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【題目】根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。

Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. 【1】 .

Some cats like to catch small birds, like canaries (金絲雀). If someone looks very proud or satisfied with himself or herself, we say he or she looks like “the cat that ate the canary”.

【2】 . So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person. For example, a child might offer something sweet to her little brother and then take it away when he reaches for it.

One old and funny expression describes something that is the best. Americans might say that something is “the cat’s miaow (喵)”. 【3】 . Sometimes people sleep for a short time during the day. This is called “a cat nap”. If you tell about something that was supposed to be a secret, we say you “l(fā)et the cat out of the bag”. 【4】 . Then someone might ask if “the cat has got your tongue”.

Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? 【5】 . It means people sometimes misbehave when there is no supervision (監(jiān)督). You may have heard this expression: curiosity killed the cat. This means being too concerned about things that are not your business might cause problems.

A. When the cat is away, the mice will play.

B. Sometimes you are not able to speak or answer a question.

C. Sometimes, a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches.

D. A cat will often catch a small animal and present it to its owner.

E. You may have known that cats spend most of their time sleeping.

F. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions with the word, “cat”.

G.The saying “that looks like something the cat dragged in” describes something in bad condition.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】F

【2】C

【3】E

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

試題分析：本文為一篇說明文，貓在美國是很常見的寵物，所以有很多關于貓的表述也不奇怪，本文就介紹了幾個有關貓的表達。

【1】F 考查上下文理解 根據出現的位置可以知道這一句是總起句，與下文構成總分關系，下文的內容是有關貓的表達的，所以答案是F. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions with the word, “cat”.（所以不奇怪，有很多單詞的表達是與貓有關）。

【2】C 考查上下文理解 根據下一句“So if you “play cat and mouse” with someone, you change between different kinds of behavior when dealing with another person.”中出現的cat（貓）和mouse（老鼠）。根據常識，我們知道貓是抓老鼠的，這個正好和C選項中的“a cat likes to play with a small animal it catches.貓喜歡和它抓到的小動物” 匹配，所以答案是C。

【3】E 考查上下文理解 根據下一句“Sometimes people sleep for a short time during the day.”出現的sleep（睡覺）和答案E中的“spend most of their time sleeping. 花費很多時間睡覺”匹配，所以答案是E。

【4】B 考查上下文理解 根據下一句“Then someone might ask if “the cat has got your tongue”.”出現的tongue（舌頭），根據常識舌頭是與說話有關的，這與選項B中的speak（說明）匹配，所以答案是B。

【5】A 考查上下文理解 根據上一句的描述“Have you ever watched children in a classroom when their teacher leaves for a few minutes? 老師走了學生就會吵鬧”，這和“When the cat is away, the mice will play.直譯:貓不在,老鼠樂翻天.意譯:山中無老虎,猴子稱大王”的表達是一致的，所以答案是A。