2016年高考英语复习专题练习及答案:名词性从句

However, by the time Dr Grismer and his son arrived, they found that the owner had cooked all the lizards to serve up to customers and there were none left.

Determined not to abandon their study the men hired some children to track down and catch as many lizards as they could find.

With around 60 lizards caught and identified, the scientists discovered that they had a previously undocumented species.

“It's an entirely new lineage (血统) of life that was being eaten and sold in restaurants for food, ”says Grismer. “But it's something that scientists have missed for hundreds of years.”

After DNA sampling carried out on the tiny lizards the men made another surprising discovery: all of the lizards were female, and were clones of their mothers.

Grismer says that the lizards they discovered are likely to be a hybrid mix of two similar lizard species in the area. He adds that tapping into local knowledge has led to many new discoveries.

It's not that (a species) is not known ... locals know all about them. It's just that they're not known to scientists.

5. Leiolepis ngovantrii is a kind of lizard that ________.

A. can clone itself

B. was documented before

C. is expensive in restaurants

D. can be found in north Vietnam

6. The underlined word “intrigued” in Paragraph 4 probably means ________.

A. relaxed B. nervous

C. interested D. disappointed

7. When Grismer and his son reached the restaurant, they found that ________.

A. the lizards were well kept

B. the owner broke his word

C. the customers didn't like the lizards

D. the lizards were taken away by some children

8. What is Grismer's attitude towards the discovery?

A. Hopeful. B. Satisfied.

C. Doubtful. D. Surprised.

答案：

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5. A　解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的that can reproduce itself by cloning可知。

6. C　解析：词义猜测题。根据第四段中的all of the lizards appeared to be female及上下文内容可知，Ngo Van Tri很好奇，故选C项。

7. B　解析：推理判断题。根据第六段中的the owner had promised to set aside some of the lizards to be studied及第七段中的the owner had cooked all the lizards to serve up to customers and there were none left可知，店主不信守诺言。

8. D　解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的made another surprising discovery可知。