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In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears. This animal is the fennec fox.

Fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. That’s big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. Their ears help shed（去除）body heat. And, as you may have guessed, they also provide great hearing.

It’s also interesting to think about the hair of fennec foxes. Why would a fox that lives in the desert need a thick, fur coat? Actually, the desert isn’t always warm. During the nighttime, a desert can be terribly cold! A fennec fox’s fur keeps them warm during those desert nights. They also have long bushy tails that they use as a blanket. And the hair on their feet protects them from the .hot sand in the daytime.

Fennec foxes live in small communities of dens（兽穴）. They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun. Then, when night comes, they come out in search of food. In addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner.

Like other foxes, fennecs are omnivores. This means they eat both meat and plants. They like eating birds, eggs, insects, snails, fruit and leaves best.

Fennec fox mothers have one to five babies at a time. The lifespan of a fennec fox is 10 to 12 years. The cream coloration of fennec foxes help them blend into their desert habitat. Still, they have to watch out for predators（捕食性动物）. These include caracals (a type of wild cat) ,  jackals, eagle owls, hyenas and humans. Humans catch them for their fur and to sell as pets.

Answer

1.Living

2.smallest

3.helps

4.heat

5.hearing

6.smell

7. sleep

8. night

9.favourite

10.Danger

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了在北非的沙漠和沙特阿拉伯生活着有最小与最大的耳朵的狐狸；本文介绍了大耳狐的外貌特征和它的生活习性。

1.根据第一段中的live判断，此处需要live的现在分词作定语。

2.根据表格的内容可知是描述大耳狐的外貌特征的，根据In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears可知它们是具有最大耳朵最小的狐狸，结合语境故答案填smallest。

3.根据文中A fennec fox's fur keeps them warm during those desert nights.，可知它们厚厚的皮毛帮助它们在寒冷的沙漠地区生存。结合语境，故答案填helps。

4.根据文中And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime.可知它们脚上的毛发保护他们远离白天沙漠地区的热度。故本题的空格处填heat。

5.根据文中的题意可知它们具有大耳朵和眼睛，所以它们的听觉和视觉非常的好，所以本题的空格处应该填hearing 。

6.根据第五段的In addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner可知它们也会用它们的味觉和大眼睛来追踪晚餐，判断填smell。

7.根据第五段的They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun判断填sleep。

8.根据第五段的Then, when night comes, they come out in search of food判断填night。

9.根据第六段的They like eating birds, eggs, insects, snails, fruit and leaves best判断填favourite。

10.综合判断题。根据文章的最后一段判断是fox面临的危险，故答案填Danger。

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