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【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] A项helps意为“帮忙,帮助”,符合题意。B项contributes意为“贡献”;C项tries意为“试图”;D项manages意为“设法”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 本句意为:“有了颜色的帮助,动物的天敌就很难看到它。”watch意为“观看,注视”;see意为“看见,了解”;catch意为“抓住”;kill意为“杀死”。B项符合题意。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] B项surroundings意为“环境”,符合题意,如:railway surroundings铁路周围环境。A项conditions意为“条件”;C项enemies意为“敌人”;D项bodies意为“身体”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 本句可译为:“只要他们不动,没人能看到他们。”谓语不完整,缺少表语部分。A项可排除;B项hardly无法使意思成立;D项possible常用形式为It's possible...。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 此处为省略句。根据前一句You probably have often“jumped” a rabbit,完整的句子应为:If you have often jumped a rabbit... 。A、B、C项均无法使句子正确。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 句子中缺少引导状语的连词,until意为“直到……之时”,故而A、B、C项均不正确。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] C项seldom意为“很少,不常”,有否定含义,与题意相符。B项occasionally意为“偶尔”,A、B、D项三个频度副词均无否定含义。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] B项coat意为“覆盖物(动物的毛)”,使句子意思完整,符合题意。A项Surface意为“表面”;C项shape意为“形状”;D项appearance意为“面貌”,均不符合题意。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 根据前句:You know how the rabbit sits perfectly still...,所以A项正确。 matching意为“匹配”。
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 此处缺少定语从句的关系代词,只有that可指代无生命及有生命的东西。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] keep... from... 意为“免于”。
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 该句意为“遍及……每一部分,浑身(all over)”。all alone意为“独自”;all together意为“总共”;all right意为“可以”,均不正确。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] Even if 意为“即使”,可引导让步状语从句,此处前后句子有让步的关系,故A项(即使)正确。
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] stand out意为“显眼,突出”;stretch out意为“伸手,开始大踏步走”; push out意为“把……推出去”;bring out意为“使显示,出版,产生”。只有A项正确。
【正确答案】 D
【答案解析】[解析] 这里表示颜色的深浅,而由上文,腹部颜色浅则较难被注意到,故而D项 lighter(比……浅)符合题意。