主题: 动物保护
语篇类型: 说明文
词数: 175
难度: ■■■■
建议用时: 8分钟
答案页码: P42
文章音频
In the early 21st century, mining activities destroyed (毁坏) the homes of Powelliphanta augusta snails and put their lives in great danger.
To protect them, New Zealand's Department of Conservation brought 2,000 of them into captivity (圈养) in 2006. Experts put them in constant-temperature (恒温的) fridges to copy their living environment and took good care of them.
These snails have very low fertility (繁殖能力). They lay (产卵) only about 5 eggs a year, and the eggs need more than a year to hatch (孵化). So seeing them lay eggs is very unusual.
These days, a worker was lucky enough to see this. She was going to weigh a snail. *When she turned it over gently, she happened to see an egg slowly coming out of a small hole in its neck. She took a photo of this rare moment at once. She said excitedly, "I have taken care of these snails for so long. And this is the first time I have seen them lay eggs!"


阅读短文，根据短文内容完成下面的表格。(每空一词)
A Rare Moment: A Snail Laying Eggs
Protection and Breeding
◎ Mining activities destroyed the homes of Powelliphanta augusta snails and put their lives in great danger.
◎ Experts kept 2,000 of them in constant-temperature to copy their living environment and looked after them.
◎ They lay only about eggs a year, and the eggs need over one to hatch.
A Surprising Moment
◎ A worker was going to weigh a snail when she saw it laying an egg. She was very .
◎ The egg came out of a small hole in the snail's .
It is very rare to see them lay eggs.

1. fridges 由第二段第二句 Experts put them in constant-temperature fridges to copy their living environment... 可知，专家们把它们放在恒温冰箱里，以模拟其生存环境，故填 fridges。
2. five/5 由第三段第二句 They lay only about 5 eggs a year... 可知，每只蜗牛一年大约产5枚卵，填 five/5。
3. year 由第三段第二句 ...the eggs need more than a year to hatch. 可知，这些卵需要一年多时间孵化。more than a year 与 over one year 同义，故填 year。
4. excited/lucky 由短文最后一句 She said excitedly... 可知，工作人员看到这一罕见时刻时非常激动，故填 excited。由最后一段第一句 ...a worker was lucky... 可知，也可填 lucky。
5. neck 由最后一段第三句 ... she happened to see an egg slowly coming out of a small hole in its neck. 可知，这种蜗牛的卵从脖子上的小孔出来，故填 neck。

【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解的细节填空题，要求根据短文内容完成表格，每空一词。解题时需先明确每个空格的关键词，再回到原文定位对应句子，提取符合要求的词汇，确保答案与原文一致且满足每空一词的要求。
【解析】
1. 空格前有关键词“constant-temperature”，定位到第二段第二句“Experts put them in constant-temperature fridges to copy their living environment...”，提取名词fridges；
2. 空格前有关键词“lay...eggs a year”，定位到第三段第二句“They lay only about 5 eggs a year...”，提取数词five/5；
3. 空格前有关键词“need...to hatch”，定位到第三段第二句“...the eggs need more than a year to hatch”，其中more than对应题干的over，提取名词year；
4. 空格前有关键词“worker”的情绪，定位到最后一段“a worker was lucky enough to see this”和“She said excitedly...”，提取形容词excited/lucky；
5. 空格前有关键词“small hole”，定位到最后一段“...an egg slowly coming out of a small hole in its neck”，提取名词neck。
【答案】
1. fridges 2. five/5 3. year 4. excited/lucky 5. neck
【知识点】
英语阅读细节定位、根据原文信息填空
【点评】
本题是说明文类英语阅读的基础细节填空题，难度较低，主要考查学生快速定位原文关键信息的能力，只要仔细阅读短文，找准对应句子即可完成作答。
【难度系数】
0.7