Ⅵ.完形填空。
Can You Guess This Animal?
This animal is one of the most amazing creatures because of its unique and tall
appearance. It is for its long, graceful neck. This neck helps it reach the highest
on tall trees. This neck also makes it one of the tallest animals in the world. With
its height, it can see over bushes and even some small trees!
This animal's body is covered in beautiful spots: shades of brown, yellow, and even
a soft orange colour. These spots are not just for looks. They help this animal hide from
its . Each pattern is from the others, almost like a fingerprint.
This animal lives mostly in Africa. There is open space and plenty of trees
for it to feed on. It spends many hours each day eating leaves, which are its main food.
To get the leaves, it uses its long tongue! It also doesn't need to drink very often because
the leaves provide most of the water it needs. , when it does drink, it has to
spread its legs wide and bend down. It looks funny!
This animal is and usually lives in small groups with others of its kind. It
isn't very fast, but it can move gracefully across the land.
Do you know what this animal is? Yes, it's the ! They are special for
their height but also for their calm and friendly nature. They are a beautiful part of the
animal world.
() 1. A.known B. said C. spoken D. heard
() 2. A.fruit B. flowers C. leaves D. roots
() 3. A.fully B. truly C. nicely D. easily
() 4. A.enemies B. friends C. groups D. animals
() 5. A.different B. similar C. same D. alike
() 6. A.many B. lots of C. few D. little
() 7. A.Finally B. So C. However D. Because
() 8. A.strong B. healthy C. gentle D. scary
() 9. A.giraffe B. lion C. monkey D. penguin
() 10. A.only B. not only C. hardly D. just

Ⅵ 1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.B

【分析】
做这篇完形填空时，首先第一步可以先快速通读全文，从长脖子、带斑点、以树叶为食、生活在非洲这些特征，提前预判描述的动物是长颈鹿，大幅降低解题难度。接下来逐空解题时，优先结合上下文给出的线索，再对照固定短语搭配、词义辨析的规则逐一排除不符合逻辑的错误选项，全部选完后再代入全文通读，验证整体逻辑通顺即可。
【解析】
1. 第1空：固定搭配`be known for`意为“因……而闻名”，符合句意“它以修长优雅的脖子闻名”，其余选项said、spoken、heard都无法构成符合语义的搭配，选A。
2. 第2空：后文多次提到该动物的主要食物是树叶，长脖子的作用就是够到高树顶端的树叶，选C leaves，其余选项水果、花、根都不符合后文线索。
3. 第3空：凭借身高优势，它可以轻松越过灌木丛甚至部分小树眺望，副词easily“容易地”完全符合语境，其余fully完全地、truly真正地、nicely美好地都不符合语义，选D。
4. 第4空：斑点的伪装作用是帮助动物躲避天敌，enemies“敌人”符合逻辑，其余朋友、群体、普通动物都不符合伪装的作用，选A。
5. 第5空：后文提示斑点图案像指纹，指纹的特点是独一无二，因此每个图案都和其他图案不同，`be different from`是固定搭配“和……不同”，选A。
6. 第6空：句意为“这里有大量开阔空间，还有很多可供进食的树木”，lots of既可以修饰可数名词也可以修饰不可数名词，适配不可数名词open space；many只能修饰可数名词复数，few、little都表“几乎没有”不符合语境，选B。
7. 第7空：前文提到它不需要经常喝水，树叶就能提供大部分水分，后文说它喝水时必须岔开腿弯腰，前后是转折关系，however“然而”表转折符合逻辑，选C。
8. 第8空：后文提示它性格平静友好，对应描述它性情温和gentle，其余强壮、健康、吓人都不符合后文的性格描述，选C。
9. 第9空：结合全文所有特征：长脖子、带斑点、非洲栖息、以树叶为食，对应的动物是长颈鹿giraffe，选A。
10. 第10空：固定搭配`not only...but also...`意为“不但……而且……”，符合句意“它们很特别，不只是因为身高，还因为平静友好的天性”，选B。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.A 6.B 7.C 8.C 9.A 10.B
【知识点】
固定短语搭配，词义辨析，语境逻辑推理
【点评】
本篇是动物科普主题的完形填空，整体难度偏低，绝大多数题目都有明确的上下文线索提示，核心考察初中阶段常见的固定搭配和基础词义辨析，学生只要先通读全文抓住核心描述对象，结合前后文对应线索就能顺利选出答案，少数易错点集中在修饰可数/不可数名词的限定词区分上。
【难度系数】
0.8