Question

The hippo(河馬) is the most dangerous animal in Africa, but that hasn’t stopped a South African animal lover from making friends with one.

   Marius Els is 40 years old. He ______ around 20 different kinds of animals on his ranch(飼養(yǎng)場),in South Africa. He has a real soft spot for Humphrey, a 6-year-old hippo that’s like a son to him. While all of his friends are too ____ to go near the animal, and his wife told him not to get too close, Marius climbs on Humphrey’s back as he swims ______ the lake.

   Marius has kept the hippo_______ he was just five months old. And over the years, the two have________ a special relationship that people just don’t understand. Marius looks on Humphrey as a son, although the 1,200 ton animal could ________ a person with ease. Only sometimes the hippo can throw Marius off his _______ in the water. Humphrey is very friendly to his owner, especially after Marius offers him a dinner of his favorite ________, apples.

Humphrey feels very       in his life. He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal(豺), so now he’s all by      . Marius says he’s been trying to get a female friend for Humphrey, but there’s no such thing in Africa right now.

1.A. kept       B. swept      C. bought     D. stayed

2.A. worried    B. tired       C. scared      D. excited

3.A. under      B. across      C. along      D. into

4.A. since      B. when        C. after      D. before

5.A. invented    B. found      C. appeared    D. developed

6.A. come up      B. get up     C. eat up       D. look up

7.A. head         B. back      C. front        D. tail

8.A. juice         B. fish       C. bread        D. food

9.A. lonely        B. angry      C. happy       D. funny

10.A. her          B. them       C. himself      D. us

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

【解析】

試題分析：本文講述了在非洲，雖然河馬是最危險的動物，但是也有很多動物愛好者想和它們交朋友。Marius Els的飼養(yǎng)場里就飼養(yǎng)了一只河馬，他對它非常的寵愛。

1.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：在他南非的飼養(yǎng)場里，他大約飼養(yǎng)了20種不同種類的動物。kept飼養(yǎng)swept打掃bought買stayed停留。根據(jù)on his ranch可知這些動物是在他的飼養(yǎng)場里，故選A。

2.考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：在他所有的朋友因為太害怕而不敢靠近動物的同時……。worried擔憂的tired勞累的scared害怕的，excited興奮的。根據(jù)and his wife told him not to get too close可知他的朋友和妻子都對動物害怕而不敢靠近，故選C。

3.考查介詞及語境的理解。句意：當Humphrey游過河的時候，Marius爬到了它的背上。under在……的下面across穿過，橫穿along沿著into進入…中。根據(jù)the lake可知，本題選B。

4.考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：自從河馬剛剛五歲的時候，Marius就飼養(yǎng)它了。since自從…以來when當…時候after在…以后before在…以前。根據(jù)Marius has kept the hippo可知Marius一直從河馬小的時候就開始飼養(yǎng)，故選A。

5.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：這些年以來，Marius和河馬已經發(fā)展成一種人們難以理解的特殊關系。invented發(fā)明found發(fā)現(xiàn)appeared出現(xiàn)developed發(fā)展。根據(jù)a special relationship可知他們的關系有發(fā)展，故選D。

6.考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：盡管這個重1，200噸的動物能輕松地吃完一個人。come up走進，發(fā)生 get up起床eat up吃完look up仰望。根據(jù)a person with ease可知，本題選C。

7.考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：有時河馬在河里會把Marius從它的背上扔下來。head頭部back背部front前面tail尾巴。根據(jù)Marius climbs on Humphrey’s back as he swims across the lake可知Marius在河馬的背上，故選B。

8.考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：特別是在Marius喂了河馬最喜愛吃的魚和蘋果之后。juice果汁fish魚bread面包food食物。根據(jù)常識河馬喜歡吃魚，故選B。

9.考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：在Humphrey的生活中，它感到很孤獨。lonely孤獨的angry生氣的happy高興的funny有趣的。根據(jù)He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal可知它失去了他的好朋友，故選A。

10.考查代詞及語境的理解。句意：所以他現(xiàn)在靠他自己。her她的them他們himself他自己us我們。根據(jù)He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal可知它失去了他的好朋友，故選C。

考點：日常生活類短文。