When your mother want to tell you something, she uses words. Birds can’t speak 1._____ we do, but some birds can make sounds to warn their young of 2._______.They have 3.________own way of making the young birds do certain things.
The jackdaw is a kind of black bird4.______lives in Europe. Jackdaws live together in flocks. Young jackdaws do not know their enemies. When an old jackdaw sees a dog, it makes a loud rattling5.______.The young birds know this sound means6._______is nearby. The sound warns them7._______their enemies.
8._______ a young jackdaw is in a 9______ place, a jackdaw parent 50._______over the young bird’s back from behind. The parent’s tail feathers move 11.______from side to side. It’s trying to say “12______”.At the same time, the 13.________bird calls out Key-aw Key-aw, which seems to say FLY HOME WITH ME. The young bird then follows the older14_______to go home.
Young jackdaws15._______ learn what certain sounds mean. They know the meaning of these sounds from they hatch.
| 【小题1】 | | A.like | B.as | C.look like | D.seem |
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| 【小题2】 | | A.safe | B.coming | C.danger | D.eating |
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| 【小题3】 | | A.them | B.themselves | C.his | D.their |
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| 【小题5】 | | A.sound | B.voice | C.noise | D.sounds |
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| 【小题6】 | | A.parents | B.an enemy | C.mother | D.a friend |
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| 【小题7】 | | A.meeting | B.to meet | C.knowing | D.to know |
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| 【小题8】 | | A.If | B.Unless | C.Whether | D.Because |
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| 【小题9】 | | A.funny | B.dangerous | C.secret | D.far |
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| 【小题10】 | | A.flies | B.fly | C.will fly | D.flew |
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| 【小题11】 | | A.quick | B.soon | C.quickly | D.quietly |
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| 【小题12】 | | A.Be quick | B.I love you | C.Go ahead | D.Follow me |
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| 【小题13】 | | A.parent | B.child | C.enemy | D.parents |
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| 【小题15】 | | A.have to | B.must | C.don’t have to | D.mustn’t |
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