Question

Once there were some scientists in a forest. They were trying to _______ the rarest animal in the world. No one had seen it, so everyone was _______ and wanted to be the first one to photograph and study it.

The animals only came out at night, _______ the scientists did some other studies in the day._______ them, there was a famous scientist named Walter. Every day, he would spend an hour sitting at the desk and putting all his equipment (设备) in the _______ place. He did this carefully. But other scientists laughed at him because they thought Walter was just wasting _______.

One night, the animal appeared _______.The scientists heard its call. But the call didn't last long. The animal was frightened by the _______ made by the scientists while they were scrabbling (忙乱地找) for their cameras and notebooks.

On the next morning, the scientists _______ their findings. Some had tried to record its call, others had noted down how it moved, and the luckiest one had even photographed parts of its tail and legs. They all congratulated each other on what they had found. However, when they saw what Walter had, they were very surprised.________ had taken several complete (完整的) photos, the record of the animal's cry and notes about the animal.

They ran to congratulated(祝贺) Walter. They now understood the importance of keeping things in order. Because of that, Walter could find everything quickly in the dark.

1.A. feed    B. study    C. catch    D. kill

2.A. relaxed    B. tired    C. excited    D. surprised

3.A. but    B. or    C. and    D. so

4.A. Among    B. Beside    C. Against    D. Except

5.A. clean    B. right    C. safe    D. public

6.A. space    B. money    C. food    D. time

7.A. angrily    B. immediately    C. suddenly    D. quickly

8.A. plans    B. noises    C. records    D. mistakes

9.A. compared    B. counted    C. sorted    D. kept

10.A. They    B. It    C. He    D. You

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.D

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.C

【解析】曾经在森林里有几位科学家，他们正在研究世界上最稀有的动物，没有人看到过它，所以每个人都很兴奋，都想成为第一个拍摄它的人。

1.根据第一段第三句 wanted to be the first one to photograph and study it 可知，科学家们都想成为第一个拍摄到这种稀有动物并且研究（study）它的人。feed 意为“喂养”，catch 意为“抓”，kill 意为“杀”，均不符合题意。故选B。

2.根据上文 No one had seen it 可知，还没有人见过这种动物，因此大家都十分兴奋（excited）想要去拍摄和研究。relaxed 意为“轻松的”，tired 意为“疲倦的”，surprised 意为“惊讶的”，均不符合题意。故选C。

3.根据上下文可知，这种动物只在晚上出来活动，所以科学家们白天就做其他研究。空处前后表示因果关系，故 so 符合题意。but 意为“但是”，表转折；or 意为“或者”，表选择；and 意为“和”，表并列。均不符合题意。故选D。

4.根据下文 there was a famous scientist named Walter 可知，有一个著名的科学家叫 Walter，在科学家们之中，是其中一员。among 意为“在…之中”，用于三者或三者以上的“在…之间”。因为空处位于句首，首字母需大写，故 Among 符合题意。beside 意为“在旁边”，against 意为“对抗”，except 意为“除了”，均不符合题意。故选A。

5.根据最后一段第二句 They now understood the importance of keeping things in order 可知，科学家们知道了把物品按顺序放好的重要性。所以 Walter 每天都会把他的设备放在正确的（right）地方。clean 意为“干净的”，safe 意为“安全的”，public 意为“公共的”，均不符合题意。故选B。

6.根据上下文可知，其他科学家都嘲笑 Walter，因为他们觉得他是在浪费时间（time）。space 意为“空间”，money 意为“钱”，food 意为“食物”，均不符合题意。故选D。

7.根据第三段第四句 they were scrabbling (忙乱地找) for their cameras and notebooks 可知，科学家们忙乱地找他们得相机和笔记本。所以动物是突然地（suddenly）出现的。angrily 意为“气愤地”，immediately 意为“立即地”，quickly 意为“迅速地”，均不符合题意。故选C。

8.根据下文 they were scrabbling (忙乱地找) for their cameras and notebooks 可知，科学家们手忙脚乱找设备的吵闹声吓跑了动物。noise 意为“噪音，吵闹声”，因为有各种噪音，需用复数形式，故 noises 符合题意。plan 意为“计划”，record 意为“记录”，mistake 意为“错误”，均不符合题意。故选B。

9.根据第四段第二句 Some had tried to record its call, others had noted down how it moved 可知，有的科学家尝试录下动物的叫声，有的记录了它是如何移动的。所以第二天早晨应是对各自的发现进行比较。因全文为过去时态，故动词过去式 compared 符合题意。count 意为“计算”，sort 意为“分类”，keep 意为“保持”，均不符合题意。故选A。

10.根据上文 when they saw what Walter had, they were very surprised 可知，当其他科学家看到 Walter 的成果后，他们都惊呆了,因为他（He）拍了几张完整的图片，空处位于句首，故首字母需大写。故 He 符合题意。故选C。