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】
首先通读全文和选项,明确各段落核心内容,再根据空格前后的语境逻辑(颜色描述、皮毛特征、觅食方式、幼狐成长、保护呼吁)逐一匹配选项:第1空后讲北极狐的颜色,对应颜色类选项;第2空后讲长皮毛保暖,对应皮毛类选项;第3空前提团队觅食,对应觅食方式选项;第4空后说幼狐六个月才捕猎,对应幼狐食物来源选项;第5空前讲数量减少,对应保护措施选项。
【解析】
1. 空格后围绕北极狐的颜色(白色、蓝色)展开,选项C“Arctic foxes are white or blue in colour.”符合语境,故1选C;
2. 空格后提到“the long fur covers their whole body to keep them warm”,对应选项B“Arctic foxes have long and thick fur.”,故2选B;
3. 空格前说“Teamwork is the way they look for food.”,对应选项A“They don't like to do it alone.”,故3选A;
4. 空格后提到幼狐六个月才开始捕猎,说明前半段由父母提供食物,对应选项G“For the first half of the year, their parents offer them food.”,故4选G;
5. 空格前讲北极狐数量减少的原因,对应保护类选项D“We must do something to protect Arctic foxes.”,故5选D。
【答案】
CBAGD
【知识点】
英语任务型阅读、信息还原
【点评】
本题为英语任务型信息还原题,重点考查学生对上下文逻辑关系的理解能力,需结合语境匹配合适句子,难度适中,属于初中英语常见题型,学生梳理段落主题即可正确作答。
【难度系数】
0.6