北京中考英语阅读理解训练：The giraffe

 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.鲸鱼
　　B.长颈鹿
　　C.大象
　　D.恐龙
　　(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
　　解析
　　(1)根据下文颈长1.9米且是陆地动物，显然B是正确答案。
　　(2)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。
　　(3)这是一题细读题，文章中"By the age of eight it is full-grown."故选C。
　　(4)这也是细读题，文章中"The baby, called a calf, is about 1.9 metres tall at birth."故选D。
　　(5)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。