2017中考英语阅读理解训练：the giraffe

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1、2017中考英语阅读理解训练：Thegiraffe　　Thegiraffeisthetallestmodernlandanimal.Itcanbeovermetrestall.Itsneckalonemaybelong.Yetthegiraffehasonlysevenbonesinitsneck,thesamenumberasinthehuman.Evenasmallbirdhasmanymorebonesinitsneckthaninatallgiraffe.Eachboneinagiraffe’sneckisverylon

2、g,whilethebonesinahumanneckaresmall.Thatmakesthedifference.Afemalegiraffegivesbirthtoonebabyatatime.Thebaby,calledacalf,isaboutmetrestallatbirth.Bytheageofeightitisfull-grown.Thegiraffeeatsmostlyleaves.Becauseithasalongneck,itcanreachtheleaveshighuponthetrees.　　Inthi

3、spassagetheunderlinedword“giraffe”means_______.　　A.鲸鱼　　B.长颈鹿　　C.大象　　D.恐龙　　Thebonesinabird’sneckis________.　　A.asbigasinahuman’sneck　　B.notsobigasinagiraffe’sneck　　C.manymorethaninahuman’sneck　　D.muchsmallerinagiraffe’sneck　　Whichofthefollowingistrue?　　A.Agiraffehason

4、lysevenbones　　B.Thegiraffeisthelargestanimalontheland　　C.Ittakeseightyearsforagiraffetogrowup　　D.Mostoftheleavesonthetreesareeatenbygiraffes　　Whenagiraffeisborn,itisabout______.　　A.metreslong　　B.metrestall　　C.metreslong　　D.metrestall　　Wecanguesswhengiraffeseeatiger__

5、_____.　　A.itwillrunawayasfastaspossible　　B.itwillruntoeatthetiger　　C.itwillmakethetigerbringitsomethingtoeat　　D.itwillmakeoneofthesmallestanimalsbringthetigersomethingtoeat　　解析　　根据下文颈长米且是陆地动物，显然B是正确答案。　　giraffe颈骨的数量和人类颈骨数量相同，但鸟的颈骨数量比giraffe颈骨数量多，所以正确答案为C。　　这是一题细读题，文章

6、中“Bytheageofeightitisfull-grown.”故选C。　　这也是细读题，文章中“Thebaby,calledacalf,isaboutmetrestallatbirth.”故选D。　　这一题考查常识知识，长颈鹿看到虎，当然是尽力跑开，故选A。