题目内容
Here in Alaska, the wolf almost disappeared a few years ago, because hunters were killing hundreds of them for sport. 1 , laws were passed to 2 the wolves from and people who catch the animals for sport or for their 3 . So the wolf population has greatly 4 . Now there are so many wolves that they are 5 their own food 6 .
A wolf naturally lives on animals in the 7 family. People there also hunt deer for 8 .Many of the animals have been 9 by the very cold winters recently and by changes in the 10 life there. When the deer can’t find 11 food, they die.
If the wolves 12 to kill large numbers of deer, the deer will 13 some day. And the wolves, too. So we must 14 the cycle of life there. If we killed more wolves, we would 15 them from starving. We also save deer and some 16 animals.
In another northern state, wolves attack 17 and chickens for food. Farmers 18 the United States government to send a team of 19 to study the problem. They believe it is 20 to kill wolves in some areas and to protect them in places where there is a small population.
1.A.But B.Although C.However D.So
2.A.forbid B.keep C.stop D.protect
3.A.skin B.covering C.meat D.fur
4.A.increased B.reduced C.improved D.changed
5.A.killing B.using C.eating D.destorying
6.A.supply B.animals C.stores D.deer
7.A.hunter B.deer C.farmer D.wolf
8.A.joy B.skin C.food D.safety
9.A.killed B.harmed C.hunted D.protected
10.A.everyday B.cold C.animal D.plant
11.A.much B.good C.enough D.fresh
12.A.stop B.continue C.remain D.go on
13.A.disappear B.die C.reduce D.starve
14.A.find B.use C.change D.care for
15.A.save B.keep C.defend D.make
16.A.big B.small C.forest D.farm
17.A.deer B.hares C.dogs D.cows
18.A.force B.insist C.want D.order
19.A.scientists B.soldiers C.hunters D.doctors
20.A.right B.necessary C.useful D.natural
1、C。前后意义形成了转折,答案应在A、C之间。另根据空格后的逗号可排除A,因为but是连词,不能单独充当句子成份。
2、D。法律的制定主要是为了“保护”狼免遭人们的捕杀。
3、D。动物的“毛皮”通常是很珍贵的,为了获得它,有些人也加入了狩猎的行列中。A 不及D蕴含丰富,故应舍去;B在此表意不清,也应舍去。为了获得狼的肉而捕杀狼也有可能,但它肯定不是最佳答案。
4、D。由于受到保护,狼的总数有了较大的“增长”。
5、D。其他选项不能与第六空构成逻辑上的动宾关系。
6、A。“破坏”了它们自己的食物“供应”。
7、B。根据下一句可推知。
8、C。根据前句以及本句中的also一词可推知。
9、B。根据by短语可排除C、D,根据When the deer can’t find…they die。可排除A。
10、D。由下句“当鹿找不到足够的食物时,它们便死去”可推知“植物”的生长也受到了影响,因为鹿是食草动物。
11、C。鹿因没有“足够的”食物可吃而死。Enough在此可以表示维持生命所必需的量。
12、B。根据上下文不难选定。
13、A。全句意思为:如果狼“继续”吃掉大量的鹿,鹿便会“消失”。
14、C。根据文章最后一句可知。
15、A。捕杀一部分狼,便可缓解食物紧张的矛盾,从而“挽救”剩下的狼,使他们不致于饿死。另从下一句的also save中亦能得到暗示。
16、D。由下一节可知,狼还吃农民们饲养的家禽和牲口。另三项不合语境。
17、D。由下一句可知。另根据上下文可排除A,根据下一句的Farmers…可排除B,根据常识可排除C。
18、C。A、D不合常识,B(insist)不能接sb. to do。
19、A。根据常识,应为派“科学家”来研究这一问题。
20、B。他们认为保持狼的数量的适度是“必要的”。
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