Question

【题目】

The koala

Appearance:

Size: 70—90cm Weight: 5—14kg

The koala with thick hair looks cute but it has very sharp

teeth and claws (爪子).

The male koala is larger than the female one.

Food: The koala eats eucalyptus leaves (桉树叶). Each koala

eats about 500 grams of leaves per day.

Habit: The koala sleeps for up to 16—18 hours. It prefers to move around in the evening.

Baby fact: A healthy female koala can have one child each year. A baby koala is very small when it is born—only a quarter of an inch. It has no hair and it can’t see either. It lives in its mother’s pouch (育儿袋) for half a year. During this time, it only drinks its mother’s milk.

Danger: The number of koalas in Australia is getting smaller every year, mainly because of people. People cut down a lot of trees, so many koalas have no places to live in and they don’t have enough leaves to eat. There are fewer than 100,000 koalas in the world. Some scientists say if people don’t protect them, we won’t have any koalas within 30 years.

【1】When does the koala often move around during a day?

A. In the morning. B. In the evening.

C. In the afternoon. D. At weekends.

【2】If someone sees a newly born koala, he will find that ___________________.

A. it can see everything B. it is really small

C. it has thick hair D. it is very big

【3】A baby koala can’t live without ____________________.

A. water B. grass C. milk D. meat

【4】Which of the following is TRUE?

A. An adult koala often weighs more than 16kg.

B. The female koala is smaller than the male one.

C. The claws of the koala are sharp but their teeth are not.

D. The koala often sleeps more than 20 hours.

【5】The koala is in danger now. The main reason is that __________________.

A. big animals eat them

B. people hunt them for their fur

C. people cut down many trees

D. They often kill each other

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】B

【3】C

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】本文介绍了树袋熊的外貌，食物，生活习性，繁殖以及生存现状。

【1】细节理解题。根据It prefers to move around in the evening可知。故选B。

【2】细节理解题。根据A baby koala is very small when it is born—only a quarter of an inch. It has no hair and it can’t see either可知，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。根据During this time, it only drinks its mother’s milk可知，刚出生的小树袋熊离开母乳就活不成。故选C。

【4】细节理解题。根据The male koala is larger than the female one可知，故选B。

【5】细节理解题。根据The number of koalas in Australia is getting smaller every year, mainly because of people. People cut down a lot of trees, so many koalas have no places to live in and they don’t have enough leaves to eat可知，故选C。