liquid to feed the chick.He can only do this for a short time.If the female doesn't return, he must leave the chick to go on with his own life.The emperor penguin can typically live for 20 years in the wild, although observations suggest that some individuals may live to 50 years of age.

1.We can learn from Para.1 that 　　　.

A.the emperor penguin is the world's largest kind of penguin

B.the emperor penguin has pale-yellow ears

C.the male and female emperor penguins are of different sizes

D.the emperor penguin lives in the most northern area on the Earth

2.The emperor penguin can stay underwater for a long time mainly because of its 　　　.

A.strong wings B.streamlined body

C.structured hemoglobin D.special diet

3.The emperor penguin differs from other penguin species in that 　　　.

A.it gives birth in the Antarctic winter

B.it feeds mainly on fish

C.the male won't search for food on his own

D.it can only live for a short time

4.According to the passage, 　　　.

A.the egg of the emperor penguin is mainly incubated by the female

B.the male emperor penguin will give up his own life to feed the chick

C.many emperor penguins will stay together to breed

D.the female emperor penguin will leave the chick forever once it lays an egg

5.Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

A.The emperor penguin's physical features.

B.The relationship between the emperor penguin and man.

C.The emperor penguin's diet.

D.The emperor penguin's incubational process.

Ⅳ.七选五阅读理解

1.根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

The organization, Keep Time for Children, was started in 2002 to make people realize the importance of family time on weekends, particularly for families with school age children.　1　We will try to help parents take one day off on weekends to be with their family.

　2　 What children want and need most is to spend time with their parents, not with toys or taking part in activities.But with more and more people working on weekends, many children of school age don't see their parents anywhere near as often as they should.

　3　 The movement is designed for families of all types and sizes under increasing pressure to work on weekends.Because weekends are the very time when school age children are at home and in need of their parents, we are going to put forward to a Family Day Bill (议案) to the government 　4　It is aimed to solve the problems of increasing "shift(换班的)-parenting" and of young children being left "home alone" on weekends.

　5　If parents have a day off, they can spend a lot of time and energy with their children to share their happiness.

A.Keep Time for Children is now starting a movement.

B.The law is mainly to make sure that parents take good care of their children.