Question

   It's usual to find sea turtles (龟) wash up on the beaches of Cape Cod,Massachusetts,US. In November 2014,though,things got strange. “It started out as a normal year，”said a man there. “Then it quickly got out of control.”

   In a “normal year' about 200 turtles wash up in Cape Cod. But between November and December-2014,the number of sea turtles climbed to nearly 1 ,300. Nobody knew why. But one thing was clear: The turtles would need more help than ever.

   Most of the turtles that wash up in Cape Cod are endangered. They are bom on beaches in Mexico and Texas,US. Then young tortles swim into the Gulf (海湾) of Mexico. Some get caught in the Gulf Stream(墨西哥湾流) ，and it pulls them north to Cape Cod. In cold water,a turtle’s  heartbeat slows and the turtle is unable to swim. As a result,it washes up on the beach.

   Volunteers save the turtles and take them to the New England (水族馆) for medical care. The goal is to get the turtles healthy and then set them free in warmer,southern waters,mostly off the coast of Florida.

   In the winter of 2014,the aquarium couldn't help all 733 turtles brought in alive. So about 15 wildlife centers across the country went to take 561 of the turtles. An official said,wTliis couldn’t have been done without everyone's help."

根据材料内容选择最佳答案。

() 61. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean?

   A. It was difficult for people to count the number of sea turtles.

   B. Sea turtles could be seen everywhere in Massachusetts.

   C. A large number of sea turtles were bom in 2014.

   D. Too many sea turtles washed up in Cape Cod.

() 62. Which of the following is TRUE about the sea turtles that wash up in Cape Cod?

   A. They grow quickly.

   B. They swim north to Cape Cod.

   C. They can’t swim in cold water.

   D. They are bom in the Gulf of Mexico.

() 63. How did people help sea turtles at first?

   A. They got them clean.

   B. They put them in southern waters.

   C. They made them warm.

   D. They took them to a place for medical care.

() 64. How matty sea turtles did the New England Aquarium take?

   A. About 170.   B. About 560.

   C. About 730.   D. About l,300.

() 65. Why does the writer write this passage?

   A. To introduce sea turtles.

   B. To show how people help sea turtles.

   C. 丁o encourage readers to save sea turtles.

   D. To tell readers how endangered sea turtles are.

Answer 1

61. D 62. C 63. D 64. A 65. B

[体裁]说明文 

[话题]自然

[大意]每年都会有海龟搁浅美国的科德 角海滩，但在2014年末，海龟搁浅 的数量比往年翻了数倍，为了帮助 这些海龟,人们做了很多努力。

61. D.本小题考査学生根据上下文猜 测句意的能力。由第二段前两句可 以推测出太多的海龟被冲到科德角 海滩。

62. C.小题考查学生理解具体信息的 能力，A项未提及；由第三段第四句 1 可知B项错误；由第三段倒数第二句 可知C项正确；由第三段第二句可知

D项错误。

63. D.本小题考查学生查找细节信息的 能力。由第四段首句可知答案。

64. A.本小题考查学生理解具体信息和 简单计算的能力。由最后一段前两句 可知共有733只海龟，其他机构帮助 了其中的561只，所以水族馆帮助了 其他的170来只。

65. B.本小题考査学生推断作者写作意 图的能力。材料介绍了人们为救助搁 浅的海龟所做出的努力。作者写这篇 材料的目的就是为了介绍人们如何帮 助海龟。