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(chǎng)),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(xiǎn)的動(dòng)物，但是也有很多動(dòng)物愛(ài)好者想和它們交朋友。Marius Els的飼養(yǎng)場(chǎng)里就飼養(yǎng)了一只河馬，他對(duì)它非常的寵愛(ài)。

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

2.考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：在他所有的朋友因?yàn)樘�害怕而不敢靠近�?dòng)物的同時(shí)……。worried擔(dān)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(duì)動(dòng)物害怕而不敢靠近，故選C。

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

4.考查連詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：自從河馬剛剛五歲的時(shí)候，Marius就飼養(yǎng)它了。since自從…以來(lái)when當(dāng)…時(shí)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(shí)候就開(kāi)始飼養(yǎng)，故選A。

5.考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：這些年以來(lái)，Marius和河馬已經(jīng)發(fā)展成一種人們難以理解的特殊關(guān)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(guān)系有發(fā)展，故選D。

6.考查動(dòng)詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：盡管這個(gè)重1，200噸的動(dòng)物能輕松地吃完一個(gè)人。come up走進(jìn)，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(yǔ)境的理解。句意：有時(shí)河馬在河里會(huì)把Marius從它的背上扔下來(lái)。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(yǔ)境的理解。句意：特別是在Marius喂了河馬最喜愛(ài)吃的魚(yú)和蘋(píng)果之后。juice果汁fish魚(yú)bread面包food食物。根據(jù)常識(shí)河馬喜歡吃魚(yú)，故選B。

9.考查形容詞及語(yǔ)境的理解。句意：在Humphrey的生活中，它感到很孤獨(dú)。lonely孤獨(dú)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(yǔ)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(diǎn)：日常生活類(lèi)短文。