Question

    Everyone knows that animals can sense natural disasters well before they happen. There are red ants __________ their homes before earthquakes. And there are monkeys moving to higher ground before tsunamis(海啸). Animals can predict the daily __________too. But how? Few people know. Now thanks to an ancient _________, we can get some of that wisdom.

The book says a lot of animals have the__________to predict the weather.__________them the cat appears to be the most powerful. So for those who have a cat at home, you can have a__________to see if the book is right or wrong. If you__________that your cat keeps sneezing, it's not a sign of being sick. It may be telling you that rain is on the way. There is another way to tell you the __________thing---your pet is spending a lot of time cleaning its head behind the ears.

When your cat starts to lie on its back for a longer time, get ready for a snowy day. The weather is about to turn for the__________and that there may just be a storm on the way. Your cat can even predict the__________of the wind after a rainstorm. Will it blow from south or north? Just see which side of face it is cleaning.

1.A.decorating B.building C.leaving

2.A.weather B.activity C.habit

3.A.report B.book C.genius

4.A.secret B.interest C.power

5.A.Between B.With C.Among

6.A.plan B.test C.solution

7.A.notice B.look C.search

8.A.different B.same C.difficult

9.A.better B.still C.worse

10.A.temperature B.level C.direction

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.C

【解析】

文章大意：短文主要介绍了动物在自然灾难发生前他们能觉察到，还能预测天气，并详细介绍了猫怎样预测天气。

1.句意：在地震之前有红蚂蚁离开它们的家园。

decorating装饰；building建造；leaving离开。根据常识可知，在地震之前，为了自身安全，都是离开家园，故答案为C。

2.句意：动物也能预测每天的天气。

weather天气；activity活动；habit习惯。根据下句The book says a lot of animals have the_____4_____to predict the weather. 这本书说许多动物有预测天气的能力可知，空处的词应是“天气”，故答案为A。

3.句意：现在多亏一本古老的书，我们可以从中得到一些智慧。

report报告；book书；genius天才。根据下句The book says a lot of animals have the_____4_____to predict the weather. 这本书说许多动物有预测天气的能力可知，空处的词应是“书”，故答案为B。

4.句意：这本书说许多动物有预测天气的能力。

secret秘密；interest兴趣；power能力、力量。根据下句_____5_____them the cat appears to be the most powerful. 其中，猫似乎是最强大的可知，空处的词应是“能力”，故答案为C。

5.句意：其中，猫似乎是最强大的。

Between两者人或物之间；With和……一起；Among在三者或三者以上的人或物中间。根据上句中“a lot of animals许多动物”的提示，空处的词应是“在三者或三者以上的人或物中间”，故答案为C。

6.句意：因此对于家中有猫的那些人来说，你可以做一个测试看看书的对错。

plan计划；test测试；solution解决办法。根据下文If you_____7_____that your cat keeps sneezing, it's not a sign of being sick. It may be telling you that rain is on the way. There is another way to tell you the _____8_____thing---your pet is spending a lot of time cleaning its head behind the ears.可知，是在“测试”看看书上说的对错。故答案为B。

7.句意：如果你注意到你的猫一直在打喷嚏，它不是生病的标志。

notice注意、察觉；look看；search搜索。根据后半句句意可知，空处的词应是“注意、察觉”，look指观看，且后面加宾语时，需要先加介词at。故答案为A。

8.句意：有另外一个办法告诉你同一件的事情——你的宠物花了很多时间清洗耳朵后面。

different不同的；same相同的；difficult困难的。结合上句和本句的意思可知，猫可以用两种方式来预测天气要下雨了，所以空处的词意思“相同的”，故答案为B。

9.句意：天气即将变得更恶化，可能有暴风雨在路上。

better更好；still还；worse更恶化。根据后句and that there may just be a storm on the way. 可能有暴风雨在路上可知，天气是更恶化了，故答案为C。

10.句意：你的猫甚至能预测暴风雨后的风向。

temperature温度；level水平；direction方向。根据下句Will it blow from south or north? 它将从南边还是北边吹可知，空处的词应是“方向”，故答案为C。