Question

Animal moms are great moms. You might be surprised at some of these moms.
Octopuses (章魚)
The mother octopus lays about 50,000 eggs. For about 300 days, she stays with the eggs, cleans them and protects them. She does not leave to feed. However, this animal mom dies as soon as the eggs are hatched (孵化).
Crocodiles(鱷魚)
A crocodile mother puts a lot of time and effort into raising her babies. She starts by building a nest (巢), which she guards for over two months! When the eggs are ready to hatch, the young crocs call out to their mother, who digs them out and helps them hatch. She then carries them in her mouth down to the water, where she will guard them for several more weeks or months until they learn to hunt on their own.
Bats （蝙蝠）
Bats become moms by hanging head up in a cave, giving birth. Catching the youngster before it can fall to the ground below, she puts it in a pouch (育兒袋). Bat moms may carry babies with them when feeding for the first few days. As the little bats get bigger and heavier, moms help them hang on the wall of their caves and return often to feed them. It continues for about three weeks, until the babies are grown up and able to fly on their own.
Koalas (考拉)
The animal mom gives birth after a pregnancy (懷孕期) of only 35 days. The hairless baby climbs into its mother’s pouch and lives there for another five months. When the little koala is between five and eight months old, it leaves the pouch for short periods of time but returns for safety. Once it is too big to return to the pouch, it will climb onto its mother’s back and ride there until it is about 12 months old.
小題1:Which animal moms die when their babies are born?

A．Octopuses.

B．Crocodiles.

C．Bats.

D．Koalas.

小題2:A crocodile mother usually carries her baby to the water _____.

A．in her mouth

B．on her back

C．in her pouch

D．by her tail

小題3:A bat mom _____.

A．gives birth by lying in the nest

B．gives birth by hanging in a cave

C．leaves its babies in the pouch for months

D．lets its babies live on their own after birth

小題4:How long does the bat mom help to feed her babies?

A．About 3 days

B．About 3 weeks

C．About 13 weeks

D．About 3 months

小題5:How long does a young koala usually stay with its mom?

A．35 days.

B．5 months.

C．8 months.

D．12 months.

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：本文告訴我們動物媽媽同樣也是偉大的媽媽。文中以章魚、鱷魚、蝙蝠及考拉為例，分別說明了他們的媽媽是如何撫養(yǎng)幼小的孩子，為了孩子媽媽做出了自己的犧牲。
小題1:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)this animal mom dies as soon as the eggs are hatched (孵化).
章魚一出生后媽媽就死了，故選A。
小題2:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)She then carries them in her mouth down to the water鱷魚用嘴把小鱷魚帶到水里，故選A。
小題3:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Bats become moms by hanging head up in a cave, giving birth 故選B。
小題4:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)It continues for about three weeks, until the babies are grown up and able to fly on their own. 蝙蝠喂小蝙蝠大約三周的時間，直到它能夠獨立地飛。故選B。
小題5:這是細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)it will climb onto its mother’s back and ride there until it is about 12 months old.小考拉一直長到12個月大才離開媽媽。故選D。
點評：細(xì)節(jié)題為閱讀考題的重頭戲，所占比例很高，相對而言較簡單，因為這類題雖然要求理解準(zhǔn)確，但基本上限于字面意義的理解，范圍也限于局部，因此是我們可望得高分的部分。細(xì)節(jié)題絕大部分體現(xiàn)“中心思想是解”這一原理。本文都是細(xì)節(jié)理解題，在文中比較容易找到答案。