Unit 2 Cloning Learning about language课时作业

第一节(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　Cats in ancient Egypt

　　Many of us love cats. They are beautiful, soft, clever and loving. The ancient Egyptians (埃及人) considered cats, also known as Mau, to be very important. They honored them with great respect (尊敬)．__1__ For one thing, cats helped people by keeping their homes free of mice, rats, and snakes.

　　Without cats Egypt could not have been the important grain­growing (谷物种植) center that it was. __2__ Though I don't know what other pets the Egyptians had, cats were probably the most important. Cats were also trained to help hunters (猎人)．__3__

　　The Egyptians loved cats so much that Bast, an Egyptian goddess, was pictured in the form of a cat. Bast appeared in artwork. She was the protector of the house. This idea made a special connection between cats and children.__4__

　　The safety of all cats was of great concern to ancient Egyptians. __5__ Foreigners sometimes took cats out of Egypt secretly and took them to other lands. They traded them for treasures in these lands. Egyptian soldiers were sent to pick up cats found in other countries and bring them back home to Egypt.

　　A．There were good reasons for that.

　　B．Two types of cats appeared in ancient Egypt.

　　C．In grain fields, cats helped catch rats and mice.

　　D．They were able to help pick up the wounded birds.

　　E．There were even laws against getting a cat out of Egypt.

　　F．Anyone who killed a cat on purpose would be put to death.

　　G．That's why most Egyptian families had cats for good luck.

语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了猫在古埃及人生活中的重要地位。

　　1．选A　由下文的"For one thing, cats helped ... and snakes. Without cats Egypt ...center that it was."和"Cats were also trained to help hunters"可知，作者对古埃及人喜爱猫的原因进行了分析，故选A项。

2．选C　由该空前的"Without cats Egypt ... center that it was."可知，要是没有猫来帮