Question

Did you know that a turtle（乌龟）can lay 12 eggs in one minute? A large sea turtle lays around 150 eggs at a time. She lays all these eggs in just a few minutes..

Large sea turtles live in the warm seas of the world. Except for when they lay their eggs, they spend their whole lives in the water. When it is time to lay their eggs, the females swim to land..

They usually return to the place where they themselves were born. How they find their way back there is unknown. When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to the high water mark. Using their flippers（脚蹼）, they pull themselves along the sand. They must struggle like mountain climbers. When they finally reach dry sand, they rest before beginning the difficult task of laying eggs.

The turtles lay the eggs in deep holes and cover them with warm sand. The sand protects the eggs from harm. Then the females leave them. After a few weeks, if you happened to be walking along the beach, you might see the sand begin to shake. You may see tiny black balls coming out of the sand. The tiny heads of baby turtles!

1.The first sentence lets us know that this passage is about _____.

A. speed       B. turtles      C. time        D oceans.

2.Turtles bury their eggs to protect them from _____.

A. deep water       B. heat

C. danger          D. bad weather

3.We can conclude from this passage that _____.

A. many turtles die while swimming to shore

B. female turtles protect their babies

C. once turtles land, they never return to the sea

D. the job of laying eggs takes great strength

4.The writer compares turtles to climbers _____.

A. because they lay their eggs in mountain areas

B. to give you a picture of how hard they work

C. to tell you that they like to climb

D. to show that mountain climbers are as slow as turtles

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析: 文章主要就是讲述海龟生蛋产卵的方法，一只大海龟一次产卵约150只蛋，他们通常回到自己出生的地方产卵，把蛋放在深洞里，用温暖的沙子覆盖着它们。

1.B细节理解题。根据第一句Did you know that a turtle（乌龟）can lay 12 eggs in one minute?说明文章讲述的正是海龟产卵的话题，故B正确。

2.C细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句The sand protects the eggs from harm说明他们这样做是为了保护蛋不受破坏，故C正确。

3.D推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段When they reach shore, the big, heavy turtles crawl slowly up to the high water mark. Using their flippers, they pull themselves along the sand. They must struggle like mountain climbers说明海龟要爬山沙滩，就像登山运动员那样，说明要花费很大的力气，故D正确。

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