Question

The koala

Size: 70—90cm Weight: 5—14kg

The koala with thick hair looks cute but it has very sharp (鋒利的) teeth and claws (爪子).The male koala is larger than the female one.

Food: The koala eats eucalyptus leaves (桉樹葉). Each koala eats about 500 grams of leaves per day.

Habit: The koala sleeps for up to 16—18 hours. It prefers to move around in the evening.

Baby fact: A healthy female koala can have one child each year. A baby koala is very small when it is born—only a quarter of an inch. It has no hair and it can’t see either. It lives in its mother’s pouch (育兒袋) for half a year. During this time, it only drinks its mother’s milk.

Danger: The number of koalas in Australia is getting smaller every year, mainly because of people. People cut down a lot of trees, so many koalas have no places to live in and they don’t have enough leaves to eat. There are fewer than 100,000 koalas in the world. Some scientists say if people don’t protect them, we won’t have any koalas within 30 years

1.When does the koala often move around during a day?

A.In the morning. B.In the evening. C.In the afternoon. D.At weekends.

2.If someone sees a newly born koala, he will find that ___________________.

A.it can see everything B.it is really small

C.it has thick hair D.it is very big

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A.The female koala is smaller than the male one. B.An adult koala often weighs more than 16kg.

C.The koala doesn’t have sharp paws or teeth. D.The koala often sleeps for more than 20 hours.

Answer 1