A Lions have been called the kings of the animal world．These animals can be found wild in Africa ——青夏教育精英家教网—

A Lions have been called the kings of the animal world．These animals can be found wild in Africa and India．Lions in Africa can go without water for up to one month, so they have no trouble during dry times． Without question, lions are also one of the most popular animals to see in zoos．Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions． It is very easy for people to tell male and female lions apart．Lions are the only kind of cat that shows this strong difference between males and females．A male lion has a mane, a large collar of hair around the face．Females do not have manes．Male lions are also larger than females．A male lion usually weighs about 200 kilograms．Both male and female lions have very strong mouths．They can break the backs of other animals with one bite．One lion will usually kill between ten and twenty large animals each year for food． It is unusual for lions to kill people．However, in1898 two lions killed and ate over one hundred people in Kenya before they were shot by a British colonel named P．J．Patterson．This story became the subject of a 1996 Hollywood movie called The Ghost and the Darkness． Questions 56-60: Fill in the blanks using suitable words from the passage above．Use only one word for each blank． Lions are different from other cats because it is (56) to tell if a lion is male or female．The male lion has a large (57) of hair around its face．Lions have strong mouths．They can break an animal's back with one (58) ．Lions can also live (59) water for a long time, so they can survive for several weeks when the weather is (60) ．【查看更多】

Lions have been called the kings of the animal world. They can be _1_ in Africa and India. Lions in Africa can go without water for about one month. Lions are also one of the most _2_ animals in the zoo. Almost every zoo around the world has a few lions.

It is very easy for people to tell male（雄性的）and female lions from each other. A male lion has mane（鬃毛）and a large collar of hair around its __3. Females do not have mane. Male lions are also __4__ than females. A male lion usually _5_ about 200 kilograms. Both male and female lions have very strong mouths. They can break the backs of other animals 6_ one bite（一口）. One lion usually kills between ten and twenty large animals each year for food.

It’s usually for lions to kill people. However, in 1898 two lions killed and ate over one hundred people in Kenya __7__ they were shot by a British man named P.J. Patterson. This _8_ became the subject of a 1996 Hollywood movie _9__ The Ghost and the Darkness. Now the Indian lions are _10_. It’s really necessary to educate the public to care for the animals, or we won’t see them again.

1A. used B. found C. told D. led

2 A. popular B. funny C. confident D. suitable

3A. mouth B. ears C. face D. nose

4A. larger B. smaller C. thinner D. shorter

5A. walks B. wears C. weighs D. shows

6A. about B. on C. with D. from

7A. before B. because C. after D. while

8A. newspapers B. magic C. story D. job

9A. understood B. called C. regarded D. discussed

10 A. enormous B. aggressive C. active D. endangered

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