Jim is an American boy. He likes __41__football matches, __42 __he hasn't enough (足够的) money to buy tickets. He has to watch the matches __43__TV at home when he has __44__homework. He must go to school from Monday to Friday, so he missed (错过) a lot of important football matches.

A big football match would be held (举行) in the afternoon the next day. __ 45 __wanted to watch it very much. But he couldn't. He would have a physics (物理) test in __46___afternoon.

"Can we have a video, mom?" Jim asked his mother __47___he went to school. "Then from our TV set you can record (录像) the match for me."

"I'm __48___we can't afford (买得起) one," said his mother. The next morning Jim went home with a smile, __49___a new video. "But where did you get the money, Jim?" His mother asked in surprise.

"That's __50 __, mom. I sold our TV set."

It was a Sunday afternoon. It was very____and nobody wanted to stay at home. Mike decided to go swimming in the river. His brother, Jim, wanted to go with him. "____him with you, Mike," said their father. "He will do what you say, I think."

They got____the river quickly. A lot of people were____in it. Mike told Jim

to play on the bank, then he____into the water. About an hour later, Mike swam to the bank with a fish in his hand. Jim was very____. He found a bottle and put the fish in it.

Jim did____except watch the fish that evening. Suddenly Mike heard Jim____in the room. He ran to him and asked, "What's wrong____you, Jim?"

"The fish has died (????)." Jim said, "I thought it was____. So I took it out of the bottle and put it on the chair. I only wanted it to have a rest."

1.A. warm          B. hot          C. cool         D. cold

2.A. Carry          B. Bring        C. Take         D. Catch

3.A. to             B. at           C. of           D. for

4.A. washing        B. running      C. resting       D. swimming

5.A. ran            B. walked       C. fell          D. jumped

6.A. happy          B. angry        C. sad          D. sorry

7.A. everything      B. something    C. nothing       D. anything

8.A. singing         B. crying       C. smiling       D. laughing

9.A. with           B. from         C. to           D. on

10.A. hungry        B. free         C. tired         D. busy

It's very early in the morning and I'm sitting outside. It's also very cold and dark. With me is Jim Nightingale, and he is the reason I'm up so early. He passes me a hot cup of coffee. "Not long to wait now," he says. I hope he's right.

    After a few minutes there is a very weak light in the east, and then I hear a bird singing. It sings very loud and very clear. "That's the robin(知更鸟)," says Jim. A few more birds start singing with the robin and Jim knows the names of them too. Half an hour later, there are more and more birds singing, and it's very loud! Suddenly, all around us the air is full of the sound of birdsong. This is the dawn chorus(晨鸣), and it's beautiful.

    "Wow, this is amazing!" I tell Jim, who is smiling. "Is there a dawn chorus every morning?"

    "Birds can sing any time of the year but the best time is the end of winter and during the spring. This is when the birds sing most."

    "Really? So, why do they sing?" I ask.

    "Well, there are two reasons," explains Jim. "Most of the songbirds who sing are males. They want to find a female(雌性)so they sing to show how strong they are. The females listen and choose the best singer! The birds also sing to tell other males to go away. They need their own area; they don't like sharing with another male."

    I listen to the birds; the songs seem too much to me. "Do the birds sing a special song in the morning?"

"That's a good question," replied Jim. "The successful birds have many kinds of calls and songs. Sometimes they copy the songs of other birds. This makes it sound like there are many birds in that place already and other males stay away. Also the female likes songs with different notes. Some birds, for example the European wren, have songs that contain over 700 different notes per minute!"

So, how does Jim know so much about birds? Well, he works as a volunteer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. He is trying to help the birds live in the modern world. "More and more of the birds' habitat disappears every year. The sparrow, for example, was a very common bird in the UK, now it's in danger."

    By now the sun is up and the birds are quiet. It's light so they can start looking for food, they need a big breakfast after all that singing.

1.Why does the writer get up early in the morning?

A. To visit her friend.               B. To drink hot coffee.  

C. To see different birds.                  D. To hear birds sing.

2.A bird sings early in the morning mainly_______.

A. to call a female's attention          B. to fight with other males

C. to find a place to live in      D. to start looking for food

3. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. At first the writer is happy to be up so early in the morning.

B. Male birds have their own ways of fooling other birds.

C. It's easier for the birds to find food early in the morning.

D. Jim has a job with the Royal Society for the Proteciton of Birds.

4.The text is mainly about_______.

A. the robin's songs                          B. the birds' habitat    

C. why birds sing                                D. how to protect birds

"Which meal do we all need most, breakfast, lunch or dinner?" Miss Baker asks. Boys and girls wave their hands in the air. They know the answer.

"What do you think, Jim?" Miss Baker asks.

"Dinner, " Jim answers.

"Dinner is the big meal of the day," says Miss Baker. "But I don't think we need it most."

Tom puts up his hands. " Do we need lunch most?"

"No," says Miss Baker. "We need breakfast most." "Why is this so?"

"From night to morning is a long time to go without food," says Ann.

"That's right," says Miss Baker. "We need food every morning. What may happen to us if we have no breakfast?"

The students have many answers to give.

We may feel hungry."

"We may not feel like working."

"We may feel sick."

"Yes, you are right," says Miss Baker. "Now let's talk about what makes a good breakfast. Give me your answers. I will write them on the blackboard.

（　 ）61.　 ____ are discussing （讨论） eating.

A. The mother and children　　　

B. Some of the boys and girls

C. The teacher and her students　　　　　　　　　　

（　 ）62.　 Miss Baker thinks ______ is a big meal of the day.

A. breakfast　　　　　　 B. lunch 　　　 C. dinner　　　　　　　

（　 ）63..　 Why is breakfast the most important meal?　 Because_____.

A .form night to morning is a long time to go without food.　

B. there are usually a lot of nice things to eat at breakfast.

C. people like to enjoy food before going to work.

(　 ) 64.. We may feel hungry. This means that ________

A. we want to eat some food.　　　　　　　　　　　

B. we want to play outside.

C. we want to have a rest.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

(　 )　 65.. Miss Baker teaches by ________　

A. asking questions and discussing them.

B. asking the children to eat apples　

C.telling the children stories.　

 Jim ______," I can ______ Chinese now."

           A. say; speak      B. says; speak   C. speaks; say