Question

Animal moms are great moms. You might be surprised at some of these moms.

Octopuses (章鱼)

The mother octopus lays about 50,000 eggs. For about 300 days, she stays with the eggs, cleans them and protects them. She does not leave to feed. However, this animal mom dies as soon as the eggs are hatched (孵化).

Crocodiles(鳄鱼)

A crocodile mother puts a lot of time and effort into raising her babies. She starts by building a nest (巢), which she guards for over two months! When the eggs are ready to hatch, the young crocs call out to their mother, who digs them out and helps them hatch. She then carries them in her mouth down to the water, where she will guard them for several more weeks or months until they learn to hunt on their own.

Bats （蝙蝠）

Bats become moms by hanging head up in a cave, giving birth. Catching the youngster before it can fall to the ground below, she puts it in a pouch (育儿袋). Bat moms may carry babies with them when feeding for the first few days. As the little bats get bigger and heavier, moms help them hang on the wall of their caves and return often to feed them. It continues for about three weeks, until the babies are grown up and able to fly on their own.

Koalas (考拉)

The animal mom gives birth after a pregnancy (怀孕期) of only 35 days. The hairless baby climbs into its mother’s pouch and lives there for another five months. When the little koala is between five and eight months old, it leaves the pouch for short periods of time but returns for safety. Once it is too big to return to the pouch, it will climb onto its mother’s back and ride there until it is about 12 months old.

1.Which animal moms die when their babies are born?

A．Octopuses.        B．Crocodiles.        C．Bats.             D．Koalas.

2.A crocodile mother usually carries her baby to the water _____.

A．in her mouth       B．on her back        C．in her pouch       D．by her tail

3.A bat mom _____.

A．gives birth by lying in the nest

B．gives birth by hanging in a cave

C．leaves its babies in the pouch for months

D．lets its babies live on their own after birth

4.How long does the bat mom help to feed her babies?

A．About 3 days       B．About 3 weeks      C．About 13 weeks    D．About 3 months

5.How long does a young koala usually stay with its mom?

A．35 days.          B．5 months.         C．8 months.         D．12 months.

Answer

1.A

2.A

3.B

4.B

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文告诉我们动物妈妈同样也是伟大的妈妈。文中以章鱼、鳄鱼、蝙蝠及考拉为例，分别说明了他们的妈妈是如何抚养幼小的孩子，为了孩子妈妈做出了自己的牺牲。

1.这是细节理解题。根据this animal mom dies as soon as the eggs are hatched (孵化).

章鱼一出生后妈妈就死了，故选A。

2.这是细节理解题。根据She then carries them in her mouth down to the water鳄鱼用嘴把小鳄鱼带到水里，故选A。

3.这是细节理解题。根据Bats become moms by hanging head up in a cave, giving birth 故选B。

4.这是细节理解题。根据It continues for about three weeks, until the babies are grown up and able to fly on their own. 蝙蝠喂小蝙蝠大约三周的时间，直到它能够独立地飞。故选B。

5.这是细节理解题。根据it will climb onto its mother’s back and ride there until it is about 12 months old.小考拉一直长到12个月大才离开妈妈。故选D。

考点：这是一篇议论文。