Question

There are seabirds as well as land-birds. The most ordinary seabird is the seagull. It has a white body, a white head and a yellow beak. There is a very, very spot of red at the very end of the beak, underneath. All gulls have very strong wings so that they can fly far out to sea. If a gull flies out too far, so that it is too tired to fly back to the shore(岸边), it does not get frightened, for it can sit and rest upon the waves(波浪). A seagull’s wings do not get wet because all its feathers have a kind of oil over them, so that when the water gets on to the feathers, it just runs off again. Gulls can even sleep upon the waves.

Sailors(水手) know a lot about seagulls and they never kill them. When the gulls fly a long way out to sea, sailors say that it means fine weather is coming. When the gulls stay near the shore, sailors say they there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm, for the gulls know more about the weather than sailors do.

1.The seagull is a kind of ________.

A. fish     B. land-bird    C. seabird   D. animal

2. Every gull is able to fly far out to sea because it _________.

A. is very light          B. has very strong wings

C. always flies high      D. is strong enough

3. A seagull does not get frightened even when it is far away from the shore and it is too tired to fly back because it can ____________.

A. swim under the sea           B. stay under the sea

C. rest and sleep upon the waves   D. jump into the sea

4.The water can’t make the seagull’s feathers wet because the feathers are __________.

A. thick      B. long      C. light     D. oily

5.If seagulls stay near the shore, it will be ___________.

A. windy, rainy or stormy    B. sunny and hot 

C. fine and warm             D. freezing cold

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了海鸥的生活习性。海鸥是最常见的一种海鸟。海鸥有强壮的翅膀，能飞得很远。海鸥飞得太远，来的飞不回来也不用害怕，因为海鸥能在波浪上休息, 睡觉。海鸥的羽毛上有一种油，在波浪中不会湿。水手们根据海鸥在海岸附近可知将会有大风和降雨，可能还有大暴雨。海鸥飞得很远意味着好天气的到来。

1. 细节理解题。根据The most ordinary seabird is the seagull可知海鸥是最常见的海鸟。故选C。

2. 细节理解题。根据All gull have very strong wings so that they can fly far out to sea.可知所有的海鸥都有强壮的翅膀，因此能飞得很远。故选B。

3. 细节理解题。根据If a gull flies out too far , so that it is too tired to fly back to the shore, it does not get frightened for it can sit and rest upon the waves和Gulls can even sleep upon the waves可知海鸥飞得太远，来的飞不回来也不用害怕，因为海鸥能在波浪上休息, 睡觉。故选C。

4. 细节理解题。根据A seagull’s wings do not get wet because all its feathers have a kind of oil over them , so that when the water gets on to the feathers, it just runs off again可知海鸥的羽毛在波浪中不会湿，是因为羽毛上有一种油。故选D。

5. 细节理解题。根据When seagulls stay near the shore, sailors say that there will be much wind and rain, and perhaps a storm.可知水手们根据海鸥在海岸附近可知将会有大风和降雨，可能还有大暴雨。故选A。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。