Question

If your mother wants to tell you something, she uses words. Birds can not talk as we do. But some birds can make sounds to warn their young of danger. They have their own ways to make the young birds do certain things.

The jackdaw is a kind of blackbirds that lives in Europe. Jackdaws live together in flocks(群). Young jackdaws do not know their enemies.When an older jackdaw see a dog, it makes a loud tattling(格格响的) sound. The young birds know this sound means an enemy is nearby.The sounds warn them to know their enemy.

If a young jackdaw is in a dangerous place, a jackdaw parent flies over him from behind. The parent bird flies low over the young bird’s back, the parents’ tail feathers move quickly from side to side. It is trying to say, “Follow me.”

At the same time,the parent calls out, “Key-aw, Key-aw.” The parent means, “Fly home with me.” The young bird then follows the older one home.

Young jackdaws do not have to learn what certain sounds mean. They know the meaning of these sounds from the time they hatch.

1.The jackdaw lives in ______.

  A. Europe       B. Australia                C. America                 D. Africa

2.When an old jackdaw sees a dog, it ______.

A. calls out “Follow me.”        B. makes a loud sound

C. flies away                  D. fights the dog

3.parent jackdaw can use their tail feathers to ______.

  A. ask their young to follow them       B. play a game with the young

  C. tell the meal time                  D. give a warning of a fire

4. The story tells much about ______

  A. the danger of jackdaws

  B. in which mother can talk to their children

  C. the way jackdaws warn their young of danger

  D. how the jackdaws are living

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

试题分析：

1.根据The jackdaw is a kind of blackbirds that lives in Europe，可以看出这种寒鸦生活在欧洲，故选A。

2.根据When an older jackdaw see a dog, it makes a loud tattling(格格响的) sound.，故选B。

3.根据the parents’ tail feathers move quickly from side to side. It is trying to say, “Follow me.” 故选A。

4.Birds can not talk as we do. But some birds can make sounds to warn their young of danger.。故选C。

考点：本题考查一篇关于欧洲的一种寒鸦如何提醒它们的孩子危险到来的文章。