Question

Draw a giraffe in your mind. How did you draw your giraffe? Does it have a long neck? Does it have long legs? Is it really tall? When people think of giraffes, they think of their long necks. A long neck and four long legs make the giraffe the tallest land animal on earth. A giraffe is 1.8m tall when it is born, and some giraffes get up to 6m tall when they are all grown up.

But did you know that giraffes also have long tongues? Have you seen the tongue of a giraffe before? A giraffe has a very long tongue which can hold and wrap (包) around objects. The tongue is designed for feeding, but it can be used in many different ways. For example, a giraffe can close its nose with its long tongue completely to keep out sand and dust. Also, a giraffe’s tongue is long enough to clean its owner’s ears as well!The tongue is black in colour to protect it from getting sunburnt (晒伤). It is nearly 56cm long. Giraffe only eat plants, and a full grown giraffe can eat 33kg of leaves a day. When giraffes look for some tall trees to eat, they sometimes fight with elephants for food. Giraffes use their tongue to eat leaves from some tall trees. The giraffe’s tongue is a helpful tool for reaching leaves and breaking off branches.

1.What is this article mainly about?

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2.What does a giraffe feed on?

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3.What color is the tongue of a giraffe? Why?

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4.Give two examples of the use of the giraffe’s tongue.

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将文中划线的句子翻译成汉语。

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Answer

1.Giraffes’ long tongues. / The long tongues of giraffes. / Giraffes have long tongues.

2.Plants. / Leaves. / Leaves from trees.

3.It’s black. / Black. To protect it from getting sunburnt.

4.Close its nose to keep out sand and dust.Clean its ears.

5.长颈鹿有一个长脖子和四条长腿，是地球上最高的陆地动物。

【解析】本文主要介绍了长颈鹿的舌头的颜色，作用。

1.根据But did you know that giraffes also have long tongues?和The giraffe’s tongue is a helpful tool for reaching leaves and breaking off branches.可知本文主要介绍了长颈鹿的舌头，故此处为Giraffes’ long tongues. / The long tongues of giraffes. / Giraffes have long tongues.

2.根据Giraffe only eat plants, and a full grown giraffe can eat 33kg of leaves a day.可知长颈鹿主要吃植物或者树叶，故此处为Plants. / Leaves. / Leaves from trees.

3.根据The tongue is black in colour to protect it from getting sunburnt (晒伤). 可知长颈鹿的舌头是黑色的，是为了保护它不被晒伤，故此处为It’s black. / Black. To protect it from getting sunburnt.

4.根据For example, a giraffe can close its nose with its long tongue completely to keep out sand and dust. Also, a giraffe’s tongue is long enough to clean its owner’s ears as well! 可知长颈鹿的舌头可以关上它的鼻子，不如沙土和灰尘进入，还可以清洗自己的耳朵，故此处为(1). Close its nose to keep out sand and dust. (2). Clean its ears.

5.A long neck 长脖子， four long legs四条腿， make the giraffe the tallest land animal 使长颈鹿成为最高的陆地动物，on earth地球上.故此处为：长颈鹿有一个长脖子和四条长腿，是地球上最高的陆地动物。

点睛：认真阅读问题，根据问题要求，在文中寻找答案所在的语句或段落，进行整理归纳，分析总结，写出正确的答案。例如小题2，What does a giraffe feed on?询问长颈鹿以什么为食，根据Giraffe only eat plants, and a full grown giraffe can eat 33kg of leaves a day.可知长颈鹿主要吃植物或者树叶，故此处为Plants. / Leaves. / Leaves from trees.