20192020年高中英语阅读理解第四部分动物世界(六)练习

2019-2020年高中英语阅读理解第四部分动物世界(六)练习

除了迁徙之外，还有什么办法应对严冬？在秋天里早做打算，

寒，储存大量额外的食物以备冬天食用。在树洞中，木头里，

身上长出新的皮毛可以御

岩石下甚至地下找一个掩蔽处

藏了起来就可过冬了，或者干脆来个冬眠吧。

Someanimalsremainandstayactiveinthewinter.Theymustadapttothechanging

weather.Manymakechangesintheirbehaviororbodies.Tokeepwarm,animalsmay

grownew,thickerfurinthefall.Onweaselsandsnowshoerabbits,thenewfuris

whitetohelpthemhideinthesnow.

Foodishardtofindinthewinter.Someanimals,likesquirrels,miceandbeavers,

gatherextrafoodinthefallandstoreittoeatlater.Some,likerabbitsanddeer,

spendwinterlookingformoss,twigs,barkandleavestoeat.Otheranimalseat

differentkindsoffoodastheseasonschange.Theredfoxeatsfruitandinsects

inthespring,summerandfall.Inthewinter,itcannotfindthesethings,soinstead

iteatssmallrodents.

Animalsmayfindwintershelterinholesintreesorlogs,underrocksorleaves,

orunderground.Somemiceevenbuildtunnelsthroughthesnow.Totrytostaywarm,

animalslikesquirrelsandmicemayhuddleclosetogether.

Certainspidersandinsectsmaystayactiveiftheyliveinfrost-freeareas

andcanfindfoodtoeat.Thereareafewinsects,likethewinterstonefly,crane

fly,andsnowfleas,thatarenormallyactiveinwinter.Also,somefishstayactive

incoldwaterduringthewinter.

Someanimals"hibernate"forpartorallofthewinter.Thisisaspecial,very

deepsleep.Theanimal'sbodytemperaturedrops,anditsheartbeatandbreathing

slowdown.Itusesverylittleenergy.Inthefall,theseanimalsgetreadyforwinter

byeatingextrafoodandstoringitasbodyfat.Theyusethisfatforenergywhile

hibernating.Somealsostorefoodlikenutsoracornstoeatlaterinthewinter.

Bears,skunks,chipmunks,andsomebatshibernate.

prehensionQuestions:

A.theyarenotactiveanimals.

B.theweatheristoohotandsweltering.

A.toremainandstayactive

B.tokeepwarm

C.becausetheycan’tfindshelterforthemselves

D.becausetheydon’twanttohibernate

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?______

A.Thelastparagraphisdifferentinmeaningfromtheotheronesbecause

hibernationofanimalsismentioned.

B.Duringhibernation,theanimal'sbodytemperaturedrops,anditsheartbeatand

breathingslowdown.Itusesverylittleenergy.

C.Intheautumn,animalslikebearsgetreadyforwinterbyeatingextrafood

andstoringitasbodyfat.Theyusethisfatforenergywhilehibernating.

D.Someanimalshibernateinthewinterbecauseitisaspecial,verydeepsleep

(ADBD)

动物和夏眠

动物冬眠不新鲜，还有动物夏眠的？没错，冬眠的起因大多是动物耐受不了严寒。而夏

眠的原因，则是夏天的干燥与炎热。类似蚯蚓这类需要保持身体湿润的动物就迫切地需要夏

眠。这些夏眠的动物有什么特征？它们是怎样夏眠的？体温会否与冬眠一样有所下降？下面

的文章会告诉你答案。

Aswinterdrawsnear,manyofthecold-bloodedanimalshibernatetillspring

es.Andeverybodyknowstheywillbeawakemonthslater,crawlingandwalkingaround

andlookingforfood.

Butdoyoualsoknowthatsomeanimalsareusedtoasummersleep,whichiscalled

aestivation?Mostanimalsareactiveduringthesummer,singinganddancingfreely.

Theaestivationanimals,however,willhavealongsleepinacoolplacetoescape

thedroughtandswelteringsummerdays.

C.theyhavenothingtoeatduringthesummer.

cannotmanagewithouteachother.Thisissointhecoralsofthesea.Intheir

skinstheyhavetinyplantswhichactas"dustman",takingsomeofthewasteproducts

D.theirbodytemperatureisnothighenough.

2.Whendoestheaestivationanimalstartandenditsaestivation?______

A.ItstartsinNovemberandendsinFebruarythenextyear.

B.ItstartsinMarchandendsinApril.

C.ItstartsinAugustandendsinOctober.

D.ItstartsinJanuaryandendsinMarch.

3.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrue?______

A.TheporcupineinSoutheastAfricalivesmainlyonworms.

B.Hibernatinganimalsareactiveinsummer.

C.Whentheanimalisinitsaestivatingstate,itsbodytemperaturedoesn'tdrop.

D.Thebodytemperatureofanaestivationanimaldoesn'tdropinwinter.

4.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothepassage?______

A.Halfoftheanimalshibernateandanotherhalfaestivate.

B.MostanimalsinAfricaneedaestivation.

C.Aestivationanimalsdonotallaestivateintrees.

D.'Thosethateatearthwormsastheirmainfoodmustbeaestivationanimals.

5.Wecanconcludefromthelastparagraphthat______

A.thebodytemperaturedropswhiletheanimalsleeps.

B.theaestivatinganimalisascoldasthehibernatinganimal.

C.boththebodytemperatureoftheaestivatinganimalandthatofthehibernating

animaldropwhiletheysleep.

D.thebodytemperatureoftheanimalsinsummerisaslowasinwinter.

(BACCC)

28.AnimalsAndTheirPartners

动物和它们的伙伴

fromthecoralandgivinginreturnoxygenwhichtheanimalneedstobreathe.If

theplantsarekilled,orareevenpreventedfromlightsothattheycannotlive

normally,thecoralswilldie.

prehensionQuestions:

1.Somebirdsliketositonasheepbecause______.

A.theycaneatitsparasitesB.theydependonthesheepfor

existence

C.theyenjoytravelingwiththesheepD.theyfindthepositionmost

fortable

2.Theunderlinedwordtheyinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto

______.

A.birdsandparasitesB.birdsand

sheep

C.parasitesandsheepD.sheep,birdsandparasites

3.Itcanbelearntfromthetextthatthecoraldependsontheplantfor______.

A.fortB.lightC.foodD.oxygen

4.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlydiscuss?______

A.Someanimalsandplantsdependoneachotherforexistence.

B.Someanimalsandplantsdeveloptheirrelationshipeasily.

C.Someplantsdependoneachotherforfood.

D.Someanimalslivebettertogether.

(ABDA)

29.HowShouldPeopleProtectAnimals?

人类如何保护动物?

人类如何保护动物？是人为的干预，

护自己养殖的小鸡而捕杀老鹰时，

还是允许它们自由繁衍，适者生存？当农民为了保

他们发现，同时以田鼠为主食的老鹰是被消灭了，但田鼠

开始泛滥，吃农民的庄稼了。自然界是均衡的，每种力量都构成了相互制约的内在联系，是

一个完整的生物链，如果破坏其中的一环，就有可能适得其反，在这方面，自然规律给我们

以启发。

awayfromthem.Iftherearetoomanydeer,mountainlionswillincreaserapidly

innumberandkillmanydeer.Iftherearetoomanymountainlions,therewillbe

fewerdeerandtherewillbemoreroses.

Itisalwaysnecessaryforustokeepthebalanceofnature.

Thegovernmentoncekilledalmostallthemountainlionstoprotectthedeer.

Soonthereweresomanydeerthattheyateupallthewildroses.Thentheybegan

toeatthegreenleavesofyoungtreeswhichwereimportanttothefarmers.

Sothefarmersprotectedtheirtreesfromthedeer.Thedeerhadnothingtoeat,

andmanyofthemdied.

Thegovernmentlearnedavaluablelessonfromnature.

prehensionQuestions:

1.Howmanykindsofanimalsaretalkedaboutinthisarticle?______

A.7.B.6.C.5.D.4.

5.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticle?______

A.Wemustkeepthebalanceofnature.

B.Wemustn’tkillanyanimals.

C.Wemustfeedthehawkswithourcormtokeepthebalanceofnature.

D.BothAandB.

(CDCBA)

30.EnglishIdiomsRelatedToAnimals

与动物有关的英语成语

与动物有关的成语有多少？英语和汉语虽是两种不同民族的语言，但有许多相通之处。

我们常说的“亡羊补牢”，“一石二鸟”，“叫的狗不咬人”这些成语，在英语中都能找得

到。下面还是让我们读读这篇文章吧。

HowmanyidiomsarethereinEnglishthataredrawnfromanimallife?

Forexample,whenwedotwothingsatoneandthesametimewe“killtwobirds

withonestone”,orifwearegreedyandfoolish,we“killthegoosethatlays

thegoldeneggs.”Abad-temperedpersonis“likeabearwithasorehead”,an

awkward,heavy-footedpersonis“likeabullinachinashop”,andapersonwith

abadcharacteris“theblacksheep”inagroup.

Butlet’sleavethefoolishpersonorthebadperson,andconsiderthewise

man.Awisemannever“countshischickensbeforetheyarehatched”or“buysa

piginapoke”—healwaysexaminescarefullywhatheisbuyingbeforehepayshis

money.Hewillalways,ofcourse,dothingsintherightorderandnottryto“put

thecartbeforethehorse.”Hewillleavealonethingsthatmightcausetrouble,

ashewouldsay“letsleepingdogslie”,norwillhewastegoodthingsonpeople

whocan’tappreciatethem;hedoesnotbelievein“castingpearlsbeforeswine”.

Therearesomepeoplewhoalwaystakesafetymeasures.Whenitistoolateand“lock

thestabledoorafterthehorseisstolen”,that,heconsiders,isasfoolishas

“puttingthecartbeforethehorse”.Whenbolddecisivemeasuresarenecessary

hetakesthemand“takesthebullbythehorns”.Andwhenanill-tempered,

sharp-tonguedfriendsayssomethingunpleasant,hedoesn’tworrytoomuch;heknows

“abarkingdogdoesnotbite.”Ifheknowsasecret,hekeepsit;heisnotone

to“letthecatoutofthebag”.Heknows,too,thattherearethingsyoucan’t

forcepeopletodo.Ashewouldsay,“youcanleadahorsetothewater,butyou

can’tmakeitdrink”.Andhewould,ofcourse,betoogenerous-heartedto“look

agifthorseinthemouth.”He’sacheerful,hard-workingfellow,and“workslike

ahorse.”Heisn’tproud,“ridingthehighhorse”,andisalwayswillingtohelp

othersindifficulty,“puttinghisshouldertothewheel”andnevergiving“a

whiteelephant”tothem.Hepitiesthepoorfellowwhohas“neverhadadog’s

chance”and“leadsadog’slife”,perhapsbecausemisfortunehasalways“dogged

hisfootsteps”.

Hereisanewmarriedcouple.Theygetonverywelltogether;theydon’tlead

a“catanddoglife”.She,ofcourse,nevermakes“cattyremarks”,norwillshe

fuss“likeacatonhotbricks”ifhegoesoutwhenitis“rainingcatsanddogs”.

Shedoesn’tworrytoomuch;sheknowsthat“carekilledacat”.Sheknowsthe

husbandiscarefulwhatpanyhekeeps.“Birdsofafeatherflocktogether,”he

oftensaystoher.Otherwise,he’dfeel“likeafishoutofwater”.

2019-2020年高中英语阅读理解第四部分动物世界(四)练习

骆驼和其他动物不一样，特别耐饥耐渴。

漠之舟”的美称。骆驼的驼峰里贮存着脂肪，

人们能骑着骆驼横穿沙漠，

这些脂肪在骆驼得不到食物的时候，

所以骆驼有着“沙

能够分解

成骆驼身体所需要的养分，供骆驼生存需要。骆驼能够连续四五天不进食，就是靠驼峰里的

脂肪。另外，骆驼的胃里有许多瓶子形状的小泡泡，那是骆驼贮存水的地方，这些“瓶子”

里的水使骆驼即使几天不喝水，也不会有生命危险。更重要的是，它对水有极其敏感的嗅觉，

且奔跑速度快，是人们度过沙漠最理想的交通工具。

Camelsarelargeanimalsthathavehumpsontheirbacks.Onekindofcamel,called

theArabiancamel,hasonehump.Theotherkindhastwohumps.

Camelsareveryusefulanimals,especiallyindesertarea.Theyarereallyworthy

ofthename“theboatofdesert”becausetheycancarrypeopleandheavygoods

acrossadesert.Theycanwalkalongwaywithoutdrinking.Sometimestheycanhelp

theirmastersfindwatersourcebecausetheycansmellwaterinthedistance.

CamelsofthefirstkindliveindesertareasofAsiaandNorthAfrica.They

havelongerlegsthanthoseofthesecondkindthatliveincentralAsiabetween

ChinaandIndia.Forthisreason,theyareespeciallygoodforriding.Camelscan

runaboutfifteenkilometersanhour.Ridingacamelisquitedifferentfromriding

ahorsebecauseacamelmovesbothrightlegstogetherandthenbothleftlegs.

Arabiancamelshavesoftfinehairwhichgetsdarkerasthecamelages.Theother

camels,whichliveincolderareas,haveshaggyhairwhichisshedinthespringwhenitisunnecessaryinthewarmweather.

prehensionQuestions:

1.Fromthepassageweknowcamelsaredifferentfromhorsesinthewaythat______

A.theywalkandrun.

B.theycarrythings.

C.horsesarefasterthancamels.

D.camelsarelargerandheavierthanhorses.

C.liveinChinamainlyinwinter.D.havesoftfinehair.

5.Thebestcameltorideis______

A.thecamelwhichhastwohumps.

B.theChinesecamel.

C.thecamelwhichlivesindesertareasofAsiaandNorthAfrica.

D.thecamelwhichlivesincoldareas.

(ABBBC)

猴子比别的动物更聪明

人类的祖先就是猿猴，所以，猴子是聪明的动物。它在学习、领悟、技能方面胜于其他

动物。它的模仿能力和学习速度有明显的优势，经过一段时间的专业训练后，猴子能够表演

比较复杂和有难度的动作。在学习与操作方面，猴子确实更胜一筹。

Auniversityprofessorrecentlymadeseveralexperimentswithdifferentanimals

tofindoutwhichwasthemostintelligent.Hefoundthatthemonkeywasmore

intelligentthanotheranimals.

Inoneexperimenttheprofessorputamonkeyinaroomwheretherewereseveral

smallboxes.Someboxeswereinsideotherboxes.Onesmallboxhadsomefoodinside.

Theprofessorwantedtowatchthemonkeyandtofindouthowlongitwouldtakethe

monkeytofindthefood.Theprofessorlefttheroom.Hewaitedafewminutesoutside

thedoor.Thenhekneeleddownandputhiseyetothekeyhole.Whatdidhesee?To

hissurprisehefoundhimselflookingdirectlyintheeyeofthemonkey.Themonkey

wasontheothersideofthedoor,lookingattheprofessorthroughthekeyhole.

Inamagazinerecentlytherewereseveralpicturesofanothermonkey.Themonkey

belongstoawomanonLongIsland.ThewomanisanAmericanhousewife.Shehashad

themonkeymanyyears.Themonkeyisapet.Somepeoplehavedogsorcatsaspets.

Thiswomanhasthemonkeyasapet.Theinterestingfactaboutthemonkeyisthat

itcanwashdishes.Hewashesdishesforthewomaneveryday.Helikestowashdishes.

Hewillspendhourafterhourwashingdishes.Heneverbreaksadish.Butsometimes

hewashesthesamedishesoverandover.Ifthewomantriestostophim,hethen

getsangry.Hebeginstothrowdishesinalldirections.Butthisdoesnothappen

veryoften.

prehensionQuestions:

D.whetherthemonkeywaslookingattheprofessorthroughthekeyhole.

3.Whatmightbetheprofessor'sresponsewhenhefoundthemonkeywaslookingat

him?______

A.Surprisedanddisappointed.B.Surprisedandamused.

C.Surprisedandpuzzled.D.Surprisedandupset.

4.Whatintereststhewritermostaboutthesecondmonkeyisthat______

A.itwashesthedishesoverandover.B.itcanwashdishes.

C.itneverbreaksadish.D.alltheabove.

5.Whatmightthewomandoafterthemonkeythrewdishes?______

A.Shemightgiveawaythemonkey.

B.Shemightletthemonkeygoondoingit.

C.Shewouldstopthemonkeyfromwashingdishes.

D.Shemightmakethemonkeypromisenevertothrowdishesagain.

(CCBDB)

18.CatsAndTheirNaps

猫和猫打盹

猫打盹的样子估计是它最可爱的时刻了。而一到夜晚，猫儿打完了盹，就要开始行动了，

所谓“夜猫子”一词，

里偷闲地打个盹，

就是形容猫儿昼伏夜出、

这样才能迅速地恢复精力和体力，

异常活跃的样子。它的精力哪里来？就是忙

更饱满地投入到活动中。为了健康和工

作，读了这篇文章我们也许从中得到一些启发。

Catsareanimalsofhabit.Theyliketogotosleepaboutthesametimeevery

dayandforacertainlengthoftime.Theyseemtohaveanaturalclockinsidethem

thattellsthemwhentosleep.

Besidestheirregularsleep,catstakenaps.Somescientiststhinkthatpeople

shouldalsotakecatnaps.Thehabitwoulddogoodtopeople'shealth.Catnapshelp

buildupenergyinthebody.Sincecatshavemoodslikethoseofpeople,scientists

believethatpeoplecanimprovetheirmoodsandattitudesbycatnapping.Peoplemight

beehappierandmoreactive.

Alotoffamouspeopletakecatnapsduringtheminutes.Thenapsusuallylast

15to30minutes.WinstonChurchilltookcatnaps.Sodidafewpresidentsofthe

UnitedStates.Thesepeoplewereknownfortheirenergy.Theywereabletoworklong

hoursintothenight.Nappingwastheirsecret.

A.whencatstakenaps.B.whentheyimprovetheirattitudes.

C.whentheytakecatnaps.D.whencatshelpbuilduptheirbodies.

3.WinstonChurchillisanexampletakentoshow______

A.howimportantcatnapsareinone’swork.

B.thatmoodsandattitudesareveryimportantinone’swork.

C.thatcatnapsaregoodtoone’shealthandhelpbuildupenergyinthebody.

D.thatcatshavemoods,sodopeople.

4.Thispassagemainlytellsus______

A.aboutsleepandnaps.B.howtotakenaps.

C.peopleshouldlearnfromthecatandtakenaps.D.aboutfamouspeople's

naps.

5.Whichiswrongaccordingtothepassage?______

A.Animalsofhabitmeansanimalsdoingthingsatanytimeorirregularly.

B.Catnapshelpbuildupenergyinthebody.

C.Moodsandattitudesareimportanttopeople'shealth.

D.Somefamouspeoplehadthehabitofcatnapping.

(CCACA)

19.ThePandaIsChina’sNationalTreasure

国宝熊猫

熊猫黑白相间，脑袋长得像猫，体态长得像熊，故名。然而科学家却称它为“猫熊”

。

它憨态可掬的神态、迟缓慵懒的行动，让人们顿生爱惜之情。

由于熊猫对生活环境极端挑剔，

野生大熊猫数量稀少，中国将熊猫列为国家珍稀保护动物，

受法律保护，并成为国内外众人

皆知的“国宝”。

Thepanda'sfacelookslikeacat's,butitsfatbodyandshorttailislike

abear's.SopeoplecallthisanimalXiongmao.ScientistscallitMaoxiong(cat-bear).

likemosttoclimbtrees.Theyliveinthedenseforestofthehighmountainsthere,

eatingbambooshootsanddrinkingspringwater.

Thepandahasaverymildtemperamentandisverylovable.Everybodylikesitvery

much.

ThepandaisananimalparticulartoChina.ThenortheasternpartofChina's

SichuanProvinceandsouthernpartofGansuProvinceareitsnativehome.Pandas

uptheysendthemback.Somepandasalsogotoplaceswherelumbermenlivein

theeveningandsquatbesidethemtowarmthemselvesbythefire.

prehensionQuestions:

1.Thepassagemainlytellsusthat______

A.thepandahasmoreusesthananyotheranimal.

B.thepandaisarareanimalthatweshouldhaveprotected.

C.therearesofewpandasthatwehavetoplantmorebamboo.

D.likebears,pandasarefrighteninganimals.

2.Whichofthefollowingstatementsisnottrueaccordingtothepassage?______

A.Pandasliketoliveinthethickforests.

B.Peopleareaskedtotakecareofpandas