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这篇文章的题目是：Chickens
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先来读文章：
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1.Hens lay eggs.
母鸡下蛋。
lay eggs 下蛋
2.Some eggs are gathered as food for people.
有些蛋被收集起来作为人类的食物。
are gathered as food 被收集起来作食物
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3.Some eggs are left in the hen's nest to hatch.
有些蛋留在鸡窝里孵化。
the hen's nest 鸡窝
are left in the hen's nest 留在鸡窝里
4.The hen sits on her eggs to keep them warm.
母鸡坐在蛋上给蛋保暖。
sits on her eggs 坐在蛋上
keep them warm 给蛋保暖
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5.She tucks the eggs under her body and turns them over with her beak.
她把蛋藏在身体下面，用嘴把蛋翻过来。
tucks the eggs 藏蛋
under her body 在身体下面
turns them over with her beak 用嘴把蛋翻过来
6.Inside the eggs, chicks are growing.
在蛋里，小鸡正在成长。
Inside the eggs 在蛋里
7.After about twenty days the chicks peck their way out of the eggs.
大约二十天以后，小鸡从蛋里啄出来。
twenty days 二十天
peck their way out of the eggs 从蛋里啄出来
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8.When they hatch, chicks are small and covered with fluffy feathers.
小鸡孵化时很小，身上长着蓬松的羽毛。
covered with 覆盖着
fluffy feathers 蓬松的羽毛
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9.The baby chickens grow quickly.
小鸡长得很快。
The baby chickens 小鸡
grow quickly 长得很快
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10.Before very long they will grow into hens or roosters.
不久它们就会长成母鸡或公鸡。
Before very long 不久
grow into hens or roosters 长成母鸡或公鸡
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再来读一遍完整的文章：
Hens lay eggs. Some eggs are gathered as food for people. Some eggs are left in the hen's nest to hatch.
The hen sits on her eggs to keep them warm. She tucks the eggs under her body and turns them over with her beak.
Inside the eggs, chicks are growing. After about twenty days the chicks peck their way out of the eggs. When they hatch, chicks are small and covered with fluffy feathers. The baby chickens grow quickly. Before very long they will grow into hens or roosters.
一、根据短文，回答问题。
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1. How does a hen take care of her eggs?
2. What happens inside the eggs?
3. What would happen if people used all the eggs for food?
参考答案：
1.The hen sits on her eggs to keep them warm. She tucks the eggs under her body and turns them over with her beak.
2.Inside the eggs, chicks are growing.
3.People woudl not have hens or roosters any more.
二、根据短文，将图片排序。
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参考答案：2314
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