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【題目】Animals in Antarctica

There are no land animals that actually live in Antarctica！However，the surrounding oceans are rich in living creatures！It’s just too cold to support very many life forms！Now let’s meet some of the Antarctica’s animals.

Weddell Seal

They are the southernmost pinniped(鰭足類的)in the world. Males are generally smaller than females. Interestingly，a newborn pup has a coat of long hair，which they will shed(脫落) within the first month as the protective layer of their body is developed.

Blue Whale

Named for its bluegray color，this huge animal may grow to be roughly 100 feet long and weigh more than 120 tons！A blue whale eats about 4 tons of krill(磷蝦)per day during the feeding season！This means that about 40 million krill are eaten every day for six months by a blue whale！The tongue of the blue whale can be as big as a Volkswagen！The blue whale is the loudest animal on earth!

Rockhopper Penguins

One of the more beautiful penguins，the Rockhopper shake their heads and cause their yellow eyebrows to fly into a “halo”in order to attract a mate!

Wandering Albatross

This species of albatross wanders the oceans for months at a time searching for food. It sleeps on the ocean surface at night and drinks sea water.The Wandering Albatross is the largest bird in the world in terms of wing span—11 feet!

Ross Seal

Ross Seals are very rarely seen because they live deep within the packice. It is believed that Ross Seals feed mainly on squid，fish and krill. They were named after the British polar explorer Sir James Ross，who first discovered them in 1840.

Emperor Penguin

Emperor Penguins are the biggest of the 17 penguin species. They are flightless birds. They are the only living species to reproduce during the harsh Antarctic winter. Without a nest，the father Emperor Penguin keeps the egg warm by holding it on his feet for 2－3 months until spring，during which the father doesn’t eat anything and he just eats a little snow for moisture. Unbelievable！What a Dad!

【1】We know from the 5th paragraph that the Wandering Albatross ______.

A.never touches the landB.is a good swimmer and flyer

C.drink fresh waterD.sleeps on boats

【2】According to the last paragraph ______.

A.there are 18 penguin species on earth

B.Emperor penguins spend most of their time on land where they find food

C.penguins are birds with no wings

D.the mother Emperor penguin lays one egg during the winter

【3】We know from the reading that ______.

A.a male Weddell Seal is larger than a female

B.Rockhopper Penguins is the most beautiful penguin

C.it is hard to see a Ross Sea

D.a blue whale eats about 4 tons of krill every day

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】D

【3】C

【解析】

本文是一篇說明文。文章主要介紹了一些生活在世界上最寒冷的南極洲的一些頑強的動物。

【1】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第五段“This species of albatross wanders the oceans for months at a time searching for food. It sleeps on the ocean surface at night and drinks sea water.The Wandering Albatross is the largest bird in the world in terms of wing span—11 feet!”可知，漂泊信天翁在海洋上漂泊數(shù)月尋找食物，晚上睡在大洋水面上，喝海水。信天翁是世界上最大的鳥類，翼展11英尺。所以從第五段我們知道信天翁是一種善于游泳和飛行的鳥。故選B。

【2】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段“They are the only living species to reproduce during the harsh Antarctic winter.( 它們是唯一能在南極嚴酷的冬季繁衍生息的生物。)”可知，帝企鵝媽媽是在冬季產(chǎn)下蛋。故選D。

【3】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章倒數(shù)第二段“Ross Seals are very rarely seen because they live deep within the pack ice. (羅斯海豹非常罕見，因為它們生活在浮冰深處。)”可知，羅斯海豹很難見到。故選C。

文章內(nèi)容較為簡單，集中考查細節(jié)題，對此類題型，考生可以首先從問題中找到關(guān)鍵詞然后以此為線索，運用略讀及查閱的技巧在文中迅速尋找這一細節(jié)找到后再把這一部分內(nèi)容仔細閱讀一遍，仔細比較所給選項與文中細節(jié)的細微區(qū)別。如小題3選擇項中關(guān)鍵詞的hard to see，到文章找到關(guān)鍵詞rarely seen。所以我們考生要通過比較這些細微區(qū)別，仔細辨別才能得出答案。