2. Установите соответствие между текстами А-Е и рубриками 1–6. Используйте каждую рубрику только один раз. В задании одна рубрика лишняя. 1. Physical features 2. Life cycle 3. Causing confusion 4. Different behaviour patterns 5. Places to live 6. Reproduction A. Rabbits and hares are mammals with long ears. There are about 28 species, or types, of rabbits and about 30 species of hares. They all belong to the same animal family, called Leporidae. Because rabbits and hares look similar, people sometimes find it difficult to understand the difference between them. For example, the animals called jackrabbits from western North America, which have very long ears and long hind legs, are actually hares. B. There are different species of rabbits and hares in different habitats around the world. Cottontails and jackrabbits live wherever they can find brushy shelter. Other types can be found in the mountains, on plains, in marshes or swamps, and even in the snowy Arctic. C. Both rabbits and hares have short tails. They also have large eyes, strong teeth, and sensitive noses. The upper lip is split. Hares are usually larger and heavier than rabbits. Hares measure from 40 to 70 centimeters long. Rabbits may be from 20 to 50 centimeters long. In general, hares also have bigger ears and longer hind feet than rabbits. D. Rabbits prefer to hide, rather than run, from their enemies. They prefer habitats composed of trees and shrubs, where they live in burrows dug into the soil. Hares, in contrast, are larger, and they are born fully developed with fur and open eyes after a gestation period of about 42 days. They are runners, preferring open-area habitats such as prairies, where they make their nests in small open depressions. E. Female hares may have two to three litters of babies each year. Each litter contains one to seven babies. The newborns have open eyes and can hop within minutes. Female rabbits may also have several litters each year. Each litter contains five to eight babies. Newborns are blind and helpless. They stay with their mother for about three weeks.

Решение:

Установим соответствие между текстами и рубриками:

• Текст А описывает общие характеристики и различия между кроликами и зайцами, что может вызывать 3. Causing confusion.
• Текст B рассказывает о местах обитания кроликов и зайцев, что соответствует рубрике 5. Places to live.
• Текст C детализирует физические характеристики кроликов и зайцев (размер, хвост, уши, ноги), что соответствует рубрике 1. Physical features.
• Текст D описывает поведенческие особенности и предпочтительные места обитания (скрытность против бега, норы против открытых пространств), что соответствует рубрике 4. Different behaviour patterns.
• Текст E описывает процесс размножения и рождение детенышей, что соответствует рубрике 6. Reproduction.
• Рубрика 2. Life cycle остаётся лишней.

Ответ: A-3, B-5, C-1, D-4, E-6