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The hippopotamus, or hippo, lives in the hot part of Africa. 1 humans, dogs, and whales, it is a
mammal (哺乳动物). That is, its babies are 2 alive, and they drink milk from the mother's body.
The hippopotamus is a 3 grey animal with a big head and mouth. It 4 four tons, or about 4,000
kilograms. Its stomach is seven meters long, and it eats only plants. It is a mammal, but it 5 a lot of
time in the water.
During the 6 , it sleeps beside a river or a lake. Sometimes it wakes up. Then it goes under the
water to get some 7 for food and never catches fish or hunts other animals. It can close its nose and
stay 8 water for ten minutes. Its ears, eyes, and nose are high up on its head. It can stay with its body
under the water and only its ears, eyes, and nose above the water. Then it can breathe the air.
At night, the hippo walks on the nearby land and looks for food. It never goes very 9 the water.
A baby hippo often stands on its mother's 10 -the part of the body between the neck and legs. The
mother looks for food underwater. The baby rides with a sure footing on her mother above the water. ( )1. A. With
( )2. A. lives
( )3. A. small
( )4. A. reach
( )5. A. spends
( )6. A. day
( )7. A. vegetables
( )8. A. above
( )9. A. far from
( )10. A. stomach B. Unlike
B. stayed
B. large
B. weighs
B. takes
B. week
B. fishes
B. on
B. long enough
B. back C. Such
C. leave
C. slim
C. own
C. costs
C. month
C. plants
C. under
C. close to
C. mouth D. Like
D. born
D. weak
D. runs
D. pays
D. season
D. insects
D. beside
D. near by
D. head
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答案
1. D 2. D 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. A 10. B
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