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    Heimaey, an island in Iceland, is home to just about 4,200 people. But each spring, more than1.5million puffins (海鹦) visit Heimaey and its neighboring islands. They go there to breed(繁殖). Around August, puffin chicks head for the ocean.That’s when the trouble begins.

Puffin chicks usually follow the light of the moon to the sea. But Heimaey’s bright lights make them unable to think and act right.Each year,a large number of  them end up lost—-or worse. Often,some are hit by cars or eaten by cats.

Luckily, there is the Puffling Patrol.Each breeding season,the children of Heimaey work together to form search groups. At night they go to the streets carrying flashlights and cardboard boxes. “When you see a bird, you try to corner it and get it into the box,” Eldur Hansen said. The 14-year-old boy has caught several puffins this way. No one knows exactly when or how the Puffling Patrol got its start.But each year, it saves thousands of puffin chicks.

Puffins are now listed as a vulnerable species(易危物种).The main reason is that the number of small fish in the ocean is dropping. This is because of overfishing, pollution and rising ocean temperatures. Puffins need the fish for food.

Scientists worry puffins will die out if ocean temperatures continue to rise.But the Puffling Patrol inspires them a lot. “The message is that people can make a difference,” says Dr. Stephen W.Kress,an expert in seabird protection.

1.The puffin chicks’ trouble begin________ .

A.in spring B.around August

C.when they are born D.when they arrive at the ocean

2.What does the underlined word“them”in Paragraph 2 refer to?

A.Cars. B.Cats. C.Puffin chicks. D.Bright lights.

3.What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A.What puffins feed on. B.How puffins catch fish.

C.Why puffins are a vulnerable species. D.Why puffins are important to the ocean.

4.What does Dr.Stephen W.Kress probably agree with?

A.The Puffling Patrol does a good job. B.Puffins will die out in the near future.

C.Haimaey has less pollution than before. D.Ocean temperatures will continue to rise.

 

1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A 【解析】 文章大意:文章主要讲述了冰岛南部海岸的海梅岛是世界上最大的海鹦栖息地,每到繁殖季节,很多走失的小海鹦会被车撞死或被猫吃掉,而岛上的孩子们正致力于拯救小海鹦的行动。 1.细节理解题。根据文章第一段第一行“Around August, puffin chicks head for the ocean.That’s when the trouble begins”“八月份左右,海鹦的雏鸟向大海进发。这时麻烦开始了”,故选B。 2.词句猜测题。根据文章第二段第一行“Puffin chicks usually follow the light of the moon to the sea”“海鹦的雏鸟通常跟着月亮的光来到大海”可推知them指代的是Puffin chicks,故选C。 3.主旨大意题。根据文章第四段第一行“Puffins are now listed as a vulnerable species(易危物种).The main reason is”“现在,海鹦被列为易危物种,主要原因是”可知,第四段主要讲的是海鹦为什么会成为易危物种,故选C。 4.细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一、二行“But the Puffling Patrol inspires them a lot”“但是海鹦巡逻队激励了他们”,故选A。
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