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1、Winter is hard for most animals, so some birds and animals travel south for the winter.

The groundhog (土拨鼠), however, lives through winter in a different way. As soon as it feels the weather turning cold, it starts to dig a hole (挖洞) at least 1.5 metres deep (深). There it makes a comfortable home with leaves and grass. It spends the cold winter months in its bed under the ground and it won't come out until spring.

The groundhog doesn't eat at all during the winter. Instead, it eats as much and as often as it can during the summer. As winter comes, the groundhog becomes so heavy that it can hardly move. When it wants to sleep, it goes back to the hole and falls into a deep sleep. Its breathing almost stops, its heartbeat (心跳) slows, and its body temperature falls to just above 0℃ during the sleep. When it gets up in spring, its weight is only half of that in autumn. By February or March, it's ready to leave its hole.

So years ago, people often waited for the first groundhog to go out of the hole. When it did, they knew spring was coming. There are some stories about it. One of them is about a groundhog called Phil. This animal could tell the weather. Phil went out of the hole and looked around every February 2nd. If he saw his shadow (影子), it meant that the winter would last for six more weeks. If the weather was cloudy and he didn't see his shadow, it meant spring would be early.

(1)、What can we know about the groundhog's winter home?

A、It's usually in trees. B、Its bed is 1.5 metres long. C、There are leaves and grass in it.

(2)、What will happen to the groundhog when it sleeps in winter?

A、It starts to weigh less. B、It breathes more quickly. C、Its body temperature goes up.

(3)、Why did people expect the groundhog to come out in the past?

A、Because it was the best time to catch it. B、Because it showed the winter was over. C、Because there was much food in its home.

(4)、Which of the following is the right order according to the passage?

①The groundhog sleeps in its bed under the ground.

②The groundhog leaves its hole next year.

③The groundhog digs a hole as its home.

④The groundhog eats as much and as often as it can.

A、①③④② B、③④②① C、④③①②

(5)、Which of the following words can best describe the groundhog?

A、Lazy. B、Quiet. C、Smart.

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