Question

Sea lions and seals may swim in cold ocean water, but even they get chilly sometimes. Seeing an injured seal wrapped in a blanket at a marine(海的) mammal center gave Haley Humes and Hayley Jeffries an idea for a special Girl Scout project. They decided to make blankets to keep injured animals warm. They would give these blankets to the Pacific Marine Mammal Center in Laguna Beach, California.

“We knew we wanted to help animals,” Haley said. “We went to the center to ask questions about what they needed. They don’t have a heated floor, and all the babies crowded together to stay warm.”

Friends since kindergarten, Haley and Hayley made 12 blankets to keep the Marine Mammal Center’s seals and sea lions warm. Using fun images like Winnie-the-Pooh, the girls took two hours to make each blanket. The first sea lion to test out a blanket looked pretty in pink.

“It was a sick baby and really liked it,” Haley said. “It curled up in it right away.”

“The blankets are beautiful and the animals love them!” said the Mammal Center’s Michele Hunter. “It’s nice to see children taking pride in their work and doing something to help animals.”

During the project, the girls took dozens of pictures for the PowerPoint presentations they gave to Girl Scout leaders. Those presentations helped Haley and Hayley raise $250 to buy additional supplies the center needed.

This was the first project the girls ever worked on and took months to plan and carry out.

“I learned that in order to make something happen, you have to take it slowly and step by step,” Hayley said. Just as important, the girls discovered that two people really can make a difference. “Knowing you’re making a difference……with these animals is amazing,” Haley said. “It was like the animals became my new friends.”

The Pacific Marine Mammal Center cares for sea lions and seals, as well as for other marine mammals. Since opening in 1971,the center has saved more than 5,000 injured marine mammals.

1.          What does the underlined word“ chilly” in Paragraph 1 mean?

A．Sick.

B．Cold.

C．Afraid.

D．Bored.

2.          When Haley and Hayley saw an injured seal wrapped in a blanket, they_____.

A．decided to help animals	B．asked Girl Scout for help
C．went to the animal center to work.	D．called on others to protect animals

3.          What can we learn about Haley and Hayley from the text?

A．They raised $2,500 for the Mammal Center.

B．They made 120 blankets by themselves.

C．It took them an hour to make a blanket.

D．They felt great about what they did.

4.          Which of the following words can best describe the work of Haley and Hayley?

A．Difficult.

B．Successful.

C．Experimental.

D．Dangerous.

5.          According to the text, the Mammal Center_____.

A．has a history of about 40 years

B．has an advanced heating system

C．has saved ten thousand animals so far

D．protects both land and marine mammals

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.          B

2.          A

3.          D

4.          B

5.          A

【解析】

试题分析：

1.          推理题，由第一段的第一句话Sea lions and seals may swim in cold ocean water可以推出是冷的意思，所以选B

2.          细节题，由第一段第四行They decided to make blankets to keep injured animals warm可以知道答案，所以选A

3.          推理题，由倒数第二段他们两个所说的话，可以推出对于他们所做的的感触很深，所以选D

4.          推理题，由倒数第二段他们两个所说的话，可以推出他们保护动物成功了，所以选B

5.          细节题，由最后一段第二行Since opening in 1971可以推出大约有40年的历史了，所以选A

考点：本文为一篇记叙文。

点评：本文讲述了黑利和海利帮助了受伤的海豹，从中感受颇多的故事。先通读全文，然后带着问题，再读全文，找出答题所需要的依据，完成阅读。本文主要考查推理题，要求学生有很强的推理分析能力。