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      Cats are excellent hunters. Why? They have extremely __41__ senses. No touch is too light for cats to feel. Even through thick fur, cats feel the slight change __42__ temperature. Cats hear little noises as though they were loud. No cats could miss the light movements of tiny mice’s feet on dry fall leaves. Taste may be a cat’s __43__ sense. But its nose helps. A cat usually sniffs food before eating. Cats love pleasant smells. When cats go outside, they follow their noses. A cat’s eyes move slowly. Its whole head moves to keep track of a fly. Light __44__ a cat’s eyes. The pupils of their eyes become thin lines in sunlight. At night they become wide and round. Cats see very well at night. Cats do not have nine lives. But __45__ such sharp senses, do they need more than one?

文意解釋：

Cats are excellent hunters. Why? They have extremely __41__ senses. (貓是優秀的獵人。為什麼？他們有極度敏銳的知覺。)

41. (A) scarce 缺乏的。(B) blur (n.) 模糊。(C) keen 敏銳的。(D) raw 粗略的。

* scarce resources 缺乏資源。

* keen on (phr.)喜愛。

* keen price 低價。

No touch is too light for cats to feel. (沒有任何觸覺是貓感覺不到的。)

Even through thick fur, cats feel the slight change __42__ temperature. (即使透過厚厚的毛，貓仍可感覺到溫度中的輕微變化。)

42. (A) from (B) to (C)on (D)in

[考文法]表達「在...之中」，介係詞用 in。

Cats hear little noises as though they were loud. (貓聽到的細微聲響彷彿很大聲一樣。)

No cats could miss the light movements of tiny mice's feet on dry fall leaves. (沒有一隻貓會錯過小老鼠在乾落葉上的輕微移動。)

Taste may be a cat's __43__ sense. (味覺可能是貓的弱點。)

But its nose helps. (但有鼻子幫助。)

43. (A) most 最 (B) weakest 最弱的 (C) strongest 最強的 (D) warmest 最溫暖的

依據後句But...反折語氣，判斷味覺(taste)是貓的弱點。

A cat usually sniffs food before eating. (貓通常在吃之前會聞聞食物。)

Cats love pleasant smells. (貓喜歡好聞的味道。)【pleasant smells 好聞的】

When cats go outside, they follow their noses. (當貓外出，他們會跟隨他們的鼻子。)

A cat's eyes move slowly. (貓的眼睛移動很慢。)

Its whole head moves to keep track of a fly. (為了追蹤蒼蠅，它們的整顆頭會跟著移動。)

Light __44__ a cat's eyes. (光線會影響貓的眼睛。)

The pupils of their eyes become thin lines in sunlight. (他們的瞳孔在陽光下會變成細線。)

At night they become wide and round. (在夜裡，他們變得又大又圓。)

44. (A) affects 影響 (B)weakens 削弱 (C) causes 造成 (D) monitors 藉由

Cats do not have nine lives. (貓沒有九條命。)

But __45__ such sharp senses, do they need more than one? (但是有如此高的敏銳知覺，他們又何必需要那麼多呢？)

45. (A)of 的 (B)with 有，帶著 (C)at 在 (D)by 藉由 

[考文法]「有...」要使用介係詞 with