now and most of them are in Scotland. However, grey squirrels are now so common that many people them. They can hunt and kill them legally (合法的).

The two types of squirrels look similar. They both have a long , which helps the squirrel to jump from tree to tree, and the same large eyes, small ears and powerful back legs. , the grey squirrel has a clear advantage (優(yōu)勢(shì)) over the red. The red squirrel has a head-and-body length of 19 to 23 cm and a tail length of 15 to 20 cm. But the grey squirrel is a animal. The head-and-body length is between 23 and 30 cm. This allows (允許) them to store more fat and them to live in a hard winter.

So why is the number of red squirrels smaller than that of grey squirrels? Size is one reason, but there are others. Red squirrels live high up in , while grey squirrels spend more of their time on the ground. This means the missing of forests greatly influences the red squirrel’s population. Another reason for the grey squirrel’s success (成功) is its to get food easily from people. Like the fox, the grey squirrel live in towns and cities. The other problem for the red squirrel is illness, it is fatal (致的) to them.

【1】 A. later B. fewer C. more D. less

【2】 A. dislike B. like C. watch D. find

【3】A. head B. tail C. nose D. mouth

【4】A. Instead B. Moreover C. Otherwise D. However

【5】A. smaller B. cleverer C. larger D. funnier

【6】 A. size B. height C. weight D. fur

【7】 A. asks B. helps C. tells D. teaches

【8】 A. trees B. hills C. skies D. clouds

【9】A. quality B. hobby C. ability D. appearance

【10】A. may B. must C. should D. can

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【6】A

【7】B

【8】A

【9】C

【10】D

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：這篇短文講述了英國(guó)的紅松鼠和灰松鼠，紅松鼠的數(shù)量在減少，而灰松鼠的數(shù)量很多，以至于人們都不喜歡它們了。本文還介紹了灰松鼠在競(jìng)爭(zhēng)中獲勝的幾個(gè)原因。

【1】B查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：但是現(xiàn)在剩下的紅松鼠不到140000只，大多數(shù)都在蘇格蘭。A. later 晚些；B. fewer 更少；C. more 更多；D. less更少。fewer than不到、少于，后跟可數(shù)名詞的復(fù)數(shù)。 故選B。

【2】A考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：然而，灰松鼠現(xiàn)在很常見(jiàn)，很多人不喜歡它們。A. dislike 不喜歡；B. like 喜歡；C. watch 觀看；D. find.發(fā)現(xiàn)。故選A。

【3】B考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：它們都有一條長(zhǎng)長(zhǎng)的尾巴，幫助松鼠從樹(shù)上跳到樹(shù)上，同樣的大眼睛，小耳朵和有力的后腿。A. head 頭；B. tail 尾巴；C. nose 鼻子；D. mouth嘴。故選B。

【4】D考查連詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：然而, 灰松鼠較之紅松鼠有一個(gè)明顯的優(yōu)勢(shì)。A. Instead相反；B. Moreover此外；C. Otherwise 否則；D. However然而。故選D。

【5】C考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：但是灰松鼠是一種更大的動(dòng)物。A. smaller 較小的；B. cleverer 較聰明的；C. larger 較大的；D. funnier更滑稽的。故選C。

【6】A考查名詞及語(yǔ)境理解。句意：這種形體讓他們儲(chǔ)存更多的脂肪，并幫助他們?cè)谄D難的冬天生活。A. size 尺寸；B. height高度；C. weight 重量；D. fur皮毛。所以選A。

【7】B考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：這種形體讓他們儲(chǔ)存更多的脂肪，并幫助他們?cè)谄D難的冬天生活。A. asks 問(wèn)；B. helps 幫助；C. tells 告訴；D. teaches教。故選B。

【8】A考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：紅松鼠高高地生活在樹(shù)上，而灰松鼠則把更多的時(shí)間花在地上。A. trees 樹(shù)；B. hills 山；C. skies天空；D. clouds云。故選A。

【9】C考查名詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：灰松鼠成功的另一個(gè)原因是其從人類容易的獲得食物的能力。A. quality質(zhì)量；B. hobby愛(ài)好；C. ability能力；D. appearance外觀。 故選C。

【10】D考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：和狐貍一樣，灰松鼠也能生活在城鎮(zhèn)里。A. may可能；B. must 必須；C. should 應(yīng)該； D. can能故選D。