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ver she was curled up in her beanbag bed and the cat walked over,she would give up her nice, warm spot.“Toby would then lie down in the center of the beanbag, ”says Gustafson , “and Katie would lie on the floor.” 1. The reason why some animals prefer to live in groups lies in that________. A. they have to follow natural rules B. they are afraid of staying alone C. they cannot find food by themselves D. living alone would make their lives harder 答案 D 解析 細(xì)節(jié)判斷題。 8. The band will be giving a________concert performance next week. A. alive B. live C. living D. lively 答案 B 解析 句意:那個樂隊(duì)將在下周舉辦現(xiàn)場音樂會。故 B項(xiàng)正確。 2. There are two small rooms in the house, ________serves as a kitchen. A. the smaller of which B. the smaller of them C. a smaller of which D. the smallest of which 答案 A 解析 句意:這個房子里有兩個小房間,較小的那間當(dāng)了廚房。 2.用 living, alive, live填空 (1)It was a live broadcast, not a recording. (2)The spy was caught alive. (3)You won’t see live animals in a museum. (4)Everyone should protect living animals and plants. 解析 living用于生物時,指 “ 活著的 ” 。 alive 指 “ 活著的 ”“ 在世的 ” ,著重于狀態(tài),它作表語或放于名詞或代詞后作定語。 the smaller of 表示兩者之中較小,句子后半部分為非限制性定語從句,故應(yīng)由 of which 引導(dǎo)。 5. If you________bright sunlight________dry wood with a magnifying glass (放大鏡 ), it willstart burning. A. expose; to B. concentrate; on C. aim; at D. focus; on 答案 D 解析 句意:如果你用放大鏡把強(qiáng)烈的太陽光聚焦到干木頭上,它會燃燒。 alive活著的,不能置于名詞前;live現(xiàn)場直播的; living 活著的; lively有生機(jī)的。由文章第一段第三句 “...and would have a harder time hu