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Hi, I’m Wisdom, the world’s oldest wild bird. Though I am 74 years old, I’m still laying eggs! On November 26, 2024, I returned to my favourite home on Midway Atoll and laid one more egg. Not bad for an old bird, huh?
Midway Atoll is an island in the big Pacific Ocean. Every year, about 1.3 million laysan albatrosses (黑背信天翁) like me come together here. We spend most of our lives flying over the ocean, but we always come back here to raise our baby birds.
Back in 1956, scientists put a little band on my leg with the number Z333 to study me more easily. They guessed I was 5 years old at the time, the youngest age we can lay eggs. They follow me all the time. Most laysan albatrosses live 12 to 40 years, so I am like a bird superstar. My leg band was changed six times because I lived longer than people thought I would!
Laysan albatrosses usually choose one partner for life, but I lived longer than many of my partners. For years, I stayed with Akeakamai, but he went away some time ago. In 2024, I found a new partner, and on November 26, we laid an egg together.
My partner and I are taking turns sitting on the egg, keeping it warm. If it breaks open and a baby bird comes out in February, we will spend about seven months feeding and protecting the baby bird until it is ready to fly. It is a lot of work, but I did it many times before — scientists say I laid 50 to 60 eggs in my lifetime, and I had 30 to 36 baby birds. My last baby bird was born in 2021 when I was 70.
Oh, and fun fact: in 2017, scientists saw one of my grown children building a home nearby. I may be a mum, grandma, and even great-grandma by now.
At 74, I am still flying strongly, raising baby birds, and showing everyone that age is just a number. Let’s see if this egg can work well — I might have a new baby bird to add to my bird family!
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A. A scientist studying birds.
B. Wisdom, the bird itself.
C. A writer visiting Midway Atoll.
D. A photographer taking bird pictures.
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① Wisdom found a new partner.
② Wisdom’s last baby bird was born.
③ Scientists put a band on Wisdom’s leg.
④ Scientists saw Wisdom’s grown child building a home nearby.
A. ③④②①
B. ③④①②
C. ④③②①
D. ④③①②
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A. Wisdom only lays one egg a year.
B. Wisdom never returns to the same home.
C. Wisdom’s leg band is very new and shiny.
D. Wisdom has more than one partner for life.
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A. Life on Midway Atoll
B. My bird family
C. All about me: the oldest wild bird
D. How birds lay eggs
Hi, I’m Wisdom, the world’s oldest wild bird. Though I am 74 years old, I’m still laying eggs! On November 26, 2024, I returned to my favourite home on Midway Atoll and laid one more egg. Not bad for an old bird, huh?
Midway Atoll is an island in the big Pacific Ocean. Every year, about 1.3 million laysan albatrosses (黑背信天翁) like me come together here. We spend most of our lives flying over the ocean, but we always come back here to raise our baby birds.
Back in 1956, scientists put a little band on my leg with the number Z333 to study me more easily. They guessed I was 5 years old at the time, the youngest age we can lay eggs. They follow me all the time. Most laysan albatrosses live 12 to 40 years, so I am like a bird superstar. My leg band was changed six times because I lived longer than people thought I would!
Laysan albatrosses usually choose one partner for life, but I lived longer than many of my partners. For years, I stayed with Akeakamai, but he went away some time ago. In 2024, I found a new partner, and on November 26, we laid an egg together.
My partner and I are taking turns sitting on the egg, keeping it warm. If it breaks open and a baby bird comes out in February, we will spend about seven months feeding and protecting the baby bird until it is ready to fly. It is a lot of work, but I did it many times before — scientists say I laid 50 to 60 eggs in my lifetime, and I had 30 to 36 baby birds. My last baby bird was born in 2021 when I was 70.
Oh, and fun fact: in 2017, scientists saw one of my grown children building a home nearby. I may be a mum, grandma, and even great-grandma by now.
At 74, I am still flying strongly, raising baby birds, and showing everyone that age is just a number. Let’s see if this egg can work well — I might have a new baby bird to add to my bird family!
(
B
) 6. Who is introducing this article to us?A. A scientist studying birds.
B. Wisdom, the bird itself.
C. A writer visiting Midway Atoll.
D. A photographer taking bird pictures.
(
A
) 7. Which is the correct order of these events in the story?① Wisdom found a new partner.
② Wisdom’s last baby bird was born.
③ Scientists put a band on Wisdom’s leg.
④ Scientists saw Wisdom’s grown child building a home nearby.
A. ③④②①
B. ③④①②
C. ④③②①
D. ④③①②
(
D
) 8. What can we know about Wisdom?A. Wisdom only lays one egg a year.
B. Wisdom never returns to the same home.
C. Wisdom’s leg band is very new and shiny.
D. Wisdom has more than one partner for life.
(
C
) 9. What is the best title for this article?A. Life on Midway Atoll
B. My bird family
C. All about me: the oldest wild bird
D. How birds lay eggs
答案
6—9: BADC
解析
【分析】
1. 第6题：根据文章开头第一句“I’m Wisdom, the world’s oldest wild bird”，明确介绍者是名为Wisdom的野生鸟本身，对应选项B。
2. 第7题：梳理各事件时间顺序：③科学家绑腿环（1956年）→④看到成年孩子建家（2017年）→②最后幼鸟出生（2021年）→①找新伴侣（2024年），正确顺序为③④②①，对应选项A。
3. 第8题：逐一排除错误选项：A文中未提及一年仅产一蛋；B文中提到Wisdom返回最喜欢的家，错误；C腿环更换过六次，并非新的；D文中提到原伴侣离世后找到新伴侣，说明终身有多个伴侣，对应选项D。
4. 第9题：文章围绕世界最老野生鸟Wisdom的生活、繁殖等情况展开，核心是介绍这只鸟，对应标题C。
【解析】
6. 文章开篇直接点明介绍主体是名为Wisdom的野生鸟本身，故选B。
7. 定位各事件时间：1956年科学家为Wisdom绑腿环（③），2017年科学家看到其成年孩子建家（④），2021年Wisdom最后一只幼鸟出生（②），2024年Wisdom找到新伴侣（①），正确顺序为③④②①，故选A。
8. A项文中未提及Wisdom一年仅产一个蛋；B项文中明确提到Wisdom返回最喜欢的家，排除；C项Wisdom的腿环更换过六次，并非新的，排除；D项文中提到Wisdom原伴侣离世后找到新伴侣，说明其终身有多个伴侣，故选D。
9. 文章以第一人称视角介绍世界最老野生鸟Wisdom的生活经历，核心是介绍这只鸟，故最佳标题为C。
【答案】
6—9: BADC
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，以第一人称视角讲述世界最老野生鸟Wisdom的生活，考查学生对文章细节、事件顺序及主旨的理解，题型常规，符合初中英语阅读练习要求。
【难度系数】
0.7
1. 第6题：根据文章开头第一句“I’m Wisdom, the world’s oldest wild bird”，明确介绍者是名为Wisdom的野生鸟本身，对应选项B。
2. 第7题：梳理各事件时间顺序：③科学家绑腿环（1956年）→④看到成年孩子建家（2017年）→②最后幼鸟出生（2021年）→①找新伴侣（2024年），正确顺序为③④②①，对应选项A。
3. 第8题：逐一排除错误选项：A文中未提及一年仅产一蛋；B文中提到Wisdom返回最喜欢的家，错误；C腿环更换过六次，并非新的；D文中提到原伴侣离世后找到新伴侣，说明终身有多个伴侣，对应选项D。
4. 第9题：文章围绕世界最老野生鸟Wisdom的生活、繁殖等情况展开，核心是介绍这只鸟，对应标题C。
【解析】
6. 文章开篇直接点明介绍主体是名为Wisdom的野生鸟本身，故选B。
7. 定位各事件时间：1956年科学家为Wisdom绑腿环（③），2017年科学家看到其成年孩子建家（④），2021年Wisdom最后一只幼鸟出生（②），2024年Wisdom找到新伴侣（①），正确顺序为③④②①，故选A。
8. A项文中未提及Wisdom一年仅产一个蛋；B项文中明确提到Wisdom返回最喜欢的家，排除；C项Wisdom的腿环更换过六次，并非新的，排除；D项文中提到Wisdom原伴侣离世后找到新伴侣，说明其终身有多个伴侣，故选D。
9. 文章以第一人称视角介绍世界最老野生鸟Wisdom的生活经历，核心是介绍这只鸟，故最佳标题为C。
【答案】
6—9: BADC
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，以第一人称视角讲述世界最老野生鸟Wisdom的生活，考查学生对文章细节、事件顺序及主旨的理解，题型常规，符合初中英语阅读练习要求。
【难度系数】
0.7
