Bison,
symbolic animals of the Great Plains, are often mistakenly called buffaloes. By
any name, they are formidable beasts and the heaviest land animals in North
America.
Bison
stand some 5 to 6.5 feet tall at the shoulder, and can tip the scales at over a
ton. Despite their massive size, bison are quick on their feet. When the need
arises they can run at speeds up to 40 miles an hour. They sport curved, sharp
horns that may grow to be two feet long.
These
large grazers feed on plains grasses, herbs, shrubs, and twigs. They
regurgitate their food and chew it as cud before final digestion.
Females
(cows) and adult males (bulls) generally live in small, separate bands and come
together in very large herds during the summer mating season. Males battle for
mating primacy, but such contests rarely turn dangerous. Females give birth to
one calf after a nine-month pregnancy.
Bison
once covered the Great Plains and much of North America, and were critically
important to Plains Indian societies. During the 19th century, settlers killed
some 50 million bison for food, sport, and to deprive Native Americans of their
most important natural asset. The once enormous herds were reduced to only a
few hundred animals. Today, bison numbers have rebounded somewhat, and about
500,000 bison live on preserves and ranches where they are raised for their
meat.
What
does the text tell us about?
A.
American
bison.
B.
Indian
Societies.
C.
The
Great Plains.
D.
North
American Animal.
From
the text above we know that ... .
A.
bison
can run fast for about fiftty miles an hour incertain condition
B.
bison
usually live in herd especially during summer mating season
C.
the pregnace of female bisons for its calf last
for about six months
D.
native
of Americans never hunt bison to fulfil for their daily need
What
is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A.
Bison
lives in herd.
B.
Bison
is a herb animal.
C.
The
existance of bison is endangered now.
D.
Bison
is as symbolic animals of the Great Plains.
"They regurgitate their food
and chew it as cud before final digestion.” The synonymous of the underlined
word is ... .
A.
crush
B.
vomit
C.
absorb
D.
swallow
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