The African wild dog,also called Cape hunting dog or painted dog,typically wanders around the open plains and woodlands of sub-Saharan Africa.

  These longlegged canines (犬科動物) have only four toes per foot,unlike other dogs,which have five toes on their forefeet. The dog's Latin name means "painted wolf"，referring to the animal's irregular,mottled coat,which features patches of red,black,brown,white,and yellow fur. Each animal has its own unique coat pattern,and all have big,rounded ears.

  African wild dogs live in groups that are usually led by a monogamous (一夫一妻的) breeding pair. The female has a litter of 2 to 20 pups (小狗) ，which are cared for by the entire pack. These dogs are very social,and packs have been known to share food and to assist weak or ill members. Social interactions are common,and the dogs communicate by touch,actions,and barks.

  African wild dogs hunt in cooperative packs of 6 to 20 (or more) animals. Larger packs were more common before the dogs became endangered. Packs hunt antelopes and will also hunt much larger animals,such as wild beasts,particularly if they are ill or injured. The dogs supplement their diet with rodents (唯齒動物) and birds. As human settlements expand,the dogs have sometimes developed a taste for livestock,though significant damage is rare. Unfortunately,they are often hunted and killed by farmers who fear for their domestic animals.

  African hunting dogs are endangered. They are faced with less land in their African home. They are also quite possible to be infected by diseases spread by domestic animals.

(   ) 1. The underlined word " mottled" in the passage means         .

   A. expensive   B. spotted   C. beautiful   D. colorful

(   ) 2. We can identify an African wild dog by its         .

 

   A. actions   B. barks   C. coat   D. toes

(   ) 3. We can infer from the passage that         .

   A. farmers often hunt African wild dogs to make them domestic

   B. only the leading pair can breed pups in a group of African wild dogs

   C. the African wild dog look like the domestic dogs except their round ears

   D. African wild dogs do less harm to the domestic animals than they do to them

(   ) 4. A proper title for this passage might be         .

   A. Endangered African Dog

   B. The African Wild Dog

   C. Wanderers on the Plains

   D. Conflicts between the Wild and Domestic

1. B非洲野狗身上有不同顏色的色塊，所以用spotted"斑駁的"。colorful是色彩豐富的意思。

2. C 由第2段最后一句得知，每只狗的斑點(diǎn)都不同，所以可以從毛皮上的顏色來區(qū)分它們。

3. D非洲野狗雖然吃牲畜但很少這么做，但其被牲畜傳染疾病的幾率卻大得多。

4. B 本文只是介紹the African dog這種動物。

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