D.Penguin parents may attack other animals.
解析:推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知距离企鹅太近会惊扰企鹅父母,会造成小企鹅死亡和卵的破坏,因此本题选B。
答案:B
2.When a penguin is trying to move away from you, you'd better ________.
A.step back
B.try to stop it
C.go after it quietly
D.keep five meters away from it
解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知当企鹅试图远离你的时候,你应该停下来并离开。
答案:A
3.If a penguin comes very close to you, ________.
A.you may hold it
B.you may touch it gently
C.you should stay where you are
D.you should walk away carefully
解析:推理判断题。根据第三段第二句可知当企鹅离你太近时,企鹅可以移动,但是你不可以,要待在原地不动。
答案:C
4.The author advises visitors to Antarctica to ________.
A.ignore loud strange noises
B.take as many pictures as they can
C.allow penguins to get used to them
D.stay away from meat-eating animals
解析:细节理解题。根据倒数第二段Since it may take half an hour or more before the penguins get used to you, you need to be patient.可知由于企鹅需要半小时或更多的时间才能和你熟悉,你需要有耐心,因此C项符合题意。
答案:C
5.What is the purpose of the text?
A.To offer some tips about catching penguins.
B.To invite readers to pay a visit to Antarctica.
C.To tell readers how to behave near penguins.
D.To give some advice on how to watch penguins closely.
解析:观点态度题。通览全文尤其是第一段中的to get a close look at penguins,you have to be smart.可知本文主要告诉读者们靠近了企鹅该如何做。
答案:C
Ⅵ.七选五阅读
Last week, my granddaughter started kindergarten, and I wished her every success. But part of me didn't. I actually wanted her to fail in some ways because I believe that failure can be good for our learning process. Success is proving that you can do something that you already know you can do, or doing something correctly the first time-which can often be a problematic victory. First-time success is often a fluke(侥幸). __1__ Failure is how we learn.
In Africa they describe a good cook as "She who has broken many pots".