Question

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(大耳小狐).

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.

Answer 1

1.smallest

2.helps

3.heat

4.hearing

5.smell

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述了在北非的沙漠和沙地阿拉伯的生活着有最小与最大的耳朵的狐狸；本文介绍了大耳狐的外貌特征和它的生活习性。

1.根据表格的内容可知是描述大耳狐的外貌特征的，根据In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears可知他们是具有最大耳朵最小的狐狸，结合语境故填smallest

2.根据文中A fennec fox's fur keeps them warm during those desert nights.，可知他们厚厚的皮毛帮助他们在寒冷的沙漠地区生存；结合语境故填helps。

3.根据文中And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime.可知他们脚上的毛发保护他们远离白天沙漠地区的热度。 ，故本题的空格处填heat

4.根据文中的题意可知他们具有大耳朵和眼睛，所以他们的听觉和视觉非常的好，所以本题的空格处应该填hearing 。

5. addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner.可知他们也会用他们的味觉和大眼睛来追踪晚餐 ，故本题的空格处填smell。

考点：补全短文。