Why has the kiwi survived while its
relatives the moas have become extinct One reason, I think, is that it has
adopted nocturnal(夜间活动的) habits. Kiwis are not normally about in the daytime.
During the daylight hours they lie up in hiding, where enemies have no hope of
finding them. Their coloration protects them; the strange drab(黄褐色的) feathering,
so unlike that of most birds, gives them a cloak(伪装)of invisibility while they
sleep. And when night falls, out they come to scratch in the ground and find
worms and feed to their hearts’ content. They couldn’t do that so effectively if they didn’t have another peculiarity that I have not mentioned yet. The nostrils(鼻孔) of most birds open high up near the base of the beak(猛禽的嘴), but the kiwi wears his nostrils right near the tip of the long bill. That’s good for a bird that feeds in th A. it stays out of sight and sleeps during the day B. it usually goes from place to place during the day C. it changes the colour of its feather in the daytime D. it is caught and eaten by its enemy in the daytime [单项选择]Hitler sought to annihilate resistance movements throughout Europe.
A. exterminate B. exceed C. exclude D. expel [填空题]Book Three
[填空题]Article Three
[单项选择]Passage Three
A. Overcoming sleeping difficulties. B. Getting rid of one’s depression. C. Encouraging those in low spirits. D. Finding the roots of loneliness. 我来回答: 提交
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