一、完形填空
Emperor penguins are the largest penguins on earth. For many months each year, they live near the sea. However, in May, the weather gets colder and ice 1 large areas of the ocean. They have to go somewhere else that is many kilometres away. There, each mother penguin lays an egg. Then all the hungry 2 must walk back to the ocean to find food. This leaves the job of keeping the eggs 3 to the father penguins.
The father penguins put eggs on top of their feet. In this way, they keep the eggs at body temperature for two months. The job is 4 easy. By July, it is winter in Antarctica. Most animals 5 warmer places, but the father penguins stay. During this time, without food, a father penguin can 6 almost half of his body weight.
By August, the mother penguin returns in time to see her baby come out of its egg. The baby is then moved to her brood pouch(育儿袋). This can be 7. If the baby falls, it can freeze quickly. So the parents must be 8. Once this is done, the hungry father penguin returns to the ocean to find food.
Over the next few months, penguin parents take turns to go to the ocean for 9. They each make the trip several times, bringing back something to eat for the baby.
By December, winter is ending. The little penguin is about five 10 old and can live on its own.
() 1. A. changes B. carries C. passes D. covers
() 2. A. fathers B. mothers C. adults D. kids
() 3. A. warm B. thin C. heavy D. cool
() 4. A. already B. almost C. never D. quite
() 5. A. give up B. clean up C. leave for D. ask for
() 6. A. hide B. lose C. use D. need
() 7. A. easy B. difficult C. boring D. interesting
() 8. A. joyful B. excited C. anxious D. careful
() 9. A. water B. exercise C. food D. help
()10. A. days B. weeks C. months D. years

1. D 2. B 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. C 10. C

【分析】
这是一篇介绍帝企鹅生活习性的完形填空，解题时需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词汇含义及固定搭配逐一分析每个空：1. 根据“冰覆盖海洋大面积”选对应动词；2. 结合前文母企鹅产卵的内容选匹配名词；3. 依据孵蛋需保持温度选合适形容词；4. 结合孵蛋的难度选恰当副词；5. 根据动物迁徙的语境选对应动词短语；6. 结合父企鹅禁食的情况选匹配动词；7. 依据小企鹅易冻的细节选合适形容词；8. 对应小企鹅的危险选恰当形容词；9. 结合父母轮流带回食物选匹配名词；10. 根据帝企鹅成长时间选对应名词。
【解析】
1. 考查动词辨析：cover表示“覆盖”，符合“五月冰覆盖大面积海洋”的语境，故选D。
2. 考查名词辨析：前文提到“each mother penguin lays an egg”，此处指母企鹅需返回海洋觅食，故选B。
3. 考查形容词辨析：keep warm意为“保持温暖”，对应父企鹅孵蛋的任务，故选A。
4. 考查副词辨析：never easy表示“从不简单”，体现孵蛋工作的不易，故选C。
5. 考查动词短语辨析：leave for意为“动身去”，符合其他动物离开去温暖地区的语境，故选C。
6. 考查动词辨析：lose weight表示“减重”，对应父企鹅禁食导致体重减轻的情况，故选B。
7. 考查形容词辨析：后文提到小企鹅掉落会快速冻住，说明移动小企鹅很困难，故选B。
8. 考查形容词辨析：因小企鹅易冻，父母必须小心照料，careful符合语境，故选D。
9. 考查名词辨析：父母轮流去海洋获取食物，对应后文“bringing back something to eat”，故选C。
10. 考查名词辨析：十二月冬季结束，小企鹅约五个月大，符合帝企鹅成长周期，故选C。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕帝企鹅的繁殖与成长习性展开，侧重考查学生对上下文语境的理解及词汇的辨析运用能力，需结合文章细节和常识作答，是一篇难度适中的完形填空。
【难度系数】
0.6