49. When penguins are angry, they ____. A. make loud noises and shake their bodies B. cry out and refuse to eat C. play tricks on people who feed them D. hide in a corner and cry

48. Emperor penguins get their name because they ____. A. are brave enough to give birth in winter B. can swim faster than large ships C. spend most of their time eating and sleeping D. they are beautiful and lively

47. According to Yu Yaxin, emperor penguins ____. A. are very lazy　　　　　　　　　　 B. are just big birds C. are taller and larger than expected　 D. sleep and eat all day long

46. The penguins are from ____. A. The North Pole.　　　　　　　　 B. The Antarctic. C. Beijing zoo.　　　　　　　　　　 D. The Indian Ocean.

45. Dr. John tells us________.

A. worshipping of famous people is a good thing

B. anything overdone may bring some trouble

C. famous people are not always friendly to us

D. we mustn't worship anybody or anything

C

Can you think of a bird that can't fly but is a very good swimmer? The emperor penguin is one! 　 Since last week, six emperor penguins have been on show at the Beijing Pacific Underwater World (太平洋海底世界, BPUW). “I had only seen penguins in my geography textbook,” said 13-year-old Yu Yaxin, when she was watching the birds in the aquarium. “Emperor penguins are much bigger and taller than I had thought. They're up to my shoulders!” One month ago these penguins came to China from the Antarctic. 　　 At BPUW, emperor penguins have their own room with a swimming pool! A big air-conditioner helps to keep the room as cold as minus four degrees Celsius. “They're starting to enjoy their new life now,” said Shi Xiaomin, head of the BPUW. “They no longer hide in the corner when people try to get close to them.” Shi told TEENS that all six were quite lazy. They spend the whole day eating and sleeping. They sleep for more than ten hours a day! 　 They're not always as nice as they seem. When they get angry, they make loud noises and move their bodies from side to side. They also hit very fast with their hard flippers (鳍状肢). 　 There are 17 kinds of penguin and the emperor penguin is the largest and also most beautiful of all. Its colourful feathers and lively spirit (气度) made people call it the “emperor” of penguins. 　 Emperor penguins can swim as fast as 30 kilometres per hour. That's faster than large ships! In the wild, emperor penguins spend half their time on the cold Antarctic (南极的) ice and the other half in the water. They're the only birds that give birth during the cold winters in Antarctica. There are now about 570,000 emperor penguins in the Antarctic.

44. People who have strong feeling for a famous person often feel worried because_____.

A. they cannot become famous themselves

B. they think the famous person may be in trouble

C. they are afraid the famous person may not like them

D. they cannot get anything in return from the famous person

43. What does the writer think of the two ways of worshipping famous people?

A. The first one is better.　　 　　B. The second one is better.

C. Both of them are good.　　 　　D. Neither of them is good.

42. How many people in Britain have got this kind of disease?

　A. About one third.　　　　　　 B. About a quarter.

　C. More than half.　　　　　　 　D. Just two or three.

41. From what some people say, we know ________

A. they are friends of the famous people

B. famous people can pay them a lot of money

C. they must go to the hospital

D. there is something wrong with their mind

40. The story mainly tells us ____. A. things about Scotsmen's traditional kilts B. how to wear kilts C. when to wear kilts D. Scotsmen's important tradition

B

In Britain, some people say they will do anything if a famous person they love asks them to. One in three people in Britain have a new kind of disease (病) -- they love a famous person too much.

　　 Some people love famous stars like Britney Spears, David Beckham or even Tony Blair. It is not just the young; grown-ups have the same problem. One in four people are so interested in their hero that it affects (影响) their life.

　　 There are two ways of worshipping (崇拜) famous people. One way is just to follow them or talk about them with friends for fun. The other is a more serious way. People have very strong feelings for them and think they are their friends. People who do so for fun are found to be happier. But those who have strong feelings for a famous person are perhaps to feel more lonely and worried.

　　 "Worshipping famous people is not certainly a bad thing," Dr. John, an expert (专家) said. "But like many things, overdoing it may not always be good for you."