14.Pierre is a 25-year-old penguin(企鹅)at the California Academy of Sciences.Due to his old age,he was losing his feathers,which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool.Therefore,biologists at the academy had a wet suit created for this penguin to help him get back in the swimming pool.
Unlike marine(海生的)mammals,which have a layer of blubber(鲸脂)to keep them warm,penguins depend on their waterproof feathers.Without them,Pierre was unwilling to jump into the swimming pool and ended up trembling on the side of the pool while his 19peers played in the water.
"He was cold;he would shake,"said Pam Schaller,a senior biologist.Schaller first tried a heat lamp to keep Pierre warm.Then she got another idea:if wet suits keep humans warm in the cold Pacific,why not make one for Pierre?
Schaller designed the suit,which covered Pierre's body and had small openings for his flippers (鳍).
"I would walk behind him and look at where there were any gaps,and cut and refit until it looked like it was extremely suitable."she said.
One concern was that the other penguins would reject Pierre in his new suit,but in fact,they accepted his new look.He swam freely and got along with others well,although he was the only penguin with a black stomach.
Schaller couldn't say for sure whether the wet suit allowed Pierre to recover his fine feathers,but"certainly we were able to keep him comfortable during a period of time that would have been very difficult for him to stay comfortable".
Pierre will take off his suit after his new feathers grow back.
28.Pierre felt too cold to swim in the pool because ofA.
A.having few feathers due to old age
B.not having a layer of blubber
C.having no wet suit
D.others penguins rejecting him
29.The idea of making a wet suit for Pierre came fromB.
A.total invention
B.the use of wet suit on humans
C.the use of heat lamp
D.waterproof feathers
30.Schaller followed Pierre in order to seeD.
A.whether other penguins would reject him
B.whether the wet suit would keep the feathers from recovering
C.if the wet suit kept warm
D.if anywhere of the wet suit needed to be cut and refit
31.The best title of the passage isC.
A.Unwilling to Swim
B.Old Penguin Getting Bald(秃的)
C.Wet suit for An old Penguin
D.Strange Look of Pierre.
分析 人们印象中,企鹅应该不怕冷.而生活在美国加利福尼亚州旧金山加州科学院水族馆的一只斑嘴环企鹅,由于羽毛脱落而无法忍受冰冷的池水.为此,加州科学院研究人员特地为这只企鹅穿上"防寒服",让它能够与同伴一样在水中游泳嬉戏.
解答 ABDC
28.A 细节理解题.文章第一段说明了Pierre怕冷的原因:Due to his old age,he was going bald,which made him feel too cold to swim in the pool.可知是由于年老和羽毛的稀少,故答案为A
29.B 细节理解题.文章第三段讲述了Pam想出这个办法的过程:Then she got another idea:if wet suits keep humans warm in the cold Pacific,why not make one for Pierre?办法就是给 Pierre做身潜水服,故答案为B
30.D 细节理解题.文章第五段说明了Pam跟踪Pierre的原因:I would walk behind him and look at where there were any gaps,and cut and refit and cut and refit until it looked like it was extremely suitable,可知,其目的是看潜水服是否合适,故答案为D
31.C 主旨大意题.全篇讲述的是生物学家给一只老企鹅做保暖夹克,帮它重返泳池的故事.因此C项正确.
点评 做阅读时经常犯错的主要原因是,仅凭读过文章后残留在脑海中的一丝印象来勾选答案,这样便很容易掉入出题人故意设布下的题目陷阱.所谓阅读理解,对于题目的理解一定要忠实于原文,因此,每一道题都应该与原文作全面的对比与核查,再得出答案.也就是说,阅读理解的每一道题目,在原文都应该有明确的出处,我们把这一出处叫做原文相关句,(1)排除与原文相关句主题不一致的选项(2)排除与原文相关句态度相反的选项 (3)排除用于过于极端或负面的选项(4)注意结合文章主旨和主题去排除.