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【題目】閱讀下面短文，根據(jù)所讀內(nèi)容，在文章后第56—65小題的空格里填入一個(gè)最恰當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~。注意：每個(gè)空格只填一個(gè)單詞。

The main characteristic of a bird is feathers. No other animal has feathers. Other important features for birds are wings and hollow bones.

Birds fly by flapping their wings and using air pressure（壓力）to create lift under their wings. Just like airplanes do. The peregrine falcon is one of the fastest birds. It can reach speeds of over 100 miles per hour when diving. Feathers are important to birds because they keep them warm, help them to fly, and provide camouflage（偽裝）. Hollow bones also help in flying because they help make the bird light enough to fly.

Although an important characteristic of frost birds is flying. not all birds fly. Some birds that don't fly are penguins, kiwis and ostriches. Penguins actually spend much time in the water where they are swimmers. Ostriches on the other hand are very fast runners. An ostrich can outrun a horse!

There are all sizes of birds. Hummingbirds are some of the smallest birds, while ostriches are some of the biggest. Different types of birds eat different things. Some birds feed on plants, some birds eat insects. and still others eat other, animals like fish, snakes, mice or rats. Birds are also known for their migrating（遷徙）patterns to large groups. Some birds will travel tong instances each season to stay in a climate that is good for their survival. Birds are sometimes kept as pets. The most popular birds for pets are tropical (熱帶的) birds like parrots. Birds also have a history of helping out humans in different tasks. They can carry messages (homing pigeons) and help hunt (falcons).

Read more about birds.

An ostrich can run as fast as 43 miles per hour and grow as tall as 9 feet.

Blue birds can't see the colour blue.

The hummingbird can fly backwards, but it can't walk.

The egg of a kiwi can weigh as much, as 20% of the mother's body weight.

Birds
Features of birds	What makes birds 【1】 from other animals is feathers, wings and hollow bones.
How birds fly	Birds flap their wings and 【2】 air pressure to fly. Birds are light enough to fly 【3】 of hollow bones.
Not all birds fly	Penguins. are good at 【4】. Ostriches are fast runners.
【5】 of birds	Hummingbirds are very small while ostriches are very big. Different bird/span>s eat different things. Plants, insects and other animals can be on the 【6】 of birds' food. Some birds travel 【7】 to find a better place to stay. Some birds are kept as 【8】 and some are trained as helpers.
Fun 【9】 about birds	An ostrich Stan run at a 【10】 of 43 miles per hour. Blue birds can't see blue and hummingbirds can't walk.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】different

【2】use

【3】because

【4】swimming

【5】Types/Kinds

【6】list

【7】far

【8】pets

【9】facts/things/information

【10】speed

【解析】

本文主要是對(duì)鳥(niǎo)類進(jìn)行介紹，主要介紹了鳥(niǎo)類的特征，鳥(niǎo)類是如何飛行的，鳥(niǎo)的種類及有關(guān)鳥(niǎo)類的有趣的事。

【1】根據(jù)第一段No other animal has feathers. Other important features for birds are wings and hollow bones.可知鳥(niǎo)類的特征也就是與其他動(dòng)物的不同之處。different from 與…不同，故答案是different。

【2】根據(jù)第二段Birds fly by flapping their wings and using air pressure（壓力）to create lift under their wings.可知鳥(niǎo)類通過(guò)拍翅膀和使用壓力騰飛，use 使用，動(dòng)詞，通過(guò)連詞and與flap并列，故答案是use。

【3】根據(jù)第二段Hollow bones also help in flying because they help make the bird light enough to fly.可知由于骨頭是中空的，所以鳥(niǎo)類很輕，可以飛。because of因?yàn)椋�由于，介詞短語(yǔ)，故答案是because。

【4】根據(jù)第三段Penguins actually spend much time in the water where they are swimmers.可知企鵝擅長(zhǎng)游泳。swim游泳，動(dòng)詞；be good at doing擅長(zhǎng)于，故答案是swimming。

【5】根據(jù)表格結(jié)構(gòu)，可知這是第四段的主旨句。There are all sizes of birds/. Different types of birds eat different things.可知本段介紹各種各樣的鳥(niǎo)，types/kinds of birds各種各樣的鳥(niǎo)，首字母大寫(xiě)，故答案是Types/Kinds。

【6】根據(jù)第四段Some birds feed on plants, some birds eat insects. and still others eat other, animals like fish, snakes, mice or rats.可知植物，昆蟲(chóng)和其他動(dòng)物都是鳥(niǎo)類的食物。on the list of 在…..清單上，故答案是list。

【7】根據(jù)第四段Some birds will travel tong instances each season to stay in a climate that is good for their survival.可知有些鳥(niǎo)飛到很遠(yuǎn)的地方去找更好的地方住。far 遠(yuǎn)地，故答案是far。

【8】根據(jù)第四段Birds are sometimes kept as pets.可知有些鳥(niǎo)會(huì)被當(dāng)成寵物，故答案是pets。

【9】根據(jù)表格結(jié)構(gòu)，可知這是對(duì)第五至第九段的總結(jié)，可知這幾段是關(guān)于鳥(niǎo)的一些有趣的事，故答案是facts/things/information。

【10】根據(jù)第六段An ostrich can run as fast as 43 miles per hour and grow as tall as 9 feet.可知鴕鳥(niǎo)能跑43英里每小時(shí)，長(zhǎng)到9英尺高。at a speed of以多少的速度，故答案是speed。