Question

Penguins live together, but each pair has a little piece of ground of their own. When a penguin wants to walk through its neighbor’s ground, it must ask for permission（允许）. If it does not, it will have to fight. Penguins come and go all day. They fight for fish and look after their children.

All penguins are good parents—the male penguins are perhaps the best parents in the world. They choose their wives in the dark They can only hear them—not see them. Then the female penguins lay their eggs and go away for about two months. The males look after the eggs. If the eggs get cold, there will be no chicks. There is no food. The snow falls and the wind blows—sometimes at 150 kilometers an hour. The penguins do not move.

When the females return from the sea, they will not remember their husbands. It doesn’t matter. Only one thing— their eggs. Male penguins never fight—unless a penguin leaves a chick for a minute. Then they fight because they all want it. They are strange and wonderful birds.

1.From the passage we know that penguins usually lead _______ life.

an active   B. a quiet      C. a hard         D. an easy

2.It seems interesting and unusual that the male penguins choose their wives _______.

A. when the female penguins return from the sea

B. just by hearing in the darkness

C. each time they see their lovely females

D. after they have had their own grounds

3.It is __________ that take care of the eggs.

A. the male penguins

B. the female penguins

C. both the husbands and the wives

D. the penguins that lost in the fight

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

Female penguins often have their new husbands.

Penguins often fight for fishing.

C. Female penguins take care of the eggs.

D. Male penguins use their ears to choose wives

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们介绍了企鹅的生活，他们总是很多企鹅住在一起。雄企鹅在黑暗中靠听觉选择伴侣，雌企鹅下了蛋之后就离开，由雄企鹅来照看企鹅蛋。雄企鹅有时候会因为争夺小企鹅而打架。

1.

2. male penguins are perhaps the best parents in the world. They choose their wives in the dark They can only hear them—not see them可知，雄企鹅是在黑暗中选择伴侣，他们只能听见声音，看不到雌企鹅。故应选B。

3. males look after the eggs.可知，雄企鹅照顾企鹅蛋。故应选A。

4. males look after the eggs.可知，是雄企鹅照顾企鹅蛋，故C不对，选C。根据When the females return from the sea, they will not remember their husbands可知A符合文意；根据They fight for fish可知B符合文意；根据They choose their wives in the dark They can only hear them—not see them可知D符合文意。