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s. A grown lion can easily eat 60 pounds of meat at a single feeding. Often they eat until it seems painful for them to lie down. The lionesses (母獅 ) , being thinner and faster, are better hunters (獵手 ) than the males (雄獅 ). But the males don?t mind. After the kill they move in and take the best share. Most kills are made at night or just before daybreak. We have seen many, many daylight attempts but only ten kills. Roughly, it?s about twenty daytime attempts for one kill. When lions are hiding for an attack by a water hole, they wait patiently and can charge at any second. The kill is the exciting moment in the daytoday life of the lion, since these great animals spend most of their time, about 20 hours a day, sleeping and resting. Lions are social cats, and when they are having a rest, they love to touch each other. After drinking at a water hole, a lioness rests her head on another?s back. When walking, young lions often touch faces with older ones, an act of close ties among members of the group. 1. By describing lions as “opportunists” in the first paragraph, the author means to say that lions ____________ . A. are cruel animals B. are clever animals C. like to take advantage of other animals D. like to take every chance to eat 2. According to the text, which of the following is true? A. Lions make most kills in the daytime. B. Males care more about eating than active killing. C. Lions are curious about things happening around them. D. It doesn?t take lions too much time to make a kill. 3. How can we know that lions are social animals? A. They depend on each other. B. They look after each other well. C. They readily share what they have. D. They enjoy each other?s pany. 4. What would be the best title for the text? A. Powerful Lions B. Lions at Work and Play C. Lions, Social Cats D. Lions, Skilled Hunters ( 4) As societies develop, their members start to see things not so much according to what they need, but according