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【題目】The young turtle has been swimming for three months now in the same warm shallow bay, dreaming of calm water and plenty of food. But as the days begin to shorten and the night comes earlier and earlier, the water grows colder. It drops to fifty degrees Fahrenheit(華氏). Swimming is harder. Its heartbeat slows—and almost stops. The young turtle is in danger of losing its life.

Ten days before Thanksgiving, Max Nolan, a ten-year-old boy, and his mother begin their patrol. The Nolans are among volunteers who walk Cape Cod’s beaches during November and December to search for turtles who are often cold and trapped and seem dead—turtles whose lives they may be able to save.

Max and his mother and the other volunteers do an important job. All sea turtles are threatened or endangered. Among them Kemp’s ridleys are the most endangered. Right now on our planet there are fewer than eight thousand Kemp’s ridley turtles left.

Max is far in front of his mother when he sees a turtle washed up by the surf. He runs up to it and shouts to his mom, “Got one!” The turtle is cold. Its eyes are open, but the turtle is not moving at all. It might be dead or still alive.

Max remembers the instructions given to all the volunteers. He picks up the turtle, which weighs about five pounds, and moves it above the high-tide mark to keep it from washing out to sea. Then he runs to find seaweed to protect it from the wind. He finds a stick to mark where it is, and next, he and his mother go to the nearest telephone and call the sea-turtle hot line for help.

【1】The young turtle is in danger of losing its life because ________.

A. it has been swimming for three months

B. it dreams of calm water and plenty of food

C. the water drops to fifty degrees Fahrenheit

D. the days get longer and the nights come earlier

【2】The underlined word “Patrol” in Paragraph 2 probably means ________.

A. swimming in the sea

B. travelling to the seaside

C. enjoying Thanksgiving with others

D. walking along the beaches for turtles

【3】In order to prevent the turtle from washing out to sea, Max ________.

A. runs to find seaweed

B. calls the sea-turtle hot line

C. finds a stick to mark where it is

D. moves it above the high-tide mark

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】D

【解析】

試題分析：短文大意：本文介紹了Max和他媽媽怎樣拯救處于困境中的小烏龜?shù)那闆r。

【1】C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中The young turtle has been swimming for three months now in the same warm shallow bay, dreaming of calm water and plenty of food. But as the days begin to shorten and the night comes earlier and earlier, the water grows colder. It drops to fifty degrees Fahrenheit(華氏). Swimming is harder. Its heartbeat slows—and almost stops. The young turtle is in danger of losing its life.可知小烏龜已經(jīng)在同一個溫暖的淺海灣游泳游了三個月，夢想著平靜的水和充足的食物。但隨著日子一天開始縮短，黑夜提前來臨，水變得越來越冷。它下降到華氏五十度。游泳是很艱難的。其心跳減慢，幾乎停止。年輕的烏龜處于失去生命的危險。故選C。

【2】D詞語猜測題。根據(jù)Ten days before Thanksgiving, Max Nolan, a ten-year-old boy, and his mother begin their patrol. The Nolans are among volunteers who walk Cape Cod’s beaches during November and December to search for turtles who are often cold and trapped and seem dead—turtles whose lives they may be able to save. 可知感恩節(jié)的前一天晚上，諾蘭---一個十歲大的男孩，和他的母親開始搜索小烏龜。諾蘭也是走進科德角海灘，在十一月和十二月尋找處于困境的海龜，想要拯救他們的生命的一名個志愿者。故選D。

【3】D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)He picks up the turtle, which weighs about five pounds, and moves it above the high-tide mark to keep it from washing out to sea.可知他撿起重量約五磅的烏龜，并把它移動到高潮標記上面目的是為了阻止它游出海面。故選D。