Capybaras(水豚) are the largest rodents(啮齿动物) on the earth. Seeing them in the wild, you might be surprised at first because they look like giant guinea pigs, which are in fact one of their closest relatives. Capybaras' bodies are covered in reddish-brown fur. A capybara weighs around 50 kilograms and female capybaras are usually a little heavier than the males.
Most of them live in South America and like to stay in comfortable places with lots of water. Pantanal, the world's largest freshwater wetland, is a perfect place for them to live. Capybaras usually eat grass. But they sometimes eat their own poop(排泄物) because it is helpful for them to get all the things they need.
With good personalities, capybaras have become increasingly popular on social media. They get along with almost all the other animals and share their homes with birds and turtles, just like a big animal family living together peacefully. They are calm and don't really care about what goes on around them. Other animals can do whatever they feel like if they don't hurt the capybaras. But if capybaras are aware of a risk, they may attack others to protect themselves.
Capybaras are good swimmers. They usually live in groups of 10 to 20 (and up to 100 during the dry season). They also like communicating with each other very much. They express themselves by making different kinds of sounds, including purring, barking, whistling and grunting. Each sound has an important meaning, from warning the group of danger to sending signals of leaving. It's like a capybara language.
任务一 阅读填表
阅读短文,根据所读内容,在文章后题的空格里填入最恰当的内容。注意:1～5 题每个空格只填1 个单词,第 6 题词数不少于 20。
任务二 阅读理解
Where may we read this passage?
A.In a storybook.
B.In a math textbook.
C.In a travel guide.
D.In a science magazine.
Most of them live in South America and like to stay in comfortable places with lots of water. Pantanal, the world's largest freshwater wetland, is a perfect place for them to live. Capybaras usually eat grass. But they sometimes eat their own poop(排泄物) because it is helpful for them to get all the things they need.
With good personalities, capybaras have become increasingly popular on social media. They get along with almost all the other animals and share their homes with birds and turtles, just like a big animal family living together peacefully. They are calm and don't really care about what goes on around them. Other animals can do whatever they feel like if they don't hurt the capybaras. But if capybaras are aware of a risk, they may attack others to protect themselves.
Capybaras are good swimmers. They usually live in groups of 10 to 20 (and up to 100 during the dry season). They also like communicating with each other very much. They express themselves by making different kinds of sounds, including purring, barking, whistling and grunting. Each sound has an important meaning, from warning the group of danger to sending signals of leaving. It's like a capybara language.
任务一 阅读填表
阅读短文,根据所读内容,在文章后题的空格里填入最恰当的内容。注意:1～5 题每个空格只填1 个单词,第 6 题词数不少于 20。
任务二 阅读理解
Where may we read this passage?
A.In a storybook.
B.In a math textbook.
C.In a travel guide.
D.In a science magazine.
答案：1. similar2. heavy3. help4. nothing5. realizing6. It's important to understand the earth's animals to keep ecosystems balanced and ensure our own survival, as every creature has a part to play in the whole ecosystem.（言之有理即可）任务二D 推理判断题。本文是介绍水豚这种动物的科普文章，因此我们可能在科学杂志上读到这篇文章。
解析：
【解析】
任务一 阅读填表
1. 根据原文"they look like giant guinea pigs, which are in fact one of their closest relatives"，可转换为固定搭配look similar to，故填similar。
2. 根据原文"A capybara weighs around 50 kilograms and female capybaras are usually a little heavier than the males"，可转换为"雄性水豚通常不如雌性重"的as heavy as结构，故填heavy。
3. 根据原文"But they sometimes eat their own poop because it is helpful for them to get all the things they need"，可转换为固定搭配be of some help，故填help。
4. 根据原文"They are calm and don't really care about what goes on around them"，可转换为care nothing about的表达，故填nothing。
5. 根据原文"But if capybaras are aware of a risk, they may attack others to protect themselves"，在when引导的状语从句省略结构中，介词后用动名词形式，故填realizing。
6. 围绕保护动物、维护生态平衡的主题作答，满足不少于20词的要求即可，示例：It's important to understand the earth's animals to keep ecosystems balanced and ensure our own survival, as every creature has a part to play in the whole ecosystem.
任务二 阅读理解
判断文章出处：本文是介绍水豚相关特征、习性的科普类说明文。A选项故事书以虚构叙事内容为主，B选项数学教材不会出现动物科普内容，C选项旅游指南以景点介绍、出行攻略为主，只有D选项科学杂志适合刊登这类科普文章，故选D。
【答案】
任务一：1. similar 2. heavy 3. help 4. nothing 5. realizing 6. 示例：It's important to understand the earth's animals to keep ecosystems balanced and ensure our own survival, as every creature has a part to play in the whole ecosystem.（言之有理即可）
任务二：D
【知识点】
阅读理解细节转换 文章出处推理 固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题结合阅读填表和阅读理解两种题型，既考查学生从科普文本中定位细节、转换同义表达的能力，也要求学生结合文本体裁特征判断文章出处，最后设置开放性问题引导学生思考动物保护的意义，难度设置合理。
【难度系数】
0.6
任务一 阅读填表
1. 根据原文"they look like giant guinea pigs, which are in fact one of their closest relatives"，可转换为固定搭配look similar to，故填similar。
2. 根据原文"A capybara weighs around 50 kilograms and female capybaras are usually a little heavier than the males"，可转换为"雄性水豚通常不如雌性重"的as heavy as结构，故填heavy。
3. 根据原文"But they sometimes eat their own poop because it is helpful for them to get all the things they need"，可转换为固定搭配be of some help，故填help。
4. 根据原文"They are calm and don't really care about what goes on around them"，可转换为care nothing about的表达，故填nothing。
5. 根据原文"But if capybaras are aware of a risk, they may attack others to protect themselves"，在when引导的状语从句省略结构中，介词后用动名词形式，故填realizing。
6. 围绕保护动物、维护生态平衡的主题作答，满足不少于20词的要求即可，示例：It's important to understand the earth's animals to keep ecosystems balanced and ensure our own survival, as every creature has a part to play in the whole ecosystem.
任务二 阅读理解
判断文章出处：本文是介绍水豚相关特征、习性的科普类说明文。A选项故事书以虚构叙事内容为主，B选项数学教材不会出现动物科普内容，C选项旅游指南以景点介绍、出行攻略为主，只有D选项科学杂志适合刊登这类科普文章，故选D。
【答案】
任务一：1. similar 2. heavy 3. help 4. nothing 5. realizing 6. 示例：It's important to understand the earth's animals to keep ecosystems balanced and ensure our own survival, as every creature has a part to play in the whole ecosystem.（言之有理即可）
任务二：D
【知识点】
阅读理解细节转换 文章出处推理 固定短语搭配
【点评】
本题结合阅读填表和阅读理解两种题型，既考查学生从科普文本中定位细节、转换同义表达的能力，也要求学生结合文本体裁特征判断文章出处，最后设置开放性问题引导学生思考动物保护的意义，难度设置合理。
【难度系数】
0.6