Unit 4-2023-2024九年级下册英语阅读（人教版）

> Page Passage 1 阅读短文， 根据短文内容选择一个最佳答案。 There could be nothing more pleasant than waking up in the morning to the sounds of the sweet chirping of the birds. Their sweet sounds seem like music to me. Do you know about the birds? There are over 10,000 different kinds of birds across the world. Different kinds of birds eat different things. Some birds feed on plants, some birds eat insects, and still others eat other animals like fish, snakes, or other small animals. The main characteristic of a bird is feathers. No other animals have feathers. Other features for birds are wings and hollow bones. Feathers are important to birds because they keep them warm, help them to fly, and provide camouflage. Hollow bones also help in flying because they help make the bird light enough to fly. Although an important characteristic of most birds is flying, not all birds fly. Some birds that don蒺t fly are penguins, kiwis, and ostriches. Ostriches are very fast runners. An ostrich can outrun a horse! Birds are also known for their massive migrating patterns. Some birds will travel long distances each season to stay in a climate that is good for them to live. Newwords chirping n. 啁啾声 characteristic n. 特征 bone n. 骨头 camouflage n. 伪 装 kiwi n. 几维鸟 （一种新西兰鸟， 喙长、 翼短、 无尾， 不能飞） ostrich n. 鸵 Unit4 it Unit4 29 > Page 鸟 outrun v. 跑得比……快 massive migrating patterns 大规模地迁徙 （ ） 1. The underlined word “ hollow ” means “ ” in Chinese. A. 中空的 B. 坚固的 C. 松软的 D. 沉重的 （ ） 2. The most important characteristic of a bird is . A. wings B. hollow bones C. feathers D. flying （ ） 3. can蒺t fly but outrun horses. A. Swans B. Penguins C. Kiwis D. Ostriches （ ） 4. Which of the following is NOT true about the feathers? A. They can keep the birds warm. B. They can help the birds fly. C. They can provide camouflage. D. They can make the birds light to fly. （ ） 5. From the passage we can know . A. migrating is good for birds to live B. all birds feed on plants and insects C. some other animals have feathers except bir