Question

Animals do many different, amazing things to get through the winter. Some of them migrate. They travel to other places where the weather is warmer or where they can find food.

Many birds migrate in autumn. Because the trip can be dangerous, some travel in large groups. For example, geese(鹅) fly in noisy, “V”-shaped groups. Other kinds of birds fly alone.

Some animals stay active in winter. They must change themselves as the weather changes. Many change their doing or their bodies. For example, snowshoe rabbits grow white fur to help them hide in the snow.

Food is hard to find in winter. Some animals, like mice, collect lots of food in autumn and store it to eat later. Some animals eat different kinds of food as the seasons change.

Some animals hibernate for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. The animal’s body temperature drops, and its heartbeat and breathing slow down. It uses very little energy. In autumn, these animals get ready for winter by eating much more food than in summer and storing it as body fat. They use this fat to keep them alive while hibernating.

Water makes good protection for many animals. When the weather gets cold, they move to the bottom of lakes and rivers. There, frogs and many fish hide under rocks or fallen leaves. Cold water holds more oxygen than warm water, and frogs can breathe through their skin.

Every type of insect has its own life cycle and that is the way it grows and changes. Different insects spend the winter in different forms of their lives. Some insects also spend the winter without moving. Some insects spend the winter as pupae（蛹）. Other insects die after laying eggs in autumn. The eggs change into new insects in spring and everything begins all over again.

1. What does the underlined word “migrate” in the first paragraph most probably mean ?

A. move from one place to another    B. sleep in the winter

C. disappear                         D. look for food

2. Why do many birds fly in large groups?

A. They can easily find food this way.

B. There may be danger during the trip.

C. They can get warm at night.

D. They will use little energy.

3. Snowshoe rabbits spend the cold winter by __________.

A. breathing through their skin

B. eating a lot of food

C. sleeping for the whole winter

D. growing white thicker fur

4. The main purpose of the examples in the last paragraph is to tell us ________.

A. most insects die when winter comes

B. different insects grow and change in their own ways

C. most insects spend the winter without moving

D. different insects grow and change in the same ways

5. What is the passage mainly about?

A. How living things grow and change in the winter.

B. How living things spend the winter.

C. How living things get food in the winter.

D. How living things travel in the winter.

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.D

4.B

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文介绍了动物不同的过冬方式。例如鹅，以吵闹的V字型成群迁徙；雪鞋兔子长着白色的皮毛帮助他们藏在雪里。一些动物整个冬天或部分冬天冬眠。每种类型的昆虫有它自己的生活循环，那是它生长和变化的方式。一些昆虫冬天变成蛹，其它昆虫秋天产卵后死掉，在春天的时候，这些卵变成新的昆虫，而一切又将(重新/从头)开始。

1.词义猜测题。根据句意可知动物不同的度过冬天的令人惊奇的事情。他们中的一些迁移。他们旅行到其他地方的天气是温暖的或在哪里可以找到食物，故migrate的意思是迁移，从一个地方到另一个地方。故选A

2.细节理解题。根据文中Many birds migrate in autumn. Because the trip can be dangerous, some travel in large groups.可知，他们可能在旅行中会运到危险。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据文章中For example, snowshoe rabbits grow white fur to help them hide in the snow.

我们可知，雪鞋兔厚厚的白色的皮毛帮助他们度过冬天。故选D。

4.细节理解题。通读全文可知最后一段主要讲述的是不同的昆虫的生长方式和改变是不同的，可故选B。

5.主旨大意题。这篇短文主要是讲述不同的动物是怎么度过冬天的。故选B

考点：动物类短文阅读。