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 high leaves on the trees.

根据短文内容，选择正确答案。

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

A. 鲸鱼B. 长颈鹿C. 大象D. 河马

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

A. as big as in a human’s neck

B. as big as in a giraffe’s neck

C. many more than in a human’s neck

D. much smaller than 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 longB. 5. 5 meters tall

C. 1. 9 meters longD. 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.B

2.C

3.C

4.D

5.A

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍了世界陆地上最高的动物长颈鹿及其骨骼的构成及其生活习性等。

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