Passage 18（2019 •大庆市）
Arctic fox(北极狐) is a kind of small fox that lives in the Arctic. It grows about 50 centimeters(厘米) long, not including its tail, 30 centimeters tall and weighs from 3 to 7 kilos.
The Arctic foxes are white or blue in color. The white ones are white in winter, but gray-brown in summer. The blue ones are blue-gray all year round. The Arctic foxes have long, thick hair that is called fur(毛皮). And the long fur covers their whole bodies, including both their cat eyes and rabbit feet, to keep them warm in the low temperature in the Arctic.
The Arctic foxes feed mainly on birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals. Teamwork is the way they look for food, and they don’t like to do that alone.
Baby Arctic foxes are very lovely. They don’t open their eyes until a week after their birth. For the first half of the year, their parents offer them food. They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old. The next year they can live alone.
Today the number of the Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money. Something must be done to protect the Arctic foxes.
Answer the questions according to the passage. (必须使用完整语句作答)
66. What is the weight of an Arctic fox?
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67. What is an Arctic fox’s long, thick hair called?
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68. What do the Arctic foxes mainly feed on?
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69. When do baby Arctic foxes begin to look for food on their own?
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70. Why is the number of the Arctic foxes becoming smaller and smaller?
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【答案与解析】
【文章大意】北极狐是一种生活在北极的小狐狸。长约50厘米，体重3至7公斤。北极狐是白色或蓝色的。全身长满厚厚的皮毛。使它们在北极的低温下保持温暖。北极狐主要以鸟类、鸟蛋和其他小动物为食。团队合作是他们寻找食物的方式。由于人们的捕杀，北极狐的数量越来越少，必须采取措施保护北极狐狸。
66. It weighs from 3 to 7 kilos.
【解析】问题：北极狐的体重是多少？根据第一段最后的句子“and weighs from 3 to 7 kilos.”可知，北极狐重3至7公斤。故答案为It weighs from 3 to 7 kilos。
67. An Arctic fox’s long, thick hair is called fur./ It is called fur.
【解析】问题：北极狐长而浓密的毛发叫什么？根据第二段中的句子“The Arctic foxes have long, thick hair that is called fur(毛皮).” 北极狐的毛又长又厚，被称为皮毛。故答案为An Arctic fox’s long, thick hair is called fur./ It is called fur。
68. They feed mainly on birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals.
【解析】问题：北极狐主要以什么为食？根据第三段中的句子“The Arctic foxes feed mainly on birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals.”可知，北极狐主要以鸟类、鸟蛋和其他小动物为食。故答案为They feed mainly on birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals。
69. They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old.
【解析】问题：小北极狐什么时候开始自己寻找食物？根据倒数第二段中的句子“They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old.”可知，当小北极狐六个月大的时候，他们开始自己寻找食物。故答案为They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old。
70. Because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money.
【解析】问题：为什么北极狐狸的数量越来越少？根据短文最后一段中的句子“Today the number of the Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money.”北极狐的数量越来越少，因为人们为了赚钱而杀死它们来制作漂亮的皮毛。故答案为Because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money。
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Arctic fox(北极狐) is a kind of small fox that lives in the Arctic. It grows about 50 centimeters(厘米) long, not including its tail, 30 centimeters tall and weighs from 3 to 7 kilos.
The Arctic foxes are white or blue in color. The white ones are white in winter, but gray-brown in summer. The blue ones are blue-gray all year round. The Arctic foxes have long, thick hair that is called fur(毛皮). And the long fur covers their whole bodies, including both their cat eyes and rabbit feet, to keep them warm in the low temperature in the Arctic.
The Arctic foxes feed mainly on birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals. Teamwork is the way they look for food, and they don’t like to do that alone.
Baby Arctic foxes are very lovely. They don’t open their eyes until a week after their birth. For the first half of the year, their parents offer them food. They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old. The next year they can live alone.
Today the number of the Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money. Something must be done to protect the Arctic foxes.
Answer the questions according to the passage. (必须使用完整语句作答)
66. What is the weight of an Arctic fox?
________________________________________________________
67. What is an Arctic fox’s long, thick hair called?
________________________________________________________
68. What do the Arctic foxes mainly feed on?
________________________________________________________
69. When do baby Arctic foxes begin to look for food on their own?
________________________________________________________
70. Why is the number of the Arctic foxes becoming smaller and smaller?
________________________________________________________
【答案与解析】
【文章大意】北极狐是一种生活在北极的小狐狸。长约50厘米，体重3至7公斤。北极狐是白色或蓝色的。全身长满厚厚的皮毛。使它们在北极的低温下保持温暖。北极狐主要以鸟类、鸟蛋和其他小动物为食。团队合作是他们寻找食物的方式。由于人们的捕杀，北极狐的数量越来越少，必须采取措施保护北极狐狸。
66. It weighs from 3 to 7 kilos.
【解析】问题：北极狐的体重是多少？根据第一段最后的句子“and weighs from 3 to 7 kilos.”可知，北极狐重3至7公斤。故答案为It weighs from 3 to 7 kilos。
67. An Arctic fox’s long, thick hair is called fur./ It is called fur.
【解析】问题：北极狐长而浓密的毛发叫什么？根据第二段中的句子“The Arctic foxes have long, thick hair that is called fur(毛皮).” 北极狐的毛又长又厚，被称为皮毛。故答案为An Arctic fox’s long, thick hair is called fur./ It is called fur。
68. They feed mainly on birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals.
【解析】问题：北极狐主要以什么为食？根据第三段中的句子“The Arctic foxes feed mainly on birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals.”可知，北极狐主要以鸟类、鸟蛋和其他小动物为食。故答案为They feed mainly on birds, birds’ eggs and other small animals。
69. They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old.
【解析】问题：小北极狐什么时候开始自己寻找食物？根据倒数第二段中的句子“They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old.”可知，当小北极狐六个月大的时候，他们开始自己寻找食物。故答案为They begin to look for food on their own when they are about six months old。
70. Because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money.
【解析】问题：为什么北极狐狸的数量越来越少？根据短文最后一段中的句子“Today the number of the Arctic foxes is becoming smaller and smaller, because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money.”北极狐的数量越来越少，因为人们为了赚钱而杀死它们来制作漂亮的皮毛。故答案为Because people kill them for their fur to make beautiful coats for money。
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