2. 外语
  3. Fowling was a popular pastime. The marshes and the banks of the Nile abounded with waterfowl which was hunted with spears and st

Fowling was a popular pastime. The marshes and the banks of the Nile abounded with waterfowl which was hunted with spears and st

admin2011-01-02  11
问题    Fowling was a popular pastime. The marshes and the banks of the
Nile abounded with waterfowl which was hunted with spears and sticks.【M1】______
   Smaller birds were netted.  Large amounts of migrating quail were 【M2】______
caught when landing exhausted after cross the Mediterranean. Hunters 【M3】______
spread nets and frightened the birds into rising. When their feet caught in【M4】______
the nets, they were easily picked of.  Interestingly, the hunters in this【M5】______
hunting scene are wearing sandals while ordinary Egyptians walked on 【M6】______
barefoot most of the time.
   Netting exhausting quail was easy.  Well-rested ducks were more【M7】______
difficult to catch. Two nets. big enough to cover the whole pool were spread
along a small watering place. Two corners of each net were fastened to pegs
on either side of the pool. The free corners of the nets on one side were
tied to a sturdy pole rammed into the ground, the other corners were tied【M8】______
to a long rope. Decoys were placed on the water. A look-out hid behind
the reeds and a screen. The rest of the crew took hold of the rope at a【M9】______
distance big enough not to frighten the birds. After a sign by the look-out
the rope was pulled smartly bringing the two nets together, trapping in【M10】______
the birds underneath.
【M2】
选项
答案amounts—改成numbers
解析 quail是集合名词，其复数形式仍是quail。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/2oeO777K
0

专业英语八级

相关试题推荐
随机试题
最新回复(0)