Ⅷ. Read and finish the tasks(阅读短文,完成下列任务)10%
On a safari tour, we see a big rhino under a tree, looking sad, with a small bird on the back. “Is the bird hurting the poor giant?” a tourist asks.
“Actually, that bird is a helper. Its name is an oxpecker (牛椋鸟). It is acting like a tiny doctor. The rhino has a thick skin, full of ticks (蜱虫) and bugs which make the rhino very itchy(痒的). So, the bird gets a delicious meal, and the rhino gets a cleaning.”
Suddenly, the bird makes a loud sound. “Listen. A warning. A lion is hiding nearby. The rhino has bad eye-sight, but the bird sees everything.”
The rhino wakes up. The lion walks away. The rhino goes back to eating leaves, and the bird goes back to cleaning.
“The bird gets food and safety, and the rhino gets health and protection. In nature, helping others often means helping yourself.”
任务一:根据短文内容,选择正确的答案
()1. Why does the rhino let the bird stand on the back?
A. Because it wants to play a game with the bird.
B. Because it is itchy from ticks and bugs on its skin.
C. Because it is angry at the tourists in the jeep.
()2. What is the main job of the oxpecker bird?
A. It sings songs to make the rhino happy.
B. It warns the rhino about danger and cleans its skin.
C. It finds water for the rhino to drink.
()3. Why does the bird make a loud sound?
A. To tell the rhino that a lion is hiding nearby.
B. To ask the rhino for more food.
C. To call other birds to join the party.
()4. What does the text mean by saying the bird is a “tiny doctor”?
A. The bird gives medicine to the rhino when it is sick.
B. The bird eats bugs and gives warnings.
C. The bird is very small and looks like a doctor in a white coat.
()5. Which sentence is correct?
A. The bird and the rhino aren't friends.
B. The rhino helps the bird, but the bird does nothing for the rhino.
C. The bird and the rhino help each other.
任务二:自然界中,像犀牛和牛椋鸟之间的这种互相帮助的关系称为互惠互利。根据短文内容补全表格,每空不超过3个词
| Animal | What it GIVES (Help) | What it GETS (Reward) |
| ---- | ---- | ---- |
| The Oxpecker | It eats the 1. | It gets 2. . |
| The Rhino | It lets the bird stand on its 3. . | It is safe from 4. . |
任务三:为这篇短文取一个合适标题

任务一:1. B 2. B 3. A 4. B 5. C
任务二:1. ticks and bugs 2. food 3. back/skin 4. lions /danger
任务三:The tiny doctor and the giant king (答案不唯一)

【分析】本题为阅读理解题，包含选择题、表格补全和拟标题三个任务。解题时需先通读短文，明确牛椋鸟与犀牛的互惠共生关系，再针对每个任务的问题，定位原文对应内容，逐一分析解答。
【解析】任务一：1. 原文提到犀牛皮肤有蜱虫和虫子导致发痒，所以让鸟站在背上，选B；2. 牛椋鸟的工作是清洁犀牛皮肤和预警危险，选B；3. 鸟叫是为了警告附近有狮子，选A；4. 称鸟为“tiny doctor”是因为它吃虫子和预警，选B；5. 两者互相帮助，选C。任务二：1. 牛椋鸟吃的是ticks and bugs；2. 它获得food；3. 犀牛让鸟站在back（或skin）；4. 犀牛安全于lions（或danger）。任务三：标题需概括核心，如The Tiny Doctor and The Giant King（符合原文内容即可）。
【答案】任务一:1.B 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.C；任务二:1.ticks and bugs 2.food 3.back/skin 4.lions/danger；任务三:The Tiny Doctor and The Giant King（答案不唯一）
【知识点】阅读理解、信息匹配、主旨大意
【点评】本题围绕动物共生关系展开，考查学生对原文细节的查找和主旨的提炼，题型全面，难度适中，需学生仔细定位原文信息完成作答。
【难度系数】0.6