Question

Flamingos, a kind of birds, are famous for their bright pink feathers, thin legs, and S-shaped necks. They can ___________to be 50 inches tall and nearly 9 pounds in weight. Their wings can be ___________ to 60 inches long. Their favorite foods are shrimp, snails and some water plants.

As social animals, flamingos enjoy___________friendships. It is reported that friendships between flamingos usually last for years.

From a five-year study, we know that flamingos often spend time with their close friends, but they___________some other flamingos that they don’t like.

Researchers at the University of Exeter, UK, did a_____________ on four flamingo types and found several social bonds (纽带), including “married” couples, same-sex friendships and even groups of three and four close friends. “Our results___________that flamingo societies are complex. They have long-standing friendships rather than random (随意的) connections.” said Paul Rose, one of the researchers.

They don’t_____________find a partner and spend all of their time with them. When they have found partners, they still have other friends. It tells us that long-lasting friendships may be important for them to_________in the wild.

This finding could help zookeepers take better care of flamingos. They can be careful not to___________flamingos that are close with each other.

According to an international report, flamingos are not threatened ( 受到威胁的) at present.____________, Chilean and James’ flamingos are near threatened because their numbers are small or going down. For example, the total James’s flamingo population is about 106,000.

1.A.feed B.jump C.grow D.raise

2.A.collected B.spread C.discovered D.brought

3.A.lasting B.exciting C.challenging D.interesting

4.A.remain B.avoid C.check D.expect

5.A.research B.system C.course D.reply

6.A.show B.compare C.attract D.shape

7.A.simply B.luckily C.secretly D.terribly

8.A.save B.fight C.increase D.survive

9.A.force B.admire C.separate D.connect

10.A.So B.However C.Otherwise D.Moreover

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.A

6.A

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

【解析】

文章主要介绍了火烈鸟的一些情况。包括它的习性、特点等，重点介绍了它的持久的友谊以及对其进行的研究。文章最后还指出一些火烈鸟的数量正在下降。

1.

句意：它们可以长到50英寸高，将近9磅重。

feed喂养；jump跳；grow生长；raise饲养；根据句意理解及后句50 inches tall and nearly 9 pounds in weight可知，这里表达的是“成长”，故选C。

2.

句意：它们的翅膀可以伸展到60英寸长。

collected收集；spread伸展；discovered发现；brought带来；根据句意理解及空格后面的60 inches long可知，这里表达的是“伸展”，故选B。

3.

句意：火烈鸟喜欢持久的友谊。

lasting持续；exciting兴奋；challenging挑战；interesting感兴趣；根据句意理解及后句It is reported that friendships between flamingos usually last for years.可知，这里表达的是“持续”，故选A。

4.

句意：但是他们会避开一些他们不喜欢的火烈鸟。

remain仍然；avoid避免；check检查；expect期待；根据句意理解及后句some other flamingos that they don’t like.可知，这里表达的是“避开”，故选B。

5.

句意：英国埃克塞特大学的研究人员对四种火烈鸟进行了研究。

research研究；system系统；course课程；reply回复；根据句意理解及前句Researchers at the University of Exeter以及后句and found several social bonds (纽带), including “married” couples, same-sex friendships and even groups of three and four close friends.可知，这里表达的是“研究”，故选A。

6.

句意：我们的研究结果表明，火烈鸟群体是复杂的。

show显示；compare比较；attract吸引；shape形成；根据句意理解及空格后的句子that flamingo societies are complex.可知，这里表达的是“显示”，故选A。

7.

句意：他们并不是简单地找到一个伴侣。

simply简单地；luckily幸运地；secretly秘密地；terribly糟糕的；根据句意理解及前句They have long-standing friendships rather than random (随意的) connections.以及后句When they have found partners, they still have other friends.可知，这里表达的是“简单地”，故选A。

8.

句意：长久的友谊对它们在野外生存可能很重要。

save拯救；fight打架；increase增加；survive生存；根据句意理解及空格前的句子It tells us that long-lasting friendships may be important以及空格后的in the wild可知，这里表达的是“生存”，故选D。

9.

句意：他们可以小心不要把彼此靠近的火烈鸟分开。

force强迫；admire羡慕；separate分开；connect连接；根据句意理解及空格后的句子flamingos that are close with each other可知，这里表达的是“分开”，故选C。

10.

句意：然而，智利和詹姆斯的火烈鸟几乎受到威胁。

So所以；However可是；Otherwise否则；Moreover此外；根据句意理解可知，flamingos are not threatened ( 受到威胁的) at present.与Chilean and James’ flamingos are near threatened because their numbers are small or going down.两句之间是表示转折关系，所以这里应该用表达转折关系的词，故选B。