One day while a girl was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small (1)_______. She cared them and felt great love for the birds.

　　One the (2)_______ and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. Therefore , (3)_______ he flew close, she grasped him (4)_______. She felt glad, but suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and (5)_______ in horror at the dead bird.

　　She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for (6)_______. She lifted him from the cage and (7)_______ him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.

　　The girl watched delightedly at the bird's enjoyment. Her heart was no longer (8)_______ with her loss. Suddenly the bird flew closer and (9)_______ softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.

　　The fastest way to (10)_______ love is to hold on it too tightly, the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!

1. A. cage                     B. box                   C. tank                  D. room

2. A. weaker                 B. taller                 C. larger                D. shorter

3. A. Because         B. As                     C. If                     D. Since

4. A. gently                   B. freely                C. elegantly            D. wildly

5. A. stared                   B. glared         C. glanced             D. shouted

6. A. freedom         B. food                  C. love                  D. space

7. A. dropped         B. pulled         C. seized        D. tossed

8. A. packed                 B. concerned  C. marked             D. lined

9. A. landed                  B. sat                    C. slept                 D. stood

10. A. gain                    B. give                  C. lose                  D. show

Kevin is a boy who might be described as “slow”. He didn’t learn his ABCs as fast as other kids. But Kevin was__1__with people, for his bright smile and big heart won him plenty of friends.
My friend Randy decided they needed a__2__team for boys.Kevin__3__up and practiced hard. But he simply shot baskets. Or more correctly, he threw the ball at the basket. He had a __4__spot near the free throw line(罚球线). He threw and threw, and it __5__went in.
The team did well but they never won a game that season except the night when it snowed and the opposing team never__6__. At the end of the__7__lot(签)of playing against the best team.
Game day arrived. The game went as__8__.Near the end of the last quarter, Kevin’s team stood nearly 30 points behind. It was then that one of the boys called timeout. ”Coach Randy, ” he said, ”this is our__9__game and Kevin has never made a basket. I think we should let him make a basket.”
The team agreed. Kevin wan __10__to stand at his special place near the free throw line and wait. When the ball was__11__to him, he shot and missed. A moment later, Kevin got the ball again, but shot and missed again.
Slowly the other team seemed to__12__what was going on. Both teams circled the boy by their time and all the other players were shouting, “Kevin! Kevin!” Soon everyone in the __13__　joined in.
Kevin attempted again and again, and one of his shots took a crazy bounce on the basket. Everyone held their__14__.The ball dropped in. Nobody remained __15__. Everyone stood and cheered as if one boy had won a world champion.
That day, an undefeated team kept their perfect record. But everybody won because everybody had participated in a crazy conspiracy(密谋)  of kindness.

阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

One day, while she was walking in the woods, a girl found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.

One day the girl left the door to the cage open. The larger and 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. Suddenly she felt the bird go limp. 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 soar into the clear, blue sky. She lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.

　　The girl watched delightedly at the bird's enjoyment. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.

　　She finally realized that the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!

[写作内容]

1. 以约30个词概括短文的要点；

2. 然后以约120个词就 “爱就要放手” 这一主题发表看法，并包括如下要点：

a) 以自己为例，简述生活中你父母对你的过度关注；

b) 你父母的做法对你造成了什么不良的影响；

c) 如果有机会，你会就此问题对父母说些什么

[写作要求]

1.作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

[评分标准]

概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。

When my son, Justin, was four, he found a caterpillar (毛虫) and put it in a jar. Each day he fed it with fresh grass and leaves. In a few weeks we discovered it 　36　 in a cocoon (茧).

Justin was excited. He knew a moth (蛾) or butterfly was about to be 　37　, but he didn’t know what kind. He was　 38　 to know what gift nature was about to give him.

“Dad!” shouted the boy while running to me one day. “Something’s 　39　. Come see!”

He led me to his room. The cocoon had become half transparent and we could 　40　 the wings of the unborn. Soon, a moth broke free from the cocoon, and laid eggs completing the life 　41　 of the little caterpillar.

The next day, I convinced Justin it was time to set the moth free. He took it 　42 , opened the jar, and the little moth flew out. It 　43　 the yard twice, came back, and landed on Justin’s arm. He picked it up, tossed it in the air, and the moth repeated its　 44　 pattern. He tried over and over, but each time it would 　45　 to his arm.

Justin　 46 . He put his little pet back to the jar. The next day he attempted to set it free again, and after a few repetitions of the same behavior, the moth　 47　 flew off into the grass.

Like a 　48　, I believe the moth was afraid to leave what it was comfortable with. It wanted to stay with something 　49　, scared to move on and experience something unknown.

I was once that little moth. My cocoon was my mother’s 　50 , in which I was comfortable. Like the moth, I didn’t want to fly too far away from it. I was　 51　 when my first job required me to move to a new city. What would I find there? I liked　 52　 I was.

Humans are creatures of 　53　. We resist change. However, if I hadn’t moved, I would not have experienced many　 54　 and wonderful things or met many of my friends. So each move gave me the 　55　 to learn and experience, but best of all, I met friends.

36. A. trapped B. wrapped　　　　　　　　　 C. developed　　　　　　　　 D. protected

37. A. born　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. changed　　　　　　　　　 C. raised　　　　　　　　　　　 D. created

38. A. upset B. content C. lucky D. curious　　　　

39. A. disappearing B. happening C. spreading　　　　　　　　 D. cracking 　

40. A. identify B. feel C. count D. imagine

41. A. plan B. task C. cycle D. project

42. A. back　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. aside D. outside

43. A. explored B. searched C. circled D. abandoned

44. A. flight B. game　　　　　　　　　　　 C. adventure D. communication

45. A. stick B. cater　　　　　　　　　　　 C. turn　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. return

46. A. kept up B. gave up C. looked around　　　　　 D. turned around

47. A. carelessly B. successfully　　　　　　　　　　 C. finally D. hesitatingly　

48. A. human　　　　　　　　　　　 B. butterfly　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. caterpillar　　　　　　　　 D. pet

49. A. friendly　　　　　　　　　　 B. similar 　　　　　　　　　 C. pleasant　　　　　　　　　 D. familiar

50. A. love B. instruction C.requirement　　　　　　 D. expectation

51. A. thrilled B. crazy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. afraid D. annoyed　　

52. A. what B. where　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. how　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. who

53. A. emotion B. conscience C. habit D. ambition

54. A. odd B. new　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. funny　　　　　　　　　　　 D. vital　　　　

55. A. courage B. pleasure　　　　　　　　　 C. motivation　　　　　　　 D. opportunity

When my son, Justin, was four, he found a caterpillar (毛虫) and put it in a jar. Each day he fed it with fresh grass and leaves. In a few weeks we discovered it 　36　 in a cocoon (茧).

Justin was excited. He knew a moth (蛾) or butterfly was about to be 　37　, but he didn’t know what kind. He was　 38　 to know what gift nature was about to give him.

“Dad!” shouted the boy while running to me one day. “Something’s 　39　. Come see!”

He led me to his room. The cocoon had become half transparent and we could 　40　 the wings of the unborn. Soon, a moth broke free from the cocoon, and laid eggs completing the life 　41　 of the little caterpillar.

The next day, I convinced Justin it was time to set the moth free. He took it 　42 , opened the jar, and the little moth flew out. It 　43　 the yard twice, came back, and landed on Justin’s arm. He picked it up, tossed it in the air, and the moth repeated its　 44　 pattern. He tried over and over, but each time it would 　45　 to his arm.

Justin　 46 _. He put his little pet back to the jar. The next day he attempted to set it free again, and after a few repetitions of the same behavior, the moth　 47　 flew off into the grass.

Like a 　48　, I believe the moth was afraid to leave what it was comfortable with. It wanted to stay with something　 49　, scared to move on and experience something unknown.

I was once that little moth. My cocoon was my mother’s 　50 , in which I was comfortable. Like the moth, I didn’t want to fly too far away from it. I was　 51　 when my first job required me to move to a new city. What would I find there? I liked　 52　 I was.

Humans are creatures of 　53　. We resist change. However, if I hadn’t moved, I would not have experienced many　 54　 and wonderful things or met many of my friends. So each move gave me the 　55　 to learn and experience, but best of all, I met friends.

36. A. trapped B. wrapped C. developed D. protected

37. A. born B. changed C. raised D. created

38. A. upset B. content C. lucky D. curious　　　　

39. A. disappearing B. happening C. spreading D. cracking 　

40. A. identify B. feel C. count D. imagine

41. A. plan B. task C. cycle D. project

42. A. back B. down C. aside D. outside

43. A. explored B. searched C. circled D. abandoned

44. A. flight B. game C. adventure D. communication

45. A. stick B. cater C. turn D. return

46. A. kept up B. gave up C. looked around　　　　　 D. turned around

47. A. carelessly B. successfully C. finally D. hesitatingly　

48. A. human B. butterfly C. caterpillar D. pet

49. A. friendly B. similar 　　　　　　　　　 C. pleasant D. familiar

50. A. love B. instruction C. requirement D. expectation

51. A. thrilled B. crazy C. afraid D. annoyed　　

52. A. what B. where C. how D. who

53. A. emotion B. conscience C. habit D. ambition

54. A. odd B. new C. funny D. vital　　　　

55. A. courage B. pleasure　　　　　　　　　 C. motivation D. opportunity