四、阅读短文，从方框中选出能填入文中空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项
These days, a video from the Beijing Wildlife Zoo goes viral (走红). What is so interesting about this video? It shows a dog playing with lions and tigers, animals that are four to five times its size! Is the dog in danger? Of course not.
A zookeeper said that they raised the dog together with the lions and tigers when they were very young. They were a strange but loving family. If this seems surprising, remember that people have made friends with animals for a long time.
Why do different animals sometimes become friends? In the wild, animals are busy hunting (捕猎) for their food. They have to work hard to keep themselves safe and protect their families.
A. Some animals may even hurt people.
B. These activities take time and energy.
C. Most of the animals share the same food.
D. Both of them lived a hard life in the past.
E. In fact, the dog and the big animals are friends.
F. Many people keep pets like cats and dogs at home.
G. There are other stories of cross species friends.
1.
These days, a video from the Beijing Wildlife Zoo goes viral (走红). What is so interesting about this video? It shows a dog playing with lions and tigers, animals that are four to five times its size! Is the dog in danger? Of course not.
E
1 Animals make friends with members of different kinds.A zookeeper said that they raised the dog together with the lions and tigers when they were very young. They were a strange but loving family. If this seems surprising, remember that people have made friends with animals for a long time.
F
2 Maybe you have a pet yourself.G
3 At an animal centre, a cat named Marina and a pig named Laura became friends after they came to the centre. D
4 They grew up in the wild without their mothers. They were close to each other and played together when they first met.Why do different animals sometimes become friends? In the wild, animals are busy hunting (捕猎) for their food. They have to work hard to keep themselves safe and protect their families.
B
5 But when they needn't do these things, they have the chance to make friends with others, even from different kinds.A. Some animals may even hurt people.
B. These activities take time and energy.
C. Most of the animals share the same food.
D. Both of them lived a hard life in the past.
E. In fact, the dog and the big animals are friends.
F. Many people keep pets like cats and dogs at home.
G. There are other stories of cross species friends.
1.
E
2. F
3. G
4. D
5. B
答案：1 - 5 EFGDB
解析：
【解析】
1. 空前表明狗和狮子、老虎相处没有危险，空后提及不同种类动物会交朋友，E选项“事实上，狗和这些大动物是朋友”可衔接上下文，明确它们的友好关系，故选E。
2. 空前说明人类和动物交朋友由来已久，空后提到“也许你自己就有宠物”，F选项“很多人在家养猫、狗之类的宠物”承接前文并引出后文内容，符合语境，故选F。
3. 后文讲述了猫和猪的跨物种友谊事例，G选项“还有其他跨物种友谊的故事”可引出下文的新例子，起到过渡作用，故选G。
4. 空后描述它们在野外没有母亲、独自长大的经历，D选项“它们俩过去都过着艰难的生活”能对应后文内容，衔接自然，故选D。
5. 空前指出野外的动物忙于捕猎、保障自身安全和保护家人，B选项“这些活动需要时间和精力”解释了这些行为的特点，同时引出后文当动物无需进行这些活动时，就有机会和其他物种交朋友，故选B。
【答案】
1.E 2.F 3.G 4.D 5.B
【知识点】
1. 上下文衔接
2. 语篇逻辑理解
3. 语境推理判断
【点评】
本题围绕跨物种友谊的事例展开，考查学生对语篇逻辑关系的把握以及上下文衔接的理解能力，需要结合语境分析选项与前后文的关联性，注重对语篇整体内容的理解。
【难度系数】
0.6
1. 空前表明狗和狮子、老虎相处没有危险，空后提及不同种类动物会交朋友，E选项“事实上，狗和这些大动物是朋友”可衔接上下文，明确它们的友好关系，故选E。
2. 空前说明人类和动物交朋友由来已久，空后提到“也许你自己就有宠物”，F选项“很多人在家养猫、狗之类的宠物”承接前文并引出后文内容，符合语境，故选F。
3. 后文讲述了猫和猪的跨物种友谊事例，G选项“还有其他跨物种友谊的故事”可引出下文的新例子，起到过渡作用，故选G。
4. 空后描述它们在野外没有母亲、独自长大的经历，D选项“它们俩过去都过着艰难的生活”能对应后文内容，衔接自然，故选D。
5. 空前指出野外的动物忙于捕猎、保障自身安全和保护家人，B选项“这些活动需要时间和精力”解释了这些行为的特点，同时引出后文当动物无需进行这些活动时，就有机会和其他物种交朋友，故选B。
【答案】
1.E 2.F 3.G 4.D 5.B
【知识点】
1. 上下文衔接
2. 语篇逻辑理解
3. 语境推理判断
【点评】
本题围绕跨物种友谊的事例展开，考查学生对语篇逻辑关系的把握以及上下文衔接的理解能力，需要结合语境分析选项与前后文的关联性，注重对语篇整体内容的理解。
【难度系数】
0.6