Question

The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5. 5 meters tall. Its neck alone may be 1. 9 meters long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck, the same number as in the humans’. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe’s neck is very long, while the bones in a human’s neck are short. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby, called a calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck, it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.

1.In this passage the underlined word “giraffe” means _______.

A．鯨魚(yú)             B．長(zhǎng)頸鹿           C．大象             D．河馬

2.The bones in a bird’s neck are _______.

A．a(chǎn)s big as in a human’s neck               B．a(chǎn)s big as in a giraffe’s neck

C．many more than in a human’s neck         D．much smaller in a giraffe’s neck

3.Which of the following is TRUE?

A．A giraffe has only seven bones.

B．The giraffe is the largest animal on the land.

C．It takes eight years for a giraffe to grow up.

D．Most of the leaves on the trees are eaten up by giraffes.

4.When a giraffe is born, it is about _______.

A．5. 5 meters long                        B．5. 5 meters tall

C．1. 9 meters long                        D．1. 9 meters tall

5.We can guess when a giraffe sees a tiger _______.

A．it will run away as fast as possible

B．it will run to eat the tiger

C．it will make the tiger bring it something to eat

D．it will make one of the smallest animals bring the tiger something to eat

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了長(zhǎng)頸鹿的一些生理特點(diǎn)及其生活習(xí)性。

1.根據(jù)下文它是當(dāng)今最高的陸生動(dòng)物，結(jié)合常識(shí)可知此處指的是長(zhǎng)頸鹿，故選B。

2.根據(jù)the same number as in the humans’. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. 描述，可知鳥(niǎo)類(lèi)脖子上的骨頭要比人多，故選C。

3.根據(jù)By the age of eight it is full-grown. 描述，可知長(zhǎng)頸鹿八歲后才算成年，故選C，一只長(zhǎng)頸鹿用八年的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)大。

4.根據(jù)The baby, called a calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. 描述，可知選D。

5.根據(jù)The giraffe eats mostly leaves. 長(zhǎng)頸鹿吃樹(shù)葉，及短文描述可知它不是一種兇猛的動(dòng)物，故看見(jiàn)老虎，會(huì)快速的逃跑。故選A。

考點(diǎn)：關(guān)于長(zhǎng)頸鹿的說(shuō)明文閱讀

點(diǎn)評(píng)：本文中長(zhǎng)句較多，一時(shí)很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強(qiáng)求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問(wèn)題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對(duì)于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問(wèn)題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。