Question

【题目】阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中，选出一个最佳选项。

Red squirrels were common (常见的) in British forests and countryside. But there are1than 140,000 red squirrels left now and most of them are in Scotland. However, grey squirrels are now so common that many people2them. They can hunt and kill them legally (合法的).
The two types of squirrels look similar. They both have a long3, which helps the squirrel to jump from tree to tree, and the same large eyes, small ears and powerful back legs.4, the grey squirrel has a clear advantage (优势) over the red. The red squirrel has a head—and—body length of 19 to 23 cm and a tail length of 15 to 20 cm. But the grey squirrel is a5animal. The head—and—body length is between 23 and 30 cm. This6allows (允许) them to store more fat and7them to live in a hard winter.
So why is the number of red squirrels smaller than that of grey squirrels? Size is one reason, but there are others. Red squirrels live high up in8, while grey squirrels spend more of their time on the ground. This means the missing of forests greatly influences the red squirrel's population. Another reason for the grey squirrel's success (成功) is its9to get food easily from people. Like the fox, the grey squirrel10live in towns and cities. The other problem for the red squirrel is illness, it is fatal (致命的) to them.
（1）A.later B.fewer C.more D.less
（2）A.dislike B.like C.watch D.find
（3）A.head B.tail C.nose D.mouth
（4）A.Instead B.Moreover C.Otherwise D.However
（5）A.smaller B.cleverer C.larger D.funnier
（6）A.size B.height C.weight D.fur
（7）A.asks B.helps C.tells D.teaches
（8）A.trees B.hills C.skies D.clouds
（9）A.quality B.hobby C.ability D.appearance
（10）A.may B.must C.should D.can

Answer 1

【答案】（1）、B
（2）、A
（3）、B
（4）、D
（5）、C
（6）、A
（7）、B
（8）、A
（9）、C
（10）、D

【解析】短文大意：这篇短文讲述了英国的红松鼠和灰松鼠，红松鼠的数量在减少，而灰松鼠的数量很多，以至于人们都不喜欢它们了。本文还介绍了灰松鼠在竞争中获胜的几个原因。
（1）查形容词及语境的理解。句意：但是现在剩下的红松鼠不到140000只，大多数都在苏格兰。A. later 晚些；B. fewer 更少；C. more 更多；D. less更少。fewer than不到、少于，后跟可数名词的复数。 故选B。
（2）考查动词短语及语境的理解。句意：然而，灰松鼠现在很常见，很多人不喜欢它们。A. dislike 不喜欢；B. like 喜欢；C. watch 观看；D. find.发现。故选A。
（3）考查名词及语境的理解。句意：它们都有一条长长的尾巴，帮助松鼠从树上跳到树上，同样的大眼睛，小耳朵和有力的后腿。A. head 头；B. tail 尾巴；C. nose 鼻子；D. mouth嘴。故选B。
（4）考查连词及语境的理解。句意：然而, 灰松鼠较之红松鼠有一个明显的优势。A. Instead相反；B. Moreover此外；C. Otherwise 否则；D. However然而。故选D。
（5）考查形容词及语境理解。句意：但是灰松鼠是一种更大的动物。A. smaller 较小的；B. cleverer 较聪明的；C. larger 较大的；D. funnier更滑稽的。故选C。
（6）考查名词及语境理解。句意：这种形体让他们储存更多的脂肪，并帮助他们在艰难的冬天生活。A. size 尺寸；B. height高度；C. weight 重量；D. fur皮毛。所以选A。
（7）考查动词及语境的理解。句意：这种形体让他们储存更多的脂肪，并帮助他们在艰难的冬天生活。A. asks 问；B. helps 帮助；C. tells 告诉；D. teaches教。故选B。
（8）考查名词及语境的理解。句意：红松鼠高高地生活在树上，而灰松鼠则把更多的时间花在地上。A. trees 树；B. hills 山；C. skies天空；D. clouds云。故选A。
（9）考查名词及语境的理解。句意：灰松鼠成功的另一个原因是其从人类容易的获得食物的能力。A. quality质量；B. hobby爱好；C. ability能力；D. appearance外观。 故选C。
（10）考查情态动词及语境的理解。句意：和狐狸一样，灰松鼠也能生活在城镇里。A. may可能；B. must 必须；C. should 应该； D. can能，故选D。