题目内容
There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds 1. . She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.
2. . The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. 3. . She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. 4. . The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. 5. . She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
A. She gave them some delicious food and left.
B. Suddenly she felt the bird go softly.
C. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.
D. One day she left with the two birds at home alone.
E. She took them home and put them in a small cage.
F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open.
G. She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.
1.E
2.F
3.B
4.G
5.C
【解析】
试题分析：本文讲述一位女孩救了两只鸟，一只鸟想要飞走时女孩为留住它而不小心杀了鸟，女孩后醒悟了放了另一只鸟自由的故事。
1. day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds . She cared them with love and the birds grew strong.一天她在树林里发现两只快饿死的鸟，她照顾它们，可知她应该是把两只鸟带回了家，故选E
2. larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage.较大较强的一只飞离了笼子，推测女孩应是让笼子门开着，鸟就飞出去了，故选F
3. heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. . She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird.抓到了鸟女孩很高兴，她打开手却发现鸟死了，推测女孩是发现鸟突然不动了，她才打开手，故选B
4. needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. . The bird circled once, twice, three times.鸟需要飞向天空，鸟转了一圈又一圈，可知女孩是放小鸟离开了，故选G
5. girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. . She wanted the bird to be happy小鸟如此开心，女孩也很高兴，她想要小鸟开心，推测女孩的心不再担心她自己的损失了，因为她希望小鸟开心，故选C
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Frederick M. Hess is the director of education policy study at the American Enterprise Institute, which is a nonprofit organization that does research on many public topics. He says that a long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world.
Can American students afford to take a summer vacation? In a summer vacation, millions of children spend valuable time sending messages, watching TV, playing video games and doing shopping in the mall. They will also be putting their academic futures at risk.
Summer vacation once made sense in the past when you didn’t need an education to get a good job. But now things have changed. For today’s students, academic skills are important to students’ future success, but such skills are affected in the summer time. Many other countries don’t give children an American style summer vacation. They offer no more than seven consecutive (连续的) weeks of vacation. Most American school districts offer up to thirteen weeks. To compete in the global marketplace, Americans must be prepared to go up against international competitors.
Summer vacation also causes challenges for today’s families. In the 1960s, more than 60% of families had a stay?at?home Mum. Now, two thirds of American children live in households where every adult works. For these families, summer vacation can be more a burden than a break. Someone must watch the kids.
But the biggest problem may be how summer vacation hurts academic achievement. Researchers have found that disadvantaged students lose ground in the summer time.
Any good suggestion? Yes. A longer school year does not have to be an invitation to hard boring work. Rather, it should allow time-pressed teachers to conduct richer and more imaginative lessons. Students would have more time to devote to sports, music and the arts.
To conclude, a long summer vacation can be a great thing. But in the 21st century, it may also be outdated. （313 words）
Title：About 1.
Theme | A long summer vacation doesn’t make sense in today’s world. | |
Basic Information | Vacation length | ●In other countries: no more than 7 weeks ●In the USA: mostly 2. weeks |
Students’ activities | ●Sending messages and watching TV ●Playing video games ●Doing 3. | |
Causing 4. for families | Making parents watch kids at home | |
Hurting 5. | Making disadvantaged students 6. ground | |
7. | Students should study richer and more imaginative 8. , and have more time for sports, music and the arts in a longer school year. | |
9. | Summer vacation can be great but may be 10. as well. | |