Question

【題目】 The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. 【1】 Its neck alone may be 1.9 metres long.【2】the same number as in the human. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe's neck is very long,【3】 That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. 【4】By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck,【5】

A.it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.

B.The baby, called a calf, is about 1.9 metres tall at birth.

C.Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck,

D.It can be over 5.5 metres tall.

E.while the bones in a human neck are small.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】E

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

這篇短文主要描述了長頸鹿的一些生理特點及其生活習(xí)性。

【1】

根據(jù)前一句“The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. 長頸鹿是現(xiàn)代陸地上最高的動物�！保�可知此句應(yīng)描述長頸鹿的高度，所以選項D“It can be over 5.5 metres tall. 它可以超過5.5米高�！狈�合句意，故選D。

【2】

根據(jù)后一句“the same number as in the human與人類相同的數(shù)量”以及“Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe. 即使是一只小鳥，脖子上的骨頭也比長頸鹿多得多�！�，可知此句應(yīng)描述長頸鹿脖子上的骨頭，所以選項C“Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck然而長頸鹿的脖子上只有七塊骨頭”符合句意，故選C。

【3】

根據(jù)前一句“Each bone in a giraffe's neck is very long長頸鹿脖子上的每根骨頭都很長”以及后一句“That makes the difference. 這就形成了不同�！�，可知此句應(yīng)說明長頸鹿脖子上的骨頭和人類脖子上的骨頭不同，所以選項E“while the bones in a human neck are small而人類脖子上的骨頭很小”符合句意，故選E。

【4】

根據(jù)前一句“A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. 雌性長頸鹿一次產(chǎn)下一個嬰兒�！�，可知此句應(yīng)描述小嬰兒的情況，所以選項B“The baby, called a calf, is about 1.9 metres tall at birth. 這只被稱為幼崽的嬰兒出生時高約1.9米�！狈�合句意，故選B。

【5】

根據(jù)前一句“The giraffe eats mostly leaves. 長頸鹿主要吃樹葉�！币约啊�Because it has a long neck因為它的脖子很長”，可知此句應(yīng)是說明長頸鹿長脖子的作用，所以選項A“it can reach the leaves high up on the trees它能夠到樹上高高的葉子”符合句意，故選A。