The lions and leopards(豹) of a national park in India normally do not get along. They 1 each othe
英语试题 02-16
The lions and leopards(豹) of a national park in India normally do not get along. They 1 each other for space and food. But about a year ago, a young lioness in the park 2 a baby leopard.
The 2-month-old baby with brown ears and blue eyes was 3 ,and the lioness spent weeks nursing, 4 and caring for him until he died. She treated him as if he were one of her own two sons, who were about the same age. This was a 5 case of cross-species adoption in the wild, and the only documented example involving animals that are normally 6 .
7 ,the park workers thought the association would be brief, but this went on. The family were 8 to tour the park. The lioness took care of the baby, and 9 meat that she hunted. The new brothers played with him and occasionally followed him up trees. This unlikely 10 was surely amazing.
Although this adoption was puzzling, it highlights the 11 between the two species. Until they reach young adulthood, when social differences 12 , lions and leopards play and beg for milk in similar ways. For this mother lioness, she may have 13 the baby's more leopard-like features —his smell, size and spotted appearance. He just jumped in.
The 14 of the inter species adoption in the wild would be sweet enough for a children's book, yet 15 enough to attract scientists.
1. A. put up with B. take advantage of C. depend on D. fight with
2. A. scared B. adopted C. spotted D. attacked
3. A. lazy B. brave C. weak D. dangerous
4. A. feeding B. checking C. following D. dressing
5. A. simple B. typical C. famous D. rare
6. A. friends B. competitors C. partners D. neighbors
7. A. Initially B. Luckily C. Certainly D. Unexpectedly
8. A. expected B. observed C. persuaded D. pushed
9. A. cooked B. packed C. shared D. burned
10. A. experience B. affair C. agreement D. connection
11. A. communication B. similarities C. behavior D. differences
12. A. emerge B. remain C. recover D. survive
13. A. compared B. disliked C. ignored D. protected
14. A. incident B. experience C. report D. tale
15. A. strange B. caring C. reliable D. moving
【答案】
The 2-month-old baby with brown ears and blue eyes was 3 ,and the lioness spent weeks nursing, 4 and caring for him until he died. She treated him as if he were one of her own two sons, who were about the same age. This was a 5 case of cross-species adoption in the wild, and the only documented example involving animals that are normally 6 .
7 ,the park workers thought the association would be brief, but this went on. The family were 8 to tour the park. The lioness took care of the baby, and 9 meat that she hunted. The new brothers played with him and occasionally followed him up trees. This unlikely 10 was surely amazing.
Although this adoption was puzzling, it highlights the 11 between the two species. Until they reach young adulthood, when social differences 12 , lions and leopards play and beg for milk in similar ways. For this mother lioness, she may have 13 the baby's more leopard-like features —his smell, size and spotted appearance. He just jumped in.
The 14 of the inter species adoption in the wild would be sweet enough for a children's book, yet 15 enough to attract scientists.
1. A. put up with B. take advantage of C. depend on D. fight with
2. A. scared B. adopted C. spotted D. attacked
3. A. lazy B. brave C. weak D. dangerous
4. A. feeding B. checking C. following D. dressing
5. A. simple B. typical C. famous D. rare
6. A. friends B. competitors C. partners D. neighbors
7. A. Initially B. Luckily C. Certainly D. Unexpectedly
8. A. expected B. observed C. persuaded D. pushed
9. A. cooked B. packed C. shared D. burned
10. A. experience B. affair C. agreement D. connection
11. A. communication B. similarities C. behavior D. differences
12. A. emerge B. remain C. recover D. survive
13. A. compared B. disliked C. ignored D. protected
14. A. incident B. experience C. report D. tale
15. A. strange B. caring C. reliable D. moving
【答案】
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