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The lion is called the king of all animals. Once it was also called as the king of the desert (沙漠). However, lions   ________ live in any desert now. Their colour may ________  different from yellow to brown and males (雄性动物) can be from blond to black. The male lions ________  up to 190 kg and are about 1.20 metres tall while the females（雌性动物）weigh nearly 130 kg and are 1 metre tall. They   ________ beautiful fur, strong legs with sharp claws and a long tail.

Panthera Leo (非洲狮) lives in sub-Saharan Africa and Asia.   ________ it feeds on many kinds of animals. When it’s   ________  its food, it can reach the speed of 60 km per hour and jump even 12 metres. The lion likes to eat its food at once, ________    sometimes it has to hide the food because of hyenas (土狼). Hyenas are the only animals which kill lions for food.

The lion lives in small families ________20 to 30 members. In each family there is usually one   ________ male with two or three females with small baby lions. ________, the lion population is in great danger mainly because of people’s hunting.

1.A. never       B. always     C. sometimes      D. usually

2.A. is          B. are        C. am              D. be

3.A. eat         B. weigh       C. grow            D. hold

4.A. want        B. need        C. have             D. like

5.A. Where      B. Here        C. There           D. Which

6.A. chasing    B. watching   C. enjoying        D. thinking

7.A. so         B. but         C. and             D. because

8.A. made from   B. made up of  C. made up with    D. made in

9.A. healthy    B. beautiful   C. young            D. grown

10.A. Luckily   B. Suddenly   C. Unluckily        D. Cheerfully

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.B

4.C

5.B

6.A

7.B

8.A

9.D

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：狮子是百兽之王。他们长有美丽的皮毛，拥有锋利爪子的强有力的腿和长长的尾巴。捕杀猎物时，时速可达每小时60公里。狮子过着群居的生活。20-30头狮子为一个小家庭。不幸的是，由于人们大量的捕杀，狮子的数量处在极度的危险之中。

1.A 考查副词辨析及语境理解。句意：然而，狮子现在不在生活在沙漠里。 A. never 从不；B. always总是；C. sometimes有时；D. usually通常。上句提到狮子是沙漠之王，However,表转折。依据句意，答案为A。

2.D考查副词辨析及语境理解。句意：他们的颜色可能会有所不同从黄色到棕色。may为情态动词，后跟动词原形。故答案为D。

3.B考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：雄性狮子重达190公斤身高大约1.2米。 A. eat 吃；B. weigh 重量；C. grow 成长；D. hold控制；保留。依据句意，故答案为B。

4.C考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：他们长有美丽的皮毛，拥有锋利爪子强有力的腿和长长的尾巴。 A. want 想要；B. need 需要；C. have 有；D. like喜欢。依据句意，故答案为C。

5.B考查副词辨析及语境理解。句意：它们在这儿以多种动物为食。A. Where 哪儿；B. Here这儿；C. There 那儿；D. Which哪一个。上文提到非洲狮生活在撒哈拉以南的非洲和亚洲。此处用here代指上文中出现的地方，故答案为B。

6.A考查动词辨析及语境理解。句意：当它捕食时。 A. chasing追逐，追捕；B. watching 观看；C. enjoying 喜欢；D. thinking认为。依据前后句语境理解，是说狮子在追逐猎物的时候。故答案为A。

7.B考查连词辨析及语境理解。句意：由于土狼的存在，有时候狮子必须把食物藏起来。A. so 因此；B. but 但是；C. and 和；D. because因为。依据语境理解，前后句表示转折关系。故答案为B。

8.A 考查动词词组辨析及语境理解。句意：狮子以20-30成员组建一个小家庭。 A. made from由……组成；B. made up of组成的，由……形成，作出的。 C. made up with由……构成；D. made in在……制造。made过去分词作后置定语。from…to从……到。故答案为A。

9.D考查形容词辨析及语境理解。句意：在每一个家庭通常有一头成年的雄性狮子与两到三头雌性狮子及小狮子。A. healthy健康的；B. beautiful 漂亮的；C. young 年轻的；D. grown成年的。依据句意理解，答案为D。

10.C考查副词辨析及语境理解。句意：不幸的是，由于人们大量的捕杀，狮子的数量处在极度的危险之中。A. Luckily幸运地；B. Suddenly突然；C. Unluckily不幸地；D. Cheerfully高兴地。对于狮子来说，遭到大量的捕杀是不幸的事情。故答案为C。

考点：科普类短文阅读。