《2025年春如金卷初中英语暑假作业本八年级》

Flamingos are one of the most beautiful birds in the world. At birth, they are grey or white. And they slowly turn pink when they grow up. They can usually live 20 to 30 years, and some even live up to the age 1. ______ 50. They are able to "run" on the water because of their special 2. ______ (foot).
Dr Paul Rose and his team have done a study on flamingos. It 3. ______ (show) the birds always live in large groups but spend most of their time with a small group of friends, just like people.
"It's easy to find out whether flamingos are friends or not. Usually, 4. ______ group of friends sit or stand less than one neck length away from each other. So when other groups of flamingos come too near, they will extend (使伸长) their long necks 5. ______ (fight)," Dr Rose said.
Another interesting thing 6. ______ (find) by the team and it surprised them — flamingos choose friends with similar personalities (个性) and colours.
The findings of the study are important 7. ______ they can help zoos get to know how to keep flamingos happy and 8. ______ (health). "Keepers should have as many birds as possible. A large group allows flamingos to find their friends even 9. ______ (easy)," Dr Rose said. "And when moving 10. ______ (they) from one zoo to another, keepers should make sure that the birds are not separated from their good friends."

答案： 1. of 2. feet 3. shows 4. a 5. to fight 6. was found 7. because 8. healthy 9. more easily 10. them