Helen loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would fly away, so she grasped it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth (来回地) in the cage. Helen could feel the bird want to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Helen took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled, twice, three times…
Helen enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her head. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.
The easiest way to lose love is to hold too tight. The best way to keep love is to give it freedom.
【小题1】What was Helen doing when she found two weak birds?

Helen loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would fly away, so she grasped it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth (来回地) in the cage. Helen could feel the bird want to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Helen took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled, twice, three times…
Helen enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her head. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.
The easiest way to lose love is to hold too tight. The best way to keep love is to give it freedom.
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【小题1】 What was Helen doing when she found two weak birds?

Helen loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning.

But something happened one day. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would fly away, so she grasped it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. Her great love had killed the bird!

The other bird was moving back and forth (来回地) in the cage. Helen could feel the bird want to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Helen took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled, twice, three times…

Helen enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her head. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.

The easiest way to lose love is to hold too tight. The best way to keep love is to give it freedom.

1.What was Helen doing when she found two weak birds?

A. Singing     B. Walking

C. Dancing    D. Playing

2.The underlined word “grasped” in the second paragraph means _____________.

A. 抓住 B. 控制

C. 保护    D. 击打

3.Something happened one day, _______________ .

A. the larger bird was moving back and forth in the cage

B. the smaller bird was dead in Helen’s hand

C. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage

D. the other bird thanked Helen with a wonderful song every morning

4. Why did Helen let the second bird fly away?

A. Because Helen hated the bird.

B. Because Helen could call the bird back again.

C. Because Helen thought the bird could fly back itself.

D. Because Helen realized the bird wanted freedom very much.

5.What is the best title for this passage?

A. How to feed birds. B. Helen’s favorite birds.

C. How to keep love. D. The story of the two birds.

　　Early one morning, Sam started his big green and yellow bus. He went off on __(3)___ work.“Oh, what a beautiful morning!”he sang.“Oh, what a beautiful day!”

　　At the first bus stop, a man was __(4)___.“Good morning, Mr James,”said Sam with a big smile.“How are you?”

　　“Fine, thank you, Sam,”said Mr James.“How are you?”

　　“Wonderful!”Sam answered.“Just WONDERFUL! This is a fine day.”

　　__(6)___ stop a man came running up. He was puffing（气喘吁吁）.“I have to--puff--catch a train at seven,”he said.“Can you--puff--get me to the station?”

　　“Now, just sit down and rest,”said Sam.“I'll drive a little __(7)___. We will be there in time. Then you __(8)___ run again.”“Thank you,”said the man. He sat down.

　　“Thank you,”said the man, as he got off the bus.“You are the best bus driver in the city!”

　　“It is now ten minutes after seven,”Sam called out.

　　“The sky is blue. It will not rain today. We all like sunshine, don't we?”

　　He began to sing,“I love you, Mr Sunshine. I love you, Mr Sun. In all the world I love you best. You are the only one.”

　　“What is that song, Sam?”a girl asked.

　　“It's my song,”he said.“I made it up. I tike to sing. It makes __(10)___ people want to sing, too.”