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  Alligators in the sewers of New York City? How could that be? Where had they come from? In the 1930s many New Yorkers kept turtles as pets. Then people became interested in keeping

other reptiles -- like lizards and even alligators. Newly hatched alligators were sent from Florida. They were shipped in small boxes with holes to let in the air. The baby alligators soon grew.

They became fierce. They became too hard for most families to handle. Some fathers must have thought that the safest and easiest way to get rid of them was to put them down into the

sewers. Inspectors saw the alligators in the sewers. They told their superintendent. But he didn't believe them. Then one day he came face to face with an alligator himself.

1.This story took place in________.

A. the 1960s B.New York City C. a swamp D.Both A and B

2.The first paragraph is meant to make us feel_______.

A. afraid B. curious C. confident D. ashamed

3.Turtles, lizards, and alligators are all_________.

A. reptiles B. very big C. fierce D. fish

4.Which happened first?

A.The alligators grew big and fierce.   B.People put the alligators into the sewers.

C.The alligators were sent from Florida. D.Inspectors found the alligators.

5.It was foolish of people to________.

A.become interested in lizards   B.try to keep alligators as pets

C.make holes in alligators' boxes  D.report the sewer alligators

6.The first to report that there were alligators in the sewers were the________.

A. parents B. superintendents C. policemen D. inspectors

7.In the end the superintendent probably decided that_________.

A.his inspectors had been rightB. he must get rid of the alligators in the sewers

C.the alligators were still too small to worry about D.Both A and B

答案:B;B;A;C;B;D;D
解析:

  2004年香港有一条轰动一时的新闻,说Alligator出现在游泳区内,经过专家长期努力,最终将其捕获。Alligator?它是什么?它和文中提及的lizard、turtle都是reptiles,那么,reptiles又是什么动物?猜测完毕,在查阅英英辞典,不要查阅英汉词典,就应该给出它们的汉语译名。


提示:

  话题:奇特水族动物语篇的阅读技巧。重点:细节捕捉、猜测生词。


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