Sunshine Zoo is a nice place to visit. Walk from the South Gate, go  21  on, and you will find the Panda House. Pandas are  22  . They like eating   23  . To the north of the Panda House, you’ll find the   24   . They are the kings of the animal world. Remember not to go near them because they are   25  . To the west of   26  Area, you will see lots of birds. They can make beautiful sounds. Go on and you will see the clever and  27  monkeys. To the east of the Monkeys’ Forest, you will see the giraffes. The giraffe has a long   28 . It is the tallest animal on the earth(地球). North-east of the giraffes there is a   29  . Cross it, and you will see the elephants. Their ears are 30 open fans.

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 _______.

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.

1.In this passage the underlined word “giraffe” means _______.

A．鲸鱼             B．长颈鹿           C．大象             D．河马

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

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.

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

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