Question

    In the Ituri rain forest in America live many different tribes (部落), one of _______ is Pygmy. Most of the Pygmies are not taller than four feet. They _______ only about eighty pounds each. In spite of their small size, they are the best _________ among all the jungle people. Even the great elephant can be _______ by them. They can shoot three or four arrows so _______ that often the last one leaves the bow _______ the first has hit its mark. If an arrow should miss its _________, the impatient Pygmy may become very angry, _________ his arrows and step on them.

Since they do not plant any crops, Pygmies are _______ moving around. They seldom sleep in one camp for more than a few days. In their camps there is no ____________ at all except some weapons (武器) such as spears (矛), bows, and arrows. There are ____________ cooking pots either. Food is eaten ____________ or smoked over a fire. So when the tribe moves to a new camp there is ____________ to carry except their weapons and babies too small to walk.

Pygmies can move on the trees almost as skillfully as ____________. Often they travel great distances through the branches without ____________ the ground.

One of the ____________ facts about the small men and women is their appetite (胃口). A Pygmy can ____________ sixty bananas at a single meal ______________ quantities of meat. After eating, they will ____________ on their hard earth bed and groan all night. But in the morning, they are ready to eat the same amount of food all over again.

In spite of the ____________ life, Pygmies are almost always good-natured and helpful. They seldom lie, steal or fight among themselves.

1.A.them B.those C.that D.which

2.A.have B.weigh C.eat D.carry

3.A.players B.farmers C.workers D.hunters

4.A.frightened B.beaten C.caught D.raised

5.A.heavily B.hurriedly C.slowly D.rapidly

6.A.after B.before C.until D.since

7.A.animal B.aim C.eyes D.sight

8.A.got B.put away C.sell D.break

9.A.never B.seldom C.constantly D.hardly

10.A.furniture B.things C.tables D.beds

11.A.some B.much C.no D.special

12.A.uncooked B.burnt C.untouched D.fried

13.A.a lot B.something C.more D.nothing

14.A.birds B.rabbits C.monkeys D.deer

15.A.touching B.feeling C.falling D.seeing

16.A.interested B.surprising C.moving D.known

17.A.get up B.take up C.eat up D.put up

18.A.including B.but C.except D.besides

19.A.lie B.lay C.stay D.kneel

20.A.comfortable B.unpleasant C.hard D.happy

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.D

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.C

15.A

16.B

17.C

18.D

19.A

20.C

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在美国的伊图里雨林中生活着的一支原始部落俾米格人的生活。

1.考查代词词义辨析。句意：在美国的伊图里雨林中生活着许多不同的部落，其中之一就是俾格米人。A. them他们；B. those那些；C. that那个；D. which哪一个。此处which引导非限定性定语从句, 修饰先行词many different tribes。在定语从句中，先行词指物，介词后面只能用which，不能用that。故选D项。

2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们每人只有大约80磅重。A. have有；B. weigh重量为；C. eat吃；D. carry携带。上一句Most of the Pygmies are not taller than four feet说的是俾格米人的的身高，这里about eighty pounds是指他们的体重。故选B项。

3.考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管他们的体型很小，但他们是所有丛林人中最好的猎人。A. players球员；B. farmers农民；C. workers工人；D. hunters猎人。根据下文shoot three or four arrows和If an arrow should miss its aim这些字句，可知俾米格人是猎手。故选D项。

4.考查动词词义辨析。句意：即使是大象也能被他们抓住。A. frightened使害怕；B. beaten打败；C. caught抓住；D. raised饲养。俾米格人是最好的猎手，能抓住大象。故选C项。

5.考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们可以射出三四支箭，速度是如此之快以致于常常在第一支箭还没到达目标，最后一只箭就已经离开了弓。A. heavily严重地；B. hurriedly急急忙忙地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. rapidly迅速地。这里是形容俾米格人射箭速度快，同时射出的几支箭之间的时间间隔极短。故选D项。

6.考查连接词辨析。句意：他们可以射出三四支箭，速度是如此之快以致于常常在第一支箭还没到达目标，最后一只箭就已经离开了弓。A. after在之后；B. before在……之前；C. until直到；D. since自从。此处before意为“还没来得及……就，还未……就”，故选B项。

7.考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果一支箭射不中目标，急躁的皮格米人可能会非常生气。A. animal动物；B. aim目标，靶子；C. eyes 眼睛；D. sight视线。短语miss the aim“没射中目标，脱靶”。故选B项。

8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果一支箭射不到它的目标，急躁的皮格米人可能会非常生气，将箭折断，用脚踩。A. got得到；B. put away把……收拾好，整理好；C. sell卖；D. break折。根据become very angry可知，应该是将箭折断。故选D项。

9.考查副词词义辨析。句意：由于他们不种植任何农作物，俾格米人不断地四处迁移。A. never从不；B. seldom很少；C. constantly连续不断地；D. hardly几乎不。从下一句They seldom sleep in one camp for more than a few days可知，俾米格人过着游猎的生活，很少在一个营地呆上几天。他们不断地从一个地方迁移到另一个地方打猎。故选C项。

10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：在他们的营地里，除了一些武器，如长矛、弓和箭，根本没有家具。A. furniture家具；B. things东西；C. tables桌子；D. beds床。俾米格人过的是游猎生活，只携带必需的物品。故选A项。

11.考查代词词义辨析。句意：（营地里）也没有炊具。A. some一些；B. much很多；C. no没有；D. special特别的。根据下一句Food is eaten _____ or smoked over a fire可知，他们吃的食物是在火上熏的，不用炊具烹制。故选C项。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：A. uncooked未煮熟的；B. burnt烧焦的；C. untouched未触及的；D. fried油炸的。根据Food…smoker over a fire可知，他们没有炊具，无法吃到煮熟的食物。故选A项。

13.考查代词词义辨析。句意：所以当部落搬到一个新的营地时，除了武器和太小还不会走路的婴儿之外，没有什么东西需要携带。A. a lot许多；B. something一些东西；C. more更多的；D. nothing没有什么。俾米格人过着游猎的生活，为了方便四处迁移，只携带必要的东西。故选D项。

14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：俾格米人可以像猴子一样熟练地在树上活动。A. birds鸟儿； B. rabbits野兔；C. monkeys猴子；D. deer鹿。根据生活常识，猴子善于在树间活动。故选C项。

15.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们经常在树木间移动很远的距离而不接触地面。A. touching触摸，触碰；B. feeling感觉；C. falling落下；D. seeing看见。这里指俾米格人像猴子一样在树上活动，很长时间都不用落到地面上来。故选A项。

16.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：关于这些个子小小的男人和女人，他们的一个令人惊讶的事实是他们的胃口。A. interested感兴趣的；B. surprising令人惊讶的；C. moving感人的；D. known为人所知的。根据sixty bananas at a single meal和quantities of meat可知，身高只有4英尺的俾米格人，一餐可以吃60根香蕉，还有很多肉，这确实是很让人惊讶的。故选B项。

17.考查动词短语词辨析。句意：俾格米人一顿能吃掉60根香蕉。A. get up起床；B. take up从事，占用；C. eat up吃光；D. put up举起，张贴。这里说的是俾米格人的胃口，应该是吃光那么多东西。故选C项。

18.考查介词词义辨析。句意：俾格米人一顿除了吃大量的肉外，还能吃掉六十根香蕉。A. including包括；B. but除了……之外(不包括在内)；C. except除了……之外(不包括在内)；D. besides除了……之外(包括在内)。根据下文they are ready to eat the same amount of food可知，他们每餐都吃大量的肉和香蕉。故选D项。

19.考查动词词义辨析。句意：吃完后，他们会躺在坚硬的土床上，整夜呻吟。A. lie躺；B. lay放置，产卵，下蛋；C. stay停留；D. kneel跪着。根据生活常识，应该是“晚上躺在床上”。故选A项。

20.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管生活艰难，俾格米人总是秉性善良和乐于助人。A. comfortable舒服的；B. unpleasant使人不愉快的；C. hard艰难的；D. happy幸福的。俾米格人过着游猎的生活，营地里一无所有，吃未煮熟的饭食，生活很艰难。故选C项。