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　　Many students of English think that learning a new language is very difficult．Now think how difficult it is to learn English when your brain is only the size of a bird’s brain!That is what some birds can do．

　　Many different kinds of birds can copy the sounds of language．African gray parrots are the birds best known for this．

　　Every December in London, the National Cage and Aviary Bird Show tries to find the best “talking” bird in the world．One bird named Prudle stood out among the “talking birds”．She won this prize for 12 years in a row from 1965 to 1976．

　　Prudle was taken from her nest in Uganda in 1958．She was sold to Iris Frost in Seaford, England．Prudle knew almost 800 words in English．

　　Prudle was also the oldest bird in the world that lived in a cage．Ms．Frost took care of the bird until Prudle died in l994．Prudle was 35 years old．

　　A different kind of bird, not a parrot, named Puck was tested in 1993．It turned out that Puck knew more English words than Prudle knew．Puck knew more than1,700 words．

　　If a bird can do it, anybody can do it．

(1)

What kind of birds usually speak the best?
[　　]
A．	African gray parrots．
B．	Uganda．
C．	The Aviary Bird Show．
D．	English parrots．

(2)

What is Prudle?
[　　]
A．	A bird．
B．	A contest．
C．	A cage．
D．	A prize．

(3)

How many years did Prudle win the speaking contest for birds?
[　　]
A．	1965．
B．	12．
C．	55．
D．	800．

(4)

Why was Puck better than Prudle?
[　　]
A．	He died．
B．	He spoke faster．
C．	He knew more words．
D．	He was bigger．

(5)

Who was Iris Frost?
[　　]
A．	A parrot．
B．	Prudle’s owner．
C．	An English teacher．
D．	Puck’s owner．

答案：1．A;2．A;3．B;4．C;5．B;

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　　It is reported that many middle school students are just not getting enough sleep, especially during the school week．The problem seems to get worse as they get older．Year 7 students sleep 8.4 hours in a school night, and Year 9 students only 6.9 hours．

　　It's also reported that not getting enough sleep can cause problems in a student's life．

　　Many students fall asleep in school or while doing their homework, so it is not surprising that they get lower grades than those who get enough sleep．Scientists suggest nine hours a night for middle school students．

　　Of the students who feel unhappy and nervous, 73％do't get enough sleep at night．

　　Why aren't students getting enough sleep? Many students have one of the following things, like telephone, television, or computer, in their bedrooms．Using them on a school night not only takes their time away from homework, but also makes it difficult for them to fall asleep．As a result, many students can't fall asleep before 11 P.m., yet they must get up early to go to school．

　　Scientists also suggest students should not do exciting activities for an hour before bedtime．

(1)

According to the report, who might get the most sleep?
[　　]
A．	Year 7 students．
B．	Year 8 students．
C．	Year 9 stude'nts．
D．	Year 10 students．

(2)

How many hours of sleep do middle school students need each night?
[　　]
A．	Seven hours．
B．	Nine hours．
C．	Ten hours．
D．	Twelve hours．

(3)

Not getting enough sleep can cause the following problems EXCEPT ________．
[　　]
A．	falling asleep in class
B．	getting lower grades
C．	falling asleep while doing homework
D．	getting fatter and fatter

(4)

What might be the best title for the passage?
[　　]
A．	Early to Bed, Early to Rise
B．	Students'Life at Sehool
C．	Students Don't Sleep Enough
D．	How to Get Enough Sleep

Your friends might be in Australia or maybe just down the road, but they are all just a few clicks （点击）away. Life has changed for millions of young people across the world who now make friends online. Whether you use chat-rooms, QQ, MSN or ICQ, you are a member of this group.

“I don’t often talk with my parents or grandparents, but I talk a lot with my old friends on QQ, ”said Fox’s Shadow, the online name used by a girl student in China. “Most of my classmates use QQ after school. ”

QQ is the biggest messaging service in China. A record from Tencent, the company which developed QQ, shows that 4 million people used it one Saturday night in October.

And probably Fox’s Shadow was one of them. “I log in （登陆）on Friday nights, and Saturdays or Sundays when I feel everything around me boring. I usually spend about ten hours chatting （聊天）online every week, ”she said. “But I never talk with stranger, especially boys or men. ”

Even though she likes chatting, she is careful about making friends with stranger online. “You don’t know who you’re talking to. You should always be careful about whom you believe in online. ”

Many people would like to meet offline when they feel they have got to know someone very well. Fox’s Shadow once met one of her online friends face to face. It was a girl who was a football fan like herself and they went to a football match together.

A 16-year-old Beijing boy, named Bart Simon online, dislikes QQ users. “I used to chat on QQ, but I found that most people were talking about foolish things, ”he said. Now he chats online in English, using MSN. “I only chat online because I’ve got friends in Japan, the US and Singapore, ”he said. “I want to learn more about foreign cultures（文化）. ”But he spends little time chatting on QQ as he sees it as a waste of time and money.

“If you are really addicted to （上瘾）it, sometimes you can’t give your mind to your lessons, ”he said. “And friends in your real life are always more important than those so-called friends you meet online. ”

1. People meet face to face offline when they think they ________.

A. have known each other well　　 B. have the same interest　　

C. have enough free time　　　　 D. have nothing to do

2. Fox’s Shadow thinks QQ is ________.　　

A. the biggest messaging service in China　　 B. a good place to spend her boring time　　 C. a safe place to chat with strangers　　　　　　 D. the best place to make friends

3. From the passage, we know “… they are all just a few clicks away” means “_______”.　　 A. it is wonderful to see your friends by clicking　　

B. it is easy and fast to get in touch with your friends　　

C. it is possible to live much closer to your friends　　

D. it is popular to make friends online

4. Which of the following sentence is TRUE according to the passage?　　

A. All the people on QQ are talking about foolish things.　　

B. Chatting online is a waste of time and money.　　

C. We should be careful about boys or men online.　　

D. We should think more of our friends in real life.

—Wow! You’re got so many skirts．

—But________ of them are in fashion now．

A．all　　　　　 B．both　　　　　　 C．neither　　　　 D．none

There are many wetlands (湿地) in China and some of them have become the world‘s important wetlands. The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are among them. They are in Yancheng, Jiangsu Province. They are home for many different kinds of birds and animals. The world’s largest Milu Deer Nature Reserve(自然保护区) is in them. More than 700 milu deer live freely there. There are not many red-crowned cranes in the world, but every winter you can see some in the Red-crowned Cranes Nature Reserve in the Yellow Sea Wetlands.

　　The temperature in the wetlands is usually neither too high nor too low. There is a lot of rain and sunshine, too. They are really good places for wildlife. Offering food and home for some special kinds of animals and birds is not the only reason why we need to protect wetlands. Wetlands are important because they also prevent flood. But some people want to change the wetlands to make more space for farms and buildings. This means there will be less and less space for wildlife.

　　Luckily, more and more people are beginning to realize the important of wetlands and wildlife. Every year, on February 2^nd, many activities are held to tell people more about wetlands.

1.The Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands are in the _______ of China.

A．east

B．south

C．west

D．north

2.Usually the weather in the wetlands is _______.

A．hot

B．pleasant

C．cold

D．dry

3. The World Wetlands Day is on _______.

A．April 22

B．June 25

C．February 2

D．March 22

4.We must protect wetlands because _______.

A．they are home for wildlife

B．they can prevent flood

C．they can offer food to the animals and birds

D．all of the above

5.The best title for the passage is _______.

A．China‘s Wetlands Have All Entered the World’s List

B．Wetlands—Home for Wildlife and Human Beings

C．Special Animals in the Chinese Yellow Sea Wetlands

D．Wetlands—Valuable Recourses(资源) of Land on the Earth

Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey live in Iowa. They have a big family. Mikayla is the oldest child in the family. She is six years old. The other children are Brandon, Joe, Kelsey, Kenney, Natalie, Alexis and Nathan. They are all five years old. Why are they all the same age? ______ 1.. They are septuplets!

　　It is hard work to look after seven babies at the same time. ______ 2.. In the beginning, many people helped them. They helped to feed, clean, and dress the babies. Every week , the septuplets used about 170 diapers(尿布)!______ 3..

Now the children are older. The septuplets started school this year. But they go to school at home, like their big sister, Mikayla. When Mikayla was ready for school, Kenny and Bobbi decided to teach her at home.______ 4..Now Bobbi is the teacher for all eight of her children.

A. They drank a lot of milk, too.

B. Because they were born together.

C. Last year, Bobbi was Mikayla’s teacher.

D. Kenny and Bobbi are interested in cooking.

E. But Kenny and Bobbi didn’t look after them alone.

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