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2．Draw a giraffe in your mind．How did you draw your giraffe？Does it have a long neck？Does it have long legs？Is it really tall？When people think of giraffes，they think of their long necks． A long neck and four long legs make the giraffe the tallest land animal on earth． A giraffe is 1.8m tall when it is born，and some giraffes get up to 6m tall when they are all grown up．
But did you know that giraffes also have long tongues？Have you seen the tongue of a giraffe before？A giraffe has a very long tongue which can hold and wrap （包） around objects．The tongue is designed for feeding，but it can be used in many different ways．For example，a giraffe can close its nose with its long tongue completely to keep out sand and dust．Also，a giraffe's tongue is long enough to clean its owner's ears as well!
The tongue is black in colour to protect it from getting sunburnt （晒伤）．It is nearly 56cm long．Giraffe only eat plants，and a full grown giraffe can eat 33kg of leaves a day．When giraffes look for some tall trees to eat，they sometimes fight with elephants for food．Giraffes use their tongue to eat leaves from some tall trees．The giraffe's tongue is a helpful tool for reaching leaves and breaking off branches．
51．What is this article mainly about？Giraffes'long tongues．
52．What does a giraffe feed on？Leaves
53．What color is the tongue of a giraffe？Why？It's black．To protect it from getting sunburnt．
54．Give two examples of the use of the giraffe's tongue．Close its nose to keep out sand and dust．/Clean its ears
55．Translate the underlined sentence in the first paragraph into Chinese．一个长脖子和四条长腿使长颈鹿成为地球上最高的陆地动物．

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分析 文章大意：此题是科普知识类短文，主要介绍长颈鹿的特征．提到长颈鹿大家会想到它的长脖子和长腿．但是长颈鹿也有长舌头，并介绍了长颈鹿舌头的用处．如：用舌头来关闭鼻子，防止沙子和灰尘、清理耳朵、吃树叶等．

解答 51：答案：Giraffes'long tongues．根据第二段But did you know that giraffes also have long tongues？Have you seen the tongue of a giraffe before？你知道长颈鹿也有长舌头吗？你看见过长颈鹿的长舌头吗？及下文描述，可知本文主要说的是长颈鹿的长舌头，故答：Giraffes'long tongues．
52：答案：Leaves．根据最后一段Giraffe only eat plants，and a full grown giraffe can eat 33kg of leaves a day．描述，可知长颈鹿吃树叶．答案：Leaves．
53：答案：It's black．To protect it from getting sunburnt．根据最后一段The tongue is black in colour 可知长颈鹿的舌头是黑色的．为了防止晒伤．答案：It's black．To protect it from getting sunburnt．
54：答案：Close its nose to keep out sand and dust．/Clean its ears．根据第三段For example，a giraffe can close its nose with its long tongue completely to keep out sand and dust．Also，a giraffe's tongue is long enough to clean its owner's ears as well!可知长颈鹿的舌头可用来"关闭鼻子防止沙子和灰尘"及"清理它的耳朵"．答：Close its nose to keep out sand and dust．/Clean its ears．
/Reach leaves and break off branches．/Eat leaves from some tall trees．
55：答案：一个长脖子和四条长腿使长颈鹿成为地球上最高的陆地动物．主语是A long neck and four long legs一个长脖子和四条长腿，谓语make．make+名词+形容词作宾补，主语是复数形式，因此make用原形． the tallest land animal最高的陆地动物．the tallest最高级形式．on earth在地球上．答案是：一个长脖子和四条长腿使长颈鹿成为地球上最高的陆地动物．

点评 考查科普知识阅读，这类题型首先要理解文章大意，抓住重点语句，联系上下面，给句问题写出正确答案．