Question

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

A．鯨魚

B．長頸鹿

C．大象

D．河馬

【小題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

【小題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.

【小題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

【小題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

Answer 1

【小題1】B
【小題2】C
【小題3】C
【小題4】D
【小題5】A

解析試題分析：這篇短文主要描述了長頸鹿的一些生理特點及其生活習性。
【小題1】根據下文它是當今最高的陸生動物，結合常識可知此處指的是長頸鹿，故選B。
【小題2】根據the same number as in the humans’. Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than a tall giraffe. 描述，可知鳥類脖子上的骨頭要比人多，故選C。
【小題3】根據By the age of eight it is full-grown. 描述，可知長頸鹿八歲后才算成年，故選C，一只長頸鹿用八年的時間長大。
【小題4】根據The baby, called a calf, is about 1. 9 meters tall at birth. 描述，可知選D。
【小題5】根據The giraffe eats mostly leaves. 長頸鹿吃樹葉，及短文描述可知它不是一種兇猛的動物，故看見老虎，會快速的逃跑。故選A。
考點：關于長頸鹿的說明文閱讀
點評：本文中長句較多，一時很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據。對于不能直接找到根據的問題注意聯系上下文，根據短文中心總結出正確答案。