Question

第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)

第一节阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分)

A 

All living beings have enemies. And they all have developed interesting ways to keep them at bay. Some animals hide,others run,or just fly away when faced with danger. These are their defence methods.

Some animals can hide without moving. They have the unique ability to change their colour according to the change of the surroundings. They become invisible to the predator (猎食者) . This method of defence is called “camouflage”.

The most common example of an animal which uses camouflage is the chameleon (变色龙) . If it is on a green leaf,it turns green and if it is on a brown branch,it turns brown.

Some rabbits change colour with the change of the season. The snowshoe hare is brown in summer and white in winter. The white fur serves as camouflage in the snow in winter.

Many non-poisonous snakes take on colours similar to poisonous snakes in order to scare off enemies. This form of defence is called mimicry (模仿) . Some poisonous snakes have very bright colours to warn enemies. This form of defence is called “warning colouration”.

There is a kind of fish called the puffer fish which uses an extraordinary device to keep predators away. It swells up (膨胀) like a balloon when it is attacked.Then,its attacker finds it difficult to swallow it.

Animals which cannot protect themselves in these ways develop other means to do so. Some have claws and teeth which they use to fight;others have poison fangs. Snakes bite,bees sting and skunks give off an unpleasant smelling liquid to ward off enemies.

36. Camouflage refers to a method in which animals

   A. use bright colour to attract other animals

   B. change shape to fit in with the surroundings

   C. change colour to cheat their enemies

   D. hide away to catch other animals

37. Which of the following uses the method of ^mim-icry”？

   A. The chameleon. B. A kind of rabbit.

   C. Snakes. D. Fish.

38. The puffer fish swells up like a balloon when it is attacked to .

   A. frighten away its enemies

   B. avoid being swallowed

   C. fight with its enemies

   D. swim faster

39. The underlined word “fangs” in the last paragraph probably refers to .

   A. teeth   B. ears   C. fingers   D. eyes

40. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. How animals find food.

   B. Why animals are so clever.

   C. Why animals change colour.

   D. How animals defend themselves.

Answer 1

36. C解析:细节理解题。根据第二段可知， 有些动物可以通过变色来融入周围的环 境，这样它们可以躲避天敌，这种防卫方法 就叫 “ camouflage ”。因此，camouflage 指 的是一种动物可以通过变色来迷惑敌人的 方法。

³⁷. C解析：细节理解題。由文章倒数第^二: 段可知，无毒的蛇通过模仿有毒的蛇的颜 色来吓跑天敌。

38. B解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段 最后两句可知，这种鱼通过增大自身体积 来避免被天敌吞掉。

39. A解析：词义猜测题。最后一段第二句 前半句提到有些动物用爪子和牙齿与敌人 进行斗争，因此后半句中的fangs最有可 能指“牙齿”。

40. D解析：主旨大意题。文章首段提到动 物有各自的躲避天敌的方法，紧接着下文 介绍了很多动物是如何进行自我防卫的。 由此可知D项正确。