题目内容
The lion(狮子) says that he is on his death bed. So he asks all the animals to come and listen to his last wishes.
The cat comes to the lion’s cave(洞穴). He stands there and goes in. Then a sheep goes in. Before she comes out, a rabbit(兔子) goes in to hear the last wishes of the king of animals.
But soon the lion looks well again, and goes out of his cave. He sees a fox(狐狸) waiting outside. "Why don’t you come in?" asks the lion to the fox. "I beg your pardon," says the fox, "I see many animals go into your cave, but nobody(没有人) comes out. Before they come out again, I will wait outside."
76. _________ animals goes into the lion’s cave.
A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.
77. What’s the meaning of “on his death bed” in Chinese?
A. 高枕无忧 B. 快死了 C. 卧床休息 D. 伤心欲绝
78. Why doesn’t the fox go into the cave?
A. He knows the lion’s last wishes. B. He is tired.
C. He knows the lion may eat the animal. D. He is waiting for his turn.
79. Why does the lion ask the animals to listen to his last wishes?
A. He wants to say something. B. He is boring.
C. He wants to eat them. D. He likes the animals very much.
80. From the passage we know the fox is __________.
A. friendly. B. polite. C. popular. D. clever.
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In the past 300 years, more than 130 species of animals have become extinct. One of these extinct species is the passenger pigeon(旅鸽). At one time there were millions of these birds in North America, but now there are none. The last one died in the Cincinnati Zoo in 1914. Another extinct animal is the cape lion(西非狮). The animal has been extinct since 1860.
What cause animals to become extinct? Too much hunting is one cause; pollution is another.
Governments around the world have begun to protect wild animals in danger. In the United States, the US Fish and Wildlife Service is responsible for(承担义务)endangered animals. It has listed nearly 200 species of endangered animals in North America.
【小题1】The underlined word “extinct” in the first sentence probably means “ ”.
A.ill | B.dying out |
C.becoming | D.changing |
A.last century |
B.in the twentieth century |
C.more than one hundred years ago |
D.in 1914 |
A.The pollution | B.Too much killing |
C.Too much hunting | D.The war |
A.less than 130 | B.about 200 |
C.over 300 | D.nearly 300 |
A.A sad story |
B.Endangered animals in North America |
C.Wild animals become extinct |
D.The US Fish and Wildlife Service |