Super animals
Camel
• stores (1)
fat
in the hump on its back
• large feet for walking on sand
• long eyelashes for keeping its eyes safe from (2)
blowing sand
Arctic tern
• a medium - sized (3)
seabird
• makes (4)
the longest
journey of any animal on earth every year
Starfish
• has a shape like a star
• has lovely colours, like (5)
orange and purple
• can regrow lost (6)
body parts
• survives without a brain
答案:【解析】:这是一道英语阅读理解填空题,考查学生对文本信息的提取和归纳能力。解题的关键在于仔细阅读每个动物的自我介绍部分,找到与题目中填空处对应的关键信息。
1. 对于骆驼部分,从“Because I store fat in the hump on my back.”可知,骆驼在驼峰里储存的是脂肪,所以(1)处填fat。
2. 从“My long eyelashes protect my eyes from blowing sand.”可知,骆驼长长的眼睫毛是为了保护眼睛免受风沙侵袭,所以(2)处填blowing sand。
3. 从“I'm an Arctic tern. I'm a medium - sized seabird.”可知,北极燕鸥是一种中等大小的海鸟,所以(3)处填seabird。
4. 从“Every year, I make the longest journey of any animal on the planet!”可知,北极燕鸥每年进行地球上任何动物中最长的迁徙,所以(4)处填the longest。
5. 从“I come in lovely colours, like orange and purple.”可知,海星有可爱的颜色,比如橙色和紫色,所以(5)处填orange and purple。
6. 从“I can regrow lost body parts. If I lose one of my arms, I just grow it back!”可知,海星能重新长出失去的身体部位,比如手臂,所以(6)处填body parts。
【答案】:
(1) fat
(2) blowing sand
(3) seabird
(4) the longest
(5) orange and purple
(6) body parts