阅读理解-- 常见动物 专题练 2025年中考英语一轮复习备考
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阅读理解-- 常见动物 专题练
2025年中考英语一轮复习备考
一、阅读理解
Have you ever looked at a cat’s face and wondered what it is thinking Well, according to a new study, cats have many different facial expressions, which show how they are feeling.
The research was carried out by the scientists at the University of California, in the US. They visited a local cat café over several months to record videos of 53 cats, collecting 194 minutes of videos. They found that the cats have 276 different expressions. “Each expression was a mixture of lip different facial movements, which included licking (舔) their nose, opening their mouth, or widening the pupils of their eyes,” said the scientists. They also found cats use 26 of these facial movements in total, which can be mixed to express how they are feeling. Dogs use 27 facial movements and humans use a total of 44.
Out of the expressions they recorded, 45% were friendly and 37% were angry. “A friendly cat moves its ears and whiskers forward and closes its eyes. However, an angry cat often flattens its ears to its head, makes its pupils smaller and licks its lips,” said the team.
Although the researchers aren’t sure what the cats were trying to communicate with each other using their faces, they plan to study cats in other places to improve their understanding. They also hope that the research could help animal shelters (收容所) improve the way they look after the cats. Some pet owners even suggest the researchers develop an app for them to find out what their cats’ facial expressions really mean.
1．Which of the following uses the most facial movements
A．Humans. B．Dogs. C．Cats.
2．Which picture shows a cat’s angry expression
A． B． C．
3．What might the scientists do next
A．Use an app to study cats’ expressions.
B．Build an animal shelter to look after cats.
C．Keep on studying to know more about cats.
4．How does the writer develop the text
A．By giving numbers and choices.
B．By showing examples and results.
C．By presenting opinions and facts.
5．What’s the writing purpose of the text
A．To call on people to love cats more.
B．To introduce a new study about cats.
C．To tell readers why the team did the research.
Recently, the panda Huahua has suddenly become popular among people, especially online. Videos and photos of Huahua can be seen everywhere and many people call her “top star”.
Huahua, whose real name is Hehua, is a nearly 3-year-old panda at the Chengdu Research Base in Sichuan Province. She was born there on July 4, 2020. She also has another name, Guolai. Because her keeper, Grandpa Tan, always uses Sichuan dialect (方言) to say “Huahua, come here!” when they have meals. In Sichuan dialect, “Come here” sounds like “Guo lai”.
Huahua’s mother is Chenggong. Her father is Meilan, a panda returning from the US. Huahua also has a twin brother named “Heye”, who lives together with her. Huahua has a big head, a short neck and small ears. Her legs are much shorter than those of other pandas. She is as fat as a round zongzi. Because she is lovely enough, she is deeply loved by everyone.
It is said that if you want to see Huahua now, you need to wait for a long time. Thanks to Huahua, the business of Chengdu Research Base has also been quite hot recently, and Huahua has become the hottest star in the base.
6．What is Huahua’s real name
A．Meilan. B．Hehua. C．Heye.
7．What does Grandpa Tan do
A．An animal doctor. B．A tourist. C．A keeper.
8．Where was Huahua born
A．In Chengdu. B．In the US. C．In Changsha.
9．What does Huahua look like
A．She has a long neck. B．She has big ears. C．Her legs are short.
10．What can we learn about Huahua from the passage
A．She is more than 3 years old. B．She is quite lovely. C．She lives alone.
The year 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in China. So it is necessary for you to understand the deeper meanings of the animal.
In Chinese culture, tigers are seen as the king of all the animals. They stand for power, energy and protection. Tigers are regarded as fearless creatures, so that’s why you can see pictures of tigers on the walls of temples and houses. They are used to protect people from disasters（灾难）and danger. In ancient times, some great generals（上将） were called the “tiger generals”. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms（三国演义）, there are “Five Tiger Generals（五虎上将）”. It’s said that people who are born in the Year of the Tiger are brave, strong and determined（有决心的）.
Instead of tigers, in the West, lions are considered as the king of all the animals. Brave soldiers were nicknamed “the lions”. In Europe, the animal is a national symbol for England as well as for Norway, Spain, Belgium and 13 other countries.
But in the West, tigers are also seen as very powerful animals. In English, if you want someone to calm down you can say to him “easy tiger”. Another famous phrase is “eye of the tiger”, which means to have fierceness（凶猛）and strength.
11．The word “tiger” in “The year 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in China.” means _________ .
A．the power, energy and protection
B．the real tiger in forest
C．the king in the forest
12．Why are there pictures of tigers on the walls of temples and houses
A．Because real tigers are often seen there.
B．Because tigers are seen as fearless animals.
C．Because people look on tigers as their luck.
13．What does the third paragraph mainly tell us
A．Brave soldiers were nicknamed “the lions”.
B．In the West, lions are considered as the king of all the animals.
C．In the West, tigers aren’t seen as very powerful animals.
14．How many countries in Europe see the lion as their national symbol
A．13. B．15. C．17.
15．If your friend is very angry, and you want to make him calm, you can say to him “________” .
A．eye of the tiger B．Five Tiger Generals C．easy tiger
Born at the Beijing Zoo, China’s giant panda Yaya was taken to the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, the United States in 2003 for a research project. In December 2022, the Memphis Zoo announced (宣布) that it would return Yaya to China. After finishing her 20-year loan period (租借期), China’s giant panda Yaya finally returned home from the US on April 27, 2023.
In January, visitors in the Memphis Zoo found that Yaya became bony, making many Chinese and animal lovers abroad worried about her health and life quality at the Memphis Zoo. China prepared to welcome back Yaya and experts from the Beijing Zoo arrived in the US in March to learn about her habits and feeding situation from the zoo staff members. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the quarantine (检疫) and feeding places for Yaya were ready along with her feeding plans and medical care.
The news that Yaya is coming back to China has cheered up millions of Chinese people. By April 9, a topic about Yaya had received 250 million views. “Come home soon, YaYa. I’ll go to see you in the zoo even if I have to queue all day long!” an Internet user commented (评论) on Sina Weibo.
On April 27, Yaya arrived in Shanghai. Groups of people rushed to the airport to welcome Yaya. During the quarantine in Shanghai, the zoo prepared enough bamboo and foods for Yaya. Experts and carers took care of her 24 hours a day there. Yaya’s health was in stable (稳定的) condition. After finishing the quarantine, Yaya was safely transported to the Beijing Zoo on May 29. The giant panda, Yaya will spend her late years there and won’t meet the public recently.
16．When did Yaya return home from the US
A．On April 7, 2003. B．On April 7, 2022. C．On April 27, 2023.
17．What does the underlined word “bony” mean in Paragraph 2
A．Quite lively. B．Terribly thin. C．Too fat.
18．Why did experts from the Beijing Zoo arrive in the US
A．To make feeding plans for Yaya.
B．To provide medical care for Yaya.
C．To learn about Yaya’s habits and feeding situation.
19．What can we infer from the Internet user’s comment on Sina Weibo
A．He felt ashamed when he heard the news.
B．He was surprised when he heard the news.
C．He jumped for joy when he heard the news.
20．What can we know from Paragraph 4
A．Yaya was looked after well in Shanghai.
B．Yaya will spend the rest of her life in Shanghai.
C．Yaya will meet the public in Beijing soon.
It’s autumn in the Arctic Ocean. Ice begins to form on top of the water, making it difficult for the white whales to find open areas to come up for air. “They have to come up to breathe,” says Donna Hauser, a marine biologist (海洋生物学家) at the University of Alaska. “That’s a more difficult job, and they have to find openings in the ice.”
The white whales know it’s time to leave for warmer waters. So the group of about a hundred white whales heads south toward the Bering Sea. Halfway through their journey, the while whales find themselves swimming between two large ice floes (浮冰). Suddenly, they hear a large splash (溅泼声). A white whale’s main enemy—an orca(虎鲸) — has appeared and is swimming toward the white whales. Luckily, orcas aren’t as good at swimming through ice floes as white whales are, giving the white whales time to speed up and swim away.
The white whales are safe now. “But before getting to their destination (目的地), they must pass through the Bering Strait before the narrow (狭窄的) waterway freezes over, or their path south could be blocked (阻挡).” Hauser says.
The white whales finally make it to the Bering Strait, which hasn’t yet frozen over. After a few more days of swimming, they arrive at the Bering Sea. The white whales will rest, hunt, and play here until April, when they’ll swim back north. There, the mother whales will give birth to white baby whales in the spring. When ice spreads across the Arctic Ocean again, those babies will follow their families south and begin their first long journey.
21．Why do the white whales leave the Arctic Ocean
A．They need to go south to hunt.
B．They want to breathe fresher air.
C．They have to get enough air.
22．What help the white whales get free from the orca
A．Brave fights. B．Swimming skills. C．Large ice floes.
23．What does “their destination” in the fourth paragraph refer to
A．The Bering Strait. B．The Bering Sea. C．The Arctic Ocean.
24．When will the white whales leave the Bering Sea
A．In January. B．In February. C．In April.
25．What’s the best title for the text
A．White Whales Are on the Move.
B．Whales Are in Great Danger.
C．How Can White Whales Swim in Winter
New Zealand is a beautiful island country in the Pacific Ocean. There, snowy mountains rise high above the sea and grassy hills go across the land for miles. However, if you spend some time walking around the land, you’ll smell something different. Almost 30 million sheep and 10 million cows travel around those green hills and each one of them is farting (放屁).
That may sound like a joke. But scientists aren’t laughing. There are more cows and sheep than people in New Zealand: eight to one. And these animals fart more than 4 million tons of gas every year.
That gas adds to one of the most dangerous problems we face today: global warming (全球变暖). The gas that farm animals produce is called methane (甲烷), a greenhouse gas which can lead to climate (气候) change. But sheep and cows are not the main reason. Most greenhouse gases are produced by factories and cars.
But in New Zealand, farm animals produce almost half the country’s greenhouse gases. That’s why scientists in New Zealand are working hard to solve the problem. They’ve found medicine that can reduce gas in sheep and cows. But most farm animals in New Zealand walk free. It’s hard to round them up to give them medicine.
There’s also a third plan. Some scientists have put sheep in special sealed cages (密封笼子). They measure (测量) the gas that a sheep produces. It helps scientists find that some sheep naturally make less gas than others. When they give birth to those sheep together, their baby sheep farts less than their cousins.
It’s only a small improvement. But those baby sheep just might make the planet a better place to live.
26．Which statement is true about New Zealand
A．The numbers of cows are dropping.
B．There are more cows and sheep than people.
C．Farm animals are in danger because of global warming.
27．The problem that cows and sheep brought to New Zealand is ________.
A．air pollution B．sea level rise C．fewer grassland
28．What can the special sealed cages help do
A．Stop sheep from farting.
B．Give birth to sheep together.
C．Pick out sheep that produces less gas.
29．How does the writer feel about the third plan
A．It might work. B．It will cost too much. C．It’s meaningless.
30．The reading material above is most probably from ________.
A．a move poster B．a science fiction C．a magazine
参考答案
1．A 2．C 3．C 4．B 5．B
1．细节理解题。根据“They also found cats use 26 of these facial movements in total, which can be mixed to express how they are feeling. Dogs use 27 facial movements and humans use a total of 44.”可知，猫使用26种面部动作，狗使用27种面部动作，人类共使用44种，故人类使用面部动作最多。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“However, an angry cat often flattens its ears to its head, makes its pupils smaller and licks its lips”可知，一只生气的猫通常会把耳朵贴在头上，瞳孔变小，舔嘴唇，故选项C中的猫咪作出了“生气”的表情。故选C。
3．推理判断题。根据“Although the researchers aren’t sure what the cats were trying to communicate with each other using their faces, they plan to study cats in other places to improve their understanding.”可知，研究人员不确定猫如何使用面部表情进行交流，他们计划继续研究猫的表情。故推知科学家们接下来会继续学习，了解更多关于猫的知识。故选C。
4．推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了一项关于猫面部表情的研究，研究中记录了多只猫的多种面部表情，研究人员对此作出了解释。故作者通过阐述实例以及结果的方式发展本文。故选B。
5．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了一项关于猫咪面部表情的研究，文章的目的是为了介绍这一项新的研究。故选B。
6．B 7．C 8．A 9．C 10．B
6．细节理解题。根据“Huahua, whose real name is Hehua”可知花花的真实名字是和花。故选B。
7．细节理解题。根据“Because her keeper, Grandpa Tan”可知谭爷爷是饲养员。故选C。
8．细节理解题。根据“Huahua, whose real name is Hehua, is a nearly 3-year-old panda at the Chengdu Research Base in Sichuan Province. She was born there”可知花花出生在成都。故选A。
9．细节理解题。根据“Her legs are much shorter than those of other pandas”可知她的腿比其他熊猫的腿短得多。故选C。
10．细节理解题。根据“Because she is lovely enough”可知她足够可爱。故选B。
11．A 12．B 13．B 14．C 15．C
11．细节理解题。根据“The year 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in China. So it is necessary for you to understand the deeper meanings of the animal.In Chinese culture, tigers are seen as the king of all the animals. They stand for power, energy and protection.”可知，“2022年是中国的虎年”中的“虎”一词意味着“力量、能量和保护”。故选A。
12．细节理解题。根据“Tigers are regarded as fearless creatures, so that’s why you can see pictures of tigers on the walls of temples and houses.”可知，寺庙和房子的墙上看到老虎的照片是因为老虎被视为无所畏惧的动物。故选B。
13．主旨大意题。根据“Instead of tigers, in the West, lions are considered as the king of all the animals. Brave soldiers were nicknamed ‘the lions’. In Europe, the animal is a national symbol for England as well as for Norway, Spain, Belgium and 13 other countries.”可知，第三段主要告诉我们在西方，狮子被认为是所有动物中的王者。故选B。
14．细节理解题。根据“Instead of tigers, in the West, lions are considered as the king of all the animals. Brave soldiers were nicknamed ‘the lions’. In Europe, the animal is a national symbol for England as well as for Norway, Spain, Belgium and 13 other countries.”可知，欧洲有17个国家将狮子视为国家象征。故选C。
15．细节理解题。根据“But in the West, tigers are also seen as very powerful animals. In English, if you want someone to calm down you can say to him ‘easy tiger’. Another famous phrase is ‘eye of the tiger’, which means to have fierceness (凶猛) and strength.”可知，如果你的朋友很生气，你想让他平静下来，你可以对他说“easy tiger”。故选C。
16．C 17．B 18．C 19．C 20．A
16．细节理解题。根据“China’s giant panda Yaya finally returned home from the US on April 27, 2023.”可知，丫丫是在2023年4月27日从美国回来的。故选C。
17．词义猜测题。根据“making many Chinese and animal lovers abroad worried about her health and life quality at the Memphis Zoo.”可知，这里的bony应该是“瘦的吓人”的意思。故选B。
18．细节理解题。根据“experts from the Beijing Zoo arrived in the US in March to learn about her habits and feeding situation from the zoo staff members.”可知，了解丫丫的饮食习惯和喂养情况。故选C。
19．推理判断题。根据“Come home soon, YaYa. I’ll go to see you in the zoo even if I have to queue all day long!”从网民在新浪微博上的评论我们能推断出听到这个消息，他高兴得跳了起来。故选C。
20．段落大意题。根据“During the quarantine in Shanghai, the zoo prepared enough bamboo and foods for Yaya. Experts and carers took care of her 24 hours a day there. Yaya’s health was in stable (稳定的) condition.”可知，丫丫在上海受到了很好的照顾。故选A。
21．C 22．B 23．B 24．C 25．A
21．细节理解题。根据第一段“Ice begins to form on top of the water, making it difficult for the white whales to find open areas to come up for air.”可知冰层开始在水面上形成，使得白鲸很难找到开阔的地方呼吸空气，所以它们离开北冰洋是为了呼吸到充足的空气，故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据第二段“Luckily, orcas aren’t as good at swimming through ice floes as white whales are, giving the white whales time to speed up and swim away.”可知虎鲸不像白鲸那样擅长在浮冰间穿梭，这给了白鲸加速游开的时间，所以白鲸能逃脱得益于它们的游泳技能，故选B。
23．词义猜测题。根据第二段“So the group of about a hundred white whales heads south toward the Bering Sea”以及最后一段“After a few more days of swimming, they arrive at the Bering Sea.”可推知，“their destination”指的是它们的最终目的地——白令海，故选B。
24．细节理解题。根据最后一段“The white whales will rest, hunt, and play here until April, when they’ll swim back north.”可知它们离开白令海返回北方的时间是在4月份，故选C。
25．最佳标题题。通读全文可知本文讲述了晚秋时节，北冰洋的海面开始结冰，一群白鲸需要南迁寻找温暖的海域，这是一段遥远的旅程，而且途中困难重重，等到来年四月，它们又要返回北冰洋。所以A选项“白鲸在迁移”符合，故选A。
26．B 27．A 28．C 29．A 30．C
26．细节理解题。根据第二段“There are more cows and sheep than people in New Zealand: eight to one.”可知，新西兰的牛羊比人多：八比一。由此可知新西兰牛和羊比人多。故选B。
27．细节理解题。根据第四段“But in New Zealand, farm animals produce almost half the country’s greenhouse gases.”可知，可知牛羊给新西兰带来问题是空气污染。故选A。
28．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“They measure (测量) the gas that a sheep produces. It helps scientists find that some sheep naturally make less gas than others.”可知特种密封笼可知帮助挑选产气少的羊。故选C。
29．推理判断题。根据最后一段“It’s only a small improvement. But those baby sheep just might make the planet a better place to live.”(这只是一个小小的进步。但这些小绵羊可能会让这个星球变得更适合居住。)可推出作者对第三个计划感想是这可能有用。故选A。
30．推理判断题。根据全文可知本文主要讲的是新西兰的科学家正在努力解决新西兰牛羊产生气体加剧了我们今天面临的最危险的问题之一：全球变暖这个问题。结合选项可知本文不可能出自海报或者科幻小说，最可能来自一本杂志。故选C。
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阅读理解-- 常见动物 专题练
2025年中考英语一轮复习备考
一、阅读理解
Have you ever looked at a cat’s face and wondered what it is thinking Well, according to a new study, cats have many different facial expressions, which show how they are feeling.
The research was carried out by the scientists at the University of California, in the US. They visited a local cat café over several months to record videos of 53 cats, collecting 194 minutes of videos. They found that the cats have 276 different expressions. “Each expression was a mixture of lip different facial movements, which included licking (舔) their nose, opening their mouth, or widening the pupils of their eyes,” said the scientists. They also found cats use 26 of these facial movements in total, which can be mixed to express how they are feeling. Dogs use 27 facial movements and humans use a total of 44.
Out of the expressions they recorded, 45% were friendly and 37% were angry. “A friendly cat moves its ears and whiskers forward and closes its eyes. However, an angry cat often flattens its ears to its head, makes its pupils smaller and licks its lips,” said the team.
Although the researchers aren’t sure what the cats were trying to communicate with each other using their faces, they plan to study cats in other places to improve their understanding. They also hope that the research could help animal shelters (收容所) improve the way they look after the cats. Some pet owners even suggest the researchers develop an app for them to find out what their cats’ facial expressions really mean.
1．Which of the following uses the most facial movements
A．Humans. B．Dogs. C．Cats.
2．Which picture shows a cat’s angry expression
A． B． C．
3．What might the scientists do next
A．Use an app to study cats’ expressions.
B．Build an animal shelter to look after cats.
C．Keep on studying to know more about cats.
4．How does the writer develop the text
A．By giving numbers and choices.
B．By showing examples and results.
C．By presenting opinions and facts.
5．What’s the writing purpose of the text
A．To call on people to love cats more.
B．To introduce a new study about cats.
C．To tell readers why the team did the research.
Recently, the panda Huahua has suddenly become popular among people, especially online. Videos and photos of Huahua can be seen everywhere and many people call her “top star”.
Huahua, whose real name is Hehua, is a nearly 3-year-old panda at the Chengdu Research Base in Sichuan Province. She was born there on July 4, 2020. She also has another name, Guolai. Because her keeper, Grandpa Tan, always uses Sichuan dialect (方言) to say “Huahua, come here!” when they have meals. In Sichuan dialect, “Come here” sounds like “Guo lai”.
Huahua’s mother is Chenggong. Her father is Meilan, a panda returning from the US. Huahua also has a twin brother named “Heye”, who lives together with her. Huahua has a big head, a short neck and small ears. Her legs are much shorter than those of other pandas. She is as fat as a round zongzi. Because she is lovely enough, she is deeply loved by everyone.
It is said that if you want to see Huahua now, you need to wait for a long time. Thanks to Huahua, the business of Chengdu Research Base has also been quite hot recently, and Huahua has become the hottest star in the base.
6．What is Huahua’s real name
A．Meilan. B．Hehua. C．Heye.
7．What does Grandpa Tan do
A．An animal doctor. B．A tourist. C．A keeper.
8．Where was Huahua born
A．In Chengdu. B．In the US. C．In Changsha.
9．What does Huahua look like
A．She has a long neck. B．She has big ears. C．Her legs are short.
10．What can we learn about Huahua from the passage
A．She is more than 3 years old. B．She is quite lovely. C．She lives alone.
The year 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in China. So it is necessary for you to understand the deeper meanings of the animal.
In Chinese culture, tigers are seen as the king of all the animals. They stand for power, energy and protection. Tigers are regarded as fearless creatures, so that’s why you can see pictures of tigers on the walls of temples and houses. They are used to protect people from disasters（灾难）and danger. In ancient times, some great generals（上将） were called the “tiger generals”. In Romance of the Three Kingdoms（三国演义）, there are “Five Tiger Generals（五虎上将）”. It’s said that people who are born in the Year of the Tiger are brave, strong and determined（有决心的）.
Instead of tigers, in the West, lions are considered as the king of all the animals. Brave soldiers were nicknamed “the lions”. In Europe, the animal is a national symbol for England as well as for Norway, Spain, Belgium and 13 other countries.
But in the West, tigers are also seen as very powerful animals. In English, if you want someone to calm down you can say to him “easy tiger”. Another famous phrase is “eye of the tiger”, which means to have fierceness（凶猛）and strength.
11．The word “tiger” in “The year 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in China.” means _________ .
A．the power, energy and protection
B．the real tiger in forest
C．the king in the forest
12．Why are there pictures of tigers on the walls of temples and houses
A．Because real tigers are often seen there.
B．Because tigers are seen as fearless animals.
C．Because people look on tigers as their luck.
13．What does the third paragraph mainly tell us
A．Brave soldiers were nicknamed “the lions”.
B．In the West, lions are considered as the king of all the animals.
C．In the West, tigers aren’t seen as very powerful animals.
14．How many countries in Europe see the lion as their national symbol
A．13. B．15. C．17.
15．If your friend is very angry, and you want to make him calm, you can say to him “________” .
A．eye of the tiger B．Five Tiger Generals C．easy tiger
Born at the Beijing Zoo, China’s giant panda Yaya was taken to the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, the United States in 2003 for a research project. In December 2022, the Memphis Zoo announced (宣布) that it would return Yaya to China. After finishing her 20-year loan period (租借期), China’s giant panda Yaya finally returned home from the US on April 27, 2023.
In January, visitors in the Memphis Zoo found that Yaya became bony, making many Chinese and animal lovers abroad worried about her health and life quality at the Memphis Zoo. China prepared to welcome back Yaya and experts from the Beijing Zoo arrived in the US in March to learn about her habits and feeding situation from the zoo staff members. Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin said that the quarantine (检疫) and feeding places for Yaya were ready along with her feeding plans and medical care.
The news that Yaya is coming back to China has cheered up millions of Chinese people. By April 9, a topic about Yaya had received 250 million views. “Come home soon, YaYa. I’ll go to see you in the zoo even if I have to queue all day long!” an Internet user commented (评论) on Sina Weibo.
On April 27, Yaya arrived in Shanghai. Groups of people rushed to the airport to welcome Yaya. During the quarantine in Shanghai, the zoo prepared enough bamboo and foods for Yaya. Experts and carers took care of her 24 hours a day there. Yaya’s health was in stable (稳定的) condition. After finishing the quarantine, Yaya was safely transported to the Beijing Zoo on May 29. The giant panda, Yaya will spend her late years there and won’t meet the public recently.
16．When did Yaya return home from the US
A．On April 7, 2003. B．On April 7, 2022. C．On April 27, 2023.
17．What does the underlined word “bony” mean in Paragraph 2
A．Quite lively. B．Terribly thin. C．Too fat.
18．Why did experts from the Beijing Zoo arrive in the US
A．To make feeding plans for Yaya.
B．To provide medical care for Yaya.
C．To learn about Yaya’s habits and feeding situation.
19．What can we infer from the Internet user’s comment on Sina Weibo
A．He felt ashamed when he heard the news.
B．He was surprised when he heard the news.
C．He jumped for joy when he heard the news.
20．What can we know from Paragraph 4
A．Yaya was looked after well in Shanghai.
B．Yaya will spend the rest of her life in Shanghai.
C．Yaya will meet the public in Beijing soon.
It’s autumn in the Arctic Ocean. Ice begins to form on top of the water, making it difficult for the white whales to find open areas to come up for air. “They have to come up to breathe,” says Donna Hauser, a marine biologist (海洋生物学家) at the University of Alaska. “That’s a more difficult job, and they have to find openings in the ice.”
The white whales know it’s time to leave for warmer waters. So the group of about a hundred white whales heads south toward the Bering Sea. Halfway through their journey, the while whales find themselves swimming between two large ice floes (浮冰). Suddenly, they hear a large splash (溅泼声). A white whale’s main enemy—an orca(虎鲸) — has appeared and is swimming toward the white whales. Luckily, orcas aren’t as good at swimming through ice floes as white whales are, giving the white whales time to speed up and swim away.
The white whales are safe now. “But before getting to their destination (目的地), they must pass through the Bering Strait before the narrow (狭窄的) waterway freezes over, or their path south could be blocked (阻挡).” Hauser says.
The white whales finally make it to the Bering Strait, which hasn’t yet frozen over. After a few more days of swimming, they arrive at the Bering Sea. The white whales will rest, hunt, and play here until April, when they’ll swim back north. There, the mother whales will give birth to white baby whales in the spring. When ice spreads across the Arctic Ocean again, those babies will follow their families south and begin their first long journey.
21．Why do the white whales leave the Arctic Ocean
A．They need to go south to hunt.
B．They want to breathe fresher air.
C．They have to get enough air.
22．What help the white whales get free from the orca
A．Brave fights. B．Swimming skills. C．Large ice floes.
23．What does “their destination” in the fourth paragraph refer to
A．The Bering Strait. B．The Bering Sea. C．The Arctic Ocean.
24．When will the white whales leave the Bering Sea
A．In January. B．In February. C．In April.
25．What’s the best title for the text
A．White Whales Are on the Move.
B．Whales Are in Great Danger.
C．How Can White Whales Swim in Winter
New Zealand is a beautiful island country in the Pacific Ocean. There, snowy mountains rise high above the sea and grassy hills go across the land for miles. However, if you spend some time walking around the land, you’ll smell something different. Almost 30 million sheep and 10 million cows travel around those green hills and each one of them is farting (放屁).
That may sound like a joke. But scientists aren’t laughing. There are more cows and sheep than people in New Zealand: eight to one. And these animals fart more than 4 million tons of gas every year.
That gas adds to one of the most dangerous problems we face today: global warming (全球变暖). The gas that farm animals produce is called methane (甲烷), a greenhouse gas which can lead to climate (气候) change. But sheep and cows are not the main reason. Most greenhouse gases are produced by factories and cars.
But in New Zealand, farm animals produce almost half the country’s greenhouse gases. That’s why scientists in New Zealand are working hard to solve the problem. They’ve found medicine that can reduce gas in sheep and cows. But most farm animals in New Zealand walk free. It’s hard to round them up to give them medicine.
There’s also a third plan. Some scientists have put sheep in special sealed cages (密封笼子). They measure (测量) the gas that a sheep produces. It helps scientists find that some sheep naturally make less gas than others. When they give birth to those sheep together, their baby sheep farts less than their cousins.
It’s only a small improvement. But those baby sheep just might make the planet a better place to live.
26．Which statement is true about New Zealand
A．The numbers of cows are dropping.
B．There are more cows and sheep than people.
C．Farm animals are in danger because of global warming.
27．The problem that cows and sheep brought to New Zealand is ________.
A．air pollution B．sea level rise C．fewer grassland
28．What can the special sealed cages help do
A．Stop sheep from farting.
B．Give birth to sheep together.
C．Pick out sheep that produces less gas.
29．How does the writer feel about the third plan
A．It might work. B．It will cost too much. C．It’s meaningless.
30．The reading material above is most probably from ________.
A．a move poster B．a science fiction C．a magazine
参考答案
1．A 2．C 3．C 4．B 5．B
1．细节理解题。根据“They also found cats use 26 of these facial movements in total, which can be mixed to express how they are feeling. Dogs use 27 facial movements and humans use a total of 44.”可知，猫使用26种面部动作，狗使用27种面部动作，人类共使用44种，故人类使用面部动作最多。故选A。
2．细节理解题。根据“However, an angry cat often flattens its ears to its head, makes its pupils smaller and licks its lips”可知，一只生气的猫通常会把耳朵贴在头上，瞳孔变小，舔嘴唇，故选项C中的猫咪作出了“生气”的表情。故选C。
3．推理判断题。根据“Although the researchers aren’t sure what the cats were trying to communicate with each other using their faces, they plan to study cats in other places to improve their understanding.”可知，研究人员不确定猫如何使用面部表情进行交流，他们计划继续研究猫的表情。故推知科学家们接下来会继续学习，了解更多关于猫的知识。故选C。
4．推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章介绍了一项关于猫面部表情的研究，研究中记录了多只猫的多种面部表情，研究人员对此作出了解释。故作者通过阐述实例以及结果的方式发展本文。故选B。
5．推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了一项关于猫咪面部表情的研究，文章的目的是为了介绍这一项新的研究。故选B。
6．B 7．C 8．A 9．C 10．B
6．细节理解题。根据“Huahua, whose real name is Hehua”可知花花的真实名字是和花。故选B。
7．细节理解题。根据“Because her keeper, Grandpa Tan”可知谭爷爷是饲养员。故选C。
8．细节理解题。根据“Huahua, whose real name is Hehua, is a nearly 3-year-old panda at the Chengdu Research Base in Sichuan Province. She was born there”可知花花出生在成都。故选A。
9．细节理解题。根据“Her legs are much shorter than those of other pandas”可知她的腿比其他熊猫的腿短得多。故选C。
10．细节理解题。根据“Because she is lovely enough”可知她足够可爱。故选B。
11．A 12．B 13．B 14．C 15．C
11．细节理解题。根据“The year 2022 is the Year of the Tiger in China. So it is necessary for you to understand the deeper meanings of the animal.In Chinese culture, tigers are seen as the king of all the animals. They stand for power, energy and protection.”可知，“2022年是中国的虎年”中的“虎”一词意味着“力量、能量和保护”。故选A。
12．细节理解题。根据“Tigers are regarded as fearless creatures, so that’s why you can see pictures of tigers on the walls of temples and houses.”可知，寺庙和房子的墙上看到老虎的照片是因为老虎被视为无所畏惧的动物。故选B。
13．主旨大意题。根据“Instead of tigers, in the West, lions are considered as the king of all the animals. Brave soldiers were nicknamed ‘the lions’. In Europe, the animal is a national symbol for England as well as for Norway, Spain, Belgium and 13 other countries.”可知，第三段主要告诉我们在西方，狮子被认为是所有动物中的王者。故选B。
14．细节理解题。根据“Instead of tigers, in the West, lions are considered as the king of all the animals. Brave soldiers were nicknamed ‘the lions’. In Europe, the animal is a national symbol for England as well as for Norway, Spain, Belgium and 13 other countries.”可知，欧洲有17个国家将狮子视为国家象征。故选C。
15．细节理解题。根据“But in the West, tigers are also seen as very powerful animals. In English, if you want someone to calm down you can say to him ‘easy tiger’. Another famous phrase is ‘eye of the tiger’, which means to have fierceness (凶猛) and strength.”可知，如果你的朋友很生气，你想让他平静下来，你可以对他说“easy tiger”。故选C。
16．C 17．B 18．C 19．C 20．A
16．细节理解题。根据“China’s giant panda Yaya finally returned home from the US on April 27, 2023.”可知，丫丫是在2023年4月27日从美国回来的。故选C。
17．词义猜测题。根据“making many Chinese and animal lovers abroad worried about her health and life quality at the Memphis Zoo.”可知，这里的bony应该是“瘦的吓人”的意思。故选B。
18．细节理解题。根据“experts from the Beijing Zoo arrived in the US in March to learn about her habits and feeding situation from the zoo staff members.”可知，了解丫丫的饮食习惯和喂养情况。故选C。
19．推理判断题。根据“Come home soon, YaYa. I’ll go to see you in the zoo even if I have to queue all day long!”从网民在新浪微博上的评论我们能推断出听到这个消息，他高兴得跳了起来。故选C。
20．段落大意题。根据“During the quarantine in Shanghai, the zoo prepared enough bamboo and foods for Yaya. Experts and carers took care of her 24 hours a day there. Yaya’s health was in stable (稳定的) condition.”可知，丫丫在上海受到了很好的照顾。故选A。
21．C 22．B 23．B 24．C 25．A
21．细节理解题。根据第一段“Ice begins to form on top of the water, making it difficult for the white whales to find open areas to come up for air.”可知冰层开始在水面上形成，使得白鲸很难找到开阔的地方呼吸空气，所以它们离开北冰洋是为了呼吸到充足的空气，故选C。
22．细节理解题。根据第二段“Luckily, orcas aren’t as good at swimming through ice floes as white whales are, giving the white whales time to speed up and swim away.”可知虎鲸不像白鲸那样擅长在浮冰间穿梭，这给了白鲸加速游开的时间，所以白鲸能逃脱得益于它们的游泳技能，故选B。
23．词义猜测题。根据第二段“So the group of about a hundred white whales heads south toward the Bering Sea”以及最后一段“After a few more days of swimming, they arrive at the Bering Sea.”可推知，“their destination”指的是它们的最终目的地——白令海，故选B。
24．细节理解题。根据最后一段“The white whales will rest, hunt, and play here until April, when they’ll swim back north.”可知它们离开白令海返回北方的时间是在4月份，故选C。
25．最佳标题题。通读全文可知本文讲述了晚秋时节，北冰洋的海面开始结冰，一群白鲸需要南迁寻找温暖的海域，这是一段遥远的旅程，而且途中困难重重，等到来年四月，它们又要返回北冰洋。所以A选项“白鲸在迁移”符合，故选A。
26．B 27．A 28．C 29．A 30．C
26．细节理解题。根据第二段“There are more cows and sheep than people in New Zealand: eight to one.”可知，新西兰的牛羊比人多：八比一。由此可知新西兰牛和羊比人多。故选B。
27．细节理解题。根据第四段“But in New Zealand, farm animals produce almost half the country’s greenhouse gases.”可知，可知牛羊给新西兰带来问题是空气污染。故选A。
28．细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“They measure (测量) the gas that a sheep produces. It helps scientists find that some sheep naturally make less gas than others.”可知特种密封笼可知帮助挑选产气少的羊。故选C。
29．推理判断题。根据最后一段“It’s only a small improvement. But those baby sheep just might make the planet a better place to live.”(这只是一个小小的进步。但这些小绵羊可能会让这个星球变得更适合居住。)可推出作者对第三个计划感想是这可能有用。故选A。
30．推理判断题。根据全文可知本文主要讲的是新西兰的科学家正在努力解决新西兰牛羊产生气体加剧了我们今天面临的最危险的问题之一：全球变暖这个问题。结合选项可知本文不可能出自海报或者科幻小说，最可能来自一本杂志。故选C。
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