五、阅读理解
Owls（猫头鹰）are active mainly at night. They hunt（捕猎）when it's dark. Most of us humans do our work in the daytime. So we seldom see owls during the day, but many of us like these night birds very much.
Our love for owls has a long history, and it's in all cultures. No matter（不论）how far you go back, there are always some artworks or stories about owls. These days, we find pictures of owls almost everywhere. So what is it about owls that makes them so popular?
Some bird researchers believe that owls are popular because of their "cool" looks. To see clearly in the dark, owls have large eyes. Unlike humans, owls cannot roll their eyes. Their heads have to do most of the turning-around work. It's also for this reason that owls can turn their heads around almost entirely（完全地）on their necks.
Besides, another reason for its popularity is its ability（能力）to hunt. Owls use sound to hunt. Their ears are special—the left ear is a bit higher than the right ear. A sound goes in one ear before it arrives in the other. This helps owls tell where a sound is coming from. So they have a good sense（感觉）of hearing.
Thanks to such special looks and abilities, owls are famous as popular animals. And there are lots of stories about them. These stories make more people become interested in owls.
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B
）1. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. Why owls are active at night.
B. How popular owls are.
C. Why owls hunt in the dark.
D. How hard it is to see owls.
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D
）2. What is the meaning of the underlined part "roll their eyes" in Paragraph 3?
A. Open their eyes.
B. Clean their eyes.
C. Close their eyes.
D. Turn around their eyes.
（
D
）3. Why do owls have a good sense of hearing?
A. Because they have large ears.
B. Because their ears can turn around.
C. Because a sound can only go into their left ears.
D. Because their left ears are higher than the right ears.
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A
）4. In which part of a magazine can you probably read the text?
A. Natural world.
B. Life and health.
C. Language and culture.
D. Science and technology (科技).
