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29.What does the underlined word "marvelous"in paragraph 4 probably mean?A.Terrible.B.Moving.C.Expected.D.Enjoyable.30.How did the author's part-time job benefit him?A.It developed his team spirit.B.It helped him land a good job in college.C.It led him to meet the best friend of his lifeD.It provided him with enough money to pay for college.31.What is the best title for the text?A.More Than Just a PaycheckB.My First Job in High SchoolC.My Mother's Expectation of MeD.High Schoolers'Hard Times0Cuckoos (are masters of cheating.When it comes to raising young,they don't spendthe energy building a nest,protecting eggs or feeding children.Instead the female passes theseroles on to other birds.They don't raise their own young.Usually,they lay their eggs in the nestsof other birds,fooling other birds into thinking the cuckoo eggs are theirs.To succeed in doing this,a female cuckoo watches over her chosen nest to observe feedingtimes.When the host parent leaves its nest in search of food,the cuckoo quickly lays her eggsamong those already in the nest.Sometimes,she will even destroy and remove one of the host'seggs to make room for her own.Cuckoos are medium-sized birds with long tails,and often have gray or brown backs.Whenthey hatch (and begin to grow in a host's nest,the difference between the two can be obviousto an onlooker.Often the cuckoo is twice the size of its foster (parents,but still continuesto receive food from them.The cuckoo imposter(冒名顶替者)is usually the only baby bird that the host parent has tocare for.This is because when the cuckoo hatches after around 11 days,it gets rid of all the othereggs in the nest.It will lift each egg onto its back before throwing them one by one over the edge ofthe nest.Even then,the non-biological parent will continue to treat it as one of its own.、Also,cuckoos have developed to produce eggs that are similar in color to their main hosts'.This reduces the chances of eggs being attacked.Female cuckoos have been known to take hostbirds'attention away after laying their eggs by producing a noise similar to Eurasiansparrowhawks,scaring birds away from returning to the nest and allowing time for the cuckoo tomake her escape unnoticed.32.What do mother cuckoos usually do when it comes to raising their young?A.Attend to eggs.B.Build a new nest.C.Depend on other birds.D.Learn feeding skills.33.What does the underlined word "them"in paragraph 3 refer to?A.Other cuckoos.B.Baby cuckoos.C.Birth parents.D.Host parents.34.What can be inferred about the cuckoo imposter?A.It usually hatches out earlier than the other eggs in the nest.B.It throws all the other eggs out of nest with its mother's help.C.It often makes a noise to scare other birds away from the nest.D.It looks much larger than other eggs in the nest before hatching.英语.第5页（共8页）