American black bears appear in a variety of colors despite(盡管) their name. In the eastern part, most of these bears have shiny black fur, but in the west they grow brown, red, or even yellow coats. To the north, the black bear is actually gray or white in color. Even in the same litter(胎), both brown and black furred bears may be born.
Black bears are the smallest of all American bears, ranging in length from five to six feet, weighing from three hundred to five hundred pounds. Their eyes and ears are small and their eyesight and hearing are not as good as their sense of smell. Like all bears, the black bear is timid and rarely dangerous, but if attacked, most can climb trees or cover ground at great speed. When angry or frightened, they are formidable(可怕的) enemies.
Black bears feed on leaves, roots, fruit, insects, fish, and even larger animals. One of the most interesting characteristics of bears, including the black bear, is their winter sleep. Unlike squirrels and many other woodland animals, bears do not actually sleep through the winter months. Although the bear does not eat during the winter months, sustaining(維持) itself from body fat, its temperature remains almost normal, and it breathes regularly four or five times per minute.
Most black bears live alone, except during the mating(交配) season. They prefer to live in caves. Baby black bears are born in January or February after a gestation(懷孕) period of six to nine months, and they stay with their mother until they are fully grown or about one and a half years old. Black bears can live as long as thirty years in the wild, and even longer in some nature reserves.
小題1:American black bears may have ___________ colours according to the passage.
A．fourB．fiveC．sixD．seven
小題2:Black bears have a good sense of _________.
A．hearingB．smellC．eyesightD．taste
小題3:Which of the following statements is RIGHT?
A．Black bears sleep through the winter months.
B．Black bears can live up to 30 years old.
C．Black bears are the smallest bears in the world.
D．Most black bears live in a group.
小題4:What does the underlined word “enemies” refer to?
A．Black bears’ enemies.B．Black bears.
C．Other large animals.D．American bears.
小題5:We cannot read the passage ___________.
A．in a newspaperB．on the Internet
C．in a bookD．in an advertisement

小題1:C
小題2:B
小題3:B
小題4:B
小題5:D

試題分析：這篇短文主要介紹了美國(guó)黑熊的生活習(xí)性等基礎(chǔ)信息。
小題1:根據(jù)短文第一段描述，可知美國(guó)熊可能有六種顏色，故選C。
小題2:根據(jù)第二段are not as good as their sense of smell.描述，可知此處指的是他們的嗅覺(jué)很好，故選B。
小題3:根據(jù)最后一段Black bears can live as long as thirty years in the wild, 描述，可知選B。
小題4:聯(lián)系前文描述，可知這些敵人指的是美國(guó)黑熊。故選B。
小題5:這是一篇關(guān)于美國(guó)黑熊的文章，故有可能出自報(bào)紙，網(wǎng)絡(luò)或者書籍。一般不會(huì)出現(xiàn)在廣告當(dāng)中，故選D。
點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文淺顯易懂，層次分明，學(xué)生很容易把握文章中心內(nèi)容。答題中注意帶著問(wèn)題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對(duì)于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問(wèn)題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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