When ice is on the ocean, the polar bears are on the hunt. They are hunting seals. Polar bears need the ice. They can’t catch seals as well in the water, where there is no ice.
In summer, some of the sea ice becomes water. Now, however, the sea ice is becoming water earlier than it used to. There is not as much time for the polar bears to hunt for food. They should have enough fat in their bodies to keep them from getting hungry. Some polar bears, however, haven’t been able to get enough to eat. By the end of the summer, they are going to die.
Scientists want to learn all they can about polar bears and how they can help them. To help the bears, they have to do tests. It is difficult, however, for scientists to get close to the bears. Scientists fly in a helicopter, over the places where polar bears live. When they notice a bear, they shoot a pointed object at it. The object makes the bear go to sleep. While the bear is asleep, the scientists can do their tests. The most important test is the fat test. If the bear hasn’t eaten for two months, it won’t have enough fat to live on.
Many people are worried about the ice that is becoming water. Polar bears have to go further and work harder to find food. If the ice keeps becoming water, one day there might not be any polar bears.
11. The underlined word “hunt” in the first paragraph means: __________
A. 搜集 B. 游荡 C. 狩猎 D. 探索
12. If polar bears want to find food, what do they need?
A. Fat. B. Ice. C. A pointed object. D. Water.
13. What’s the main idea of this passage?
A. Polar bears are in great danger. B. Polar bears like hunting for seals to eat.
C. It’s difficult for scientists to test bears. D. The ways to help polar bears.
本文是一篇说明文，介绍了因气候变暖，冰川消失，北极熊生存面临的危险。
11.C【解析】题意：第1段画线单词“hunt”的意思是________。词句猜测题。根据原文When ice is on the ocean, the polar bears are on the hunt. They are hunting seals可知，北极熊在大洋冰面上捕食。故“hunt”有“捕食、狩猎”之意。故选C。
12.B【解析】题意：如果北极熊想找到食物，他们需要什么？细节理解题。根据原文Polar bears need the ice. They can’t catch seals as well in the water, where there is no ice，北极熊要捕食，就需要有冰。B选项Ice“冰”符合题意，故选B。
13.A【解析】题意：本文的中心思想是什么？主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇说明文，介绍了因气候变暖，冰川消失，北极熊生存面临的危险。A选项Polar bears are in great danger“北极熊生存处境危险”符合题意，故选A。