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【题目】Hello! My name is Lisa, and I am a lioness. I live on the open grasslands of Africa with my family. Lions living in a group are called a pride.

My father is strong and powerful. He and his cousin are the leaders of our pride. The other members are my mother, her sisters, and their children.

The area where a pride lives is big! We roar (咆哮) to tell each other where we are and to warn strangers to stay away.

Meet my new baby brother. His name is Leon. See the spots on his fur? We lions are born spotted or striped (有条纹的). As we grow older, the spots gradually disappear.

Lionesses usually spend their entire lives with their birth pride, but Leon will leave when he is about three years old. He’ll run around with a male (雄性的) friend or relative for a few years until they take over a pride of their own.

But for now, we have lots of fun together. We often play and fight for hours, which can help us practice skills that we will need for hunting.

We lions keep ourselves very clean. Just like a house cat, I clean my fur (毛) with my tongue. We clean for each other, too, to show we’re friends.

Lions like to sleep for most of the day. We hunt in the cool evening. Female (雌性的) lions hunt more often than male lions. We work together as a team. At the right moment, we attack and kill our prey. Then we share it. Male lions usually eat first. Females eat next. Baby lions are the last to eat. The smallest one gets the least food.

Since we are full, it’s time to go to find a nice place for a sleep. Bye!

【1】Lisa in this passage is the name of _____.

A. a girl B. a male lion

C. a female lion D. a pride

【2】The underlined word “prey” in the passage probably means _____.

A. the animal that is hunted B. the animal that is dangerous

C. the animal that is powerful D. the animal that is ill

【3】Which of the following is NOT true?

A. Lions sometimes clean their fur for each other.

B. Lions also develop their skills of hunting by having fun.

C. Lions in Africa usually hunt for food in the evening.

D. Baby lions are often the first to get food in their group.

【4】The passage is written for _____.

A. doctors B. tourists

C. children D. hunters

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】 C

【2】 A

【3】 D

【4】 C

【解析】

本文为科普说明文。本文介绍了狮子的特征和生活习性。母狮子Lisa以第一人称叙述了草原上的狮子群的日常生活。她还介绍了雄狮和母狮子日后不同的生活发展方向。

【1】细节理解题。根据第一段的My name is Lisa, and I am a lioness可知Lisa是一只雌性狮子，所以选择C

【2】词义推测题。根据倒数第二段“prey”所在的句子的上文We hunt in the cool evening. ….. We work together as a team. At the right moment, we attack and kill our prey.可知，狮子在晚上狩猎，狮子是一起狩猎，时机恰当的时候，狮子们一起攻击并杀死猎物。由此很容易猜出“prey”是指“猎物”。所以A正确。

【3】细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的句子We clean for each other, too.可知A项正确。根据第六段中的句子We often play and fight for hours, which can help us practice skills that we will need for hunting. 可知B项正确。根据倒数第二段中的句子We hunt in the cool evening. 可知C项正确。根据句子The smallest one gets the least food.可知D项不正确。综合分析可知答案选D。

【4】推理判断题。根据全文Lisa的叙述，她是只母狮子，她有自己的父母，兄弟姐妹，经常跟她的小弟弟玩。所以可以推断这篇文章是写给孩子们的。所以答案选C。

阅读中我们经常会遇到许多生词。这时许多同学立即翻阅词典，查找词义。这样做不但费时费力，而且影响阅读速度、影响对语篇的整体把握。事实上，阅读材料中的每个词与它前后的词语或句子甚至段落都有联系。我们可以利用语境（各种已知信息）推测、判断某些生词的词义。例如第2小题词意猜测题。根据倒数第二段“prey”所在的句子的上文We hunt in the cool evening. ….. We work together as a team. At the right moment, we attack and kill our prey.可知，狮子在晚上狩猎，狮子一起狩猎，时机恰当的时候，狮子们一起攻击并杀死猎物。由引很容易猜出“prey”是指“猎物”。所以A正确。