日课｜英文短文English Passages for Beginners 33：Ivory-billed Woodpecker

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Ivory-billed Woodpecker

For many years, people thought the ivory-billed woodpecker was gone. In 2005, a man saw one.

Ivory-billed woodpeckers are almost two feet long. They have a white bill. Males also have red feathers on the top of their heads. They have large, curved claws.

The ivory-billed woodpecker uses its bill to find food. It peels the bark off trees to uncover bugs. Its bill makes a knocking sound against the wood.

Long ago, people hunted these birds. They also cut down trees. These trees were home to the ivory-billed woodpecker. Soon, these birds disappeared.

Recently, scientists have found at least one male bird in an Arkansas swamp. Welcome back, ivory-billed woodpecker!

象牙喙啄木鸟

多年来，人们一直认为象牙喙啄木鸟消失了。2005年，一个男人看到了一只。

象牙喙啄木鸟几乎有两英尺长。他们有白色的鸟喙。雄性的头顶上也有红色的羽毛。它们有大而弯曲的爪子。

象牙喙啄木鸟用喙寻找食物，它剥去树皮以发现虫子。它的喙在木头上发出敲击声。

很久以前，人们猎杀这些鸟。他们还砍树。而这些树是象牙喙啄木鸟的家。很快，这些鸟就消失了。

最近，科学家在阿肯色州的一个沼泽地发现了至少一只雄性鸟（象牙喙啄木鸟）。欢迎回来，象牙嘴啄木鸟！

【注释】

1. ivory-billed woodpecker 象牙喙啄木鸟

2. bill 鸟嘴；喙

3. curved 呈弯曲状的；弧形的

4. claw （动物或禽类的）爪，脚爪

5. peel 剥掉；揭掉

6. bark 树皮

7. uncover 发现；揭露

8. hunt 打猎；猎取

9. disappear 消失；不见

10. recently 不久前；最近

11. scientist 科学家

12. at least 至少;（数量）不少于

13. Arkansas 阿肯色州

14. swamp 沼泽（地）

读完这篇短文，来回答个问题吧！

Why did these birds disappear?

a. They moved to Italy.

b. They all got sick.

c. They lost their homes.

d. They got lost in swamps.

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