每年的十月四日是 “世界动物日 World Animal Day”，设定这一节日的初衷是倡导人们善待、关爱并保护动物。有不少英语表达中都包含和特定动物有关的词语，但这些说法的含义通常出乎人们的意料。试做下面小测验中的六道题目，看看你对六个常用 “动物” 词汇的掌握程度。

 

1. Animals that are happy to be around humans are ______.

 

a) wild

 

b) tame

 

c) relaxed

 

d) friendly

 

2. Wild animals that are born in a park or zoo rather than in nature are born ______.

 

a) in captivity¹

 

b) on captivity

 

c) for captivity

 

d) of captivity

 

3. What do we call someone who studies animals?

 

a) a vet²

 

b) an animalist

 

c) a zoologist³

 

d) a botanist⁴

 

4. Which is the animal idiom that means you've told a secret?

 

a) You've bet on the wrong horse!

 

b) You're like a bull in a china shop!

 

c) You've let the cat out of the bag!

 

d) You're barking up the wrong tree!

 

5. Which animal makes the sound 'moo'?

 

a) a horse

 

b) a cow

 

c) a pig

 

d) a goat

 

6. What is the adjective for animals that live in or near water?

 

a) arboreal⁵

 

b) domesticated⁶

 

c) feral

 

d) aquatic⁷

 

答案

1) b, 2) a, 3) c, 4) c, 5) b, 6) d.

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