Question

The hippo(河馬) is the most dangerous animal in Africa, but that hasn’t stopped a South African animal lover from making friends with one.
Marius Els is 40 years old. He ______ around 20 different kinds of animals on his ranch(飼養場),in South Africa. He has a real soft spot for Humphrey, a 6-year-old hippo that’s like a son to him. While all of his friends are too ____ to go near the animal, and his wife told him not to get too close, Marius climbs on Humphrey’s back as he swims ______ the lake.
Marius has kept the hippo_______ he was just five months old. And over the years, the two have________ a special relationship that people just don’t understand. Marius looks on Humphrey as a son, although the 1,200 ton animal could ________ a person with ease. Only sometimes the hippo can throw Marius off his _______ in the water. Humphrey is very friendly to his owner, especially after Marius offers him a dinner of his favorite ________, apples.
Humphrey feels very       in his life. He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal(豺), so now he’s all by     . Marius says he’s been trying to get a female friend for Humphrey, but there’s no such thing in Africa right now.

小題1:	A．kept B．swept C．bought D．stayed

小題2:	A．worried B．tired C．scared D．excited

小題3:	A．under B．across C．along D．into

小題4:	A．since B．when C．after D．before

小題5:	A．invented B．found C．appeared D．developed

小題6:	A．come up B．get up C．eat up D．look up

小題7:	A．head B．back C．front D．tail

小題8:	A．juice B．fish C．bread D．food

小題9:	A．lonely B．angry C．happy D．funny

小題10:

A．her B．them C．himself D．us

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:C
小題3:B
小題4:A
小題5:D
小題6:C
小題7:B
小題8:D
小題9:A
小題10:C

試題分析：本文講述了在非洲，雖然河馬是最危險的動物，但是也有很多動物愛好者想和它們交朋友。Marius Els的飼養場里就飼養了一只河馬，他對它非常的寵愛。
小題1:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：在他南非的飼養場里，他大約飼養了20種不同種類的動物。kept飼養swept打掃bought買stayed停留。根據on his ranch可知這些動物是在他的飼養場里，故選A。
小題2:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：在他所有的朋友因為太害怕而不敢靠近動物的同時……。worried擔憂的tired勞累的scared害怕的，excited興奮的。根據and his wife told him not to get too close可知他的朋友和妻子都對動物害怕而不敢靠近，故選C。
小題3:考查介詞及語境的理解。句意：當Humphrey游過河的時候，Marius爬到了它的背上。under在……的下面across穿過，橫穿along沿著into進入…中。根據the lake可知，本題選B。
小題4:考查連詞及語境的理解。句意：自從河馬剛剛五歲的時候，Marius就飼養它了。since自從…以來when當…時候after在…以后before在…以前。根據Marius has kept the hippo可知Marius一直從河馬小的時候就開始飼養，故選A。
小題5:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：這些年以來，Marius和河馬已經發展成一種人們難以理解的特殊關系。invented發明found發現appeared出現developed發展。根據a special relationship可知他們的關系有發展，故選D。
小題6:考查動詞及語境的理解。句意：盡管這個重1，200噸的動物能輕松地吃完一個人。come up走進，發生 get up起床eat up吃完look up仰望。根據a person with ease可知，本題選C。
小題7:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：有時河馬在河里會把Marius從它的背上扔下來。head頭部back背部front前面tail尾巴。根據Marius climbs on Humphrey’s back as he swims across the lake可知Marius在河馬的背上，故選B。
小題8:考查名詞及語境的理解。句意：特別是在Marius喂了河馬最喜愛吃的魚和蘋果之后。juice果汁fish魚bread面包food食物。根據常識河馬喜歡吃魚，故選B。
小題9:考查形容詞及語境的理解。句意：在Humphrey的生活中，它感到很孤獨。lonely孤獨的angry生氣的happy高興的funny有趣的。根據He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal可知它失去了他的好朋友，故選A。
小題10:考查代詞及語境的理解。句意：所以他現在靠他自己。her她的them他們himself他自己us我們。根據He had another good friend, a goat, but she got eaten by a jackal可知它失去了他的好朋友，故選C。