The giraffe is the tallest modern land animal. It can be over 5.5 metres tall. Its neck alone may be 1.9metres 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 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.?鯨魚 B.?長頸鹿 C.?大象 D.?恐龍
(2)The bones in a bird's neck is ________.
A. as big as in a human's neck B. not so 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 by giraffes
(4)When a giraffe is born, it is about ______.
A. 5.5 metres long B. 5.5 metres tall C. 1.9 metres long D. 1.9 metres tall
(5)We can guess when giraffe see 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
(1)根據下文頸長1.9米且是陸地動物，顯然B是正確答案。
(2)giraffe頸骨的數量和人類頸骨數量相同，但鳥的頸骨數量比giraffe頸骨數量多，所以正確答案為C。
(3)這是一題細讀題，文章中“By the age of eight it is full-grown.”故選C。
(4)這也是細讀題，文章中“The baby, called a calf, is about 1.9 metres tall at birth.”故選D。
(5)這一題考查常識知識，長頸鹿看到虎，當然是盡力跑開，故選A。