Question

第二部分閱讀理解(共兩節，滿分40分)

第一節閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分，滿分30分)

A 

All living beings have enemies. And they all have developed interesting ways to keep them at bay. Some animals hide,others run,or just fly away when faced with danger. These are their defence methods.

Some animals can hide without moving. They have the unique ability to change their colour according to the change of the surroundings. They become invisible to the predator (獵食者) . This method of defence is called “camouflage”.

The most common example of an animal which uses camouflage is the chameleon (變色龍) . If it is on a green leaf,it turns green and if it is on a brown branch,it turns brown.

Some rabbits change colour with the change of the season. The snowshoe hare is brown in summer and white in winter. The white fur serves as camouflage in the snow in winter.

Many non-poisonous snakes take on colours similar to poisonous snakes in order to scare off enemies. This form of defence is called mimicry (模仿) . Some poisonous snakes have very bright colours to warn enemies. This form of defence is called “warning colouration”.

There is a kind of fish called the puffer fish which uses an extraordinary device to keep predators away. It swells up (膨脹) like a balloon when it is attacked.Then,its attacker finds it difficult to swallow it.

Animals which cannot protect themselves in these ways develop other means to do so. Some have claws and teeth which they use to fight;others have poison fangs. Snakes bite,bees sting and skunks give off an unpleasant smelling liquid to ward off enemies.

36. Camouflage refers to a method in which animals

   A. use bright colour to attract other animals

   B. change shape to fit in with the surroundings

   C. change colour to cheat their enemies

   D. hide away to catch other animals

37. Which of the following uses the method of ^mim-icry”？

   A. The chameleon. B. A kind of rabbit.

   C. Snakes. D. Fish.

38. The puffer fish swells up like a balloon when it is attacked to .

   A. frighten away its enemies

   B. avoid being swallowed

   C. fight with its enemies

   D. swim faster

39. The underlined word “fangs” in the last paragraph probably refers to .

   A. teeth   B. ears   C. fingers   D. eyes

40. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. How animals find food.

   B. Why animals are so clever.

   C. Why animals change colour.

   D. How animals defend themselves.

Answer 1

36. C解析:細節理解題。根據第二段可知， 有些動物可以通過變色來融入周圍的環 境，這樣它們可以躲避天敵，這種防衛方法 就叫 “ camouflage ”。因此，camouflage 指 的是一種動物可以通過變色來迷惑敵人的 方法。

³⁷. C解析：細節理解題。由文章倒數第^二: 段可知，無毒的蛇通過模仿有毒的蛇的顏 色來嚇跑天敵。

38. B解析：細節理解題。根據倒數第二段 最后兩句可知，這種魚通過增大自身體積 來避免被天敵吞掉。

39. A解析：詞義猜測題。最后一段第二句 前半句提到有些動物用爪子和牙齒與敵人 進行斗爭，因此后半句中的fangs最有可 能指“牙齒”。

40. D解析：主旨大意題。文章首段提到動 物有各自的躲避天敵的方法，緊接著下文 介紹了很多動物是如何進行自我防衛的。 由此可知D項正確。