2021-2022学年广东省汕头市潮阳区河溪中学高三（上）第一次质检英语试卷（附答案详解）.docxVIP

第 =page 2 2页，共 =sectionpages 2 2页 第 =page 1 1页，共 =sectionpages 1 1页 2021-2022学年广东省汕头市潮阳区河溪中学高三（上）第一次质检英语试卷 一、阅读理解（本大题共15小题，共37.5分） A Kiwis are unique in a lot of interesting ways.They have many characteristics that are not found in any other bird. It is assumed that the kiwis ancestor was able to fly and reached New Zealand.Once on the island,it lost its ability to fly and eventually became the kiwi known today.Kiwis have feathers that look like hair and very strong and muscular legs.They rule the ground instead of the air.They can smell very well.Kiwis are quite shy and usually only come out at night.Kiwis can live a long time,between 25 and 50 years. A female kiwi carries a huge egg about its body size.The kiwi is about the same sizse as a chicken but its egg is actually six times as large as a chickens egg.The reason for this is that the kiwi doesnt have to fly,so there arent any limits on its weight.The female has to eat three times as much as usual to help the egg develop.Right before the egg is laid she cant eat anything because the egg presses against her stomach,leaving no room for food. All kiwi species are endangered.On average,twenty-seven die each week.They have been affected most by deforestation and invasive mammals.Before humans came to New Zealand,the only mammals on the island were bats and seals.The kiwi never had to worry about predators before,but now since it cannot fly,and lays its eggs on the ground,it is pretty defenceless against invasive mammals such as rats and stoats.Stoats kill a lot of the chicks,while dogs kill a lot of adult birds,usually by accident,because they are quite delicate（脆弱的）. Which is kiwis unique characteristics？ ______ A. They cant fly with no wings.B. They can live more than 50 years.C. They rule the air instead of the ground.D. They seldom or never come out in the daytime. Why does a female kiwi carry a huge egg？ ______ A. It eats three times as much as usual.B. It focuses too much on developing its egg.C