When I was a boy of twelve, I lived in South Carolina with my family. Every morning many _________________ would come and rest in the tree and sing. There isn't any sound that can be ___________ than the song of the birds. I decided to ____________ a young bird and keep it in a cage so that I could have my own musician. I finally caught one and put it in a cage. The bird was __________________ and cried loudly, but finally it became quiet in its new home. I felt happy and ___________ my little musician carefully, giving it food and water.

The next day, the bird's mother flew to the cage with food in her mouth. The baby bird ____________ up everything she brought. But the following morning, I found it lying on the bottom of the cage, dead. I was very ___________ ! What had happened?

Arthur Wayne, a famous scientist, happened to hear me crying over the death of my bird. He told me the ____________ . "A mother bird, finding her young child in a cage, will sometimes bring it poisonous food. She thinks it's better for her young to ___________ than to live in a cage."

Since than, I never catch any birds or put them in a cage. All the birds have the right to _____________ in the sky.

1.A. neighbours B. people C. birds D. children

2.A. louder B. noisier C. more terrible D. more beautiful

3.A. buy B. catch C. kill D. draw

4.A. lucky B. silent C. frightened D. strong

5.A. cared for B. looked at C. listened to D. played with

6.A. washed B. cleaned C. used D. ate

7.A. excited B. useless C. shocked D. boring

8.A. story B. truth C. way D. experience

9.A. die B. play C. sing D. stay

10.A. jump B. fly C. dance D. eat

Zhang Ming, a college student from Shandong, created a 9-page “WeChat guide”. With drawings and simple words, the step-by-step guide explains how to send messages, take pictures and make video calls. Zhang made the guide for his parents. “My parents are getting old. They need an easy way to learn how to use new technology.” He said.

Zhang’s experience is common nowadays. Worldwide, 40 percent of parents learn about new technologies, including computers, mobile Internet and social media, from their children, according to a study from the International Communication Association in 2014.

Parents used to teach their kids about almost everything. Now for the first time, the teachers become the students, and the students turn into the teachers.

The change of roles comes from the rapid development of society and technology, says Zhou Xiaohong, a sociology professor from Nanjing University. Zhou said the Internet and other forms of media give children ways to get information besides from asking older generations(长辈). Therefore, in the age of information, it’s possible that children know more than their parents do.

According to the China Internet Network Information Center(CINIC), 56.7 percent of Internet users and 67.2 percent of social media users in China are under the age of 30. The younger generation usually acts as alinkbetween their family and the new environment. But when they teach their parents new technologies, parents can connect to the new world by themselves, noted Zhou.

In Zhang Ming’s eyes, teaching his parents about WeChat brings him closer to his parents. “People can communicate more by using new technology. Why should we keep our parents out?” said Zhang.

1.According to the passage, Zhang’s parents can’t_______with the “WeChat guide”.

A. make video calls B. send messages

C. grab the red envelopes D. take pictures

2.Why does children know more than their parents do nowadays?

A. Because parents teach the children about almost everything.

B. Because children can ask more older generations for help.

C. Because parents are getting old.

D. Because children can get more information by using new technoloies.

3.What does the underlined word “link” in paragraph 5 mean?

A. teacher B. connection

C. treasure D. conversation

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A.Zhang Ming’s “We Chat guide” is made up of drawings and simple words.

B.40% of parents lean about new technologies from their children all over the world on 2014.

C.56.7% of social media users in China are under 30 according to the CINIC.

D.Zhang Ming thinks that we should encourage our parents to use more new technolohies.

5.What’s the best title of the passage?

A. Ways of using new technology

B. Kids can also teach parents

C. How parents connect to the world

D. Ways to get information

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