题目内容
8.Pierre is a 25-year-old penguin at the California Academy of Sciences.Due to his old age,he was going bald,which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool.Therefore,biologists at the academy had a wetsuit created for this penguin to help him get back in the swimming pool.Unlike marine(海生的) mammals,which have a layer of blubber(鲸脂) to keep them warm,penguins depend on their waterproof feathers.Without them,Pierre was unwilling to jump into the swimming pool and ended up trembling on the side of the pool while his 19peers played in the water.
"He was cold:he would shake,"said Pam Schaller,a senior biologist.Schaller first tried a heat lamp to keep Pierre warm.Then she got another idea:if wetsuits keep humans warm in the cold Pacific,why not make one for Pierre?
Schaller designed the suit,which covered Pierre's body and had small openings for his flippers.
"I would walk behind him and look at where there were any gaps.and cut and refit until it looked like it was extremely suitable."she said.
One concern was that the other penguins would reject Pierre in his new suit,but in fact,they accepted his new look.He swam freely and got along with others well,although he was the only penguin with a black stomach.
Schaller couldn't say for sure whether the wetsuit allowed Pierre to recover his fine feathers,but"certainly we were able to keep him comfortable during a period of time that would have been very difficult for him to stay comfortable".
Pierre will take off his suit after his new feathers grow back.
24.Pierre felt too cold to swim in the pool because ofB.
A.not having a layer of blubber B.having few feahers due to old age
C.having no wetsuit D.others penguins rejecting him
25.The idea of making a wetsuit for Pierre came fromB.
A.total invention B.the use of wetsuit on humans
C.the use of heat lamp D.waterproof feathers.
26.Schaller followed Pierre in order to seeB.
A.whether other penguins would reject him
B.if anywhere of wetsuit needed to be cut and refit
C.if the wetsuit kept warm
D.whether the wetsuit would keep the feathers from recovering
27.The best title of the passage isA.
A.Wetsuit for An old Penguin B.Old Penguin Getting Bald
C.Unwilling to Swim D.Strange Look of Pierre.
分析 本文讲述了企鹅的故事,人们印象中,企鹅应该不怕冷.而生活在美国加利福尼亚州旧金山加州科学院水族馆的一只斑嘴环企鹅,由于羽毛脱落而无法忍受冰冷的池水.为此,加州科学院研究人员特地为这只企鹅穿上"防寒服",让它能够与同伴一样在水中游泳嬉戏.
解答 24:B 细节理解题.文章第一段说明了Pierre怕冷的原因:Due to his old age,he was going bald,which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool.因为年龄太大,它的毛开始脱落,使得它在水里会冷,故选B
25:B 细节理解题.文章第三段讲述了Pam想出这个办法的过程:Then she got another idea:if wetsuits keep humans warm in the cold Pacific,why not make one for Pierre?生物学家想到:保暖夹克可以给人类保暖,为什么不可以给企鹅保暖呢,由此产生了企鹅夹克,故选B
26:B 细节理解题.文章第五段说明了Pam跟踪Pierre的原因:I would walk behind him and look at where there were any gaps,and cut and refit and cut and refit until it looked like it was extremely suitable.生物学家会全程追踪Pierre,以检测夹克的破损以及修复,直到合适,故选B
27:A主旨大意题.全篇讲述的是生物学家给一只老企鹅做保暖夹克,帮它重返泳池的故事.因此A项正确.
点评 本文是故事类阅读理解.做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍,做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析,结合选项选出正确答案.推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案,切忌胡乱猜测,一定要做到有理有据.
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