单项选择题

案例分析题

Bears vary as much in character and habits as they【C1】______in size.Although a few kinds,such as grizzlies and polar bears,are fierce,most are【C2】______and only become violent when their food supplies or young are【C3】______.【C4】______to common belief,they will not hug victims to death.They are usually quiet【C5】______when feeding or when challenged by other bears.
Except during the mating season,bears live【C6】______lives.They prefer to roam in areas【C7】______by humans.Most tend to stay within certain【C8】______Black bears,【C9】______,usually stay within an area of about 14square miles (36square kilometers).Although they remain【C10】______a particular range,most bears do not have a【C11】______resting place,preferring【C12】______to wander.
Despite the fact that bears in the wild are used to【C13】______,most of them can【C14】______easily to life in captivity.Zookeepers agree that bears are【C15】______the shrewdest and most【C16】______of animals kept in zoos.Performing bears have been popular features in【C17】______since the Middle Ages.They can be taught such tricks【C18】______wrestling and boxing,dancing,blowing a bom,riding a bicycle,and sliding on a toboggan.
Survival in the wild can be【C19】______for bear cubs.They begin life as hairless,extremely small,and helpless creatures【C20】______to open their eyes for about a week.A 200-pound (90-kilogram)black bear may have cubs weighing only 8ounces (230grams )each.Even a newborn grizzly weighs only about 1pound (0.5kilogram)and measures only 9inches (23centimeters)from the tip of the nose to the tip of the tail.There are from one to four,but usually two,cubs to a litter born anytime between November and March.

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A.do
B.are
C.can
D.grow