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

1.In this passage the underlined word “giraffe” means _______.

A．鲸鱼             B．长颈鹿           C．大象             D．河马

2.The bones in a bird’s neck are _______.

A．as big as in a human’s neck               B．as big as in a giraffe’s neck

C．many more than in a human’s neck         D．much smaller in a giraffe’s neck

3.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 up by giraffes.

4.When a giraffe is born, it is about _______.

A．5. 5 meters long                        B．5. 5 meters tall

C．1. 9 meters long                        D．1. 9 meters tall

5.We can guess when a giraffe sees a tiger _______.

A．it will run away as fast as possible

B．it will run to eat the tiger

C．it will make the tiger bring it something to eat

D．it will make one of the smallest animals bring the tiger something to eat

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Mr. Black usually drive to work. One day,                        1. ___________

he saw a cat behind a woman when he was                             2. ___________

going to work by a car. As the car near them,                     3. ___________

the cat suddenly started to across the road.                       4. ___________

Of course the car hits the poor animal and                        5. ___________

killed it.                           

When you hear birds singing, do you want to sing with them? When the light wind  1   , can you feel its friendly touch on your face? When you see the first little    2    from the ground in the early spring, do you feel   3    about that? These are wonderful feelings from the nature.
The nature can make our everyday life colorful. It    4   gives us lots of lovely surprises. We can find some time to  5  close to the nature. Let’s feel it from our heart. We can enjoy the simple, easy moments under the clear sky, along the  6   river, or just in the park near our houses. We can feel many wonderful things in  7  place.
Why not   8  away from your busy work and take a rest in Mother Nature’s arms? You can sing with the bird, dance with the wind or jump with the rain.    9  the same time, we can find out the magic of life.
The nature is always preparing some   10  for you. It has put the gifts in the sky, along the river or in the park. Can you find them?
【小题1】A. blows          B. falls           C. drops
【小题2】A. animal         B. flower          C. rain
【小题3】A. exciting       B. excited         C. boring
【小题4】A. never          B. hardly          C. always
【小题5】A. get            B. send        C. live
【小题6】A. dirty          B. noisy           C. quiet
【小题7】A. every          B. all             C. both
【小题8】A. make           B. stay            C. leave
【小题9】A. For            B. In              C. At
【小题10】A. drinks        B. vegetables      C. gifts

根据所掌握的文化或背景知识，选择正确答案。
【小题1】The      is the fastest animal on earth.

Can we make animals work for us? Some scientists think that we can teach animals to do a lot of things for the people. They say that in a farm or on TV, you may see elephants, monkeys, dogs or some other animals doing a lot of things. If you watch carefully, you may find those animals are always given a little food to eat after they have done something. Scientists say that people can teach many different animals to do some of the easy work if they know they will get something to eat.
We all know elephants can carry large logs, and dogs can look after houses. And we can even teach animals to work in factories. In America, for example, people have used apes to help make cars, and scientists think that those large monkeys may, one day, drive trains. Now people are trying to get them to do something just like man.
【小题1】 People can teach animals to do some easy work if ____   .
A they have enough to eat     B they can learn they will get something to eat
C they are as clever as man   D they are sent to a animal school
【小题2】Elephants can do some heavy work because they_____.
A eat a lot   B are very strong   C are quirt heavy   D   have large ears
【小题3】 Scientists are trying to make big monkeys ___   .
A  work in factories  build houses  drive trains  drive cars