Question

    Lots of students are interested in wild animals such as elephants, tigers, snakes, zebras, giraffes and so on. Here's some information about zebras and giraffes.

Zebras live in some parts of Africa. They live in groups. That's why we often see zebras walking and running in groups. Zebras look a lot like horses. In fact, horses are their nearest relatives. Zebras are famous for their black and white stripes (条纹). Each zebra's pattern (图案) of stripes is different. The patterns look similar, but they are unique like humans' fingerprints (指纹). No two have the same pattern. How do zebras protect themselves from their enemies? They can stay alive because they run fast to avoid lions and other enemies.

Giraffes live in parts of Africa, too. They are brown and yellow. Their patterns are different. Giraffes are the tallest animals of all. They are one of the world's heaviest animals, and their hearts are the biggest of any animals. They have long legs and long necks. Their necks are long, so they can reach high into trees to cat the leaves, which give giraffes most of the water they need. Giraffe's long legs mean they take big steps when they walk or run. They can run very fast, so they can protect themselves from dangerous animals such as lions.

1.The Chinese meaning of the underlined word "unique" is ________.

A.独一无二的 B.完全相同的 C.常见的 D.相似的

2.What can we infer (推断) from Paragraph (段落) Two?

A.Zebras are all from Asia. B.Lions may catch the slow zebras.

C.Zebras are black or white. D.Lions always live by themselves.

3.According to the text, giraffes can protect themselves because they have ________.

A.long legs B.big hearts C.heavy bodies D.strong necks

4.Which of the following is the same enemy for zebras and giraffes in the text?

A.Snakes B.Elephants. C.Tigers D.Lions

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.D

【解析】

这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍斑马和长颈鹿的外貌和习性以及如何保护自己。

1.

词义猜测题。根据第二段“ like humans' fingerprints (指纹). No two have the same pattern”可知unique的意思是“独一无二的”。故选A。

2.

推理判断题。根据“Zebras live in some parts of Africa. They live in groups”可知斑马在非洲的一些地方，它们群居，A选项和D选项表述错误。根据“ Zebras are famous for their black and white stripes”斑马有黑白的条纹，C选项“black or white”表述错误。根据“they run fast to avoid lions”斑马跑得快才能避免被狮子逮住，可推知狮子可能会捉到跑得慢的斑马。故选B。

3.

细节理解题。根据最后一段“Giraffe's long legs mean they take big steps when they walk or run. They can run very fast, so they can protect themselves from dangerous animals”长颈鹿的长腿可以让它们跑得快，可以保护自己。故选A。

4.

推理判断题。根据第二段“They can stay alive because they run fast to avoid lions and other enemies.”及第三段“they can protect themselves from dangerous animals such as lions. ”可知斑马和长颈鹿共同的敌人是狮子。故选D。