二、阅读理解
A(2025连云港中考)
Hello from nature's foodies

(续表)
Hello~ from~ a~ sloth~ in~ South~ America! Our favourite food? Low-energy leaves! Do we eat a lot? No. We slow-movers don't need a lot of energy. Even our stomachs work so slowly that after a meal, we're too tired to do anything but... sleep!

() 1. Why does a blue whale live on tiny living things?
A. Because it is the largest sea animal. B. Because it is too slow to catch large fish.
C. Because it only has baleen instead of teeth. D. Because it likes a stomach full of tiny food.
() 2. What decides how much hummingbirds and sloths eat?
A. Living places. B. Diet lists. C. Daily activities. D. Body sizes.
() 3. Which part of a magazine is the text probably from?
A. Wildlife. B. Landscapes. C. Travelling. D. Photography.

【语篇导读】本文以动物自述的口吻分别介绍
了灰熊、蓝鲸、蜂鸟和树懒的饮食习性。
1. C 提示:细节理解题。根据表格第二栏最后两句
“It's because our mouths only have rows of baleen. It
lets water flow out while holding in tiny things.”可
知,蓝鲸以磷虾这样的微小生物为食是因为其口
腔结构特殊,只有鲸须,没有牙齿。
2. C 提示:推理判断题。根据表格第三栏最后两句
“As we move our wings really fast, we burn through
energy fast. So we need to keep feeding.”可知,蜂鸟
翅膀高速振动导致其能量消耗快,需持续进食;根
据表格最后一栏倒数第二句“We slow-movers don't
need a lot of energy.”可知,树懒行动缓慢,需要的
能量少,由此推知,蜂鸟和树懒的日常活动决定了
它们的食量。
3. A 提示:推理判断题。文章介绍了不同动物的饮
食习性,由此不难推知文章最有可能来自杂志的
“野生动物”部分。