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 human.Even a small bird has many more bones in its neck than in a tall giraffe.Each bone in the giraffe’s neck is very long,while the bones in a human neck are small.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 reaches full growth.The giraffe mostly eats the leaves.It has a long neck,so it can reach the leaves high up on the trees.
( ) 1.In the passage the underlined word human in Chinese means __________ .
A.小鳥(niǎo) B.人 C.恐龍 D.駱駝
( ) 2.The number of 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.much bigger than in a giraffe’s neck
D.much smaller than in a giraffe’s neck
( ) 3.A female giraffe gives birth to _____________.
A.one baby at a time B.two babies at a time
C.three babies at a time D.four babies at a time
( ) 4.When a giraffe is born,it’s about _____________
A.5.5 meters tall.B.5.5 meters long C.1.9 meters long D.1.9 meters tall
( ) 5.We can guess when a giraffe sees a tiger,_________________.
A.it will run away quickly
B.it will run to eat the tiger
C.it will make the tiger bring it something to eat.
D.it will call the other giraffes to drive away the tiger