Have you ever been in trouble and wanted to get away? The white-tailed deer can swim, run, hide and fight to stay out of trouble.

In early April, fawns (baby deer) are born. After a few weeks, the doe (the mother deer) leaves her fawns to find food. (1) ______ The trees and grass can help keep the fawns from being seen by hungry predators (掠食者)。

The fawns’ camouflage (伪装；保护色) hides them in April’s trees and golden grasses. (2) ______ In summer, the fawns’ white spots disappear and never come back. In winter, their fur is gray, which helps them hide in the snow.

When the deer see, smell or hear something suspicious (可疑的), they stick their white tails up to signal that danger is near. (3) ______

When a deer is chased into water, it knows what to do. It runs into the water and swims to the deepest part. (4) ______ The deer will kick and thrash until the predator dies or walks off wounded.

(5) ______ If a deer is in a wide-open field and notices a predator, it will run in a zigzag (之字形) to get away. It runs in this way to confuse (混淆) the predator. If the deer ran straight, it would likely become a big meal.

A. The leader will run; and the others will follow.  

B. She hides them in a bushy (灌木茂盛的) place.  

C. If the predator thinks it’s going to win the battle (战斗), it is wrong.  

D. There is one more way that deer stay out of trouble.  

E. In spring, the fawns’ fur is brown with white spots.

1.1.

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B

C

D

解析：选B。细节衔接题。前文提到 “母鹿离开幼鹿去觅食”，后文说 “树木和草丛帮助幼鹿隐藏”，B 选项 “她把它们藏在灌木茂盛的地方” 承接前文 “离开” 的行为，衔接后文 “隐藏” 的结果，逻辑连贯。

2.2.

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D

解析：选E。细节补充题。前文讲 “幼鹿的保护色”，后文分季节说明毛色变化（夏天白斑消失、冬天呈灰色），E 选项 “春天时，幼鹿的皮毛是棕色带白斑的” 补充春天的毛色特征，与后文季节变化逻辑一致，完善 “保护色” 的描述。

3.3.

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B

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D

解析：选A。因果衔接题。前文说 “鹿竖起白尾巴发危险信号”，A 选项 “领头的鹿会先跑，其他鹿随后跟上” 是信号发出后的具体行动，符合动物群体避险的常见行为逻辑，承接自然。

4.4.

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D

解析：选C。转折衔接题。前文讲 “鹿游到深水处”，后文描述 “鹿踢打挣扎对抗掠食者”，C 选项以 “如果掠食者认为能赢就错了” 形成转折，引出后文鹿的反击行为，突出 “水中御敌” 的技能。

5.5.

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D

解析：选D。段落主旨题。后文介绍 “之字形奔跑避险”，是前文（隐藏、伪装、信号、水中御敌）之外的新方法，D 选项 “鹿还有另一种摆脱麻烦的方法” 起到总起段落、引出新技能的作用，符合行文结构。