大学考试|和“动物”有关的英语表达

每年的10月4日是 世界动物日 World Animal Day，设定这一节日的初衷是主张大家善待、关爱并保护动物。有不少英语表达中都包括和特定动物有关的词汇，但这类说法的意思一般出乎大家的意料。试做下面小测验中的六道题目，看你对六个常用 动物 词语的学会程度。

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 youve told a secret?

a) Youve bet on the wrong horse!

b) Youre like a bull in a china shop!

c) Youve let the cat out of the bag!

d) Youre 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.