Question

The flying fox is not a fox at all. It is an extra large bat that has got a fox’s head, and that feeds on fruit instead of insects. Like all bats, flying foxes hang themselves by their toes when at rest, and travel in great crowds when out flying. A group will live in one spot for years. Sometimes several hundred of them occupy a single tree. As they return to the tree toward sunrise.

Flying foxes have babies once a year, giving birth to only one at a time. At first the mother has to carry the baby on her breast wherever she goes. Later she leaves it hanging up, and brings back food for it to eat. Sometimes a baby bat falls down to the ground and squeaks for help. Then the older ones try to pick it up. If they fail to do so, it will die. Often hundreds of dead baby bats can be found lying on the ground at the foot of a tree.

1.The passage tells us that there is no difference between the flying fox and the ordinary bat in ________.

A. their size    B. their appearance

C. the kind of food they eat    D. the way they rest

2.At daybreak every day flying foxes begin to ________.

A. fly out toward the sun    B. come back to their home

C. look for a new resting place    D. go out and look for food

3.How do flying foxes care for their young?

A. They only care for their own babies.

B. They share the feeding of their young.

C. They help when a baby bat is in danger.

D. They often leave home and forget their young.

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.C

【解析】文章对Flying fox的各种特征进行了描述，包括体貌特征，生活习性以及抚育幼子等。

1.D细节理解题。本题根据第一段第二句“The flying fox is not a fox at all. It is an extra large bat that has got a fox's head, and that feeds on fruit instead of insects.”（飞狐根本不是狐狸。它是一个大的蝙蝠，有一个狐狸的头，吃水果，而不是昆虫），可得出A、B、C都是飞狐与普通蝙蝠的区别。再根据第一段第三句“Like all bats, flying foxes hang themselves by their toes (趾) when at rest and travel in great crowds when out flying.”可知，飞狐跟其他的蝙蝠有一样的睡觉姿势。故选D。

2.B细节理解题。根据第一段“As they return to the tree towards sunrise”可知，天亮了他们又回到那棵树上（它们占的那棵树即它们的家）故选B。

3.C细节理解题。根据第二段“At first the mother has to carry the baby on her chest wherever she goes. Later she leaves it hanging up, and brings back food for it to eat. Sometimes a baby bat falls to the ground. Then the older ones fly down and try to pick it up”可知，母亲照料小蝙蝠。故选C。