五、阅读短文，回答问题
In November, 2024, an emperor penguin(帝企鹅) showed up in Australia. This was a big surprise! Emperor penguins are not usually found in warm Australia. They live in icy Antarctica, about 2 100 miles away.
The young penguin was found on a beach. It was in the town of Denmark. That is in Western Australia. It is probably (很可能) the first time an emperor penguin has travelled so far north.
Penguins are seabirds. They do not fly. They swim. Emperor penguins are the largest type of penguins in the world. They can grow over 4 feet tall. That is taller than most 6-year-old children. An emperor penguin can also weigh 45 kg. That is more than most large dogs.
Aaron Fowler was one of the first people to see the penguin. He said the penguin was not shy. It tried to move on its stomach on the beach, thinking it was snow. But it just fell in the sand! It stood up and shook (抖动) itself off.
But how did the penguin end up in Australia? Belinda Cannell, a penguin scientist, said the bird might follow an ocean current (洋流). That is like a river in the sea. Ocean currents carry food to sea life. Penguins follow the current to look for food. The penguin may have followed a current that went farther north than usual.
Still, most penguins usually stay closer to home. A warm beach is a big change from sea ice! And we should pay attention to the unusual events. The animals may be at risk.
1. Where was the young penguin found?
2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
3. What did the penguin mistake (误认为) the sand for according to (根据) Aaron Fowler's words?
4. Why did the penguin come to Australia?
5. Why does the writer write the passage?
In November, 2024, an emperor penguin(帝企鹅) showed up in Australia. This was a big surprise! Emperor penguins are not usually found in warm Australia. They live in icy Antarctica, about 2 100 miles away.
The young penguin was found on a beach. It was in the town of Denmark. That is in Western Australia. It is probably (很可能) the first time an emperor penguin has travelled so far north.
Penguins are seabirds. They do not fly. They swim. Emperor penguins are the largest type of penguins in the world. They can grow over 4 feet tall. That is taller than most 6-year-old children. An emperor penguin can also weigh 45 kg. That is more than most large dogs.
Aaron Fowler was one of the first people to see the penguin. He said the penguin was not shy. It tried to move on its stomach on the beach, thinking it was snow. But it just fell in the sand! It stood up and shook (抖动) itself off.
But how did the penguin end up in Australia? Belinda Cannell, a penguin scientist, said the bird might follow an ocean current (洋流). That is like a river in the sea. Ocean currents carry food to sea life. Penguins follow the current to look for food. The penguin may have followed a current that went farther north than usual.
Still, most penguins usually stay closer to home. A warm beach is a big change from sea ice! And we should pay attention to the unusual events. The animals may be at risk.
1. Where was the young penguin found?
On a beach in the town of Denmark, Western Australia.
2. What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?
How big the emperor penguins are./What the emperor penguins are like./Emperor penguins' size.
3. What did the penguin mistake (误认为) the sand for according to (根据) Aaron Fowler's words?
Snow.
4. Why did the penguin come to Australia?
To look for food.
5. Why does the writer write the passage?
To ask people to pay attention to the unusual events.
答案：1. On a beach in the town of Denmark, Western Australia.
2. How big the emperor penguins are./What the emperor penguins are like./Emperor penguins' size.
3. Snow.
4. To look for food.
5. To ask people to pay attention to the unusual events.
2. How big the emperor penguins are./What the emperor penguins are like./Emperor penguins' size.
3. Snow.
4. To look for food.
5. To ask people to pay attention to the unusual events.
解析：
【分析】做此类英语阅读理解题，需根据题干关键词定位原文对应内容，提取关键信息作答：1. 针对发现地点的问题，定位到第二段找对应描述；2. 针对段落主旨的问题，通读第三段概括核心内容；3. 针对误认事物的问题，定位到第四段Aaron Fowler的表述；4. 针对来澳原因的问题，定位到第五段找原因；5. 针对写作目的的问题，定位到最后一段找作者意图。
【解析】1. 原文第二段明确提到帝企鹅被发现的地点是西澳大利亚州丹麦镇的一处海滩，故答案为此；2. 第三段主要介绍帝企鹅是世界上最大的企鹅，以及其身高、体重等特征，核心是帝企鹅的大小/特点；3. 原文第四段Aaron Fowler提到企鹅趴在沙滩上，误以为那是雪，故答案为雪；4. 原文第五段指出企鹅跟随洋流是为了寻找食物，这是它来到澳大利亚的原因；5. 原文最后一段提到我们应关注这类异常事件，这就是作者写作的目的。
【答案】1. On a beach in the town of Denmark, Western Australia.
2. How big the emperor penguins are./What the emperor penguins are like./Emperor penguins' size.
3. Snow.
4. To look for food.
5. To ask people to pay attention to the unusual events.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本文围绕帝企鹅异常出现在澳大利亚的事件展开，题目设置以细节查找和主旨概括为主，考查学生快速定位信息、理解文本的能力，贴近实际，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7
【解析】1. 原文第二段明确提到帝企鹅被发现的地点是西澳大利亚州丹麦镇的一处海滩，故答案为此；2. 第三段主要介绍帝企鹅是世界上最大的企鹅，以及其身高、体重等特征，核心是帝企鹅的大小/特点；3. 原文第四段Aaron Fowler提到企鹅趴在沙滩上，误以为那是雪，故答案为雪；4. 原文第五段指出企鹅跟随洋流是为了寻找食物，这是它来到澳大利亚的原因；5. 原文最后一段提到我们应关注这类异常事件，这就是作者写作的目的。
【答案】1. On a beach in the town of Denmark, Western Australia.
2. How big the emperor penguins are./What the emperor penguins are like./Emperor penguins' size.
3. Snow.
4. To look for food.
5. To ask people to pay attention to the unusual events.
【知识点】英语阅读理解、细节理解、主旨大意
【点评】本文围绕帝企鹅异常出现在澳大利亚的事件展开，题目设置以细节查找和主旨概括为主，考查学生快速定位信息、理解文本的能力，贴近实际，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.7