2024年广东省中职高考英语暑期冲刺-5选5（2）

2024年广东省中职高考暑期冲刺-5选5（2） (A) A hippopotamus is a very large, heavy animal. A hippo can be up to 12 feet long and can weigh 2-3 tons. ___1___. Even their skin is thick. Hippos' legs look short compared to their huge bodies. Hippos have small eyes and ears on their big heads. ____2___. It can be difficult to see a hippo's hair, as they have just a few hairs on their ears, their nose and the tip of their tail. Like other mammals, hippos give birth to live young. Baby hippos usually weigh between 50 and 100 pounds when they are born. They are most often born underwater. As soon as a baby hippo is born, it must swim to the surface to breathe. In the water, baby hippos can often be seen riding on their mothers' backs. This helps them stay safe from crocodiles. ____3___. They live by streams and rivers in many parts of Africa. During the day, they like to sleep and rest in the water. At night, hippos often leave the water to feed on grass. When food is plentiful, a hippo will spend about 6 hours a day eating grass. ___4___. When the ground is bare, the herd moves on to look for another feeding place. __5___. When this happens, hippos coat themselves in mud to keep the hot sun off their skin, lie down, and wait for the rain to come. A. Hippos live in herds and tend to stay close together B. During a drought, streams and feeding places can dry up C. Hippos are mammals, and all mammals have hair D. Hippos often pull the grass right up out of the ground E. Hippos have thick barrel-shaped bodies (B) Redwood trees are sometimes called "nature's skyscrapers" because they are the tallest trees in the world. __1___. Scientists have even found some redwood trees that are over 350 feet tall. That's taller than the Statue of Liberty! The largest redwood trees grow within 50 miles of the Pacific Ocean. ___2___. The climate along the coast is foggy and rainy. This gives the redwoods a steady supply of water. ____3____The bark of a redwood tree can be up to one foot thick. This thick bark helps protect the tree from insects, disease and even fire. The bark and wood of a redwood tree contain tannin, which repels insects. Termites and carpenter ants that damage many other trees will not burrow into redwood trees because of the tannin. ____4____. These roots intertwine with the roots of other redwood trees, helping to keep the trees stable during floods and strong winds. In this way, redwoods truly help support each other! ___5____. It is difficult to imagine how big redwood trees can be. Want to get a better understanding of the size of these trees? Cut a piece of string about 95 feet long. Tie the ends of the string together and spread the string out into a circle. The circle will be about as big around as the base of one of the larger redwood trees. That's a very big tree! A. Many of these giant trees can be found along the coasts of California and Oregon B. Redwood trees have shallow roots that can reach out 100 feet from the base of the tree C. Redwood trees are the largest living thing on earth D. Many redwoods are over 300 feet tall E. Many of these giant trees can be found along the coasts of California and Oregon (C) People have long been fascinated by elephants. There could be many reasons for this. The African elephant is the world's largest land animal, growing up to 11 feet tall and weighing as much as 14,000 pounds. These huge animals can survive by eating grass, bark, leaves and berries. An elephant's tusks never stop growing. ___1___. An elephant's strong, flexible trunk can do many things. Elephants can use their trunks, which can be up to five feet long, to pick up small pieces of fruit or lift large tree branches. ___2___. Elephants drink large amounts of water each day. An elephant's trunk can hold over a gallon of water. _____3___. First, the elephant will suck water into its trunk. Then, it pokes the end of its trunk into its mouth to give itself a nice refreshing drink. Sometimes, elephants will use their trunks like showers. ____4___. Elephants use their trunks to smell and to breathe. They also reach out to greet one another with their trunks. A baby elephant will sometimes use its trunk to hold on to its mother's tail so it doesn't get lost as they walk to find a new feeding area. ___5___. It looks like the elephant is using a snorkel! A. With their trunks, they can reach high up into trees to gather the tastiest leaves B. They can fill their trunk up with water and spray themselves C. But, it is primarily the elephant's trunk that makes this animal so interesting D. As it swims, an elephant can hold its trunk above the water to breathe E. Elephants can use their trunks like straws 答案： (A)1.E 2. C 3.A 4. D 5.B (B)1. D 2. E 3. A 4.B 5. C (C)1. C 2. A 3. E 4. B 5. D 2 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$