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15.February 27is International Polar Bear Day,which celebrates everyone's favorite furry beasts of the Arctic.In honor of the occasion,Live Science brings you some wacky facts about the furry beasts.
The bears are tiny when they're born,weighing only about 0.5kg.However,An adult male polar bear typically weighs between 351to 544kilograms,or the weight of about five to seven men.The largest polar bear ever recorded was a male weighing 1,000kg,according to Polar Bear International.By contrast,adult females weigh only half as much as males,or 50to 295kg.
If a polar bear doesn't eat for seven to 10days,it can slow its metabolism (新陈代谢) until it finds its next meal.They survive off of fat reserves from their diet,which consists mostly of seals.But climate change is making food more scarce and driving some bears to kill themselves.
The bears don't sleep in winter,but mother bears live in habitats while they raise their babies.While mama bears are in their habitats (generally between January and March),they don't eat or drink.
Although polar bears appear white,their fur is actually transparent.It only appears white,because it reflects visible light.Under their fur,polar bear skin is actually black.To humans and other animals that can see only in visible light,the bears appear to blend in with their snowy surroundings.But reindeer,which polar bears sometimes hunt for,can see in ultraviolet light (紫外线),which makes polar bears stand out from their snowy environment.
Polar bears have a keen sense of smell,which they use to find prey.A polar bear can sniff out a seal on the ice 32kilometers away,and can smell a seal's breathing hole in the ice more than half a mile away,according to the National Zoo.
Polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt,and studies predict that global warming could melt enough sea ice to lead to the disappearance of two-thirds of polar bears by 2050.The decline in sea ice has forced the bears to swim longer distances,consuming energy they cannot afford to use.
The United States listed polar bears as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act in May 2008,and Canada and Russia have listed them as a species of special concern.Unless climate change slows,eventually there may not be any bears around to celebrate Polar Bear Day.

51.The underlined word"wacky"in the first paragraph probably meansB.
A.ridiculous          B.unusual       C.strange          D.common
52.We can learn from the passage thatA.
A.Male Polar bears can weigh as much as half a dozen men
B.Only mother bears can go days without eating
C.Polar bears'fur is white and their skin is black.
D.Polar bears have a sharp sense of smell and sight.
53.In the eyes of reindeer,polar bears areC.
A.white          B.transparent           C.black         D.purple
54.What mainly causes the possibility that two-thirds of polar bears may disappear by 2050?D
A.Scarce food.B.energy-consuming swimming.
C.Too much ice water.D.Global warming.

分析 本文主要讲的是国际极地熊日及北极熊的生活习惯.

解答 BACD
51  B  词义猜测题.根据文章第一段第二句中的"In honor of the occasion"以及下文对北极熊的介绍可推知,Live   Science会带给读者一些不同寻常的有关北极熊的小知识.所以wacky与unusual词义相近.故选B项.
52  A   细节理解题.根据文章第二段第二句"然而,一只成年雄性北极熊通常351〜544公斤,重约五至七个人的重量.故选A项.
53   C   推理判断题.根据文章第五段内容,尤其是最后一句"But reindeer,which polar bears sometimes hunt for,can see in ultraviolet light(紫外线),which makes polar bears stand out from their snowy environment."可推知,紫外线使北极熊在雪白的环境中特别显眼,即驯鹿能看见北极熊原本的黑色.故选C项.
54   D  细节理解题.根据文章第七段北极熊依靠海冰捕猎和研究预测,全球变暖可能足以融化的海冰在2050年导致三分之二的北极熊消失的海冰的减少已经迫使北极熊游更长的距离,耗时能不能用得起.故选D项.

点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.

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