阅读理解. Along the river banks of the Amaz

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阅读理解.

     Along the river banks of the Amazon and the Orinoco there lives a bird that swims before

it can fly, flies like a fat chicken,eats green leaves, has the stomach of a cow and has claws

on its wings when young.They build their homes about 4.6 m above the river, an important

feature (特征) for the safety of the young.It is called the hoatzin.

     In appearance, the birds of both sexes look very much alike with brown on the back

and cream and red on the underside.The head is small, with a large set of feathers on the

top,bright red eyes, and blue skin.Its nearest relatives are the common birds, cuckoos.Its

most striking feature, though, is only found in the young.

     Baby hoatzins have a claw on the leading edge of each wing and another at the end of

each wing tip.Using these four claws,together with the beak(喙),they can climb about in the

bushes, looking very much like primitive birds must have done.The hoatzins, however, live

in the modern world.

     During the drier months between December and March hoatzins fly about the forest in

groups of 20 to 30 birds, but in April,when the rainy season begins, they collect together in

smaller living units of two to seven birds for producing purposes.

     When danger comes in the form of a snake or a monkey, the young hoatzins-maybe

three in one family-jump over the side and into the river.They swim about under the water

until it is safe to return and then, using their claws, lift themselves up through the branches

and get back home.When they have learned to fly they lose their claws and escape enemies

not by swimming but by flying off, in a slow and heavy way, to a neighbouring tree.

1．What is the text mainly about?

A．Hoatzins in dry and rainy seasons.

B．The relatives and enemies of hoatzins.

C．Primitive birds and hoatzins of the Amazon.

D．The appearance and living habits of hoatzins.

2．Young hoatzins are different from their parents in that________.

A．they look like young cuckoos

B．they have claws on the wings

C．they eat a lot like a cow

D．they live on river banks

3．What can we infer about primitive birds from the text?

A．They had claws to help them climb.

B．They could fly long distances.

C．They had four wings like hoatzins.

D．They had a head with long feathers on the top.

4．Why do hoatzins collect together in smaller groups when the rainy season comes?

A．To find more food.

B．To protect themselves better.

C．To keep themselves warm.

D．To produce their young.