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Oriole’s Nest
Picky, Picky
Scientists have no idea exactly why birds choose certain objects to build their nests. But scientists know that the main reason birds build nests is to keep their babies safe, warm and healthy.
Baby birds grow faster and are healthier when they are warm. They also learn to fly and leave the nests sooner than birds without warm homes.
What A Yarn (纱)
Yarn is big on an oriole’s shopping list during nest building. Scientists are still trying to work out why so many birds choose white yarn over other colors for nest building.
Scientists think that the white objects remind birds of cotton fluff (绒毛) they find in the wild.
Do It Naturally
Even though birds can help us recycle some of our junk by using it to build nests, they also need to use lots of natural things. Long grass, dried sticks, spider’s silk and mud are some of the natural ingredients that are good for nests, too.
You can make a collection box of things to leave for birds so they can help themselves. Hang a small plastic box with holes on a tree branch. Fill the box freely with nest building goodies. Hang the box on a tree and watch birds climb on board to pick through the junk to find their treasures.
Warning: Don’t let the birds turn into a tasty treat. Keep your bird station away from places where cats hang out.
For The Birds!
Stop! Don’t throw all that garbage out! Give some to the birds. Look and see how your old junk can help beautify and warm a bird’s new home.
【小题1】The baby birds with warm homes are able to _____.
| A．choose right objects | B．leave the nests sooner |
| C．build good nests | D．learn to fly higher |
| A．Holes on the tree. | B．Food out of the rubbish. |
| C．A warning board. | D．A collection box of things. |
| A．Birds build nests to store things. |
| B．Birds regard white objects as cotton. |
| C．Birds and humans can help each other. |
| D．Birds and cats fight against each other. |
【小题1】B
【小题1】D
【小题1】C
解析【小题1】根据第二段第二行“...leave the nests sooner”可知，正确答案为B。
【小题1】根据Do It Naturally标题下面的第四行“You can make a collection box of things...”可知，人们可以把筑巢需要的东西放到一个盒子里，供小鸟选用。故选D。
【小题1】根据第一段最后一句“...is to keep their babies safe, warm and healthy”可知，鸟儿筑巢是为了雏鸟，A错；根据“the white objects remind birds of cotton fluff”可知，B项“鸟儿把白色的东西当作棉花”是错的；文中只提到“要把鸟箱远离猫出没的地方”，D项错。根据Do It Naturally标题下的文意可知，C项“鸟类和人类可以相互帮助”是正确的。故选C。
Have you ever complained why life is so tiring? Does the sky sometimes seem dark to you? Are your studies sometimes not successful? Well, friends, cheer up and smile all the time. If you see the world with your warm heart, you will find the whole world smiles to you.
While in school, sometimes you are tired of your lessons, but have you ever noticed the happy smile on your teacher’s face when you did a good job?
One day it is fine. Just before you want to go out, it suddenly starts to rain. Maybe you would feel very sad and start complaining about the weather. But dear friends, why don’t you sit down and listen to the concert that the nature offers you? And with the timely rain, crops in the fields will grow better and better and farmers will have a good harvest.
Although everyone wants to succeed in what he tries to do, sometimes failure can’t be avoided. I think failure is not terrible, and the terrible thing is what we are afraid of it and give up hope. When we face failure, we must be confident in ourselves, draw a useful lesson from it and try our best to finish what we have decided to do. As a popular saying goes, “Failure is the mother of success.”
Attitude decided everything. With an optimistic(乐观) attitude life is easy and pleasant. Let’s smile whatever we meet and the whole world will smile to us.
【小题1】People sometimes complain_______.
| A．the sky is always dark |
| B．their studies are successful |
| C．they see the world with their heart |
| D．life is tiring |
| A．you want to go out |
| B．you can listen to the concert |
| C．crops in the fields will grow better |
| D．farmers can’t have a good harvest |
| A．must be confident in ourselves |
| B．shouldn’t be afraid of it |
| C．shouldn’t give up hope |
| D．All of the above |
An American writer, Mr Green once(曾经) said, “Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it.” It is true that everybody talks about the weather. Many people begin their talks by saying, “Isn’t it a nice day?” “Do you think it will rain?” “I think it’s going to snow.”
Many people think they can tell what the weather is going to be like. But sometimes they don’t agree with each other. One man may say, “Do you see how cloudy it is in the east? It’s going to rain tomorrow.” Another man will say, “No, it’s going to be fine tomorrow.”
People often look for the weather they want. When a farmer needs water, he looks for something to tell him it’s going to rain, and he doesn’t look for anything else. When friends have a picnic, they hope the weather is going to be fine and they can sit eating their lunch under the blue sky.
Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. But he doesn’t always tell us what we want, and sometimes he makes a mistake. Still, he is right most of the time.
【小题1】People often begin their talk by ______.
| A．saying hello to each other | B．Drinking tea |
| C．Looking for good weather | D．saying something about the weather |
| A．what the weather is going to be like | B．what we should do about the weather |
| C．how to begin a talk | D．how to have fine weather |
| A．When people talk about weather | B．When people stay at home |
| C．When the farmers need water | D．When people have a picnic |
| A．Almost everyone listens to what the weatherman says. |
| B．People often look for the weather they want. |
| C．The weatherman never makes a mistake. |
| D．Many people begin their talks by talking about the weather. |
| A．Weather Report | B．Story About a Weatherman |
| C．About Weather | D．How to Begin a Talk |
Chinese TV shows that describe young people's lives in modern society are crossing the cultural divide and attracting a lot of foreign audiences.
One of the examples is the Chinese TV series "A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era", a light comedy about a modern Chinese couple.
The TV series was first aired in Shanghai in November 2009. It was dubbed in Swahili and broadcast in east African countries in 2011. Two Kenyan（肯尼亚人） actresses were chosen to do voice dubbing for the two leading roles in the African version of the series. It was a great success in Africa.
Tanzanians（坦桑尼亚人） say that they are able to understand how young Chinese people live happily in modern times and they may be able to find ways to solve their personal problems by watching the series.
Although China is one of the world's most prolific（多产的） producers of TV series, its series are not particularly popular overseas. The popularity of "A Beautiful Daughter-In-Law Era" may serve as an example for Chinese TV producers who want to bring their work to other countries.
In recent years, some TV series that show the lives of people in Chinese cities have achieved some success in the foreign market.
"Go Lala Go!," a TV series that details the adventures of a female office worker named Du Lala, has also started to reach global audiences. The series has been exported to Singapore, Malaysia, the United States and Canada.
"The Chinese dream will be more easily accepted by foreign audiences when it is manifested in small and touching stories," said Meng Jian, a professor at Fudan University.
【小题1】What can Tanzanians do by watching the Chinese TV series "A Beautiful Daughter-in-law Era"?
| A．They can be chosen to do voice dubbing for the leading roles. |
| B．They can bring their work to other countries. |
| C．They can find ways to solve their personal problems. |
| D．They can be successful at work. |
| A．"Go Lala Go!," is very popular in Africa. |
| B．All the Chinese TV series are popular overseas. |
| C．Some Chinese TV series that show the lives of people in Chinese countries have achieved some success in the foreign market. |
| D．Africans can understand the happy lives of Chinese young people in modern times. |
| A．表演 | B．配音 | C．制作 | D．拍摄 |
| A．Cultural crossing | B．Chinese TV shows |
| C．A great success | D．Young people’s lives |
I can’t remember when I started collecting litter. But it was when I got tired of seeing litter nearby and ___1___ that no one else was going to pick it up.
I live near a forest in Ohio, America. I can walk there ___2___ three minutes. I used to love going there to play with my dog. But one day there was ___3___ much litter there that I became very unhappy. I decided I had to clean up the forest. I wanted to feel happy ___4___ there again.
I __5___ my first trip to clean the forest that afternoon. I took a big black rubbish bag with me. Ten minutes after starting to pick up litter, my bag was ___6__! It had cans, bottles, broken glasses and newspapers in it. From then on, I went to the forest four times a year to pick up litter. I’m often there for three hours. It makes me feel ___7___ to do something for the environment.
After each trip, I look at all the litter that I’ve found. If ___8___ of it is recyclable(可回收的) , I keep it. I can’t understand ___9___ people drop litter. But I will keep picking it up until they stop dropping it. I know I am only doing a small bit to ___10___ the earth, but I still think it is important.
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The population of the Earth is growing faster. It is important that we look after the Earth. We need it!
The Earth gives us a lot of things. We also give the Earth a lot, but some of the things are not good.
In nature, when something dies, other animals and plants get food from it. Every animal or plant gives food for other animals or plants. However, animals can’t get food from many of the things that we ‘give’ the Earth. Animals and plants can’t eat metal, plastic and glass. These things will stay in the ground for many, many years.
Some rubbish is very dangerous for plants and animals. In some places, many animals live together. One animal makes food for many more animals. If we put rubbish and chemicals in the water, the plankton(浮游生物) can die. If there isn’t any plankton, many animals have nothing to eat.
So what can we do? Don’t leave any rubbish in the countryside! Don’t make so much rubbish!
【小题1】 The Earth gives us ___________.
| A．food | B．rubbish | C．chemicals | D．pollution |
| A．water and grass are polluted | B．plastic and wood become food |
| C．other animals and plants get food | D．metal and glass stay in the ground |
| A．put metal in the ground | B．use more wood |
| C．keep frogs in the water | D．make less rubbish |
Big ocean(海洋)fish have almost disappeared from the world since the start of business fishing in the 1950’s．The scientists found that the number of large fish has dropped by 90 percent in the past fifty years．The study took ten years．The researchers collected records from fishing business and governments around the world．The magazine Nature published the findings．
The scientists say the common way called longline fishing is especially harmful to large fish．This way includes many fishing lines that are connected to one boat．If these lines are joined together，they can reach one hundred kilometers．They hold thousands of sharp metal hooks to catch fish．Longline fishing is especially common in the Japanese fishing industry．Records show that Japanese boats used to catch about ten fish for every hundred hooks．The study says longline fishing boats now might catch one fish per hundred hooks．
The scientists say business fishing can destroy groups of fish much faster than in the past．The study suggests that large fish can disappear almost completely from new fishing areas within ten to fifteen years．Ocean life system could be destroyed．
It’s not the only worry that the number of large fish is becoming smaller and smaller．What’s worse．they are smaller in size than their ancestors(祖先)．
【小题1】The magazine Nature published the findings．The word“published”here means________．
| A．发表 | B．发现 | C．研究 | D．调查 |
| A．the oceans are polluted |
| B．the ways of fishing go into practice |
| C．the scientists pay little attention to them |
| D．Japanese fishing boats catch one fish per hundred hooks |
| A．It should be encouraged． |
| B．It can balance ocean life system． |
| C．It needn’t be cared about． |
| D．It may bring harm to ocean fish． |
| A．Longline fishing |
| B．Japanese fishing industry |
| C．Modem fishing ways |
| D．Worrying situation of big ocean fish |
What is color? Why do some of the things around us look red, some green, others blue?
Colors are really made by deflected (反射) light. We see color because most of the things reflect light. In the same way, if something is green, it reflects most of the green light. If something reflects all light, it is white. If it doesn’t reflect any light, it is black.
Some of the light is reflected and some is taken in (吸引) and turned into (变成) heat (热能).The darker the color is, the less light is reflected, the more light is taken in. So dark-colored clothes are warmer in the sun than light-colored clothes.
【小题1】When something reflects light, we can _____.
| A．see its color | B．see its heat | C．not see its color | D．see nothing |
| A．some light | B．no light | C．all light | D．most light |
| A．more light | B．less light | C．more color | D．less color |
| A．dark-colored clothes | B．red-colored clothes |
| C．green-colored clothes | D．light-colored clothes |
| A．Dark color | B．Color | C．Heat | D．Clothes |
Everybody dreams. But only some people remember their dreams. Our dreams often include all the senses—smells, sounds, sights, tastes and things we touch.
Early in the twentieth century, two famous scientists developed their personal ideas about dreams. Austrian psychiatrist(奥地利心理学家) Sigmund Freud believed people often dream about things they want but can’t have. Swiss(瑞士) psychiatrist Carl Jung worked closely with Freud for several years, but he believed dreams provide solutions to problems we face when we are awake.
Other researchers are studying how dreaming helps our bodies work with problems and very sad emotions(感情). Robert Stickgold is a professor of psychiatry (心理学教授). He says that when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world. He does not agree with Sigmund Freud that dreaming is the way we express our hidden feelings and desires(愿望).
Scientists believe it is important to keep researching dreams. Yet there is still no agreement on exactly how the brain works when we are dreaming or why we dream.
【小题1】Dreams .
| A．are remembered by everyone |
| B．express all that we think in our mind |
| C．include few senses and things we touch |
| D．include all the senses and things we touch |
| A．believe dreams can help people understand all the problems that they face |
| B．believe when we dream, the brain is trying to make sense of the world |
| C．study dream and dreaming and have their own different ideas |
| D．have the same idea that people often dream about the things they want |
| A．The fact of Dreams | B．The Ways of Dreams |
| C．The Solutions to Dreams | D．The Mystery of Dreams and Dreaming |