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范畴:人与自然 主题:动物科普 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价：
请认真阅读下面短文,用英语回答短文后的问题。
Animals can be found in most deserts. Reptiles（爬行动物）and birds are common there. Some mammals also live there. But desert life is harder for mammals than for some other animals. Most mammals cannot store the water needed to live there. There is not much shade to keep large mammals cool either.
Rattlesnakes(响尾蛇) are used to desert life. The rattlesnake repeatedly forms its body into an "S" to move. But it only lets a few inches of its long body touch the ground. This keeps its stomach from getting too hot on the desert floor. It is also easier to move across the sand in this way.
The chuckwalla(大型蜥蜴) is a kind of lizard. It is about as long as a loaf of bread. It has loose skin around its neck. It likes high temperatures. To protect itself, the chuckwalla climbs into cracks in rocks.
The ostrich(鸵鸟) lives in Africa. It is the biggest bird in deserts. It can grow as tall as 2.75 metres! A male ostrich lives with a few females. The females lay their eggs in the same home. They work together to protect their family.
A roadrunner(走鹃) is a bird about 50 centimetres long. Roadrunners are weak in flying. But they can walk or run. They run so fast that they can catch hummingbirds in the air!
Hummingbirds are the smallest of all birds. They are very important to deserts. They help to carry the pollen from one flower to another. This lets more flowers grow. Many desert flowers depend on hummingbirds.
KEY→P19
范畴:人与自然 主题:动物科普 体裁:说明文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:6分钟 评价：
Five.
/3请认真阅读下面短文,用英语回答短文后的问题。
Animals can be found in most deserts. Reptiles（爬行动物）and birds are common there. Some mammals also live there. But desert life is harder for mammals than for some other animals. Most mammals cannot store the water needed to live there. There is not much shade to keep large mammals cool either.
Rattlesnakes(响尾蛇) are used to desert life. The rattlesnake repeatedly forms its body into an "S" to move. But it only lets a few inches of its long body touch the ground. This keeps its stomach from getting too hot on the desert floor. It is also easier to move across the sand in this way.
The chuckwalla(大型蜥蜴) is a kind of lizard. It is about as long as a loaf of bread. It has loose skin around its neck. It likes high temperatures. To protect itself, the chuckwalla climbs into cracks in rocks.
The ostrich(鸵鸟) lives in Africa. It is the biggest bird in deserts. It can grow as tall as 2.75 metres! A male ostrich lives with a few females. The females lay their eggs in the same home. They work together to protect their family.
A roadrunner(走鹃) is a bird about 50 centimetres long. Roadrunners are weak in flying. But they can walk or run. They run so fast that they can catch hummingbirds in the air!
Hummingbirds are the smallest of all birds. They are very important to deserts. They help to carry the pollen from one flower to another. This lets more flowers grow. Many desert flowers depend on hummingbirds.
答案
本文介绍了一些生活在沙漠里的动物的生活习性。
1. Five.
2. It climbs into cracks in rocks.
3. Difficult. /Not easy. Because most mammals cannot store the water needed to live there and there is not much shade to keep large mammals cool either.（言之有理即可）
1. Five.
2. It climbs into cracks in rocks.
3. Difficult. /Not easy. Because most mammals cannot store the water needed to live there and there is not much shade to keep large mammals cool either.（言之有理即可）
解析
【分析】
本题为沙漠动物科普类说明文阅读题，解题思路如下：1. 先通读全文，梳理文章介绍的沙漠动物种类及相关习性；2. 针对每个问题，精准定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息；3. 对于需解释原因的问题，整合原文相关语句，确保回答准确贴合问题要求。
【解析】
1. 问题询问文中提到的沙漠动物种类数量：定位短文后几段，可找到响尾蛇、大型蜥蜴、鸵鸟、走鹃、蜂鸟共5种沙漠动物，故答案为Five。
2. 问题询问大型蜥蜴的自我保护方式：定位介绍大型蜥蜴的段落，原文明确提到“To protect itself, the chuckwalla climbs into cracks in rocks”，直接提取该信息即可。
3. 问题询问沙漠生活对哺乳动物是否困难及原因：定位第一段关于哺乳动物的描述，原文指出“desert life is harder for mammals than for some other animals. Most mammals cannot store the water needed to live there. There is not much shade to keep large mammals cool either”，整合信息后作答。
【答案】
1. Five.
2. It climbs into cracks in rocks.
3. Difficult. Because most mammals cannot store the water needed to live there and there is not much shade to keep large mammals cool either.
【知识点】
阅读理解、说明文阅读、动物科普
【点评】
本题围绕人与自然主题，以沙漠动物科普说明文为载体，考察学生定位细节信息、归纳总结的能力，需学生准确理解原文内容并对应问题作答，适合初中阶段学生练习，能帮助学生积累动物相关知识，提升阅读解题能力。
【难度系数】
0.4
本题为沙漠动物科普类说明文阅读题，解题思路如下：1. 先通读全文，梳理文章介绍的沙漠动物种类及相关习性；2. 针对每个问题，精准定位原文对应段落，提取关键信息；3. 对于需解释原因的问题，整合原文相关语句，确保回答准确贴合问题要求。
【解析】
1. 问题询问文中提到的沙漠动物种类数量：定位短文后几段，可找到响尾蛇、大型蜥蜴、鸵鸟、走鹃、蜂鸟共5种沙漠动物，故答案为Five。
2. 问题询问大型蜥蜴的自我保护方式：定位介绍大型蜥蜴的段落，原文明确提到“To protect itself, the chuckwalla climbs into cracks in rocks”，直接提取该信息即可。
3. 问题询问沙漠生活对哺乳动物是否困难及原因：定位第一段关于哺乳动物的描述，原文指出“desert life is harder for mammals than for some other animals. Most mammals cannot store the water needed to live there. There is not much shade to keep large mammals cool either”，整合信息后作答。
【答案】
1. Five.
2. It climbs into cracks in rocks.
3. Difficult. Because most mammals cannot store the water needed to live there and there is not much shade to keep large mammals cool either.
【知识点】
阅读理解、说明文阅读、动物科普
【点评】
本题围绕人与自然主题，以沙漠动物科普说明文为载体，考察学生定位细节信息、归纳总结的能力，需学生准确理解原文内容并对应问题作答，适合初中阶段学生练习，能帮助学生积累动物相关知识，提升阅读解题能力。
【难度系数】
0.4
