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7上英语短文强化训练 17
一、完形填空
Do you know what the animal in the right picture is? Is it a pig? No, it’s a tapir, but it ___1___ like a pig.
Tapirs are about 6 feet long and 3 feet high. They weigh from 300 pounds ___2___ 700 pounds. Their short fur can be brown, black or gray. They have a short tail.
Baby tapirs look ___3___ from big ones. Baby tapirs have striped and spotted fur. ___4___ they get older, those stripes and spots will go away. Tapirs have sharp ___5___ to eat fruits. They eat a lot of food. A tapir can eat up 85 pounds of food every day, so it needs to spend a lot of time ___6___ food.
Tapirs can hear ___7___ and smell something easily. They can find things that other animals can’t find with their ears or noses. If they hear or smell something around ___8___ , they are going to find it. But they can’t see very well.
Tapirs are aggressive both to other ___9___ and to people. Scientists believe that it may be because of their ___10___ eyesight. So never get close to a tapir.
1. A. looks B. smells C. sounds D. tastes
2. A. between B. for C. with D. to
3. A. beautiful B. big C. different D. same
4. A. But B. When C. So D. Though
5. A. teeth B. feet C. hands D. legs
6. A. putting up B. putting away C. looking after D. looking for
7. A. well B. hard C. late D. fast
8. A. it B. her C. them D. him
9. A. kids B. animals C. trees D. fields
10. A. real B. important C. bad D. healthy
二、阅读理解
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A lost dog
He’s cute and clever. He’s only 4 years old. His English name is Caesar. He looks very sweet. He will run to you when you call him. He is wearing a brown collar with a metal tag. He went missing on Oct. 10.
Call Grace on 8986-6938 if you see him. There will be a reward of $ 200.
A lost pet
She is a female Scottish Fold cat, with a yellow tag in her left ear. Her name is Leila. She has yellow and brown eyes and the tip of her tail is white. She is not friendly to strangers. She is 7 years old. She went missing on Nov. 12 at the Central Square.