Question

In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears. This animal is the fennec fox(大耳小狐).

Fennec foxes have ears that are 5 to 6 inches long. That's big for an animal that weighs less than four pounds. Their ears help shed (去除) body heat. And, as you may have guessed, they also provide great hearing.

It's also interesting to think about the hair of fennec foxes. Why would a fox that lives in the desert need a thick, fur coat? Actually, the desert isn't always warm. During the nighttime, a desert can be terribly cold! A fennec fox's fur keeps them warm during those desert nights. They also have long bushy tails that they use as a blanket. And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime.

Fennec foxes live in small communities of dens (獸穴).They spend most of the day sleeping in their dens, out of the hot sun. Then, when night comes, they come out in search of food. In addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner.

Answer 1

1.smallest

2.helps

3.heat

4.hearing

5.smell

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要講述了在北非的沙漠和沙地阿拉伯的生活著有最小與最大的耳朵的狐貍；本文介紹了大耳狐的外貌特征和它的生活習(xí)性。

1.根據(jù)表格的內(nèi)容可知是描述大耳狐的外貌特征的，根據(jù)In the deserts of North Africa and Saudi Arabia lives the smallest of all foxes with the largest of ears可知他們是具有最大耳朵最小的狐貍，結(jié)合語境故填smallest

2.根據(jù)文中A fennec fox's fur keeps them warm during those desert nights.，可知他們厚厚的皮毛幫助他們在寒冷的沙漠地區(qū)生存；結(jié)合語境故填helps。

3.根據(jù)文中And the hair on their feet protects them from the hot sand in the daytime.可知他們腳上的毛發(fā)保護(hù)他們遠(yuǎn)離白天沙漠地區(qū)的熱度。 ，故本題的空格處填heat

4.根據(jù)文中的題意可知他們具有大耳朵和眼睛，所以他們的聽覺和視覺非常的好，所以本題的空格處應(yīng)該填hearing 。

5. addition to their great hearing, fennecs also use their great sense of smell and big eyes to track down dinner.可知他們也會用他們的味覺和大眼睛來追蹤晚餐 ，故本題的空格處填smell。

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