TotallydistinctfromtheEnglishCuckooastosize,color,habitsanddisposition,theAmericanYellow-billedandBlack-billedCuckoos,bothalsoknownas"RainGrows",aresosimilarinappearanceandhabitstheyaregenerallyconsideredjointly.UnlikeitsEnglishcounterpart,theAmericancuckoodoesnotlayitseggsinotherbirds'nestsButconstructsitsownfrailstructures,generallyplacedintheforkofatreeashighas25feetup,soshallowthatitisremarkabletheeggsdonotrolloutmoreoften.Itis,however,aconfirmednestrobber,robbingsmallerbirdsoftheireggs,apracticewhichhasledtotheinjuryandevendeathbypeckingandmaulingofthosecuckooscaughtintheactbytheownerofthenest.Slippinginandoutoftreeslikeaghost,theCuckoos'appearanceisoneofdeeppreoccupationandabsent-mindedness.Onalighting,itlooksaboutasifdazed,thenrecoversandproceedstosearchforitsfavoriterepast,tentcaterpillars.Becauseitconsumessuchgreatnumbersofcaterpillarsitisplacedinthecategoryofhighlyusefulbirds.DistributedthroughpartsofNorthandSouthAmerica,theYellow-billedCuckooisreadilyidentifiableinflightbythewhitemarkingsonitslongtail.
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1.Accordingtothepassage,whereistheYellow-Cuckooapportioned?
A.NorthandSouthAmerica.
B.OnlyinSouthAmerica.
C.SouthCarolina.
D.OnlyinNorthAmerica.
2.Accordingtothepassage,whichstatementistrue?
A.TheAmericanYellow-billedandBlack-billedCuckoosareconsideredincommon.
B.TheEnglishCuckooandAmericanCuckooaredifferentastotheirappearanceandcolor.
C.TheEnglishCuckooandtheAmericanYellow-billedCuckooarecalled"RainCrows".
D.TheEnglishCuckooandAmericanCuckooaredifferentastotheirsize,colorandappearance.
3.AtwhattimeofthedaydoestheCuckoofindfood?
A.Onalighting,itsearchesforfood.
B.Afterseemingtobedazzledforwhileonatree,itstartssearchingforfood.
C.Byrobbingsmallerbirdsoftheireggs
D.Byslippinginandoutoftrees,itsearchesforfood.
4.Howcanpeopleu