四、阅读理解
There's an unwritten rule among documentary film-makers — to watch,but not to intervene(干涉). But a BBC documentary worker in Antarctica(南极洲)made a hard decision to intervene when several emperor penguin(帝企鹅)mothers and their babies became trapped in a ravine(深沟).
In one of the Dynasties series,mother penguins can be seen leaving babies behind when they can't get out from the ravine. Some babies died from the freezing low temperatures.
After a storm,the workers returned to the area and decided to do something. In the beginning,they are not sure about the proper way to help with the least intervention. Finally,they built a ramp(斜坡)to help the remaining penguins climb to safety.
"We chose to intervene with the least influence," said the show's director,Will Lawson. "Once we'd dug that little ramp,which took very little time,we left it to the birds. We were excited when they decided to use it."
The show's creator,Sir David Attenborough,is known for his strong support to let nature take its course. But in this case,he said he would have intervened.
"It's very rare for the film workers to intervene," he said. "But they realize that they might be able to save some of these birds simply by digging a few steps in the ice."
"It's such an unusual condition to do this," he added. "It wasn't dangerous. You weren't touching the animals and by doing this,they had the chance to get out of the trouble."
Although different people hold different views,the workers have received more praise from the public for what they did.
(
C
)1. What difficulties did the emperor penguins meet?
A. The penguins died of illness.
B. The penguins got hit on their way.
C. The penguins got trapped in a ravine.
D. The penguins finally climbed to a safe place.
(
C
)2. According to the passage,which of the following order is correct?
① The workers decided to intervene.
② Some babies died from the low temperatures.
③ The film workers dug a ramp.
④ Some mother penguins left babies behind.
A. ①②③④
B. ②④①③
C. ④②①③
D. ①③②④
(
A
)3. What does "this" in Paragraph 7 refer to?
A. Digging some steps in the ice.
B. Doing nothing.
C. Touching the animals.
D. Making a documentary.
(
C
)4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. We need to obey the rules at any time.
B. Love is priceless among animals.
C. People sometimes have to break rules to do the right thing.
D. "To watch,not to intervene" is written in the rules of filming documentaries.
