二、完形填空
Hippos (河马) live in Africa. They're big and fat. They have small eyes, small ears and short legs. They also 1 very big teeth! Hippos are usually three to four metres long. Hippos usually live for about 40 2.
The name "hippo" comes from the Greek (希腊的) word. It means "river horse" and it is 3 to see why. They live in rivers and on 4. Hippos often walk on land, but they spend most of their time in the water. 5 even give birth to their babies in the water. 6 hippos, called calves, are born very small, usually about 50 kg. Hippos spend so much time in the water, but they are not good 7. Staying mostly underwater during the day helps keep them cool. As the 8 goes down, hippos will climb out of the water to 9 grass. They can eat up to 40 kg of grass in one night. Although hippos look slow, they can run on land very 10. They can travel up to 10 km to find food.
Hippos are one of the most dangerous animals in the world. Every year they kill hundreds of people!
() 1. A. make
B. have
C. draw
D. buy
() 2. A. days
B. weeks
C. months
D. years
() 3. A. easy
B. difficult
C. big
D. small
() 4. A. sky
B. land
C. water
D. mountains
() 5. A. He
B. She
C. They
D. It
() 6. A. Girl
B. Boy
C. Baby
D. Animal
() 7. A. swimmers
B. singers
C. players
D. dancers
() 8. A. cloud
B. sun
C. moon
D. star
() 9. A. grow
B. drink
C. eat
D. cook
() 10. A. slowly
B. well
C. badly
D. fast

1—5 BDABC 6—10 CABCD

【分析】
这是一篇介绍河马的常识类完形填空，解题思路为：先通读全文把握文章主旨（河马的特征、生活习性等），再逐题结合上下文语境、词汇辨析、固定搭配及常识分析，选出符合逻辑的答案。
【解析】
1. 考查动词辨析：句意为“它们也有非常大的牙齿”，have表示“有”，符合语境，故选B。
2. 考查名词辨析：河马的寿命约为40年，years符合常识，故选D。
3. 考查形容词辨析：“河马”的含义很容易理解，easy表示“容易的”，故选A。
4. 考查名词辨析：河马生活在河流和陆地上，land符合语境，故选B。
5. 考查代词：此处指代复数的hippos，用they，故选C。
6. 考查名词辨析：小河马是baby hippos，baby符合语境，故选C。
7. 考查名词辨析：be good at后接名词，此处指“擅长游泳”，swimmers符合，故选A。
8. 考查名词辨析：太阳下山时河马会上岸，sun符合逻辑，故选B。
9. 考查动词辨析：河马上岸吃草，eat符合语境，故选C。
10. 考查副词辨析：河马虽看起来慢，但在陆地上跑得很快，fast符合，故选D。
【答案】
1—5 BDABC 6—10 CABCD
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕河马的常识展开，重点考查学生对词汇的辨析能力和上下文语境的理解，是初中阶段常见的完形填空题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6