Question

【題目】閱讀理解 B
Hippos(河馬) live in Africa(非洲). They are one of the world's largest land animals. Here are some interesting facts about them.
●Where are hippos born?
Hippos often give birth in the water. The hippo babies get out of water right after birth to take their first breath.
●How quickly do hippos grow up?
Hippo babies nurse both under water and on land for a year. Then they stop taking their mothers' milk but they are still with their mothers until they are eight years old. Then they move out.
●What do hippos love?
Hippos love water and they spend most of the day in it to stay cool. The Hippo can breathe, see and hear when its body is under water because its nose, eyes and ears are on the top of its head.
●Do hippos swim better than people?
Yes, they are great swimmers and they can hold(屏住) their breath for five minutes. Hippos can even walk under water along the bottom(水底) of rivers and lakes.
（1）The Chinese meaning of the world “nurse” in the passage is “_______”.
A.護(hù)理
B.洗澡
C.吃奶
D.運(yùn)動(dòng)
（2）Hippo babies leave their mothers when they are _______ years old.
A.6
B.7
C.8
D.9
（3）The underlined word “it” refers to “_______”.
A.the zoo
B.the tree
C.the land
D.the water
（4）How long can hippos hold their breath under water?
A.For five minutes.
B.For six minutes.
C.For seven minutes.
D.For eight minutes.
（5）What is NOT mentioned in the passage?
A.Where hippos are born.
B.How hippos look for food.
C.When hippo babies stop taking their mothers' milk.
D.Why hippos can breathe when their bodies are under water.

Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）C
（3）D
（4）A
（5）B
【解析】本文介紹河馬的出生、成長、生活習(xí)慣等一些信息。
⑴詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第3段可知：一年里河馬寶寶在水下和陸地上都能……，然后他們停止攝取媽媽的奶，但是仍然跟著媽媽一直到8歲，根據(jù)后面的milk可知此處nurse是吃奶，所以答案是C。
⑵細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第3段 they are still with their mothers until they are eight years old可知河馬寶寶跟媽媽一直待到8歲，所以答案是C。
⑶詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第4段可知：河馬喜歡水，他們一天大部分時(shí)間都呆在水里保持涼爽，所以it指代前文提到的water，所以答案是D。
⑷細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)最后一段 they can hold(屏住) their breath for five minutes可知河馬能夠憋氣長達(dá)5分鐘，所以答案是A。
⑸細(xì)節(jié)理解。縱觀全文，A是文章的第一個(gè)小標(biāo)題；C是在第二個(gè)標(biāo)題中被提到；D在最后一段被提到，只有B在文章中沒有出現(xiàn)，所以答案是B。