Lesson 3 Do Animals Sleep Like You and Me?

Reference: 龍騰B1L3

You may know that brown bears hibernate and that goldfish sleep (1) closing their eyes, but have you ever wondered how other animals sleep? You might be surprised when you read some of the following  (2)  facts about animals’ sleeping habits.

Unlike most mammals, giraffes sleep very little. In fact, (3) that some giraffes sleep only thirty minutes a day (4) average. When a giraffe sleeps, it curls its long neck and (5) its head on its hip. (6), there are often predators around, and a giraffe can’t stand up from this position very quickly. (7), a giraffe never naps for too long.

Sea otters, one of the world’s cutest animals, perhaps have the cutest sleeping position. Groups of sea otters float (8) their backs and hold hands (9) they are sleeping! They can rest on the land, but they are much safer in the water. To avoid(10) away, they lock their little paws together and (11) each other.

Dolphins have one of the most amazing sleeping secrets: only half their brain is asleep at a time! One of the reasons for this is that they must swim to the (12) once every twenty minutes to (13). They also have to look out for sharks and other predators. When (14) their brain goes to sleep, (15) half stays (16) to help them swim, breathe, and be on the lookout for danger.

Some migratory birds have yet another (17) way of sleeping: they sleep up in the sky! (18), Alpine swifts have to keep flying for a long time over a great distance (19) their journeys to and from Africa. (20) the way, they eat insects in the air and take (21) naps while (22). This habit can save their lives (23) they may be caught by wild animals if they land.(24) studies, these amazing little birds may be able (25) in the air for up to two hundred days without needing to land and get some sleep.

1 (A) without (B) through (C) besides (D) toward

2 (A) amazes (B) amaze (C) amazed (D) amazing

3 (A) it reports. (B) it is reported (C) it was reporting (D) it reported

4 (A) under (B) at (C) on (D)in

5 (A) lied (B) lain (C) lay (D) lays

6 (A) Additionally (B) Nevertheless (C) As a result (D) Hence

7 (A) Therefore. (B) However (C) In addition (D)Furthermore

8 (A) at (B)by (C) under (D) on

9 (A) until (B) since (C) while (D) before

10 (A) being floated (B) float (C) floated (D) floating

11 (A) hold on to (B) keep an eye one (C) look out (D) look for

12 (A) surface (B) journey (C) flight (D) expert

13 (A) avoid (B) breathe (C) nap (D) float

14 (A) on half (B) halves of (C) halves (D) one half of

15 (A) the others (B) others (C) the other (D) an other

16 (A)awakes   (B) awaked (C) awake (D) be awaked

17 (A) aggressive   (B) impressive (C) expansive (D) inclusive

18 (A) In addition (B) As a result   (C) In stead   (D) For example

19 (A) during (B) when (C) for   (D) until

20 (A) Along (B) Against   (C) By  (D) In

21 (A) a few (B) few (C) little (D) a little

22 (A) at flight (B) by flight (C) on flight (D) in flight

23 (A) before (B) since (C) until (D) while

24 (A) As for (B) According to (C) Let alone. (D) Rather than

25 (A) to stayed   (B) staying (C) to stay (D) stay

 Answer:

1-5 ADBCD

6-10 BADCD

11-15 AABDC

16-20 CBDAA

21-25 CDBBC