Question

【题目】

The ostrich is the largest bird in the world. The ostrich is found in nature in Africa, but it is raised all over the world for its meat.

The ostrich is a unique (独特的) looking animal. It has long skinny legs, a big body with small wings, a long neck, and a dangerous long beak (喙). Even though it has wings, it can’t fly. But they aren’t completely useless either. They help a lot with balance when the ostrich is running quickly and needs to change directions(方向). The ostrich usually weighs between 200 and 300 pounds and can grow to 9 feet tall. Its large body is covered with feathers.

The ostrich is famous for its speed on the ground. Its powerful legs allow it to reach speeds of 40 miles per hour! Ostriches can also use their strong legs to kick any enemy or even kill a human or a lion. However, in most cases the ostrich will just use its speed to run away from any danger.

Ostriches eat whatever they can find. This includes plants, insects, and small animals like lizards. They often live in groups. A group will have around ten birds, but some groups even have 100 birds. This way the whole group can help to protect the eggs. Ostrich eggs are the biggest eggs of any animal at an average of 3 pounds.

Ostriches don’t actually put their head in the ground as many cartoons like to show. What they really do is to lie down and put their head and neck flat on the ground to hide. From a distance all you can see is their body, so it appears as if they have put their head in a hole in the ground. Ostriches can not only kick with powerful feet, they are also armed with 4 inch long claws (爪) on their feet.

The ostrich
Living 【1】	Be found in nature in Africa and raised all over the world.
Looks	It has long legs, a big body with small wings, a long 【2】, and a long beak. Its wings help a lot with balance while running 【3】. The ostrich is a big bird that grows to 9 feet【4】
Abilities	The ostrich’s legs are 【5】 enough to kill his enemies. Its high speed can help it 【6】 away from any danger.
Food and qualities	The ostrich lives on a lot of things, 【7】 plants, insects and small animals. Ostriches live in groups to 【8】 their eggs.
Fun facts	The ostrich 【9】 itself by lying down and putting its head and neck flat on the ground. The ostrich has powerful 【10】 with 4 inch long claws.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】in Africa

【2】neck

【3】at full speed

【4】in height

【5】strong

【6】run away

【7】including

【8】protect

【9】hides

【10】feet

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了鸵鸟的一些情况，包括生活地区，外貌和能力等方面的情况。

【1】根据文中“The ostrich is found in nature in Africa,”可知，鸵鸟是在非洲的自然环境中发现的这里是在非洲用“in Africa”，故答案为in Africa。

【2】根据文中“It has long skinny legs, a big body with small wings, a long neck, and a dangerous long beak (喙).” 它有瘦长的腿，一个有着小翅膀的大身体，一个长脖子和一个危险的长喙可知，这里是一个长的脖子。neck名词，脖子。根据句意，故答案为neck。

【3】根据文中“They help a lot with balance when the ostrich is running quickly and needs to change directions(方向).”可知，当鸵鸟跑得很快，需要改变方向时，它们有助于保持平衡（方）。可知，它的翅膀在全速奔跑时有助于保持平衡。at full speed以全速；故答案为at full speed。

【4】根据文中“The ostrich usually weighs between 200 and 300 pounds and can grow to 9 feet tall.” 鸵鸟通常体重在200到300磅之间，可以长到9英尺高。in height在这里是说高度。The ostrich is a big bird that grows to 9 feet in height鸵鸟是一种长到9英尺高的大鸟。故答案为in height。

【5】根据文中“Ostriches can also use their strong legs to kick any enemy or even kill a human or a lion.”可知，鸵鸟也可以用它们强壮的腿踢任何敌人，甚至杀死人或狮子。这里是说鸵鸟的腿很强壮，足以杀死他的敌人。strong形容词，足够的。故答案为strong。

【6】根据文中“However, in most cases the ostrich will just use its speed to run away from any danger.” 然而，在大多数情况下，鸵鸟只是用它的速度逃离任何危险。这里是帮助它逃离危险；run away逃跑；help sb. do sth.帮助某人做某事；根据题意，说故答案为run away。

【7】根据文中“Ostriches eat whatever they can find. This includes plants, insects, and small animals like lizards.” 鸵鸟能找到什么就吃什么。这包括植物、昆虫和像蜥蜴这样的小动物。可知根据“plants, insects and small animals.”可知，这里用介词including，包括。根据题意，故答案为including。

【8】根据文中“This way the whole group can help to protect the eggs.” 这样整个小组就能帮助保护鸡蛋。Ostriches live in groups to protect their eggs.意思是“鸵鸟群居以保护它们的卵。”protect动词，保护。根据题意，故答案为protect。

【9】根据文中“What they really do is to lie down and put their head and neck flat on the ground to hide.” 他们真正做的是躺下，把头和脖子平放在地上躲藏起来。hide动词，隐藏；hide itself隐藏自己；这里是一般现在时态，主语是单数，谓语动词变单数。根据句意，故答案为hides。

【10】根据文中“Ostriches can not only kick with powerful feet, they are also armed with 4 inch long claws (爪) on their feet.” 鸵鸟不仅能用有力的脚踢球，它们的脚上还装备着4英寸长的爪子可知，这里是说有力量的脚。这里用复数形式。foot的名词feet脚。根据题意，故答案为feet。