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.
小题1:In this passage the underlined word “giraffe” means _______.
A．鲸鱼
B．长颈鹿
C．大象
D．河马小题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小题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.小题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小题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
