初三英语阅读理解练习题12篇

1、初三英语阅读理解练习题12篇阅读理解iMr.Leewasinbedandwastryingtogotosleepwhenheheardthebellring.Heturnedonthelightandlookedathisclock.Itwastwelveo'clock."Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight?"Hethought.Hedecidedtogoandfindout.Sohegotofbed,putonhisdressinggown（浴袍）andwenttothedoor.Whenheopenedthedoor,therewasnobo

2、dythere."Thatisverystrange."Thenhewentbacktohisbedroom,tookoffhisdressinggown,gotbackintobed,turnedoffthelightandtriedtogotosleep.Afewminuteslaterheheardthebellagain.Mr.Leejumpedoutofbedveryquicklyandrushedtothedoor.Heopenedit,butagainhefoundnoonethere.Heclosedthedoorandtriednottofeelangry

3、.Thenhesawapieceofpaperonthefloor.Hepickeditup.Thereweresomewordsonit:"Itisnowaftermidnight（午夜）,soitisAprilFool'sDay（禺人节）.Aprilfooltoyou!""Oh,itwastheEnglishboynextdoor!"Mr.Leeexclaimed（惊叫）andalmostsmiled.Hewentbacktobedandfeelasleepatonce.Thebelldidnotringagain.1. WhendidMr.

4、Leegotobed?Hewenttobed.rrA.beforetwelveo'clockB.aftertwelveo'clockrrC.whenthebellrangD.whenhesawtheboy2. Whydidherushtothedoorwhenheheardthebellringthesecondtime?rA. HewantedtoopenthedoorforthevisitorrB. Hewantedtofindoutwhothevisitorwas.rC. HewasafraidoftheringrD. Hewaswaitingforsomeone.3.

5、Fromthispassage,welearnthatwecanonAprilFool'sDay.A. say "Hello" to each otherB. dance and sing at nightC.playjokesoneachotherD.sendpressentstochildren4. WhatdidMr.LeethinkabouttheEnglishboy?Hethoughthe.r.A.wasagoodboyB.wasfriendlywithhimrnC.shouldn'tringthebellatmidnightD.didadange

6、rousthingjustnow答案及解析:1. A,此题是一道细节题，文章第一自然段的前三个句子就告诉了此题的答案。2. B.文中有这样的句子"Whocanitbeatthistimeofnight?,此句说明Mr.Lee很想知道是谁在午夜时来敲门。3. C.此题是一道常识题，因为大家都知道在愚人节这天，人们可相互开玩笑。4. B.英国男孩和Mr.Lee开玩笑，说明他把Mr.Lee看成朋友，所以答案是B。阅读理解2Babieslovechocolateandsometimestheyalsoeatthepaperaroundit.Mycatenjoysamealofgood,thi

7、ckpaper,oldletters,forexample.ShedoesnotlikenewspapersverymuchOfcourse,thebestpapercomesfromwood.Woodcomesfromtrees,andtreesareplants.Vegetablesandfruitareplants,too,andweeatalotofthem.Socanwealsoeatwoodandpaper?ChickensScientistssay,"Allfoodcomesinsomewayfromplants."Well,isthattrue?Animal

8、seatgrassandgrowfat.Thenweeattheirmeat.Littlefisheatlittlesea-plants,thenbiggerfishswimalongandeatthebitsofgrassandgiveusinkforarminute.Whatfooddoesnotcomefromplantsinsomeway?Scientistscandowonderfulthingswithplants.Theycanmakefoodjustlikemeatandcheese.Andtheycanmakeitwithoutthehelpofanimals.Itisver

9、ygoodfood,too.Nowtheyhavebeguntosay,"Wemakeourpaperfromwood.Wecanalsomakefoodfromwood.Thenextthingisnotverydifficult."Whatisthenextthing?Perhapsitisfoodfrompaper.Scientistssay,"Wecanturnpaperintofood.Itwillbegood,cheapfood,too,cheaperthanmeatorfishoreggs."Sopleasekeepyouroldbooks

10、andletters.(Don'tfeed口畏yourcat.)Oneday,theywillbeonyourplate,ifwhatscientistssaymaycometrue.1. Thewriterasksustokeepouroldbooksandlettersbecause.rA. theyareusefulforreadingrB. TheymaybeusedtofeedcatsrC. WecanmakefoodfromthemsoonrD. wecanreadthematbreakfast2. Fromthepassage（段落）,wecaninfer（推断）that

11、donotcomefromplantsinsomeway.rrA.fewkindsoffoodB.meatandfishrrC.cheeseandchickenD.woodandpaper答案及解析：1. C.本题是细节题，答案可在倒数第一自然段找到。2. A.文中有这样的句子"Whatfooddoesnotcomefromplantsinsomeway?。说明作者认为，不管是什么样的食物，几乎都来自“plants,”所以答案是A。阅读理解3InEnglandrecentlythreeforeigngentlemencametoabusstopandwaited.Aboutfivem

12、inuteslater,thebustheywantedcamealong.Theywerejustgoingtogetonwhensuddenlytherewasaloudnoisebehindthem.Peoplerushedontothebusandtriedtopushthemoutoftheway.Someoneshoutedatthem.Thebusconductorcamerushingdownthestairstoseewhatallthetroublewasabout.Thethreeforeignersseemallatseaandlookedembarrassed（窘迫的

13、.NoonehadtoldthemabouttheBritishcustom（习惯）ofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatthebusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.Learningthelanguageofacountryisn'tenough.Ifyouwanttohaveapleasantvisit,findoutasmuchaspossibleaboutthemannersandcustomsofyourhostcountry.Youwillprobablybesurprisedjust

14、howdifferenttheycanbefromyourown.AvisitortoIndiawoulddowelltorememberthatpeoplethereconsideritimpolitetousethelefthandforpassingfoodattable.Thelefthandissupposedtobeusedforwashingyourself.AlsoinIndia,youmightseeamanshakinghisheadatanothertoshowthathedoesn'tagree.ButinmanypartsofIndiaashakeoftheh

15、eadmeansagreement.Nodding（点头）yourheadwhenyouaregivenadrinkinBulgariawillmostprobablyleaveyouthirsty.Inthatcountry,youshakeyourheadtomean'yes'anodmeans'no'.AtamealincountriesontheArabicPeninsula,youwillfindthatyourglassisrepeatedrefilledassoonasyoudrinkup.Ifyouthinkthatyouhavehadenoug

16、h,youshouldtakethecuporglassesinyourhandandgiveitalittleshakefromsidetosideorplaceyourhandoverthetop.InEuropeitquiteusualtocrossyourlegswhenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimportantmeeting.DoingthisinThailand,however,couldbringabouttrouble.Also,youshouldtrytoavoid（避免）touchingtheheadofanadult（成人

17、）it'sjustnotdoneinThailand.1. TheBritishpeopletriedtopushthethreegentlemenoutoftheway,becausethegentlemen.rrA.wereforeignersB.didn'thaveticketsrrC.madealoudnoiseD.didn'tlineupforthebus2. Accordingtothearticle,ifyouwanttohaveapleasantjourneyinaforeigncountry,youshouldA. learnthelanguageof

18、thecountryrB. understandthemannersandcustomsofthecountryrC. haveenoughtimeandmoneyrID. makefriendswiththepeoplethere3. InIndiaitisconsideredimpolite.rIA. tousetherighthandforpassingfoodattable.rB. topassfoodwiththelefthand.rC. toeatfoodwithyourhands.rD. tohelpyourselfattable.4. Tocrossone'slegsa

19、tanimportantmeetinginEuropeisrA. acommon（平常的）habitB. animportantmannerC. aserious（严重的）troubleD. abadmanner5. Thebesttitle（题目）forthisarticleis.rA. People'sEverydayLife希B. MindYourMannersrC. ShakingandNoddingHeadD. TakingaBusinEngland答案及解析：1. Do这是一道句子理解题，也可以看成细节题。在第一自然段的最后，有这样的句子：Noonehadtoldthema

20、bouttheBritishcustomofliningupforabusthatthefirstpersonwhoarrivesatabusstopisthefirstpersontogetonthebus.从此句可知那三位先生并不知道在英国乘车的习惯，所以答案是D。2. Bo这是一道细节题。答案在第二自然段的第二个句子。3. Bo同第二题一样，此题也是细节题。可在第二自然段直接找到答案。4. Ao单句理解题。最后一个自然段中有说：InEuropeitisquiteusualtocrossyourlegsWhenyouaresittingtalkingtosomeoneevenatanimp

21、ortantmeeting.这个句子的意思是：在欧洲，开会时翘二郎腿是很常见的。这说明许多人有这样的习惯，所以答案应该是Ao5. Bo通读全文就会发现，只学习一门外语是不够的，还要多了解该国的风俗习惯，否则就会遇到麻烦，所以答案是Bo阅读理解4Tomwalkedintoashop.Itbadasignoutside:"Second-hand（旧的）clothesboughtandsold."Hewascarryinganoldpairoftrousersandaskedtheowneroftheshop,"Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese?

22、"Themanlookedatthemandthensaid:"Twodollars.""What!"saidTom."Ihadguessedtheywereworthatleastfivedollars.""No,"saidtheman,"theyaren'tworthacentmorethantwodollars."Well,"saidTom,takingtwodollarsoutofhispocket."Here'syourmoney.Thes

23、etrouserswerehangingoutsideyourshop.Thelistprice（标价）ofthemwassixdollarsandahalf.ButIthoughtthatwastoomuchmoney,soIwantedtofindouthowmuchtheywerereallyworth."Thenhewalkedoutoftheshopwiththepairoftrousersanddisappearedbeforetheshopownercouldthinkofanythingtosay.1. Atfirsttheowneroftheshopthoughtt

24、hatTom.rA. wantedtostealthetrousersrB. wantedtosellthetrousersC. wantedtofoolhimrD. wantedtobuythetrousers2. Theowneroftheshopfortheoldtrousers.rA. wouldgiveTomtwodollarsrB. wouldpaythreedollarsrC. wouldpayfivedollarsrD. wouldgiveTomsixdollarsandahalf3. Theshopownerinsistedthatthetrouserswereworthon

25、lytwodollarsbecauserA. hewantedtosellthemcheaply（廉价地）rB. hewantedtobuythemcheaplyrC. hedidn'tlikethetrousersrD. theywereoldanddirty4. Infact,thetrousersA. werehanginginsidetheshopB. werestolenbyTomfromtheshopC. hadbeentheshopowner'sD. hadbeenTom's5. Fromthestoryweknowthatcheaperthantheli

26、stprice.CA. theownersoldthetrouserstwodollarsrB. TomsoldthetrousersonedollarandahalfrC. theownerboughtthetrousersthreedollarsrD. Tomboughtthetrousersfourdollarsandahalf答案及解析：1. B.Tom拿着一条裤子并且问："Howmuchwillyougivemeforthese?店主所以认为Tom是来卖裤子的，故答案是Bo2. A.此题是细节题，可在第一自然段的末尾找到答案。3. B.店主当然想便宜地把裤子买下来。4. C

27、.从短文的倒数第二段可以了解到，裤子不是Tom的而是店主的。5. D.裤子的标价是6.5美元，而Tom只给了店主2美元，所以答案应该是D。阅读理解5BigBenBigBenisnotthenameofaman.Itisthenameofahuge（庞大的）clockinLondon.LondonisthecapitalofEngland.Thisclockhasfourfaces.So,nomatterwhereyoustand,youcanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen.Eachfaceisthesizeofadoubledecker（层）bus.Thehandsa

28、reaboutfourmetreslong.Itisaboutthesizeoftwopeoplestandingontopofeachother.IfyougotoLondon,youmaywanttovisittheHousesofParliament（国会大厦）.ThereyouwillfindBigBensitsatthetopoftheclocktower（塔）intheHousesofParliament.Maybeyouwillhearitaswellasseeit.Thehugeclockmakessuchaloudnoise.,dingdong,Dingdonggoeseve

29、ryquarterofanhour.Theclockwasnamedafterabigman.HewasSirBenjaminHall.ThismandidmuchbuildingworkinLondonmanyyearsago.1. BigBenis.rrA.adoubledeckerbusB.ahugeclockC.thenameofBenD.abuilding2. Theclockstrikeseveryofanhour.rrA.tenminutesB.fifteenminutesrrC.thirtyminutesD.forty-fiveminutes3. Youcanreadtheti

30、meofBigBen.rA. atthetopoftheclocktowerrB. intheHousesofparliamentCIC. onthehandsofthehugeclockrD. onthefourfacesoftheclock答案及解析：1 .选B,根据第一行BigBenisnotthenameofaman.Itisthenameofahuge（庞大的）clockinLondon.可以判断BigBen是一个大钟的名字。2 .选B,根据文中“Dingdongdingdong,"itgoeseveryquarterofanhour.即可得知大钟每15分钟敲一次。3 .选

31、D,Thisclockhasfourfaces.So,nomatterwhereyoustand,youcanreadthetimeonthefaceofBigBen.其他三项均不符合题意。阅读理解6Thepolicedomanythingsforus.Theyhelpkeepourthingsandussafe.Theyhelpkeepcarsmovingsafely.Theytakecareofpeoplewhoarehurt.Thentheyseethesepeoplegettoadoctor.Thepolicegoaroundtowntoseethateverythingisallri

32、ght.Theygetaroundtowninmanyways.Someofthemwalkorgobycar.Insomebigcities,someofthepolicerideonhorses.Itisstrangetoseetheseanimalsinthestreet.Astheygoaroundtown,thepolicehelppeople.Sometimestheyfindlostchildren.Theytakethechildrenhome.Ifthepoliceseeafight,theyputanendtoitrightaway.Sometimespeoplewilla

33、skthepolicehowtogettoaplaceintown.Thepolicecanalwaystellthepeoplewhichwaytogo.Theyknowallthestreetsandroadswell.Somepolicestandatcrossings.Theytellthecarswhentogoandwhentostop.Theymakesurethatthecarsdonotgotoofast.Theyhelpchildrencrossthestreet.Theyalsohelppeoplewhocan'twalktoowell.Withoutthepol

34、ice,ourstreetswouldnotbesafe.Carsmightgotoofastandhurtpeople.Lostpeoplemightneverbefound.Thepolicedoagoodjob.Weneedthem.Andweshouldthankthemforajobwelldone.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1. Thepolicedomanythingsforus.Theyhelpkeepourthingsandus.rrA.warmB.cleanrrC.quietD.safe2. Howdosomeofthepolicegetaroundinsomebigci

35、ties?rrA.Bytaxi.B.Onhorses.C.Bybus.D.Onbikes.3. Inthetext,“putanendto"means"".A.stopB.cutrrC.killD.fly4. Thetextismainlytalkingabouttheofthepolice.rrA.lifeB.roadrrC.jobD.day答案及解析：1 .选D,根据第一段，Theyhelpkeepourthingsandussafe.警察可以保障我们安全”，因此选safe。2 .选B,Someofthemwalkorgobycar.Insomebigciti

36、es,someofthepolicerideonhorses.在些大城市里面，警察是骑马的，因此选Bo3 .选A,文中划线部分Ifthepoliceseeafight,theyputanendtoitrightaway.根据句意可以理解为stop。4 .选C,本题是总结全文的mainidea,总揽全文，可以知道是在说警察的职责，因此选job。阅读理解7GadgetsforWorkandPlayIt's7:45inthemorning,and26-year-oldSteveClarksonisgoingtowork.Heputsonhisjacket,andpicksuphismobil

37、ephoneandlaptop.Asheleavesthehouse,heturnsonhisMP3playerandputsonhisheadphone.Heisreadytogo.Today,formillionsofpeople,gadgetslikeClarkson'sareanormalpartoflife."I'mareporterforamagazine,andI'musuallynotintheoffice.Mymobilephoneandlaptophelpmetodomyworkbothontheroadandathome,"sa

38、ysClarkson.Todaymanypeoplecancheck-mails,sendmessages,orsurftheWeb,usingtheirmobilephones.TinaFangisstudyingphotographyinNewYorkCity."Someofthesegadgetsareexpensivebuttheycansaveyourmoneyinthelongrun.Ihaveadigitalcamera.Icanuseittotakeeightypicturesandshootvideo(recordanimageontovideo)atthesame

39、time.IlistentomusiconmyMP3player,andIcandownloadandreadbooksonit,too.IusethecameraandMP3forbothlearningandfun.”It'snow9:45.SteveClarksongetsane-mailsfromhis17-year-oldsister.Shehasagadgetthatletshersende-mails,playgames,andtakenotes.Sheisinclassrightnow."Iemailedherback.Itoldhertostopplayin

40、g,andpayattention/'laughsClarkson."Thesegadgetsarefun,butsometimestheycandistract(分散注意力)people,too.”1. WhatisSteveClarkson?rA. Astudent.rB. Areporter.C. Abusinessman.rD. Acomputerprogrammer.2. Whichofthefollowingthingsisnotagadget?rrA.Apicture.B.Alaptop.rrC.AnMP3player.D.Amobilephone.3. Whe

41、nhissisterhadlessons,Stevetoldher.A.topaynoattentionB. toe-mailhimbackrightawayC. tostopplayinggamesD. tolistentomusicontheMP3player答案及解析：1 .选B,根据第二段中I'mareporterforamagazine,andI'musuallynotintheoffice.可知SteveClarkson是个reporter.2 .选A,选项A:apicture不属于gadget,其他三项均在文中提到过，属于gadget。3 .选C,根据文中“Iem

42、ailedherback.Itoldhertostopplaying,andpayattention,“可知选C。阅读理解8Haveyoueverbeenill?Whenyouareill,youmustbeunhappybecauseyourbodybecomeshot,andtherearepainsalloveryourbody.Youdon'twanttowork,youstayinbed,feelingverysad.Whatmakesusill?Itisgerms（名田菌）.Germsareeverywhere.Theyareverysmallandyoucan't

43、findthemwithyoureyes,butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope.Theyareverysmallandtherecouldbehundredsofthemonaverysmallthing.Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.Whenwelookatdirtywaterunderthemicroscope,weshallseetheminit.Soyourfatherandmotherwillnotletyoudrinkdirtywater.Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefou

44、ndinairanddust.Ifyoucutyourfinger,ifsomeofthedustfromthefloorgoesintothecut（害U开处）,someofthegermswouldgointoyourfinger.Yourfingerwouldbecomebigandred,andyouwillhavemuchpaininit.Sometimesthegermswouldgointoallofyourbody,andyouwouldhavepaineverywhere.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?they are g

45、erms.A.Ifthingsareverysmall,.B.Ifthingscan'tbeseen,theymustbegerms.C.Germsareonlyindirtywater.D.Germsareeverywherearoundus.Whatisamicroscopeusedfor?A.Makingverysmallthingslookmuchbigger.B.Makingverybigthingslookmuchsmaller.C.Helpingyoureadsomenewspapers.D.Helpingyouifyoucan'tseethings

46、clearly.Whydon'tyourparentsletyoudrinkdirtywater?A.Youhaven'tlookedatitcarefully.B.Watercan'tbedrunkinthisway.C.Theremustbelotsofgermsinit.D.Waterwillmakeyouill.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A.Germscanbefoundbothinwaterandintheair.B.Germscangointoyourfingerifitiscut.C.Ifyourtemperatureisn

47、otOK,theremustbegermsinyourbody.D.Ifyourfingerisn'tcut,therearen'tanygermsonit.What'sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Germsmaymakeusill.B.Germsareindirtywater.C.Don'tdrinkdirtywater.D.Takecareofyourfingers.答案及解析：1 选D，根据第四段中Germsaren'tfoundonlyinwater.Theyarefoundinairanddust.可以排除C选项。A,B

48、选项明显不符合题意，只有选D,并且根据第二段Itisgerms（细菌）.Germsareeverywhere.可以确定正确答案。2选A，根据文中Theyareverysmallandyoucan'tfindthemwithyoureyes，butyoucanseethemwithamicroscope.可以知道microscope是显微镜。确定选A。3.选C,文中说到Germsarealwaysfoundindirtywater.因此父母不让喝脏水。4选D，根据文章可以判断A，B，C均为正确答案，而D项不正确，即使手不被割破，也会有细菌的。5.选A,总揽全文，可以确定答案为A,Germ

49、smaymakeusill。阅读理解9Hundredsofyearsago，aRomanarmycamenorthfromEnglandtomakewaronScotland.TheScots，abravepeople，lovedtheircountryverymuch.TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland，butthereweretoomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.Onenight，theleaderofScotsmarchedhissoldierstothetopofahill.“Wewil

50、lrestheretonight，mymen,”hesaid“.Tomorrowwewillfightonemorebattle.Wemustwinorwewilldie.”Theywereallverytired，sotheyatetheirsupperquicklyandfellasleep.Therewerefourguardsonduty，butthey，too，wereverytired，andonebyone，alsofellasleep.TheRomanswerenotasleep.Quicklytheygatheredatthefootofthehill.Slowlytheyc

51、limbedupthehillside，takingcarenottomakeasound.CloserandclosertheycametothesleepingScots.Theywerealmostatthetop.Afewminutesmore，thewarwouldbeover.Suddenly，oneofthemputhisfootonathistle（蓟）.HecriedoutandhissuddencrywoketheScots.Inamoment，theywereontheirfeetandreadyforbattle.Thefightingwashardbutitdidno

52、tlastlong.TheScotswipedouttheRomansandsavedtheircountry.Thethistleisnotabeautifulplant.Ithassharpneedlesalloverit.Fewpeoplelikeit.ButthepeopleofScotlandlikeditsomuchthattheymadeittheirnationalflower.根据短文内容，选择正确答案。1. Hundredsofyearsagotherewasawarbetween.A. RomanarmyandNorthEnglandB. RomanarmyandtheS

53、cotsC. EnglandandScotsD. abravepeopleandtheScots2. AtfirstitlookedasiftheRomanswouldwinbecauseA. theScotswerenotbraveB. theRomanarmywassostrongC. theScotsdidnothaveagoodleaderD. theRomanshadthesupportfromtheScottish3. “Wemustwinorwewilldie."WhattheleaderoftheScotssaidmeansA. theyweresuretowinB.

54、 theycouldn'tescapefromdeathC. theywouldwinandthentheywoulddieD. theymusttryhardtowin,otherwisetheywouldbekilled4. TheRomansclimbedupthehillquietlybecauseA. theydidn'twanttowaketheScotsB. theywantedtoreachthetopC. theywantedtocatchthefourguardsfirstD. theywereafraidofthesharpneedlesofthethis

55、tle5. ThepeopleofScotlandmadethistletheirnationalflowerbecauseA. itisabeautifulplantB. itisfreshandlovelyC. ithadsomanysharpneedlesalloveritD. itwasthethistlethathelpedtheScotstowinthebattle答案及解析：1 .选B,文中很明显的指出，这场战争是Romanarmy和theScots之间的。2 .选B,TheyfoughthardtodrivetheenemyoutofScotland,butthereweret

56、oomanyRomans.ItlookedasiftheRomanswouldwin.是因为Romans太强大。因此选B。3 .选D,"Wemustwinorwewilldie.的意思是我们必须胜利，否则我们会死掉”，因此选D。4 .选A,theRomans悄悄爬山的原因是不想吵醒theScots,以便偷袭。5 .选D,根据文中大意，可得出正确答案。阅读理解10Asmanyas10ofthe17kindsofpenguins（企鹅）maybeindangerofdisappearing.Thenumberofpenguinshavedecreased碱少）by30%since1987

57、.Penguinsareblackandwhitebirdsthatliveinthesouthernpartoftheworld.TheyarecommoninSouthAmerica,NewZealand,AustraliaandSouthAfrica.Marylivenearcoldwaters.ButsomelivenearwarmwatersinGalapagosIslands.Penguinscannotfly,buttheyarefineswimmers.Penguinseatfishandkrill（磷虾）.Thewarmingoftheearthisthedecreasein

58、penguinpopulations.Theheatingoftheairhascausedoceanwaterstobecomewarmer.Higherwatertemperatureshavereducedthesupplyoffishandkrill.Someyearslaterthesebirdsarecompletelyunabletoreproduce（繁殖）.Besides,manyadultpenguinsdieofhunger.Widespread（广泛的）fishing,explorationforoilandoilleaks（漏）alsomakepenguinsbeindanger.Poisonousorganisms（生物）inoceanwaterareanotherdanger.Penguinsalsohavetheirenemies,includingwilddogs,sharks,sealsandsealions.Newsaboutpenguinsisnotallbad,however.Severalyearsago,oille