题目内容
A cow is ______ as a horse.
A. strong as an animal B. as strong an animal
C. as a strong animal D. as an animal strong
B
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Scores of farms across he country are opening up to overnight guests.The best have all the appeal of a first-rate inn(小旅馆) — plus here a moo, there a moo.
Sure, you and your kids have a plan for the theme parks.In the meanwhile, why not make a little hay(干草)? Farm stays are fast becoming the great American alternative to the pre-packaged vacation.
LIBERTY HALL FARM
Rochester, Vt.; 802/767-3926; www.libertyhillfarm.com.Adults $75, teens $50, kids 12 and under $35, including breakfast and dinner; shared baths.
Beth and Bob Kennett run a farm straight out of a storybook.You’ll find Beth in the kitchen, rolling out dough(生面团) for a pie.Bob’s busy with other work.Guests sleep in seven sunny bedrooms right in the farmhouse and can participate in any of the farm jobs.Maybe you and your kids won’t be up at 6 am to meet the milk truck, but you can help with the milking twice a day, collect eggs, and pick sweet corn and wild blackberries in season.
HULL-O FARM
Durham, N.Y.; 518/239-6950; www.hull-o.com; Adults $110, kids 10-14 $60, 5-9 $50, 2-4 $35, under 2 free, including breakfast and dinner; private baths.
It started in 1993 as a way to bring in some extra money at a time of falling milk prices.But soon after Frank and Sherry Hull opened their Catskill Mountains dairy farm to overnight visitors, they discovered they loved it.As you drive up, Sherry greets you on the porch(入口处) of the 1825 farmhouse with a cow-shaped cookie jar.Before long your kids are playing around with the cows, sheep, ducks, goats and getting ready for a hayride.
MERAMEC FARM CABINS
Bourbon, Mo.; 573/732-4765; http://www.wine-mo.com Doubles with private bath $75, $10 per additional person.Trail and riding fees extra.
Climb on the back of the Ford pick up and catch up with the herd.One gentle cow named Cricket will even let the kids sit on her back.At the barn(牲口棚) Carol will introduce you to the horses — 15 Missouri Fox Trotters — and lead you on a ride over the hills and down along the spring-fed Meramec River, where everyone swims.Grab a fishing pole and head back to the river.When you have your fill of the wild, try Carol and Dave’s favorite restaurants, within 20 miles of the farm.
【小题1】The underlined sentence in the first paragraph implies that _____.
A.you can enjoy the best cuisine at the first rate restaurant |
B.some farms provide country experiences as well as good accommodations |
C.farm work is hard, but you can enjoy it a lot, playing with the animals |
D.if you want to hear a cow’s cry, please stay on a best farm |
A.Hull-O Farm was not built for overnight visitors |
B.Frank and Sherry Hull run a farm out of a storybook |
C.kids can sit on a gentle cow’s back on Hull-O Farm |
D.you can’t milk a cow if you get up late on Liberty Hill Farm |
A.$175. | B.$220. | C.$235. | D.$250. |
A.Kids who want to find pleasure in the theme parks. |
B.People who expect to be employed on the farm. |
C.Those who plan to have family vacations on working farms. |
D.Researchers who are interested in raising cows on farms. |
Along the rivet banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before it can fly, flies like a fat chicken,eats green 1eaves has the stomach of a cow and has claws(爪)on its wings when young. They build their homes about 4.6m above the river,an important feature(特征)for the safety of the young.It is called the hoatzin.
In appearance,the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back and cream and red on the underside.The head is small,with a large set of feathers on the top,bright
eyes, and blue skin.Its nearest relatives are the common birds cuckoos.Its most striking feature,though,is only found in the young.
Baby hoatzins have a claw on the 1eading edge of each wing and another at the end of each wing tip.Using these four claws, together with the beak(喙),they can climb about in the bushes,
looking very much like primitive birds must have done.When the young hoatzins have 1earned to fly,they lose their claws.
During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in groups of 20 to 30 birds,but in April,when the rainy season begins,they collect together in smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.
【小题1】What is the text mainly about?
A.Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons. |
B.The relatives and enemies of hoatzins. |
C.Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon. |
D.The appearance and living habits of hoatzins. |
A.they look like young cuckoos |
B.they have claws on the wings |
C.they eat a lot like a cow |
D.they live on rivet banks |
A.They had claws to help them climb. |
B.They could fly long distances. |
C.They had four wings like hoatzins. |
D.They had a head with long feathers on the top |
A.To find more food. |
B.To protect themselves better |
C.To keep themselves warm. |
D.To produce their young. |