Question

Lions are opportunists. They prefer to eat without having to do too much work. When resting in the shade, they are also watching the sky to see what is flying by, and even in the heat of the day they will suddenly start up and run a mile across the plains to find out what is going on. If another animal has made a kill, they will drive it off and take the kill for themselves. A grown lion can easily eat 60 pounds of meat at a single feeding. Often they eat until it seems painful for them to lie down.

The lionesses (母獅) , being thinner and faster, are better hunters than the males (雄獅). But the males don’t mind. After the kill they move in and take the best share.

Most kills are made at night or just before daybreak. We have seen many, many daylight attempts but only ten kills. Roughly, It’s about twenty daytime attempts for one kill.

When lions are hiding for an attack by a water hole, they wait patiently and can charge at any second. The kill is the exciting moment in the day-to-day life of the lion, since these great animals spend most of their time, about 20 hours a day, sleeping and resting.

Lions are social cats, and when they are having a rest, they love to touch each other. After drinking at a water hole, a lioness rests her head on another’s back. When walking, young lions often touch faces with older ones, an act of close ties among members of the group.

1.By describing lions as “opportunists” in the first paragraph, the author means to say that lions _______________ .

A. are cruel animals

B. are clever animals

C. like to make use of other animals

D. like to play with other animals

2.According to the text, which of the following is true?

A. Lions make most kills in the daytime.

B. Males care more about eating than active killing.

C. Lions are curious about things happening around them.

D. It doesn’t take lions too much time to make a kill.

3.Lions spend most of their time, about 20 hours a day, ______________.

A. playing and killing B. sleeping and resting

C. eating and sleeping D. playing and sleeping

4.How can we know that lions are social animals?

A. They depend on each other.

B. They look after each other well.

C. They readily share what they have.

D. They enjoy each other’s company陪伴.

5.What would be the best title for the text?

A. Powerful Lions B. Lions at Work and Play

C. Lions, Social Cats D. Lions, Skilled Hunters

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【解析】

試題分析：這是一篇科教類閱讀。這篇文章是講獅子在獵食和生活中的特性，獅子很享受這種集體生活。

1.猜測(cè)詞義題。根據(jù)第一段第二句“They prefer to eat without having to do too much work”和“If another animal has made a kill, they will drive it off and take the kill for them selves.”他們更喜歡吃不費(fèi)力而得來(lái)的食物。如果另一個(gè)動(dòng)物捕獲了實(shí)物，他們將他趕走，把食物據(jù)為己有。可知獅子喜歡侵占其他動(dòng)物的獵物。Opportunists的意思是“機(jī)會(huì)主義者”。

2.】判斷正誤題。根據(jù)“The lionesses are better hunters than the males”和“But the males don’t mind. After the kill they move in and take the test share.”雌獅比雄獅捕食能力強(qiáng)，但雄獅不介意。捕到食物后他們移過(guò)來(lái)進(jìn)行分享。可知雄獅捕食能力差但是吃得好。

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4.．推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一句“an act of close ties among members of the group”這個(gè)群體的成員之間的密切聯(lián)系的行為和最后一段描述的獅群的行動(dòng)可以知道獅子很享受這種集體生活。

5.主旨大意題。這篇文章是講獅子在獵食和生活中的特性，選項(xiàng)A Powerful Lions 強(qiáng)大的獅子，過(guò)于抽象，不能表現(xiàn)文中描述的要點(diǎn)，C Lions, Social Cats 社交大貓和D技能獵手，都過(guò)于片面，只概括了其中一個(gè)部分，只有B Lions at Work and Play在工作和玩的獅子，比較全面和準(zhǔn)確。

考點(diǎn)：考查科教類閱讀。