小测验 — 和 “动物” 有关的英语表达

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。 qA7,txQ:  
1. Animals that are happy to be around humans are ______. I*a@_EO  
a) wild _)5E=  
b) tame 45.ks.  
c) relaxed )b1hF  
d) friendly QHO n?e  
2. Wild animals that are born in a park or zoo rather than in nature are born ______. cN&Ebn  
a) in captivity 0j!<eN=  
b) on captivity _WWC8?6U  
c) for captivity 5"nq h}5  
d) of captivity vOlfyH>  
3. What do we call someone who studies animals? 4utwcXL  
a) a vet m=9b/Nr4  
b) an animalist RM_%
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c) a zoologist 9)tb=  
d) a botanist _\+]/rY9o  
4. Which is the animal idiom that means you've told a secret? UiV#w#&P  
a) You've bet on the wrong horse! KU$,{Sn6@  
b) You're like a bull in a china shop! 3<XuJ1V&  
c) You've let the cat out of the bag! "7
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d) You're barking up the wrong tree! BT[|f[1  
5. Which animal makes the sound 'moo'? fu\j  
a) a horse m@+v6&,  
b) a cow =p.avAuSn  
c) a pig FA-cTF[,(  
d) a goat K]$PRg1|3  
6. What is the adjective for animals that live in or near water? ^O7sQ7V"f=  
a) arboreal j$Ndq(<tG  
b) domesticated Nut&g"u2  
c) feral >A{Dpsi\  
d) aquatic Q(w;  
答案 pl r@  
1) b, 2) a, 3) c, 4) c, 5) b, 6) d. Gz{%Z$A~o