Question

Antarctic(南极)，the coldest place on the earth，   is too cold for most living things. However, things are different for penguins(企鶴).Several types of penguins make their home in Antarctic.

They walk with short steps, however, they don't have " Happy Feet”. Some of Antarctic's penguins are endangered, or at the risk of dying out. The animals search for food near the Antarctic's coasts. TTiey use the ice on the sea as a place to rest while they search. In recent years,global warming,the slow rise of the earth's temperature, has been causing the ice to melt(融化).

People add to global warming when they drive cars or use electricity. That burns fuels, such as coal,oil and natural gas. The burning of fuels gives off gas that warms the earth. The harmful gas stays in the air above Antarctic. Scientists find that the west side of Antarctic is especially affected by global warming.

"Global warming is reducing the amount of food for penguins so that they can't find enough food to eat”，said Shaye Wolf.

Scientists are hopeful that conditions in Antarctic can be improved. They say people can reduce global warming by using cars and electricity less often. Even kids can help. Wolf suggests， " Talk to your friends and family about global warming，how it is harming penguins，and how important it is to stop warming today."

阅读短文，选择最佳选项。

(   ) 1. The penguins search for food      

A.  near the Antarctic's coasts

B.   around the ice on the sea

C.   in the west side of Antarctic

D.  in the seas all over the earth

(   ) 2. Nowadays, global warming      

A.  causes the penguins to leave Antarctic

B.  causes the ice in Antarctic to melt

C.  makes the penguins own a more comfortable place

D.  makes the earth's temperature lower and lower

(   ) 3.______ gives off gas that warms earth.

A. Too much coal and oil 

B.  The hot atmosphere

C.  The melting of sea ice

D.  The burning of fuels

(   ) 4. Scientists say people can reduce global warming if they      

A.  use cars and electricity more often

B.  use cars and electricity less often

C.  give up using coal

D.  do something to protect the penguins 

(   ) 5. What's the best title for the passage?

A.  Global Warming Harms Antarctic's Penguins

B.   The Coldest Place on the Earth

C.   The Advantage of Global Warming

D.  Some Ways to Save the Endangered Animals

Answer 1

l.A根据第二段第三句The animals search for food near the Antarctic's coasts.可知。故选A。

2. B根据第二段最后一句可知全球气候变暖导致冰雪融化。故选B。

3. D根据第三段第三句可知燃烧燃料释放的气体可以使地球变暖。故选D。

4. B根据最后一段第二句可知科学家认为人们少开车少用电可以减少全球气候变暖。故选B。

5. A本文是围绕全球气候变暖对企鹅的危害展开的。故选A。