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 leaves high up on the trees.
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
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
long B.5. 5 meters
tall
C.1. 9 meters
long D.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