Question

The hippo(河马) is the most dangerous animal in Africa, but that hasn’t stopped a South African animal lover from making friends with one.

Marius Els is 40 years old. He______ around 20 different kinds of animals on his ranch(饲养场),in South Africa. He has a real soft spot for Humphrey, a 6-year-old hippo that’s like a son to him. While all of his friends are too ___ to go near the animal, and his wife told him not to get too close, Marius climbs on Humphrey’s back as he swims ______ the lake.

Marius has kept the hippo______ he was just five months old. And over the years, the two have ________ a special relationship that people just don’t understand. Marius looks on Humphrey as a son, although the 1,200 ton animal could_______ a person with ease. Only sometimes the hippo can throw Marius off his _______ in the water. Humphrey is very friendly to his owner, especially after Marius offers him a dinner of his favorite __8_____, apples.

Humphrey feels very    in his life. He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal(), so now he’s all by       .Marius says he’s been trying to get a female friend for Humphrey, but there’s no such thing in Africa right now.

1.A. kept          B. swept      C. bought        D. stayed

2.A. worried       B. tired       C. scared        D. excited

3.A. under        B. across      C. along         D. into

4.A. since        B. when        C. after          D. before

5.A. invented      B. found        C. appeared       D. developed

6.A. come up      B. get up        C. eat up         D. look up

7.A. head         B. back         C. front        D. tail[

8.A. juice       B. fish          C. bread        D. food

9.A. lonely        B. angry         C. happy       D. funny

10.A. her          B. them          C. himself      D. us

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.A

5.D

6.C

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.C

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：河马是非洲最危险的动物，但这并没有阻止南非动物爱好者与它交朋友。马吕斯40岁。他在他的农场喂养了大约20种不同种类的动物。他有一个真正的软点，视一个6岁的小河马就像是他儿子。

1.他在他的农场喂养了大约20种不同种类的动物。kept 保持，喂养； swept擦；bought 买；stayed呆。根据空后句子就可知该选A。

2.他所有的朋友都害怕得不敢靠近这动物，他的妻子告诉他不要靠得太近。worried担忧的； tired 累的；scared 害怕的；excited兴奋的。根据后半句to go near the animal,就可知该选C。

3.马吕斯爬上河马汉弗莱的背，他游过湖。under在……下； across穿过；along沿着； into进入。根据the lake.结合Marius climbs on Humphrey’s back 可知该选B。

4.马吕斯自从他五个月大以来就一直喂养河马。 since 从；when当……的时候；after在……之后； before在……之前。根据Marius has kept the hippo ______用了现在完成时，而he was just five months old.使用的是一般过去时可推知该选A。

5.多年来，他两发展了人不明白的特殊关系。 invented发明；found 发现；appeared 出现；developed发展。根据relationship 可知该选D。

6.虽然这1200吨重的动物可以轻松吃掉一个人。 come up过来；get up起床； eat up吃光；look up仰望，在字典等书中查找。根据主句Marius looks on Humphrey as a son, 结合连词although可推知该选C。

7.只是有时河马可以把马吕斯从他的背上扔在水中。 head脑袋； back 背； front 前面； tail尾巴。根据上段末Marius climbs on Humphrey’s back as he swims ______ the lake.可推知该选B。

8.他最喜欢的食物是苹果。 juice果汁；fish鱼； bread 面包；food食物。根据后面的apples可推知该选D。

9.汉弗莱在他的一生中感到很孤独。 lonely孤独的；angry生气的；happy 愉快的；funny有趣的。根据后面的句子He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal(), so now he’s all by 可推知该选A。

10.所以他现在都靠自己。 her她； them 他们； himself他自己； us我们。根据上句He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal 可推知该选C。

考点：故事类短文。