Have you ever been in trouble and wanted to get away? The white-tailed deer can swim, run, hide and fight to stay out of trouble.

In early April, fawns (baby deer) are born. After a few weeks, the doe (the mother deer) leaves her fawns to find food. ____1____ The trees and grass can help keep the fawns from being seen by hungry predators (掠食者).

The fawns’ camouflage (伪装；保护色) hides them in April’s trees and golden grasses. ____2____ In summer, the fawns’ white spots disappear and never come back. In winter, their fur is gray, which helps them hide in the snow.

When the deer see, smell or hear something suspicious (可疑的), they stick their white tails up to signal that danger is near. ____3____

When a deer is chased into water, it knows what to do. It runs into the water and swims to the deepest part. ____4____ The deer will kick and thrash until the predator dies or walks off wounded.

____5____ If a deer is in a wide-open field and notices a predator, it will run in a zigzag (之字形) to get away. It runs in this way to confuse (混淆) the predator. If the deer ran straight, it would likely become a big meal.

A. The leader will run, and the others will follow.

B. She hides them in a bushy (灌木茂盛的) place.

C. If the predator thinks it’s going to win the battle (战斗), it is wrong.

D There is one more way that deer stay out of trouble.

E. In spring, the fawns’ fur is brown with white spots.

1.1.

A

B

C

D

解析：选B。B

2.2.

A

B

C

D

解析：选E。E 解析：前句讲幼鹿的保护色，后句转折到夏天白斑消失。E 选项 “春天，幼鹿的毛是棕色带白斑的” 既呼应 “保护色”，又与后句的季节变化（春→夏）衔接紧密。

3.3.

A

B

C

D

解析：选A。A 解析：前句说明鹿竖起白尾巴发出危险信号。A 选项 “领头鹿会先跑，其他鹿跟上” 是信号发出后的群体反应，符合动物避险的常识逻辑。

4.4.

A

B

C

D

解析：选C。C 解析：前句讲鹿逃到水中最深处，后句描述鹿踢打掠食者直到其退去。C 选项 “如果掠食者以为能赢这场战斗，那就错了” 承上启下，引出鹿的反击行为。

5.5.

A

B

C

D

解析：选D。D 解析：后文介绍鹿在开阔地用 “之字形” 逃跑的方法，是新的避险方式。D 选项 “鹿还有一种避险方法” 作为段首句，总起全段，引出下文的具体说明。