Question

We know that many animals do not stay in one place．Birds, fish and other animals move from one place to another at a certain time．They move for different reasons: most of them move to find food more easily, but others move to get away from places that are too crowded．

When cold weather comes, many birds move to warmer places to find food．Some fishes give birth in warm water and move to cold water to feed．The most famous migration (迁移) is probably the migration of fish, which is called “salmon”．This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water．There it spends its life．When it is old, it returns to its birthplace in fresh water．Then it gives birth and dies．In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse．They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded．They move down to the low land．Sometimes they move all the way to the seaside, and many of them are killed when they fall into the sea．

Recently (近来), scientists have studied the migration of a kind of lobster (龙虾)．Every year, when the season of the bad weather arrives, the lobsters get into a long line and start to walk across the floor of the ocean．Nobody knows why they do this, and nobody knows where they go．So, sometimes we know why humans and animals move from one place to another, but at other times we don’t．Maybe living things just like to travel．

1.Most animals move from one place to another at a certain time to _______．

A．give birth

B．find food more easily

C．enjoy warmer weather

D．find beautiful places

2.The fish called “salmon” spends a long time in ______．

A．fresh water

B．rivers

C．salt water

D．its birthplace

3.The mice in northern Europe move when _______．

A．they give birth

B．they haven’t enough food

C．the weather is bad

D．the place gets too crowded

4.What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Animals move to find food more easily．

B．The migration of the fish called “salmon” is the most famous migration．

C．Sometimes we know why and how living things move from one place to a nother, but sometimes we don’t．

D．Living things move from one place to another because they like to travel．

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.C

【解析】本文讲述了大自然中动物迁徙的现象，并分析了其中的一些原因：为了更容易找到食物、为了不那么拥挤、了为繁殖后代等等。

1.B 细节理解题。题意：大多数动物在确定的时间从一个地方迁到另一个地方是为了什么？由第一段中的most of them move to find food more easily可知是为了更好地觅食。故选B。

2.C 细节理解题。由文中第二段的：This fish is born in fresh water but it travels many miles to salt water．There it spends its life．可知Salmon出生后要长途旅行到咸水里度过一生。故选C。

3.D细节理解题。由第二段里的：In northern Europe, there is a kind of mouse．They leave their mountain homes when they become too crowded．可知这种老鼠在太挤时会迁徒。故选D。

4.C 主旨大意题。本文讲述的是我们知道的及不知道的动物迁徒的原因，故选C。

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