第14讲—名词 时间 :50分钟 满分:50分 姓名________________ 得数___________________ I.语法填空(15分)【河南省新乡市2021届高三第一次模拟】 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 An animal that has not lived in Australia for over 3,000 years is back. 1._____creature is Tasmanian devil (袋灌). Conservation groups released 26 Tasmanian devils in a large natural reserve north of Sydney. The Tasmanian devil is the size of a small dog. It feeds on large birds and household waste. It 2._____ (be) an endangered species for decades since3._______ (Australia) wild dogs wiped them out on the mainland. The devil gets its name from its high- pitched sound and the fierce way in 4._____ it fights for food. Although its name sounds so 5.____ (scare), experts say it is not a danger to humans. The conservation group Aussie Ark worked with other animal protection6.______(organization) on the project to release the Tasmanian devils. The animals are in a natural reserve to help keep their chances of 7._____ (survive) high. They have been left to find their own food and survive by themselves ever since. Tim Faulkner, president of Aussie Ark, told National Geographic ”They are free. They're out there. We've got some basic methods of keeping an eye 8. _____them, but 9._______ (actual), now it's time for the devils to do what they do. " He was hopeful about the future of the devils, 10.______ (say) “This release of devils will be the first o