1. (2022七上·武汉月考) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B,C、D 四个选项中，选出一个最佳答案。

Teens This cute little African penguin is called Lucas. He lives in San Diego Zoo in the US. He is learning to walk with special shoes. Lucas has a health problem called bumble-foot (禽掌炎). It gives Lucas cuts (伤口)on his feet. When he walks, it is painful (疼痛的), and the cuts can even kill (杀死) him. So, zoo workers made these shoes for him. The zoo wants the number of African penguins to grow. Their population (种群数量) in the wild has gone down in the past few years. This is because of human (人类) activity, according to the zoo.

1. （1） Where may this passage from?

   A . a text book B . a magazine C . a notice board D . news paper
3. （2） Where does Lucas live?

   A . in Africa B . in UK C . in America D . in the wild
5. （3） What gives Lucas cuts on his feet?

   A . human activity B . the zoo C . bumble-food D . other penguin
7. （4） What does the underlined word "grow" mean?

   A . to become less and less B . to become more and more C . to keep the same as now D . to double as before
9. （5） What is the passage mainly about?

   A . an African penguin that lives in the US. B . a famous zoo in San Diego, US. C . the harmful human activity, D . an injured (受伤的) penguin that has been helped by the zoo workers.