二、“小”鸟帮助“大”朋友。阅读文章，选择正确的答案。
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This little bird lives in Africa. The bird helps some very big animals. This big animal is a hippo. This big animal is a rhino. Bugs called ticks bite the animals and make their skin itch. The little bird eats the ticks and stops the itch. Ticks are good food for the bird. The bird also helps zebras and buffaloes. Lions hunt these animals, but the bird can see them coming. The bird calls out to the animals when a lion comes near. The little bird is a very good helper!
()1. Some very big animals live in .
A. Asia(亚洲)
B. Africa
C. America
D. Europe(欧洲)
()2. bite the animals.
A. Mosquitoes(蚊子)
B. Flies
C. Ticks
D. Bats
()3. The bird helps all of the following EXCEPT(除了) .
A. zebras
B. buffaloes
C. lions
D. rhinos
()4. The bird likes eating .
A. ticks
B. leaves
C. worms
D. grass
()5. How does the bird help the animals when a lion comes near?
A. The bird calls out to the animals.
B. The bird frightens(吓) the lion away.
C. The bird makes the lion's skin itch.
D. The bird pecks(啄) the lion's eyes.
词汇积累：introduce v. 介绍
Africa n. 非洲
hippo n. 河马
rhino n. 犀牛
tick n. 壁虱
skin n. 皮肤
itch v. 发痒/n. 痒
buffalo n. 水牛
hunt v. 捕猎

1. B 解析：短文首句明确提到“This little bird lives in Africa. The bird helps some very big animals.”，即一些大型动物生活在非洲。
2. C 解析：短文指出“Bugs called ticks bite the animals and make their skin itch.”，即蜱虫叮咬动物。
3. C 解析：短文提到小鸟帮助的动物包括河马、犀牛、斑马、水牛，而狮子是捕猎这些动物的，并非小鸟帮助的对象。
4. A 解析：短文说明“The little bird eats the ticks ... Ticks are good food for the bird.”，即小鸟喜欢吃蜱虫。
5. A 解析：短文提到“The bird calls out to the animals when a lion comes near.”，即狮子靠近时，小鸟会向动物们发出叫声预警。