(七)Doyouknowwhatthes(1)birdintheworldis?Ifyoura(2)is“hummingbird(蜂鸟)”，youareright.Let'slearnmoreabouthummingbirds.

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                                     (七) 

        Do you know what the s ____ (1) bird in the world is? If your a ____ (2) is “ hummingbird (蜂鸟) ”，you are right. Let's learn more about hummingbirds.

        Hummingbirds are really small. Some are less than three inches (英寸) 1 ____ (3) ! There are some different k ____ (4) of hummingbirds such as the Mellisuga helenae the Archilochus colubris and the Patagona

gigas. A ____ (5) all the hummingbirds the Patagona gigas is the largest. Its w ____ (6) is only about 20 grams (克).

        Hummingbirds are beautiful. They have colorful feathers (羽毛 ) . What's more their feathers look shiny. Most of the hummingbirds have s ____ (7) beaks (鸟嘴). But some hummingbirds have curly beaks.

        Hummingbirds get their name from the s ____ (8) that their wings (翅) make. Hummingbirds flap their wings as many as 80 times per second!This makes a humming sound. A hummingbird's wings are long and

thin. The wings 1 ____ (9) like the oar (船桨) of the boat. The shape of its wings let it f ____ (10) fast.What's more the hummingbirds can fly in any direction. They can fly backwards. They can e ____ (11) fly upside down!These are things that other birds cannot do.

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