英语好的帮我看看ThebookChicks&Chickenstellsaboutchickens.Mostchickensliveonfarmswherefemalechickens,calledhens,layeggs.Thispartofthestorytellswhathappenstotheeggs.Manyfarmersraisehenstolayeggs.Somebreedsofhe
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ThebookChicks&Chickenstellsaboutchickens.Mostchickensliveon
farmswherefemalechickens,calledhens,layeggs.Thispartofthestorytellswhathappenstotheeggs.
Manyfarmersraisehenstolayeggs.Somebreedsofhenslaywhiteeggs.Otherslaybrowneggs.Afewbreedslaygreenorblueeggs.Ahenusuallylaysnomorethanoneeggaday.
Afterthehenhaslaidallhereggs,shesitsonthemgently,turningtheeggsovernowandthen,keepingthemwarmallover.Warmingtheeggsiscalledincubation.(incubation=in-kew-BAY-shun)
Themotherhenincubateshereggsforabout3weeks.Duringthistime,achickisgrowinginsideeachegg.
Whentheincubatedeggsareabout3weeksold,thebroodingmotherhearsacheepingsound.Theeggshellofoneoftheeggsbeginstocrack.Achickusingitseggtooth,asharppartofitsbeak,isbreakingoutofitsshell.Theothereggsbegintohatch,too.
Atfirstthechicksarewetandsticky.Theyareverytired.Soontheydryandhavefluffyyellowfeatherscalleddown(绒毛).Theybecomestronger.Theycanseeandhearandbegintomoveabout.Thechicksmakeacheepingsoundtolettheirmotherknowwheretheyare.Themotherhenclucksanddropsfoodinfrontofthem.Chickscaneatthesamefoodastheirmothers.
Inafewweeksthechicksarebigger,buttheirmotherstillprotectsthem.Thechickshavegrownfeathers.Inafewmonthstheseyoungchickenswilllookliketheirmotherorfather.
50.Whichwordbestdescribesachickrightafteritbreaksoutofitsshell?
A.fluffyB.strongC.tiredD.warm
51.Themainideaaboutchickeneggsis____________
A.Eggscanbeeasilycracked.
B.Ahencanlayoneeggaday.
C.Eggscanbedifferentcolors.
D.Achickcangrowinsideanegg.
52.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Whathappenstotheeggs?
B.Chicksandchickens.
C.Howdomotherhenshelpthechicks?
D.Whatisincubation?