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【题目】 You’re on the school bus. But as soon as you turn a corner, you '11 find yourself at the end of a very long queue. It's another traffic jam! Meanwhile, in Antarctica(南极洲), snow covers the land. A group of emperor penguins crowd together to keep warm, using stop-and-go movements to protect themselves from the winds. Can you see the connection?

Emperor penguins move like cars in traffic jams to keep warm, according to a new research. A penguin only needs to move 2cm in any direction for its neighbor to do the same thing. These movements then flow(涌动) through the whole group of penguins like a "traveling wave".

These waves also help the smaller crowds join bigger groups, keeping more and more of their friends warm. A single Antarctic "traffic jam" has thousands of penguins. Interestingly, the technology once used for studying road traffic jams was used to study the penguins. It included studying time-lapse(延时) videos. Scientists also discovered that unlike on the road, these waves can be made by any penguin and in any direction.

With temperatures usually dropping 50 degrees below zero and winds reaching speeds of up to 200km/h, these traveling waves are very important for penguins to keep warm.

These penguins can also teach us a lesson. In a big group, they learn to be orderly and patient, and never to crash into each other. These are skills that we should all learn from them when we are on the road!

【1】According to the passage, emperor penguins get together to .

A.keep warmB.play gamesC.learn from each other

【2】In a traffic jam on the road, .

A.drivers can drive fastB.drivers can drive carelesslyC.cars cannot move fast

【3】From the passage, we learn that a "traveling wave" is .

A.caused by a traffic jam on the road

B.caused by the strong winds in Antarctica

C.formed by the movement of penguins

【4】If a penguin is in a group, it .

A.needs to move orderlyB.can move as fast as it likesC.will not leave others behind

【5】The last paragraph wants to tell us that .

A.penguins won't move together if they are not very cold

B.traffic jams happen probably because people are patient

C.we human beings should learn from penguins

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】C

【4】A

【5】C

【解析】

本文根据一项新的研究发现，帝企鹅像交通堵塞中的汽车一样移动来保暖。通过企鹅告诉我们在一个大的群体中，要学会有序和耐心，永远不要撞到对方。这些都是我们在旅途中应该学习的技能！

【1】细节理解题。根据第二段中“Emperor penguins move like cars in traffic jams to keep warm, according to a new research.”可知，帝企鹅聚在一起是为了取暖。故选A。

【2】推理判断题。根据第二段中“Emperor penguins move like cars in traffic jams to keep warm, according to a new research. A penguin only needs to move 2cm in any direction for its neighbor to do the same thing.”可知，交通拥堵跟企鹅移动相似，企鹅每次移动2厘米，所以路上堵车时，汽车是开不快的。故选C。

【3】推理判断题。根据第二段中“A penguin only needs to move 2cm in any direction for its neighbor to do the same thing. These movements then flow(涌动) through the whole group of penguins like a ‘traveling wave’.”可知，企鹅只需要向任何方向移动2厘米，它的邻居就会做同样的事情，然后，这些运动像“行波”一样在整个企鹅群中流动。所以traveling wave由企鹅的运动形成的。故选C。

【4】推理判断题。A：需要有序移动；B：能想多快就多快；C：不会丢下别人。根据最后一段中“These penguins can also teach us a lesson. In a big group, they learn to be orderly and patient, and never to crash into each other.”可知，企鹅在队伍中时要有序和耐心，不要互相撞击。故选A。

【5】段落大意题。A：如果不是很冷，企鹅就不会一起行动；B：交通堵塞的发生可能是因为人们有耐心；C：我们人类应该向企鹅学习。根据最后一段内容可知，本段告诉我们在大团体，要向企鹅一样学会有序和耐心，不要互相撞击。这些技能我们在路上时都可以学习。故选C。