Question

    All animals are interesting and some are truly amazing! For example, did you know that sharks teeth are as hard as steel, or that kangaroo rats can survive longer without water than camels? Study the reading material below and learn more about several amazing animals.

Animals	Where It Lives	Vertebrate or Invertebrate	Fascinating Fact
albatross	near most oceans	vertebrate	can sleep while flying
caterpillar	all over the world	invertebrate	has three times as many muscles as humans
chameleon	forests in Africa and Madagascar	vertebrate	can move its eyes in two different directions at the same time
cockroach	all over the world	invertebrate	can live for up to a week without a head
crocodile	hottest pars of the world	vertebrate	eats only about 50 meals a year
giant squid	oceans throughout the world	invertebrate	has eyes bigger than a human head
giraffe	grassland in Africa	vertebrate	tallest of animals; has only seven neck bones
penguin	In the southern half of the world with cold ocean waters	vertebrate	eggs kept warm by male until their babies come out of the eggs
octopus	Oceans throughout the world	invertebrate	has three hearts
shark	Oceans throughout the world	vertebrate	never runs out of teeth
snail	Almost everywhere forests, deserts, rivers	invertebrate	can sleep for almost three years without waking up
sperm whale	Oceans throughout the world	vertebrate	can hold its breath for up to 60 minutes

1.Where may the reading material come from?

A.A review book B.A science book.

C.An advertisement D.A travelling guide

2.Which of the following animals does NOT live in the ocean?

A.The sperm whale B.The shark

C.The cockroach D.The octopus

3.From the material we know that ________.

A.penguins can sleep while flying B.snails can still live without their heads

C.crocodiles never run out of teeth D.sperm whales can hold their breath（呼吸）for an hour

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

【解析】

本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍一些动物的居住地，是否属于脊椎动物，以及这些动物的奇妙之处。

1.推理判断题。根据文章第一段的第一句“All animals are interesting”和最后一句“learn more about several amazing animals”判断文章是主要介绍动物的，由此推断来自自然科学类的阅读材料。故选B。

2.推理判断题。the sperm whale抹香鲸、the shark鲨鱼和the octopus章鱼可以根据表格第二列的信息“Oceans throughout the world”判断都是生活在海里的。排除法可知the cockroach蟑螂不是生活在海里的。故选C。

3.细节理解题。根据最后一行“can hold its breath for up to 60 minutes” 可以判断抹香鲸可以屏住呼吸一小时。故选D。