Question

【题目】 The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. 【1】 Its neck alone may be 1.9 metres long.【2】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,【3】 That makes the difference. A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. 【4】By the age of eight it is full-grown. The giraffe eats mostly leaves. Because it has a long neck,【5】

A.it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.

B.The baby, called a calf, is about 1.9 metres tall at birth.

C.Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck,

D.It can be over 5.5 metres tall.

E.while the bones in a human neck are small.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】E

【4】B

【5】A

【解析】

这篇短文主要描述了长颈鹿的一些生理特点及其生活习性。

【1】

根据前一句“The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. 长颈鹿是现代陆地上最高的动物。”，可知此句应描述长颈鹿的高度，所以选项D“It can be over 5.5 metres tall. 它可以超过5.5米高。”符合句意，故选D。

【2】

根据后一句“the same number as in the human与人类相同的数量”以及“Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe. 即使是一只小鸟，脖子上的骨头也比长颈鹿多得多。”，可知此句应描述长颈鹿脖子上的骨头，所以选项C“Yet the giraffe has only seven bones in its neck然而长颈鹿的脖子上只有七块骨头”符合句意，故选C。

【3】

根据前一句“Each bone in a giraffe's neck is very long长颈鹿脖子上的每根骨头都很长”以及后一句“That makes the difference. 这就形成了不同。”，可知此句应说明长颈鹿脖子上的骨头和人类脖子上的骨头不同，所以选项E“while the bones in a human neck are small而人类脖子上的骨头很小”符合句意，故选E。

【4】

根据前一句“A female giraffe gives birth to one baby at a time. 雌性长颈鹿一次产下一个婴儿。”，可知此句应描述小婴儿的情况，所以选项B“The baby, called a calf, is about 1.9 metres tall at birth. 这只被称为幼崽的婴儿出生时高约1.9米。”符合句意，故选B。

【5】

根据前一句“The giraffe eats mostly leaves. 长颈鹿主要吃树叶。”以及“Because it has a long neck因为它的脖子很长”，可知此句应是说明长颈鹿长脖子的作用，所以选项A“it can reach the leaves high up on the trees它能够到树上高高的叶子”符合句意，故选A。