Like most kids, Landon Kenstrick, 5 years old, has a favorite animal. However, his favorite animal is quite different from other kids’. He loves pangolins.
Pangolins have small heads and long, broad tails. They are toothless. They have small ears, but their hearing is good.
Their sense of smell is well-developed, too. But their sight is poor. When they feel frightened, they roll up into a ball to protect themselves. “My favorite thing about the pangolin is the scales （鳞片） it has on its body. They look cool, “Landon said.
Landon first learned about pangolins from a TV show, Wild Kratts. Knowing that pangolins are facing the danger of dying out, Landon quickly decided to take action to protect them. He wanted to tell everyone he knew about them. On Halloween, he had his parents carve （雕刻） a pangolin into their pumpkin （南瓜） , so that when people asked what it was, he could tell them all about his favorite animal. When Christmas came around, Landon had only one wish: to save the pangolins. His parents had him “adopt （领养） ” a pangolin in Landon’s name. They also came up with a good idea. They helped Landon make Christmas gifts to sell to help raise money for the pangolins at a market. So far, he has raised $ 400.
If you think a 5-year-old boy is too young to save the pangolins, you’d be wrong. Landon told us nobody’s too young to save anything.
1 ． What can we know about pangolins?
A ． They have great sight. B ． They have good hearing. C ． They have poor sense of smell.
2 ． How do pangolins protect themselves when they are in danger?
A ． They take off their scales. B ． They roll up into a ball C ． They fight with their teeth.
3 ． Why did Landon have his parents carve a pangolin into their pumpkin?
A ． He wanted to put protecting pangolins into action.
B ． He wanted to make the pumpkin beautiful
C ． He wanted to raise more money.
4 ． What does the writer want to tell us in the last paragraph?
A ． A 5-year-old boy can’t save pangolins.
B ． Children can also save something.
C ． It is wrong to save pangolins.
答案
1 ． B
2 ． B
3 ． A
4 ． B
【分析】
本文主要讲述了一位五岁的孩子最喜欢的动物是穿山甲，并介绍了穿山甲的外貌和特点，他知道现在穿山甲正面临灭绝的危险，他决定要采取行动来保护它们。从他的事例告诉我们，没人会因为年轻而无法拯救穿山甲。
1 ．
细节理解题。根据 “They have small ears, but their hearing is good” 可知，它们的听力很好，故选 B 。
2 ．
细节理解题。根据 “When they feel frightened, they roll up into a ball to protect themselves” 可知，当它们感到害怕时，就会蜷缩成一团来保护自己，故选 B 。
3 ．
细节理解题。根据 “Knowing that pangolins are facing the danger of dying out, Landon quickly decided to take action to protect them. He wanted to tell everyone he knew about them” 可知，让他的父母在南瓜上刻穿山甲是为了让更多的人了解穿山甲的情况，他想把保护穿山甲付诸行动，故选 A 。
4 ．
细节理解题。根据 “If you think a 5-year-old boy is too young to save the pangolins, you’d be wrong. Landon told us nobody’s too young to save anything.” 可知，作者在最后一段想告诉我们孩子们也可以拯救一些东西，故选 B 。
