E Read and choose(完形填空)
There are many kangaroos in Australia and they are not only in 1. You can see them everywhere outside the cities and towns. Kangaroos have very strong 2, so they are very good at jumping. Their tails are very 3 too, so they can rest on their tails. Kangaroos are also very good at 4 their babies. Mother kangaroos keep their babies 5 in their pouch.
() 1 a cities
b towns
c zoos
() 2 a legs
b arms
c heads
() 3 a small
b weak
c strong
() 4 a looking for
b looking after
c looking at
() 5 a warm
b hot
c cool

1 c 2 a 3 c 4 b 5 a

【解析】
1. 第1题：根据后文“You can see them everywhere outside the cities and towns.”可知，袋鼠不只是在动物园里，故选c。
2. 第2题：根据“so they are very good at jumping”可知，袋鼠擅长跳跃是因为腿很强壮，故选a。
3. 第3题：根据“so they can rest on their tails”可知，袋鼠的尾巴也很强壮，能支撑身体休息，故选c。
4. 第4题：“look after”意为“照顾”，结合语境袋鼠擅长照顾它们的宝宝，故选b。
5. 第5题：结合常识，袋鼠妈妈的育儿袋是用来给宝宝保暖的，故选a。
【答案】
1 c；2 a；3 c；4 b；5 a
【知识点】
词汇辨析，语境推理，短语搭配
【点评】
本题考查学生对语境的理解能力以及词汇、固定短语的运用能力，需结合上下文语境和常识进行判断选择。
【难度系数】
0.7