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四、(2025·南京市秦淮区期末)阅读表达。
When you think of winter, which word comes to your mind? Cold? Dark? Snow? Ice? When the weather turns terrible, we can stay in warm houses and enjoy nice food, but wild animals may not have this fun. So how do animals spend the long cold winter months?
Some animals make journeys to warmer places once a year. We call this migration. They sometimes travel thousands of miles by land, air, or sea to reach their winter home. Small monarch butterflies travel from all over the country to spend their winters in Mexico. Caribou(北美驯鹿) have one of the longest land migrations, travelling over 2,000 miles! But not all migrations are as long as the examples. Some birds make shorter migrations from high mountains to lower lands to find better places with less snow and more food. This type of migration is about changes in height.
If winter makes you want to sleep, you're not alone. Some animals hibernate for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. There are a few different types of hibernation. For example, a bear will eat a lot of food to build up fat reserves. During hibernation, its body temperature drops, and its heart beats more slowly. A bear's heartbeat may drop from around 55 beats per minute to just 9 beats. The bear can sleep for months without eating or drinking, using its fat for energy.
Instead of going to warmer places or sleeping through the winter, some animals spend the winter by changing bodies with seasons. Some animals may grow a thicker and warmer winter coat. Some other animals change the colour of their fur. For example, the snowshoe rabbits are usually brown in summer, but they change the colour of their fur into the colour of snow in winter for better hiding.
What about you? Will your mind, body or action change in the wintertime? Do you go to a warmer place for holiday or just stay at your comfortable home? Or maybe you really enjoy taking part in some outdoor activities in winter. No matter how you like to spend the winter, spring is just around the corner.
1. How far do caribou travel to spend the winter?
2. Why do some birds migrate to lower lands?
3. When a bear hibernates, what changes happen to its body?
4. What colours are snowshoe rabbits in different seasons?
5. 新考法 开放性设问 Will you spend winter staying at home or going outside to have fun? Why?
When you think of winter, which word comes to your mind? Cold? Dark? Snow? Ice? When the weather turns terrible, we can stay in warm houses and enjoy nice food, but wild animals may not have this fun. So how do animals spend the long cold winter months?
Some animals make journeys to warmer places once a year. We call this migration. They sometimes travel thousands of miles by land, air, or sea to reach their winter home. Small monarch butterflies travel from all over the country to spend their winters in Mexico. Caribou(北美驯鹿) have one of the longest land migrations, travelling over 2,000 miles! But not all migrations are as long as the examples. Some birds make shorter migrations from high mountains to lower lands to find better places with less snow and more food. This type of migration is about changes in height.
If winter makes you want to sleep, you're not alone. Some animals hibernate for part or all of the winter. This is a special, very deep sleep. There are a few different types of hibernation. For example, a bear will eat a lot of food to build up fat reserves. During hibernation, its body temperature drops, and its heart beats more slowly. A bear's heartbeat may drop from around 55 beats per minute to just 9 beats. The bear can sleep for months without eating or drinking, using its fat for energy.
Instead of going to warmer places or sleeping through the winter, some animals spend the winter by changing bodies with seasons. Some animals may grow a thicker and warmer winter coat. Some other animals change the colour of their fur. For example, the snowshoe rabbits are usually brown in summer, but they change the colour of their fur into the colour of snow in winter for better hiding.
What about you? Will your mind, body or action change in the wintertime? Do you go to a warmer place for holiday or just stay at your comfortable home? Or maybe you really enjoy taking part in some outdoor activities in winter. No matter how you like to spend the winter, spring is just around the corner.
1. How far do caribou travel to spend the winter?
Over 2,000 miles.
2. Why do some birds migrate to lower lands?
To find better places with less snow and more food.
3. When a bear hibernates, what changes happen to its body?
Its body temperature drops, and its heart beats more slowly.
4. What colours are snowshoe rabbits in different seasons?
They are usually brown in summer, and white in winter.
5. 新考法 开放性设问 Will you spend winter staying at home or going outside to have fun? Why?
I will go outside to have fun. Because I can not only exercise outside, but also make a lot of new friends.（言之有理即可）
答案
1. Over 2,000 miles. 2. To find better places with less snow and more food. 3. Its body temperature drops, and its heart beats more slowly. 4. They are usually brown in summer, and white in winter. 5. I will go outside to have fun. Because I can not only exercise outside, but also make a lot of new friends.（言之有理即可）
解析
【分析】
本题为英语阅读理解的细节理解题与开放性表达题，解题思路如下：1. 第1-4题是细节理解题，需根据题干关键词（如caribou、birds migrate to lower lands等）定位原文对应段落，提取精准信息作答；2. 第5题是开放性设问，需结合自身实际情况，用通顺的英语表达观点及理由，言之有理即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段“Caribou(北美驯鹿) have one of the longest land migrations, travelling over 2,000 miles!”，提取关键信息得出答案；
2. 定位原文第二段“Some birds make shorter migrations from high mountains to lower lands to find better places with less snow and more food.”，提取目的信息得出答案；
3. 定位原文第三段“During hibernation, its body temperature drops, and its heart beats more slowly.”，提取身体变化信息得出答案；
4. 定位原文第四段“For example, the snowshoe rabbits are usually brown in summer, but they change the colour of their fur into the colour of snow in winter”，提取不同季节毛色信息得出答案；
5. 开放性设问，需用正确句式表达观点，理由合理即可，示例答案符合要求。
【答案】
1. Over 2,000 miles. 2. To find better places with less snow and more food. 3. Its body temperature drops, and its heart beats more slowly. 4. They are usually brown in summer, and white in winter. 5. I will go outside to have fun. Because I can not only exercise outside, but also make a lot of new friends.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、开放性表达
【点评】
本题围绕动物过冬的不同方式展开，既考查学生从原文提取关键信息的能力，又考查开放性语言表达能力，贴近生活实际，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为英语阅读理解的细节理解题与开放性表达题，解题思路如下：1. 第1-4题是细节理解题，需根据题干关键词（如caribou、birds migrate to lower lands等）定位原文对应段落，提取精准信息作答；2. 第5题是开放性设问，需结合自身实际情况，用通顺的英语表达观点及理由，言之有理即可。
【解析】
1. 定位原文第二段“Caribou(北美驯鹿) have one of the longest land migrations, travelling over 2,000 miles!”，提取关键信息得出答案；
2. 定位原文第二段“Some birds make shorter migrations from high mountains to lower lands to find better places with less snow and more food.”，提取目的信息得出答案；
3. 定位原文第三段“During hibernation, its body temperature drops, and its heart beats more slowly.”，提取身体变化信息得出答案；
4. 定位原文第四段“For example, the snowshoe rabbits are usually brown in summer, but they change the colour of their fur into the colour of snow in winter”，提取不同季节毛色信息得出答案；
5. 开放性设问，需用正确句式表达观点，理由合理即可，示例答案符合要求。
【答案】
1. Over 2,000 miles. 2. To find better places with less snow and more food. 3. Its body temperature drops, and its heart beats more slowly. 4. They are usually brown in summer, and white in winter. 5. I will go outside to have fun. Because I can not only exercise outside, but also make a lot of new friends.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、细节理解、开放性表达
【点评】
本题围绕动物过冬的不同方式展开，既考查学生从原文提取关键信息的能力，又考查开放性语言表达能力，贴近生活实际，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
