《2025年课课练初中英语活页卷九年级下册译林版》

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Do you know the emperor penguin is the world's largest and tallest penguin? It is also the ____ 36 ____ penguin. It is recorded that some penguins weigh nearly 100 pounds. Adults have the black head, back, tail and wings. The underparts are white. The sides of the neck are marked with a large golden or yellow stripe. In addition, there is the colour of gold on the upper breast. ____ 37 ____ most penguins, the emperor penguin has thick, waterproof feathers that cover the whole body except for the bill (嘴) and feet. Emperor penguins normally live for about 20 years in the wild, ____ 38 ____ some super ones can live for 40 years according to the record.
Emperor penguins live mainly on small fish. They can dive to a depth of 1,800 feet in search of food. Most dives ____ 39 ____ three to six minutes. The sharks and seals are their natural enemies.
The emperor penguin is found throughout the Antarctic perimeter. It is the only species of penguin to ____ 40 ____ birth to babies during the Antarctic winter.
Female emperor penguins lay a single egg in May or June. After the egg has been laid, the female must immediately ____ 41 ____ in the ocean. First, the egg is carefully transported to the male, who incubates (孵化) the egg under a brood patch (抱孵点) that rests above the feet. Sometimes, the transfer is unsuccessful. The egg rolls onto the ice and freezes at once.
The male will incubate the egg for over two months! ____ 42 ____ the time, he will not eat a single meal. On particularly cold days, hundreds of male penguins may gather together to warm themselves in the cruel Antarctic winds. In about two months, the female ____ 43 ____ and locates her mate and baby by sound. She uses food stored in her stomach to feed the growing baby. The male then takes his ____ 44 ____ to feed in the ocean and returns in about a month, at which point both parents look after the baby by feeding and keeping it off the ice. Once the chick is about seven weeks old, it joins other small emperor penguins in a crowd to keep ____ 45 ____.
( ) 36. A. heaviest B. richest C. cleverest D. smartest
( ) 37. A. As B. Similar C. Like D. To
( ) 38. A. and B. so C. or D. while
( ) 39. A. keep B. last C. stay D. need
( ) 40. A. have B. let C. give D. get
( ) 41. A. dive B. swim C. play D. feed
( ) 42. A. In B. During C. From D. To
( ) 43. A. comes B. leaves C. returns D. hurries
( ) 44. A. part B. role C. turn D. way
( ) 45. A. happy B. cold C. friendly D. warm

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