Question

【题目】任务型阅读。

Do you see a robin (知更鸟)? Robins are common birds that live in Asia, Europe and Africa. They are small, about 14 centimeters long, with the weight of about 20 grams. They have dark heads and red chests.

A good place to see robins is your own backyard. Robins don’t seem to mind being around people. You may also see robins on lawns (草坪) in parks. They like eating worms and bugs best.

Early in spring, robins build their nests in trees. Some robins can live up to 12 years. These birds may build 20 or even 30 nests in their lifetime! The nests are made of grass, sticks and mud. The mud puts everything together.

The mother robin lays one egg for three or four days. She sits on them to keep them warm. The eggs are blue. After the babies hatch (孵化), both the mother and the father feed them.

Most robins stay at one place through the four seasons. But some of them will fly to southern countries in winter.

Robins
Places	Asia, Europe and Africa.
Appearance	The bird is small, nearly 14 cm long. It __________ 【1】 around 20 grams. It has a dark head and a red chest.
Food	Its __________ 【2】 food is worms and bugs.
__________ 【3】	When the baby bird is born, its __________【4】 feed it. The mother robin lays one egg for 3-4 days. Most robins always live in the same place in a _________【5】. The bird can live up to 12 years.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】weighs

【2】favorite

【3】Life

【4】parents

【5】year

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文给我们介绍了一种鸟—知更鸟，这种鸟分布在亚洲、欧洲和非洲，它很小，体重很轻。知更鸟以虫子为食，他们在树上自己做窝，鸟蛋孵化后，鸟妈妈和鸟爸爸共同喂养他们。知更鸟一年一般都待在一个地方。

【1】weighs动词，重……。根据短文中They are small, about 14 centimeters long, with the weight of about 20 grams可知，20克是这种鸟的重量，原文weight是名词，用于短语with the weight of...。这里填的是句子的谓语动词，故用weighs。

【2】favorite最喜欢的，是一个形容词。根据短文第二段中They like eating worms and bugs best.可知，知更鸟最喜欢虫子和臭虫。句中的like...best与这里的favorite 同义。

【3】Life生活，是一个名词。这一部分讲述的是关于知更鸟的生活习性，因此标题应该是Life。

【4】parents父母，名词。根据短文中After the babies hatch (孵化), both the mother and the father feed them可知，鸟蛋孵化后，知更鸟的爸爸、妈妈喂养他们。原文里的the mother and the father可以用一个词parents来替代。

【5】year年。根据短文的最后一段中Most robins stay at one place through the four seasons可知，大多数的知更鸟一年四季都待在一个地方。原文的the four seasons也就是a year，一年。