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【題目】Today, nearly 400 animals are listed as threatened or endangered animals in the United States. Many are at risk of becoming extinct or disappearing permanently. Unless efforts to save these vulnerable(易受攻擊的) animals succeed, many of the country's greatest creatures will be lost forever. From the facts listed, guess which animals are endangered. Click on the picture to find out more about each of these animals in trouble.

American Crocodile

●American crocodiles are about 12 feet long. They live on land and in shallow water, swamps and marshes.

●American crocodiles like to float in the water with only their eyes and noses above the water surface.

●American crocodiles eat mostly small animals, which they grab with their strong jaws and sharp teeth.

●American crocodiles lay eggs. They hide their eggs under twigs and leaves, or bury them in the sand.

●Some crocodiles help their young hatch, and then carry them to the water in their mouth.

Habitat

Southern Florida, Mexico, Central and South American, Caribbean islands.

Why It's Endangered

Overhunted for its skin and habitat destruction.

Peninsular Bighorn Sheep

●Bighorn sheep can weigh as much as 280 pounds and stand about 3 feet tall.

●They live in dry, desert mountain ranges, near rocky cliffs.

●Bighorn sheep eat grass, twigs and leaves.

●Male sheep are called rams and can be recognized by their huge, brown horns. The horns curl back over the ears, down，and up past the cheeks.

●They live in herds or groups. The male sheep with the biggest horns are usually in charge. Male horns can weigh as much as 30 pounds.

●Males will use their massive horns to fight. The fights can last as long as 24 hours.

●Females are called ewes. They are smaller than rams and have shorter, smaller horns.

Habitat

Nevada and California to west Texas and south into Mexico.

Why It's Endangered

Loss of habitat, hunting illegally, drought and disease.

【1】Where can the article be found according to the passage?

A．Newspaper. B．Website.

C．Student book. D．Magazine.

【2】Which of the following is NOT true according to the description about American crocodiles?

A．American crocodiles live on land and in swamps and marshes.

B．American crocodiles hide their eggs under leaves, or bury them in the sand.

C．American crocodiles grab small animals with their strong jaws and sharp teeth.

D．American crocodiles like to float with their eyes and nose below the water surface.

【3】Where can we find both American crocodiles and Bighorn sheep according to the passage?

A．Southern Florida. B．California.

C．Mexico. D．West Texas.

【4】Rams make use of their massive horns to ________.

A．master the herds B．show their beauty

C．fight with others D．hunt for food

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【解析】

試題分析:這篇文章講述越來越多的動物處于易受攻擊或者是滅絕、消失的危險境地中，作者就美國鱷魚和半島大角羊這兩種正處于危險中的動物來介紹更多有關(guān)他們的信息。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從文中第一段Click on the picture to find out more about each of these animals in trouble.點(diǎn)擊這圖片找出關(guān)于這些處于困境中動物的更多信息。從click點(diǎn)擊可以看出，這篇文章是在網(wǎng)站上的。故選B。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)推斷題。排除法。在介紹的American Crocodile部分：選項(xiàng)A，從第一句話，They live on land and in shallow water, swamps and marshes.他們居住在陸地和淺水地，沼澤濕地。故A正確；選項(xiàng)B，從第四句話，They hide their eggs under twigs and leaves, or bury them in the sand.他們把蛋藏在細(xì)枝和樹葉下面，或者把他們埋在沙里面。故B正確；選項(xiàng)C，從第三句話American crocodiles eat mostly small animals, which they grab with their strong jaws and sharp teeth.美國鱷魚大多數(shù)吃小動物，他們用強(qiáng)硬的嘴和鋒利的牙齒抓取小動物。故C正確；選項(xiàng)D，從第二句話American crocodiles like to float in the water with only their eyes and noses above the water surface. 美洲鱷喜歡浮在水里只將他們的眼睛和鼻子露出水面。不是below,故D不正確。故選D。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)分析題。從American Crocodile的Habitat，Southern Florida, Mexico, Central and South American, Caribbean islands.可知鱷魚的棲息地在佛羅里達(dá)州南部、 墨西哥、 中美洲和南美洲，加勒比群島。從Peninsular Bighorn Sheep的Habitat，Nevada and California to west Texas and south into Mexico. 可知大角羊的棲息地是在內(nèi)華達(dá)州和加利福尼亞州到德克薩斯州西部和南進(jìn)入到墨西哥。故在墨西哥都可以找到這兩種動物，故選C。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)分析題。從Peninsular Bighorn Sheep的Males will use their massive horns to fight. The fights can last as long as 24 hours. 雄性羊會使用他們巨大的尖角去戰(zhàn)斗。戰(zhàn)斗可以持續(xù)長達(dá) 24 小時。故選C。