《2025年实验班提优大考卷八年级英语上册译林版》

1. What does the magpie's Chinese name mean in the article?(It means) "Bird of happiness".
2. How do magpies look?They have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails.
3. What will magpies do for their dead friends?They will stay around them and make sad sounds.

答案： 1. (It means) "Bird of happiness". [解析]根据第二段中的“In Chinese culture, magpies are also called xique, which means 'bird of happiness'.”可知,喜鹊中文名字的意思是“幸福之鸟”。
2. They have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails. [解析]根据第三段中的“Magpies have black and white feathers with slightly blue tails.”可知,喜鹊有黑白相间的羽毛和略带蓝色的尾巴。
3. They will stay around them and make sad sounds. [解析]根据第五段中的“Even more surprising, they will stay around the dead birds and make sad sounds. It is just like they are holding a funeral（葬礼）.”可知,喜鹊会围绕着死去的同伴并发出悲伤的声音,就像举行葬礼一样。