2.What can we learn from the text about Little Penguins?

A.They have been on Phillip Island for years.

B.They keep a Guinness record for their size.

C.They are trained to practice diving for visitors.

D.They live in large groups to protect themselves.

3.How much would a couple with one child pay for a closer viewing tour?

A.$ 37.50. B.$ 62.50. C.$ 150.00. D.$ 180.00.

【答案及解析】：

答案：1.C; 2.A; 3.B

解析：1.这是一道主旨题。文中主要讲述了去参观菲利普岛企鹅的行程和价格,显然是一个旅游广告,所以主要面向旅游者。

2.这是一道细节题。从第一句"The Little Penguin has called Phillip Island home for untold generations"这些小企鹅在未知的年代就叫菲利普岛企鹅了,可知年代非常久远。

3.这是一道计算题。成人的参观费用是$25,儿童是$12.5,两个大人和总共$62.5

　　As more and more people speak the global languages of English, Chinese, Spanish, and Arabic, other languages are rapidly disappearing. In fact, half of the 6,000-7,000 languages spoken around the world today will likely die out by the next century, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

　　In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations-- UNESCO and National Geographic among them -have for many years been documenting dying languages and the cultures they reflect.

　　Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A Grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, working and raising a family in a village in Nepal.

Documenting the Tangmi language and culture is just a starting point for Turin, who seeks to include other languages and oral traditions across the Himalayans reaches of India, Nepal, Bhutan,