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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.
小題1:
A．keptB．sweptC．boughtD．stayed
小題2:
A．worriedB．tiredC．scared D．excited
小題3:
A．underB．a(chǎn)crossC．a(chǎn)long D．into
小題4:
A．sinceB．when C．a(chǎn)fterD．before
小題5:
A．inventedB．foundC．a(chǎn)ppeared D．developed
小題6:
A．come upB．get upC．eat upD．look up
小題7:
A．headB．backC．frontD．tail
小題8:
A．juiceB．fishC．breadD．food
小題9:
A．lonelyB．a(chǎn)ngryC．happyD．funny
小題10:
A．herB．themC．himselfD．us

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:C

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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題5:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：這些年以來，Marius和河馬已經(jīng)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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
小題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。
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