Question

【題目】

The ostrich is the largest bird in the world. The ostrich is found in nature in Africa, but it is raised all over the world for its meat.

The ostrich is a unique (獨(dú)特的) looking animal. It has long skinny legs, a big body with small wings, a long neck, and a dangerous long beak (喙). Even though it has wings, it can’t fly. But they aren’t completely useless either. They help a lot with balance when the ostrich is running quickly and needs to change directions(方向). The ostrich usually weighs between 200 and 300 pounds and can grow to 9 feet tall. Its large body is covered with feathers.

The ostrich is famous for its speed on the ground. Its powerful legs allow it to reach speeds of 40 miles per hour! Ostriches can also use their strong legs to kick any enemy or even kill a human or a lion. However, in most cases the ostrich will just use its speed to run away from any danger.

Ostriches eat whatever they can find. This includes plants, insects, and small animals like lizards. They often live in groups. A group will have around ten birds, but some groups even have 100 birds. This way the whole group can help to protect the eggs. Ostrich eggs are the biggest eggs of any animal at an average of 3 pounds.

Ostriches don’t actually put their head in the ground as many cartoons like to show. What they really do is to lie down and put their head and neck flat on the ground to hide. From a distance all you can see is their body, so it appears as if they have put their head in a hole in the ground. Ostriches can not only kick with powerful feet, they are also armed with 4 inch long claws (爪) on their feet.

The ostrich
Living 【1】	Be found in nature in Africa and raised all over the world.
Looks	It has long legs, a big body with small wings, a long 【2】, and a long beak. Its wings help a lot with balance while running 【3】. The ostrich is a big bird that grows to 9 feet【4】
Abilities	The ostrich’s legs are 【5】 enough to kill his enemies. Its high speed can help it 【6】 away from any danger.
Food and qualities	The ostrich lives on a lot of things, 【7】 plants, insects and small animals. Ostriches live in groups to 【8】 their eggs.
Fun facts	The ostrich 【9】 itself by lying down and putting its head and neck flat on the ground. The ostrich has powerful 【10】 with 4 inch long claws.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】in Africa

【2】neck

【3】at full speed

【4】in height

【5】strong

【6】run away

【7】including

【8】protect

【9】hides

【10】feet

【解析】

這篇短文主要講述了鴕鳥的一些情況，包括生活地區(qū)，外貌和能力等方面的情況。

【1】根據(jù)文中“The ostrich is found in nature in Africa,”可知，鴕鳥是在非洲的自然環(huán)境中發(fā)現(xiàn)的這里是在非洲用“in Africa”，故答案為in Africa。

【2】根據(jù)文中“It has long skinny legs, a big body with small wings, a long neck, and a dangerous long beak (喙).” 它有瘦長的腿，一個有著小翅膀的大身體，一個長脖子和一個危險(xiǎn)的長喙可知，這里是一個長的脖子。neck名詞，脖子。根據(jù)句意，故答案為neck。

【3】根據(jù)文中“They help a lot with balance when the ostrich is running quickly and needs to change directions(方向).”可知，當(dāng)鴕鳥跑得很快，需要改變方向時，它們有助于保持平衡（方）。可知，它的翅膀在全速奔跑時有助于保持平衡。at full speed以全速；故答案為at full speed。

【4】根據(jù)文中“The ostrich usually weighs between 200 and 300 pounds and can grow to 9 feet tall.” 鴕鳥通常體重在200到300磅之間，可以長到9英尺高。in height在這里是說高度。The ostrich is a big bird that grows to 9 feet in height鴕鳥是一種長到9英尺高的大鳥。故答案為in height。

【5】根據(jù)文中“Ostriches can also use their strong legs to kick any enemy or even kill a human or a lion.”可知，鴕鳥也可以用它們強(qiáng)壯的腿踢任何敵人，甚至殺死人或獅子。這里是說鴕鳥的腿很強(qiáng)壯，足以殺死他的敵人。strong形容詞，足夠的。故答案為strong。

【6】根據(jù)文中“However, in most cases the ostrich will just use its speed to run away from any danger.” 然而，在大多數(shù)情況下，鴕鳥只是用它的速度逃離任何危險(xiǎn)。這里是幫助它逃離危險(xiǎn)；run away逃跑；help sb. do sth.幫助某人做某事；根據(jù)題意，說故答案為run away。

【7】根據(jù)文中“Ostriches eat whatever they can find. This includes plants, insects, and small animals like lizards.” 鴕鳥能找到什么就吃什么。這包括植物、昆蟲和像蜥蜴這樣的小動物。可知根據(jù)“plants, insects and small animals.”可知，這里用介詞including，包括。根據(jù)題意，故答案為including。

【8】根據(jù)文中“This way the whole group can help to protect the eggs.” 這樣整個小組就能幫助保護(hù)雞蛋。Ostriches live in groups to protect their eggs.意思是“鴕鳥群居以保護(hù)它們的卵�！�protect動詞，保護(hù)。根據(jù)題意，故答案為protect。

【9】根據(jù)文中“What they really do is to lie down and put their head and neck flat on the ground to hide.” 他們真正做的是躺下，把頭和脖子平放在地上躲藏起來。hide動詞，隱藏；hide itself隱藏自己；這里是一般現(xiàn)在時態(tài)，主語是單數(shù)，謂語動詞變單數(shù)。根據(jù)句意，故答案為hides。

【10】根據(jù)文中“Ostriches can not only kick with powerful feet, they are also armed with 4 inch long claws (爪) on their feet.” 鴕鳥不僅能用有力的腳踢球，它們的腳上還裝備著4英寸長的爪子可知，這里是說有力量的腳。這里用復(fù)數(shù)形式。foot的名詞feet腳。根據(jù)題意，故答案為feet。