The ostrich (能鸟)is a bird of the deserts of Africa．It is the largest of all birds．It is often 10 feet high．Sometimes the ostrich is called the “camel bird”．Like the camel it lives in the desert, and can live a long time without water．
The ostrich's legs are very long and strong, but its wings are small, and it cannot fly．The ostrich can run very quickly-about 30 km an hour．The nest of the bird is a great hole in the sand．There the ostrich lays (产, 生)10 or 12 large eggs．She watches her nest and leaves it only during the hottest part of the day．
People often hunt the ostrich, but it is not easy to catch it．The hunter must know that the ostrich runs only in a zigzag pattern (z 字形路线)．
(1)
The ostrich can run quickly so ________．
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A．
its legs become longer and stronger
B．
its wings become smaller and smaller
C．
it isn't easily caught
D．
people call it the “camel bird”
(2)
According to the passage above, we can see that a couple of (一对)ostriches can have at most ________ children．
[ ]
A．
30
B．
4
C．
10
D．
12
(3)
The ostrich watches her nest and seldom leaves it because ________．
[ ]
A．
her eggs are in it
B．
people often hunt her
C．
she wants to have a good rest after she has laid eggs
D．
she is afraid of the hottest hours of the day
(4)
________, so people call it the “camel bird”．
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A．
The ostrich has a larger body than any other bird in the desert
B．
The ostrich's character is like the camel's
C．
The ostrich is a bird of the deserts of Africa
D．
The ostrich can run about 30 km an hour
(5)
If there is no water, the ostrich ________．
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A．
will die in no time
B．
can still stay alive for some time
C．
can still live well
D．
may leave her nest without laying eggs
完成对话
阅读下面对话, 从下列选项内7个选项中选择5个恰当的句子完成此对话。
A．This way, please．
B．What can I do for you?
C．Do you live here?
D．5 yuan each．
E．What time is the last one?
F．It's my pleasure．
G．It takes forty minutes．
A：Excuse me, sir?
B：Yes? 1
A：I want to go to the train station, but I don't know
how to get the ticket from the TVM (自动售票机)．
B： 2 Well, just press here．
A：How much is the ticket?
B： 3
A：All right．By the way, how often do the trains come?
B：About every six minutes．
A： 4
B：At 11∶00 p.m.
A：OK．Got it．Thanks for your help．
B： 5
A：Goodbye．
B：Bye-bye!
1．________
2．________
3．________
4．________
5．________
看下面的图画, 用适当的词语完成句子
In Picture 5 the wind is very strong．It's ________ today．
根据汉语提示完成下面的英语句子
－________Mary ________ (在干什么)？
－She's ________ (在学习)．
按要求进行句型转换
It's windy today．(就画线部分提问)
________ ________ ________ ________ today?
－How is the weather today?
－Oh, lots of people are wearing gloves and coats, so I guess it is ________．
