题目内容
任务型阅读 认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。
注意：每空格1个单词。（本大题共10小题：每小题0.5分，满分5分）
In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears. This animal is the fennec fox.
Fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. That’s big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. Their ears help shed（去除）body heat. And, as you may have guessed, they also provide great hearing.
It’s also interesting to think about the hair of fennec foxes. Why would a fox that lives in the desert need a thick, fur coat? Actually, the desert isn’t always warm. During the nighttime, a desert can be terribly cold! A fennec fox’s fur keeps them warm during those desert nights. They also have long bushy tails that they use as a blanket. And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime.
Fennec foxes live in small communities of dens（兽穴）.They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun. Then, when night comes, they come out in search of food. In addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner.
Like other foxes, fennecs are omnivores. This means they eat both meat and plants. They like eating birds, eggs, insects, snails, fruit and leaves best.
Fennec fox mothers have one to five babies at a time. The lifespan of a fennec fox is 10 to 12 years. The cream coloration of fennec foxes help them blend into their desert habitat. Still, they have to watch out for predators（捕食性动物）. These include caracals ( a type of wild cat ) , jackals, eagle owls, hyenas and humans. Humans catch them for their fur and to sell as pets.
1.Living
2.smallest
3.helps
4.heat
5.hearing
6.smell
7.sleep
8.night
9.favourite
10.Danger
【解析】
试题分析：
1. 根据第一段中的live判断，此处需要live的现在分词作定语。
2.
3. 根据第三段中的A fennec fox’s fur keeps them warm during those desert nights判断填helps。
4. 根据第三段的And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime判断。
5. 根据第五段的In addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner.判断填hearing。
6. 根据第五段的In addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner判断填smell。
7. 根据第五段的They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun判断填sleep。
8. 根据第五段的Then, when night comes, they come out in search of food判断填night。
9. 根据第六段的They like eating birds, eggs, insects, snails, fruit and leaves best判断填favourite。
10. 综合判断题。根据文章的最后一段判断是fox面临的危险，故填Danger。
考点：任务型阅读
