Question

【题目】根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Everyone has heard of Groundhog Day (土拨鼠日). 【1】_________.

People in America think that the groundhog awakens from its winter’s sleep on February 2nd. The groundhog comes out of its hole. If the sun is shining, it will see its shadow. The shadow scares it. So it runs back into its hole. This means six more weeks of winter. If the day is cloudy, it will not see its shadow. Since it is not scared, it stays out of its hole. 【2】_________. These are the same things we say on Groundhog Day today.

【3】________. They are known mainly to country people. City people just don’t know how to look for them. City people think that a groundhog sitting by its hole may look like a root(根). It could also be seen as a clod (块) of earth. Or it may look like a broken fence-post(栅栏柱). But a farmer sees groundhogs anywhere he looks. They’ll be watching like guards.

The groundhog is a native American. 【4】________. It may also appear as far north as Alaska. It is hated by farmers. The groundhog eats a third of its weight in a day. What a big appetite(胃口)！It may eat about a half-ton of alfalfa(苜蓿) in a summer. So 10 groundhogs in a big field would eat five tons.

Why do groundhogs eat so much? To prepare for winter. 【5】_________ .This extra food is changed to fat. This fat is what they live on during their long winter’s sleep.

A. It is an American holiday.

B. Groundhogs are strange animals.

C .This means that spring will soon come.

D. There are several ways to protect the groundhog.

E. In the fall, when there is a lot of food, they fill up.

F. It is found in most states east of the Rockies(落基山脉).

G. While it is not one of your major holidays, it is one that children love.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】B

【4】F

【5】E

【解析】

试题分析:

【1】A 考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：每个人都听说过土拨鼠日，这里选A（它是美国的一个节日。）与上下文一致。

【2】C考查对上下文语境的理解。空前的意思是;因为它不害怕，所以就会呆在洞外。所以这里选C（这就意味着春天会很快到来。）与上下文一致。

【3】B 考查对上下文语境的理解。空后的意思是：主要是乡村人熟悉它们。所以这里选B(土拨鼠是奇怪的动物。）与上下文一致。

【4】F考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：土拨鼠是本土美国动物。空后句意：它也可能出现在北部远至阿拉斯加。所以这里选f（落基山脉东部大部分的州能找到土拨鼠。）与上下文一致。

【5】E考查对上下文语境的理解。空前句意：为什么土拨鼠吃那么多？为了为冬天做准备。空后的意思是：这些额外的食物被转化成脂肪。所以这里选E（秋天有很多食物时，它们会吃的饱饱的。）与上下文一致。