Ostriches(鸵鸟) have been said to be so stupid that they react to danger by burying their he

Ostriches(鸵鸟) have been said to be so stupid that they react to danger by burying their heads in sand. This belief caused the popular phrases to be born: play the ostrich. It’s often used to describe people 【小题1】 refuse to face painful facts. They prefer to ignore the truth. It is like children sticking their fingers in the ears 【小题2】 crying, “I can’t hear you!”
But do ostriches really bury their heads in sand when they are in danger? The answer is no for sure! 【小题3】 ostriches are flightless(不会飞的) birds, they can run as fast as 40 miles per hour. So, if they find 【小题4】 in danger, they will run very fast.
It’s a false statement we’ve thought of as 【小题5】 truth for long. So, how did the phrase “play the ostrich” come from? Well,【小题6】 fact, ostriches swallow sand and pebbles(鹅卵石) to help grind(磨碎) food in their stomachs. This means they have to bend 【小题7】 and put their heads into sand to collect pebbles. That’s 【小题8】 a false statement was bornwho/that

(答案→)who/that 解析：1. 定语从句代替是的人，可用who或that.2. 这里指小孩子拿手塞住耳朵并且说我听不到，表并列用and.3. 这里是一个让步状语从句，用Though或Although.4. 这里用的是反身代词他们自己，themselves由f变成v再加es.5. 固定说法，作为一个事实as a truth用的是单数。6. 固定搭配，in fact实际上，事实上。7. bent down弯腰的意思，指鸵鸟把它们的头放在沙里面收集鹅卵石。8. 此句意思：这就是这个错误论断如何产生的。

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