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阅读理解题组——练速度

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ThereisaveryspecialwolfthatlivesinAfrica.TheyareactuallycalledtheAfricanwild

dogs,orpainteddogs.

Theseanimalsliveinopenwoodlands,orintheplainsofAfrica.Today,however,mostof

theanimalscanbefoundintheeasternorsouthernAfrica.Theseanimalsarebeautiful.They

haveroundedearsinsteadofpointedlikemostdogs,andtheyhavefourtoesoneachoftheir

fourfeet,alsoauniquecharacteristicbecauseotherdogshavefive.Theirfurisalways

differentfromeachother.Thefurisusuallyacombinationofblack,brown,redandwhite,and

sometimesevenyellow.Nowondertheyrecalledpainteddogs.

TheAfricanwilddogisaverysocialanimal.Theyliveingroupsandhavenumbersfrom

fivetoabouttwenty.Themembersofagrouparealwaysveryclosetooneanother.They

communicateintheirownlanguageorbodylanguage.Whensomeoneisveryoldorsick,the

otherswillhelp,andtheyarewillingtosharethefoodwiththeeldersandwiththosewhoare

weak,whichiswhatweshouldlearnfrom.

Thefamilydoeseverythingtogether,fromraisingyoungandsleepingtogether,to

hunting.Whentheyhunt,theywillworktogetherusingteamworktokillanimalsthatare

largerthanthem.

Theysometimeshuntfarmanimals.Thisisunfortunate,becausebothpoachers,and

peoplewhoownfarmsshootthepainteddogswhoareusttryingtosurvive.

Before,thereusedtobemanylargegroupsthroughouttheland,butnowtheAfricanwild

dogisveryrare.Theyarealsolosingtheirpopulationbecauseoftheirownlossofhabitat.

1.FromthepassagewelearnthattheAfricanwilddog.

A.livesinthenorthofAfrica

B.hassixteentoesaltogether

C.haspointedearslikemostdogs

D.livesinforestsingroups

2.WhydoAfricanwilddogsgetthe