Question

Do you know Eskimos? Let me tell you something about their lives.

Eskimos live near the North Pole (北极). There are only two seasons there, winter and summer. There is no spring or autumn there. The winter nights are long. You can't see the sun for more than two months, even at midday. The summer days are long. For more than two months, the sun never goes down and there's no night.

Eskimos have warm clothes. They make their clothes from the skins of animals. From skins (皮毛) they make coats, caps and shoes. Near the North Pole trees can't grow, for it is too cold there. The Eskimos have to make their houses from skins, snow or stone. When they got out in storms and can't get back home, they make houses of snow. They leave these houses when the storm（风暴） is over.

Life is hard for the Eskimos, but they still like to live there.

1. Near the North Pole there are _____ in a year.

A. two seasons - winter and summer

B. two seasons - spring and autumn

C. four seasons – spring，summer，autumn and winter

D. two seasons sometimes and four seasons sometimes

2.How long does the longest day or night last (持续) near the North Pole?

A. 24 hours   B. Over a week

C. A month    D. Over two months

3.Eskimos use skins to make _____.

A. stones    B. animals     C. trees    D. clothes

4.There are no _____ near the North Pole.

A. days    B. nights     C. trees    D. animals

5.To protect (保护) Eskimos from storms, their houses are made of _____.

A. animals    B.stones     C. snow    D. rain

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.D

4.C

5.C

【解析】

试题分析：本文介绍了住在北极的爱斯基摩人的生活。因为在北极他们的季节只有冬天和夏天，没有树木，他们用动物的皮来做衣服，当遇到风暴的时候，如果回不了家，就做雪屋来抵御暴风。

1.细节理解题。根据There are only two seasons there, winter and summer. 在北极一年只有两个季节，冬天和夏天，故选A。

2.细节理解题。根据For more than two months, the sun never goes down and there's no night. 大约两个多月的时间，故选D。

3.细节理解题。根据They make their clothes from the skins of animals. 爱斯基摩人用动物的皮来做衣服，故选D。

4.细节理解题。根据Near the North Pole trees can't grow 在北极附近没有树，故选C。

5.细节理解题。根据When they got out in storms and can't get back home, they make houses of snow. 为了保护自己遭遇风暴，他们自己造雪屋，故选C。

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