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【題目】 The lyrebird (琴鳥) is one of Australia’s best-known birds. It has a small head and long, strong legs. Its body is dark brown or gray. The female has a long brown tail behind her but the lyrebird is remembered because of the male’s extremely beautiful tail. It has sixteen feathers and is about one metre long. The two outer feathers of the tail are golden brown and curved. This curved shape reminds people of a musical instrument — the lyre. The other surprising thing about the lyrebird is that it can copy perfectly any sound around. It can remember the songs of about twenty other kinds of birds. These days, lyrebirds have been heard copying the sounds of car alarms and crying babies!

Lyrebirds are found in wet rainforest. Because they are not great flyers, they spend most of their time on the floor where there is plenty of food. They use their strong claws to turn over rocks to find something to eat.

After growing into an adult, the male makes a space in the forest, or builds a hill, and he dances on the hill. He spreads his tail forward over his head and shakes it, jumping and moving slowly from side to side. The male sings wonderful songs. How could any female refuse his love?

The female builds her own nest in an old tree or on some rocks. It is a round nest with a hidden side entrance which helps to protect the eggs from other hungry animals. She lays a single egg and brings up her chick alone.

When in danger, lyrebirds will try to run away. They can use their wings to fly onto low trees and rocks. They also use strange sounds they can make to scare away their enemies.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

【1】Which of the following shows a lyrebird?

A.B.C.D.

【2】What ability makes the lyrebird unusual?

A.It can fly very high in the sky.B.It can break rocks with its claws.

C.It can copy many sounds it hears.D.It can fight its enemies with tail.

【3】What can we learn about lyrebirds?

A.They usually eat leaves.B.They mainly live on the ground.

C.They are in danger of dying out.D.They always live in pairs and love each other.

【4】What will happen after a hill is built?

A.The female will soon lay an egg on it.

B.The female will take it as its new home.

C.The male will begin to watch its enemies.

D.The male will try to catch the female’s attention.

【5】What’s the best title for the text?

A.The development of lyrebirds

B.The living environment of lyrebirds

C.The lyrebird - one of Australia’s best-known birds

D.The lyrebird- a natural musical instrument

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】C

【3】B

【4】D

【5】C

【解析】

本文講述了琴鳥是澳大利亞最著名的鳥類之一。雄鳥的尾巴非常漂亮，它有十六根羽毛，大約一米長(zhǎng)。尾巴外面的兩根羽毛呈金黃色，呈弧形。這種彎曲的形狀使人聯(lián)想到一種樂(lè)器——七弦琴。另一個(gè)令人驚訝的地方是它可以完美地復(fù)制周圍的任何聲音。它能記住大約20種其他鳥類的叫聲。

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“…because of the male’s extremely beautiful tail. It has sixteen feathers and is about one metre long.”可知雄鳥的尾巴非常漂亮，它有十六根羽毛，大約一米長(zhǎng)，與選項(xiàng)D圖片一致，故選D。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“The other surprising thing about the lyrebird is that it can copy perfectly any sound around.”可知另一個(gè)令人驚訝的地方是它可以完美地復(fù)制周圍的任何聲音，故選C。

【3】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“they spend most of their time on the floor where there is plenty of food.”可知他們大部分時(shí)間都呆在有充足食物的地面上，故選B。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“He spreads his tail forward over his head and shakes it…The male sings wonderful songs. How could any female refuse his love?”可知它把尾巴向前伸過(guò)頭頂，搖晃著尾巴，雄性唱著美妙的歌曲。雌鳥怎么能拒絕他的愛(ài)呢?可推測(cè)出雄鳥跳舞、唱歌來(lái)吸引雌鳥的注意，故選D。

【5】最佳標(biāo)題。根據(jù)文章第一句“The lyrebird is one of Australia’s best-known birds.”可知琴鳥是澳大利亞最著名的鳥類之一，所以最佳標(biāo)題也是琴鳥是澳大利亞最著名的鳥類之一，故選C。