Question

  The giraffe is the tallest land animal. It can be over 5. 5 metres tall. Its neck may be 1. 9 metres long. Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck,the same number as in the human. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe. Each bone in a giraffe's neck is very long,while the bones in a human neck are small. That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. The baby,called a calf,is about 1. 9 metres tall at birth. By the age of eight,it is fullgrown. The giraffe eats mostly (主要地) leaves. Because it has a long neck,it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.

(   ) 1. The bones in a bird's neck is       .

   A. as big as in a human's neck

   B. bigger than in a giraffe's neck

   C. more than in a human's neck

   D. as small as in a giraffe's neck

(   ) 2. 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 by giraffes.

(   ) 3. When a giraffe is born,it is about       .

   A. 5. 5metres long

   B. 5. 5metres tall

   C. 1. 9 metres long

   D. 1. 9 metres tall

Answer 1

内容简介：长颈鹿是现在陆地上最高的动物，它的高度可达到5. 5米，颈长1. 9米，可如此长的脖子却和人类一样仅仅有7块骨头。

1. C由第四、五两句可知长颈鹿的颈骨数量和人类颈骨数量相同，但鸟的颈骨数量比长颈鹿的颈骨数量多，所以正确答案为(：。

2. C由倒数第三句"By the age of eight it is fullgrown."可知C项正确。

3. D由文章倒数第四句"The baby,called a calf,is about 1. 9 metres tall at birth."可知选D.