六、阅读与回答问题
Hi, my name is Polly. I have a pet tortoise (乌龟). His name is Speedy. I think his name is funny because Speedy walks very slowly—he is not speedy at all! I decided to buy a tortoise after I read a book about them. My grandfather helps me look after Speedy. He loves tortoises and used to have one when he was a young boy.
Speedy is brown and has a hard shell (壳) on his back. The shell acts like his home. When he is afraid, he can put his head inside his shell. It is amazing. Speedy does not like meat, so I feed him leaves and vegetables. He eats very slowly. He does everything slowly!
Speedy is two years old now. Tortoises live for a very long time. I saw a tortoise at the zoo that was 150 years old! It is amazing!
Speedy likes being in the sun. When it is sunny outside, I play with him in the garden. But when winter comes, Speedy sleeps through the whole season. This is called hibernation (冬眠), and it is because he really hates cold weather.
47. What is the name of Polly's pet?
Speedy.
48. Why does Polly think her pet's name is funny?
Because he walks very slowly.
49. What food does the tortoise eat?
Leaves and vegetables.
50. How old is the tortoise?
Two years old.
51. What does the tortoise hate?
He hates cold weather.
解析：
【解析】
47. 根据第一段“I have a pet tortoise (乌龟). His name is Speedy.”可知Polly的宠物名字是Speedy。
48. 根据第一段“I think his name is funny because Speedy walks very slowly—he is not speedy at all!”可知，因为乌龟走得很慢，所以Polly觉得它的名字很有趣。
49. 根据第二段“Speedy does not like meat, so I feed him leaves and vegetables.”可知乌龟吃树叶和蔬菜。
50. 根据第三段“Speedy is two years old now.”可知乌龟两岁了。
51. 根据第四段“This is called hibernation (冬眠), and it is because he really hates cold weather.”可知乌龟讨厌寒冷的天气。
【答案】
47. Speedy.
48. Because he walks very slowly.
49. Leaves and vegetables.
50. Two years old.
51. He hates cold weather.
【知识点】
英语细节理解题、记叙文阅读理解、宠物类词汇认知
【点评】
本文是一篇关于宠物乌龟的记叙文，题目均为细节查找类题型，需要学生从原文中精准定位关键信息作答，考查学生快速提取文本细节的能力，内容贴近生活，易于理解。
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