Question

    Have you ever been near an animal you were afraid of? How close have you been to a dangerous snake? Well, Tony Kepler raises killer snakes for a living and he loves his ______ . He has been working with them since he was a little boy and he’s not ______at all.

Tony’s father has been a snake handler（驯蛇师） for twenty years and he has taught his son a lot about them. Now Tony is ______ to make money from snakes. In order to ______ the venom （毒液）, he has to find rattlesnakes in the western part of the United States. He sends the venom to a ______ where they make it into something called “anti-venin”. Anti-venin is what they give people ______ they have been bitten（咬） by a poisonous（有毒的） snake. This anti-venin is really helpful in ______ the person who has been bitten. He has been making his living this way for five years and feels ______ .

Tony’s dad has handled nearly 1,000 snakes in his lifetime. And hundreds of people go to him to ______ how to deal with snakes. Tony's dad has been willing to ______ everything about how to hold, how to feed and how to get venom from snakes. But not everyone ______ get used to the idea of picking up a snake. Many people heard ______ stories about snakes when they were children and have been afraid of them ever since. Tony has been trying to educate people about the positive things snakes do. For one thing, they help ______ the rat and mouse population. Snakes are also very clean and ______ and they seldom trouble humans.

Tony’s job is very different from any other job I’ve heard of, but it is a really ______ one. Without venom collectors, many people would be in real danger and some would die.

1.A.family B.job C.hobby D.pay

2.A.afraid B.lonely C.brave D.patient

3.A.honest B.lucky C.able D.careful

4.A.discover B.collect C.produce D.taste

5.A.library B.museum C.hospital D.laboratory

6.A.before B.though C.after D.unless

7.A.calming B.testing C.saving D.protecting

8.A.free B.tired C.safe D.great

9.A.learn B.show C.discuss D.explain

10.A.exchange B.overcome C.retell D.share

11.A.may B.can C.has to D.need

12.A.folk B.humorous C.moving D.scary

13.A.count B.control C.double D.stop

14.A.noisy B.slow C.quiet D.active

15.A.important B.dangerous C.popular D.cruel

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.B

5.D

6.C

7.C

8.D

9.A

10.D

11.B

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.A

【解析】

文章大意：本文主要讲了许多人都害怕蛇，但Tony却以饲养杀人蛇为生，详细介绍了他的工作内容。

1.

句意：托尼·开普勒以养蛇为生，他热爱自己的工作。

family家庭；job工作；hobby爱好；pay报酬。根据题干中“Tony Kepler raises killer snakes for a living”讲他以养杀人蛇为生，结合下文中“Tony’s job is very different from any other job I’ve heard of”可知他喜欢他的工作。故选B。

2.

句意：他从小就和它们一起工作，他一点也不害怕。

afraid害怕的；lonely孤独的；brave勇敢的；patient耐心的。根据题干中“He has been working with them since he was a little boy”讲他从还是小男孩的时候就开始和蛇打交道，由此可推出他不害怕。故选A。

3.

句意：现在托尼能从蛇身上赚钱了。

honest诚实的；lucky幸运的；able有能力的；careful小心的。根据上文中“he has taught his son a lot about them”讲Tony的爸爸一直教他关于蛇的东西，由此可推出此处是说他能从蛇身上赚钱了，用be able to do sth.表示“能够做某事”。故选C。

4.

句意：为了收集毒液，他不得不在美国西部找到响尾蛇。

discover发现；collect收集；produce生产；taste品尝。根据下文中“He sends the venom to a ____ where they make it into something called ‘anti-venin’. ”讲到他把毒液送到一个制作抗毒液的地方，结合下文中“Without venom collectors”可推出他要先收集毒液。故选B。

5.

句意：他把毒液送到实验室，把它制成一种叫做“抗毒液”的物质。

library图书馆；museum博物馆；hospital医院；laboratory实验室。根据空后“where they make it into something called ‘anti-venin’ ”可知此处是说一个制作抗毒液的地方，结合选项可推出应是实验室。故选D。

6.

句意：抗毒液是他们给被毒蛇咬伤的人的。

before在……之前；though尽管；after在……之后；unless除非。根据下文中“This anti-venin is really helpful in ____ the person who has been bitten.”可知抗毒也对被咬的人有帮助，由此可推出是给被被毒蛇咬过之后的人。故选C。

7.

句意：这种抗毒液对拯救被咬的人很有帮助。

calming（使）平静；testing测试；saving拯救；protecting保护。根据空后“the person who has been bitten”讲到被毒蛇咬过的人，空前讲抗毒液有帮助，结合常识可知是在救人方面有帮助。故选C。

8.

句意：他以这种方式生活了五年，感觉很好。

free空闲的；tired疲惫的；safe安全的；great极好的。根据上文中“he loves his job”可知他感觉很好。故选D。

9.

句意：成百上千的人去找他学习如何对付蛇。

learn学习；show展示；discuss讨论；explain解释。上文讲Tony的爸爸一生接触过将近1000条蛇，结合空后“how to deal with snakes”可推出人们找他是要学习如何对付蛇。故选A。

10.

句意：托尼的爸爸愿意分享一切，关于如何抓、如何喂养，以及如何从蛇那里获得毒液。

exchange交流；overcome克服；retell复述；share分享。上文讲Tony的爸爸一生接触过将近1000条蛇，空后“everything about how to hold, how to feed and how to get venom from snakes”讲的关于蛇的一切都是他最懂的，结合选项可知此处应是说愿意分享，故选D。

11.

句意：但不是每个人都能习惯捡起一条蛇。

may可能；can能够；has to不得不；need需要。根据下文中“Many people heard ____ stories about snakes when they were children and have been afraid of them ever since.”讲人们对蛇的害怕，可推出此处是说不是每个人都能习惯捡起一条蛇，用can符合题意。故选B。

12.

句意：许多人小时候都听说过关于蛇的可怕故事，从此就害怕蛇。

folk民间的；humorous幽默的；moving感人的；scary可怕的。根据题干中“have been afraid of them ever since”讲到人们害怕蛇，可推出是听了可怕的故事。故选D。

13.

句意：首先，它们有助于控制老鼠的数量。

count数数；control控制；double加倍；stop停止。结合常识可知蛇是老鼠的天敌，由此可推出蛇能帮忙控制老鼠的数量。故选B。

14.

句意：蛇也非常干净和安静，它们很少打扰人类。

noisy吵闹的；slow缓慢的；quiet安静的；active活跃的。根据题干中“they seldom trouble humans”讲蛇极少打扰人，由此可推出蛇是安静的。故选C。

15.

句意：托尼的工作和我听说的其他工作很不一样，但它确实很重要。

important重要的；dangerous危险的；popular流行的；cruel残酷的。根据下文中“Without venom collectors, many people would be in real danger and some would die.”可知没有毒液收集者，许多人将处于真正的危险之中，有些人甚至会死亡。由此可推出这份工作很重要。故选A。