一、阅读理解

Hi! I'm Wisdom, the world's oldest wild bird. Though I am 74 years old, I'm still laying(下蛋) 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!
Albatrosses usually choose one partner(伴侣) 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 the age of over 70, I am still flying strong, 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!
()1. Who is introducing this passage to us?
A. A scientist studying birds.
B. An old Laysan albatross.
C. A writer visiting Midway Atoll.
D. A photographer taking bird pictures.
()2. What is the CORRECT order of these events in the story?
①Wisdom found a new partner.
②Wisdom's last baby bird was born.
③Scientists put a band on Wisdom's leg.
④Scientists saw Wisdom's grown child building a home nearby.
A. ③④②①
B. ③④①②
C. ④③②①
D. ④③①②
()3. What can we infer about Wisdom?
A. Wisdom only returns to Midway Atoll when she needs to lay eggs.
B. Wisdom will stop laying eggs soon because she is already 74 years old.
C. Wisdom's new partner in 2024 was also a long-lived albatross like her.
D. Wisdom may have more parenting experience(经验) than other Laysan albatrosses.
()4. What is the best title for this passage?
A. Life on Midway Atoll
B. My Bird Family
C. All About Me: The Oldest Wild Bird
D. How Birds Lay Eggs

1~4 BADC
【语篇解读】本文是一只名为 Wisdom 的 74 岁信天翁的自述，介绍了其长寿的一生。

【分析】
本文是一只名为Wisdom的74岁黑背信天翁的自述，介绍了它的长寿经历、生活习性等。解题时需先通读文章把握主旨，再针对每道题的类型（细节理解、事件排序、推理判断、主旨大意）定位原文信息：1题通过开头自我介绍判断主体；2题需梳理各事件的时间先后；3题结合原文细节排除错误选项；4题根据全文核心内容确定标题。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据第一段“I'm Wisdom, the world's oldest wild bird. ... Every year, about 1.3 million Laysan albatrosses(黑背信天翁) like me come together here.”可知，Wisdom是一只老黑背信天翁，故选B。
2. 事件排序题：定位各事件时间：③1956年科学家给Wisdom绑腿带；④2017年科学家看到它的成年孩子建家；②2021年它的最后一只幼鸟出生；①2024年它找到新伴侣，正确顺序为③④②①，故选A。
3. 推理判断题：A项：原文提到信天翁每年返回Midway Atoll是为了养育幼鸟，并非只下蛋，错误；B项：74岁时Wisdom仍下蛋，错误；C项：原文未提及新伴侣的寿命情况，错误；D项：原文提到Wisdom一生下了50-60枚蛋，养育了30-36只幼鸟，说明它的育儿经验比其他信天翁丰富，正确，故选D。
4. 主旨大意题：全文以Wisdom的第一人称自述，介绍了它作为世界上最老的野生鸟的情况，C项“All About Me: The Oldest Wild Bird”最贴合主旨，故选C。
【答案】
BADC
【知识点】
阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】
本文是一篇以第一人称讲述的记叙文，围绕世界上最老的野生信天翁Wisdom展开，题目涵盖细节查找、事件排序、推理判断和主旨大意，要求学生精准定位原文信息、梳理时间逻辑、合理推断并把握核心主旨，整体难度适中，适合考查学生的英语阅读综合能力。
【难度系数】
0.5