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【題目】Saving a Tiger Named Cinderella

On an icy day in February 2012, two hunters in eastern Russia discovered a limp bundle of fur lying in the snow. It was an orphaned cub(幼虎)！The cub hadn’t eaten in days, and was _______ enough for the hunters just to pick her up. Dr. Dale Miquelle, director of the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Russia Program, said, “A healthy tiger cub, even a three-month-old one, would give you reason to _______ before you stuck your hand too close to its teeth and claws. But this cub had no _______ left in her.”

The hunters wrapped the cub in a coat and _______ her to a local wildlife inspector, Andrey Oryol. Over the following weeks, Oryol _______ the orphaned cub back to health. But now he had a new problem: What could he do with an _______ three-month-old tiger?

The cub was an Amur tiger. _______ a small number of Amur tigers remained in the wild, so scientists wanted to return _______ cubs to their natural habitat. The orphaned cub was taken to a new wildlife center. The center was designed for raising wild animals without _______ them to people. It uses hidden cameras and covered fences to keep workers out of ________. That way, the animals don’t become ________ on humans.

The cub, now named Cinderella, became the center’s first tiger. Over the next year, she grew into a big, healthy tigress. In the center, she learned to hunt. By the spring of 2013, experts agreed she was ________ to return to the wild.

They chose the perfect new ________ for their tiger princess: the Bastak Nature Reserve. During the next two years, researchers watched Cinderella’s ________. They set up cameras to snap photos. When Cinderella passed in front of one of these camera ________, it took her picture. Cinderella not only ________, but grew healthy and strong.

Then, in December 2015, the cameras ________ exciting news: Cinderella had become a mother! For the first time ever, a tiger that humans had ________ and returned to the wild had given birth to two cubs of her own.

Tigers are some of the most admired animals on our planet, but they are also ________. Thanks to the work of conservationists like Dr. Miquelle, there is new ________ for these magnificent cats.

【1】A.weakB.paleC.sleepyD.lazy

【2】A.hideB.hurtC.wonderD.pause

【3】A.mercyB.effortC.willD.fight

【4】A.deliveredB.returnedC.guidedD.reported

【5】A.taughtB.pulledC.nursedD.trained

【6】A.intelligentB.energeticC.excitedD.amazing

【7】A.AlmostB.StillC.EvenD.Only

【8】A.newly-bornB.rescuedC.woundedD.hunted

【9】A.exposingB.sendingC.offeringD.selling

【10】A.placeB.sightC.orderD.mind

【11】A.concentratedB.defensiveC.dependentD.keen

【12】A.welcomeB.interestedC.readyD.eager

【13】A.continentB.neighborhoodC.borderD.kingdom

【14】A.progressB.reactionC.appearanceD.habitat

【15】A.typesB.trapsC.shotsD.scenes

【16】A.succeededB.recoveredC.survivedD.explored

【17】A.editedB.expectedC.preparedD.revealed

【18】A.witnessedB.tradedC.raisedD.examined

【19】A.endangeredB.dominatedC.preservedD.stressed

【20】A.loveB.hopeC.homeD.help

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】D

【4】A

【5】C

【6】B

【7】D

【8】B

【9】A

【10】B

【11】C

【12】C

【13】D

【14】A

【15】B

【16】C

【17】D

【18】C

【19】A

【20】B

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。主要記敘了在2012年2月兩個獵人救下了一只虛弱的東北虎幼崽，交給了交給當?shù)氐囊吧鷦游餀z查員，人們照顧并養(yǎng)育了這只名為Cinderella的老虎，并最終將她放歸到了Bastak自然保護區(qū)里，2015年12月，有史以來第一次，Cinderella這只被人類養(yǎng)大并返回野外的老虎生下了兩只幼崽。

【1】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：這只幼崽已經(jīng)幾天沒吃東西了，身體已經(jīng)很虛弱了，獵手們只能把它抱起來。A. weak虛弱的；B. pale蒼白的；C. sleepy困倦的；D. lazy懶惰的。根據(jù)上文The cub hadn’t eaten in days可知幼崽好幾天沒吃東西，很虛弱。故選A。

【2】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：一只健康的老虎幼崽，即使是三個月大的幼崽，在你把手離它的牙齒和爪子太近之前，都會讓你有理由停下來。A. hide隱藏；B. hurt損害；C. wonder想知道；D. pause暫停。結合上文A healthy tiger cub, even a three-month-old one, would give you reason to可知一只健康的老虎幼崽即使是三個月大也很具有攻擊性，人會在手離它的牙齒之前停下來。故選D。

【3】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：但這只幼崽已經(jīng)無力反抗了。A. mercy仁慈；B. effort努力；C. will意志；D. fight反抗，斗爭。結合上文the hunters just to pick her up.可知這只幼崽很虛弱，已經(jīng)無力反抗只能讓獵手把它抱起來。故選D。

【4】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：獵人們用大衣把幼崽包裹起來，交給當?shù)氐囊吧鷦游餀z查員Andrey Oryol。A. delivered交給，遞送；B. returned返回；C. guided指導；D. reported報道。結合后文her to a local wildlife inspector, Andrey Oryol可知是將這只幼崽交給當?shù)氐囊吧鷦游餀z查員Andrey Oryol。故選A。

【5】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：在接下來的幾周里，Oryol照料著這只孤兒幼崽，使其恢復了健康。A. taught教；B. pulled拉；C. nursed照料；D. trained訓練。結合后文the orphaned cub back to health.可知Oryol照料著這只孤兒幼崽，使其恢復了健康。故選C。

【6】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：但現(xiàn)在他有了一個新問題：他能拿這只三個月大的精力充沛的老虎做什么呢？A. intelligent聰明的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. excited激動的；D. amazing令人驚異的。上文提到幼崽恢復了健康，因此現(xiàn)在是精力充沛的。其他選項不符合語境。故選B。

【7】

考查副詞詞義辨析。句意：目前野外只有很少的東北虎了，因此科學家們希望將獲救的東北虎幼崽送回它們的自然棲息地。A. Almost差不多；B. Still仍然；C. Even甚至；D. Only只，僅僅。結合后文a small number of Amur tigers remained in the wild可知野外的東北虎只有很少的數(shù)量了。故選D。

【8】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：前野外只有很少的東北虎了，因此科學家們希望將獲救的東北虎幼崽送回它們的自然棲息地。A. newly-born新生的；B. rescued獲救的；C. wounded受傷的；D. hunted被捕獵的。結合上文可知這只幼崽是被人類救下的。故選B。

【9】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：這個中心是為飼養(yǎng)野生動物而設計的，不讓它們暴露在人類面前。A. exposing接觸，暴露；B. sending郵寄；C. offering提供；D. selling出售。結合后文It uses hidden cameras and covered fences to keep workers out of可知這個野生動物中心為野生動物而設計的，不讓它們暴露在人類面前。expose to“暴露于”。故選A。

【10】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：它使用隱蔽的攝像頭和覆蓋的圍欄來防止工人被發(fā)現(xiàn)。A. place地方；B. sight視力；C. order命令；D. mind思維。野生動物中心使用隱蔽的攝像頭和覆蓋的圍欄來防止工人被發(fā)現(xiàn)。短語out of sight“看不見，在視野之外”。故選B。

【11】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：這樣，動物就不會依賴人類。A. concentrated集中的；B. defensive自衛(wèi)的；C. dependent依賴的，依靠的；D. keen渴望的。野生動物中心不讓動物接觸人類，是為了避免動物依賴人類。故選C。

【12】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：到2013年春天，專家們認為它已經(jīng)準備好返回野外。A. welcome受歡迎的；B. interested感興趣的；C. ready準備好的；D. eager熱切的。結合后文for their tiger princess: the Bastak Nature Reserve.可知專家們認為Cinderella已經(jīng)準備好返回野外了，所以他們?yōu)?/span>Cinderella選擇了自然保護區(qū)放生。故選C。

【13】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：他們?yōu)樗麄兊睦匣⒐�主選擇了一個完美的新王國：Bastak自然保護區(qū)。A. continent大陸；B. neighborhood鄰居；C. border邊界；D. kingdom王國。結合后文the Bastak Nature Reserve可知Bastak自然保護區(qū)是Cinderella的新王國。其它選項不符合語境。故選D。

【14】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：在接下來的兩年里，研究人員觀察了Cinderella的進步。A. progress進步；B. reaction反應；C. appearance外貌；D. habitat棲息地。結合后文but grew healthy and strong可知研究人員觀察了Cinderella的進步。故選A。

【15】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：當灰姑娘經(jīng)過一個相機陷阱前時，陷阱拍下了她的照片。A. types類型；B. traps陷阱；C. shots射擊；D. scenes場景。根據(jù)后文it took her picture可知相機陷阱是用來給Cinderella拍照的。故選B。

【16】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：Cinderella不僅活了下來，而且變得健康強壯。A. succeeded成功；B. recovered恢復；C. survived幸存；D. explored探索。結合后文but grew healthy and strong.可知Cinderella不僅活了下來，而且變得健康強壯。故選C。

【17】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：2015年12月，鏡頭透露了一個激動人心的消息：Cinderella當媽媽了!A. edited編輯；B. expected期待；C. prepared準備；D. revealed透露。結合后文exciting news: Cinderella had become a mother!可知此處指鏡頭透露了Cinderella當媽媽了的消息。故選D。

【18】

考查動詞詞義辨析。句意：有史以來第一次，一只被人類養(yǎng)大并返回野外的老虎生下了兩只幼崽。A. witnessed目擊；B. traded交易；C. raised養(yǎng)育；D. examined檢查。結合上文內容可知Cinderella被人類救了，并被人類養(yǎng)大。故選C。

【19】

考查形容詞詞義辨析。句意：老虎是地球上最受尊敬的動物之一，但它們也瀕臨滅絕。A. endangered瀕臨滅絕的；B. dominated占主導地位的；C. preserved保藏的；D. stressed緊張的。根據(jù)第三段中a small number of Amur tigers remained in the wild可知野外老虎的數(shù)量很少，它們?yōu)l臨滅絕。故選A。

【20】

考查名詞詞義辨析。句意：多虧了Miquelle博士等自然資源保護主義者的努力，這些美麗的貓才有了新的希望。A. love愛；B. hope希望；C. home家；D. help幫助。結合上文Thanks to the work of conservationists like Dr. Miquelle可知有了Miquelle博士等自然資源保護主義者的努力，這些美麗的貓才有了新的希望。故選B。