江苏省扬州市2018年中考英语试题（Word版，含图片答案）

Depending on the species, black skunks(臭鼬) may wear white spots that act as covering or white stripes that signal enemies to be aware of their smelly spray, which causes no real harm to its victims, but it makes them uncomfortable. Zebras' thin coats make them more vulnerable than long-haired animals to biting flies that carry disease, but the coats stripes prevent flies from landing on them, for reasons that scientists are still studying. Further, their attractiveness to flies increases with stripe width. No two zebras' stripes are exactly the same. 31. According to the passage, which of the following sentences is TRUE? A. The panda's white parts help it hide against snow.

B. Both white spots and white stripes help skunks kill their victims. C. Zebras with wider stripes are less attractive to flies.

D. Scientists have already known all the secrets about the stripes. 32. What does the underlined word \vulnerable\A. Being easily landed. B. Being easily attracted. C. Being easily discovered. D. Being easily attacked.

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33. Which could be the best title of the passage? A. Why Animal Stripes Come in Different Shapes B. Why So Many Animals Wear Black-and-White Coats

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C. How Wild Animals Protect Themselves from Enemies D. How Black and White Become Basic Colors in Animal World

B

I saved the grain carefully and finally had enough to plant. I built a wall around my garden to keep the wild goats away.

Then when my crop bore its fruit, the birds discovered it. The birds were not afraid of my dog at all. I shot them but as soon as I walked away. they returned. At last, I killed some birds and

hung them among the crop, hoping they would serve as the scarecrows, which turned out to be successful. By harvest time. I had nearly two bushels of rice and two and a half bushels of wheat.

With my new grain to store, I found a new problem. The fine grain ran through my baskets. It took me nearly two months to form and dry two ugly pots- one for rice and one for wheat.

Next I formed a clay oven and made some other tools from hard wood and cloth to bake bread. I made and baked bread in my oven. I spent the third year on the island in farming and baking.

Soon after that. I began to think of my days sailing in a tidy boat with Xury. I wished to have a boat and explore the island by sea.

I tried to turn over the ship's boat that I had seen washed up, but failed. I was still determined to have a boat. So I chose a strong tree and spent weeks cutting it down. Then it took me months to turn it from tree to boat.

When it was time to launch, I realized I had made my boat too far from the nearest stream. The boat was far too heavy for me to move. I tried bringing the water to the boat instead of the boat to the water. I soon saw it would take me twenty years of constant labor.

I celebrated my fourth year on the island with two boats, but I was no closer to a sea journey. ----Taken from The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

34. Paragraph 2 mainly tells us . A. how much rice and wheat I harvested B. how many tools I made to bake bread C. how I protected my crop from the birds D. how I kept the wild goats away from my crop

来%源:@中教&^网35. What does \a new problem\Paragraph 3 refer to? A. How to plant grain. B. How to make pots. C. How to store grain. D. How to fix the baskets.

36. By the last sentence \ . A. I was getting closer and closer to the sea B. I was getting farther and farther from the sea

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