阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
Some Fun and Interesting Facts
◆ Do you think what color oranges are? The common answer to this question is “Orange”. However, the first oranges from Southeast Asia were actually green. Up to now, oranges in warmer areas like Vienam and Tailand still stay green when they are fully grown.
◆ There was a man named John Chapman who planted thousands of apple trees. But the apples on those trees were much more bitter(哭的) than the ones you’d find in the suppermarket today. John didn’t expect apples to be eaten whole, but rather made hard apple cider(苹果酒).
◆Like most four-legged animals, cats have five toes on the front paws, but their back paws only have four toes. Scientists think they four-toe back paws might help them run faster. Do you know any other fun fact about cats?
◆Walt Disney might have been the firs it gloves on his characters,as the star Mickey Mouse in 1929's The Opry House(《奥普里之屋》).Besides being easier to interest, there's another reason why Disney did so:”We didn't want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human. "Disney once said.
1. What does the underlined word "they” refer to?
A. Warmer areas B. Oranges in warmer areas
C. The first oranges D. People from Vietnam and Thailand
2. John expected his apples to be
A. known by more people B. sold in the supermarket
C. eaten only by himself D. made into hard apple cider
3. How many toes does a normal cat have in total?
A. Fourteen B. Sixteen
C. Eighteen. D. Twenty
4. Disney put gloves on Mickey Mouse in order to ___________
A. make him look more human B. protect his hands
C. help him to run faster D. make him feel more comfortable
5. Which is NOT a fact according to the information above?
A. The first oranges weren’t orange.
B. John’s apples weren’t sweet enough.
C. Walt Disney put gloves on his characters to interest people.
D. Cats have fewer toes on their front paws than then ones on their back paws.
1.B
【解析】词句猜测。根据文中oranges in warmer areas like Vienam and Tailand still stay green可知,下文中theny指的是“温暖地区的橙子”。故选B。
2.D
【解析】细节理解。根据文中John didn’t expect apples to be eaten whole, but rather made hard apple cider(苹果酒).可知,约翰希望他的苹果能做成硬苹果酒。故选D。
3.C
【解析】数字计算。根据文中Like most four-legged animals, cats have five toes on the front paws, but their back paws only have four toes.可知,5*2+4*2=18。故选C。
4.A
【解析】根据文中there's another reason why Disney did so:”We didn't want him to have mouse hands because he was supposed to be more human. "Disney once said.可知,目的是为了使它看起来更像人类。故选A。
5.D
【解析】推理判断题。根据文中cats have five toes on the front paws, but their back paws only have four toes.可知,猫的前爪有五个脚趾,而后爪只有四个脚趾。,选项D的说法是错误的。故选D。
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