三、还原信息
Arctic foxes live in the Arctic. They grow about 50 centimetres long, not including the tail, 30 centimetres tall and weigh from 3 to 7 kilos.
1.
The white ones are white in winter, but grey-brown in summer. The blue ones are blue-grey all year round. 2.
And the long fur covers their whole body to keep them warm in the cold Arctic.
Arctic foxes mainly feed on birds, birds' eggs and other small animals. Teamwork is the way they look for food. 3.
Baby Arctic foxes are very lovely. They don't open their eyes until a week after their birth. 4. ______ They begin to hunt for food when they are about six months old. The next year they can live by themselves. Now the number of Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats. 5. ______
A. They don't like to do it alone.
B. Arctic foxes have long and thick fur.
C. Arctic foxes are white or blue in colour.
D. We must do something to protect Arctic foxes.
E. They are the smartest animals on earth.
F. They don't need anything to eat for the first six months.
G. For the first half of the year, their parents offer them food.
解析:
【分析】本题为英语语篇还原题,需结合上下文语境、句子间的逻辑关系选择合适的句子。先通读全文明确每段核心,再逐一分析空缺处前后语句,匹配对应选项:1. 空缺后介绍白色、蓝色北极狐的颜色特征,对应选项C;2. 空缺后提及长毛保暖的作用,对应选项B;3. 空缺前说明北极狐靠团队合作觅食,对应选项A;4. 空缺前后分别讲幼狐出生状态和开始捕猎的时间,需衔接父母喂食的内容,对应选项G;5. 空缺前说明北极狐数量减少的原因,对应选项D。
【解析】1. 由空后对白色、蓝色北极狐颜色的描述,可知此处应介绍北极狐的颜色,选C;2. 由空后“长毛覆盖全身保暖”的表述,可知此处应提到北极狐的长毛,选B;3. 由空前“团队合作觅食”的内容,可知此处应说明北极狐不单独行动的特点,选A;4. 由空前幼狐出生状态和空后开始捕猎的时间,可知此处应衔接父母提供食物的内容,选G;5. 由空前北极狐数量减少的原因,可知此处应提出保护措施,选D。
【答案】1.C 2.B 3.A 4.G 5.D
【知识点】英语阅读理解(语篇还原)、上下文逻辑匹配
【点评】本题考查学生对英语语篇的整体理解能力,要求把握句子间的逻辑衔接,是初中英语常见题型,难度适中,理清语境即可正确作答。
【难度系数】0.6