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【題目】Spider monkeys have long, thin arms with hook-like hands that allow them to swing through the trees. They do not have opposable thumbs (對生拇指).

The brown-headed spider monkey has a prehensile (纏繞性的) tail, which means it can grasp and can be used like a fifth leg to grab trees. During the day, the spider monkey searches for fruits, which make up the main part of its diet. They will also eat flowers, seeds，leaves, and small insects during the dry season when fruits aren’t available. They spend most of the daylight hours climbing and swinging through the high branches of trees.

The brown-headed spider monkey lives in a large community of about 20 to 100 male and female monkeys. They split into smaller groups for feeding. Females usually give birth to only a single baby each year or two. Young monkeys are carried on their mothers’ stomachs until about 16 weeks old. Then they are strong enough to ride on their mothers, backs. All brown-headed spider monkey babies are born with pink faces and ears.

Spider monkeys hug each other and wrap their tails around each other. They are very intelligent and have strong memories. They were named spider monkeys because they look like spiders as they hang upside down from their tails with their arms and legs swinging. Their genus (屬) name is Ateles, which means “imperfect”. This refers to the fact that they don’t have thumbs.

Hunting the brown-headed spider monkey is now barred in Ecuador, a country in northwestern South America, but humans have killed them for their meat for hundreds of years.

【1】Spider monkeys live mostly on .

A. insects B. fruits

C. flowers D. leaves

【2】What can we learn about spider monkeys?

A. They have five legs.

B. They live in small groups.

C. Their tails can take their weight.

D. Their genus is the same as spiders.

【3】What does the underlined word “barred” in the last paragraph refer to?

A. Permitted. B. Forbidden.

C. Encouraged. D. Ignored.

【4】Where do newly-born spider monkeys stay?

A. In a large community.

B. In trees with high branches.

C. On their mothers’ backs.

D. On their mothers’ stomachs.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【解析】本文主要講蜘蛛猴，其中介紹了頭部褐色的還有棕色的蜘蛛猴的生活習慣等知識，最后呼吁人們要保護蜘蛛猴。

【1】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)“The brown-headed spider monkey lives in a large community of about 20 to 100 male and female monkeys. ”意思是這只棕色的蜘蛛猴生活在一個大的社區(qū)里，大約有20到100只雄性和雌性猴子，故選B。

【2】推理判斷題，根據(jù)“Spider monkeys hug each other and wrap their tails around each other. They are very intelligent and have strong memories. ”意思是蜘蛛猴互相擁抱,互相用尾巴包圍。他們非常聰明,有很強的記憶。他們叫蜘蛛猴是因為他們看起來像蜘蛛掛顛倒與胳膊和腿擺動尾巴�？梢酝茢喑鏊麄兊奈舶涂梢猿惺芩麄兊捏w重。故選C。

【3】推理判斷題，根據(jù)最后一話“Hunting the brown-headed spider monkey is now barred in Ecuador, a country in northwestern South America, but humans have killed them for their meat for hundreds of years.”意思是“蜘蛛猴互相擁抱,互相用尾巴包圍。他們非常聰明,有很強的記憶。他們叫蜘蛛猴是因為他們看起來像蜘蛛掛顛倒與胳膊和腿擺動尾巴。”故選B。

【4】細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)文章“Young monkeys are carried on their mothers’ stomachs until about 16 weeks old.”意思是“年輕的猴子是在母親的肚子直到16周大。”故選D。