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    Have you ever wondered why birds sing?   1   After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.

    Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy.

     2   Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory. Do you know what a "territory" is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims(声称) as its won. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout.  3   If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. 4  But he expects an outsider almost all the time, especially at nesting(筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird' s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.

    Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.

     5   Most of it has to do with attracting males and setting up territories.

A. A bird does the same thing.

B. Maybe you thought that they were just happy.

C. Shouting loudly is just like a bird's screaming.

D. You can see that birds have a language all their own.

E. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.

F. However they sing most of the time for a very different reason.

G. So, just like human beings, birds sing for almost the same reasons.

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Have you ever wondered why birds sing?   1  After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy.
  2  Their singing is actually a warning to other birds to stay out of their territory. Do you know what a "territory" is? A territory is an area that an animal, usually the male, claims(声称) as its won. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout.  3  If so, you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. 4 But he expects an outsider almost all the time, especially at nesting(筑巢) season. So he is screaming all the time, whether he can see an outsider or not. This screaming is what we call a bird' s song, and it is usually enough to keep an outsider away.
Birds sing loudest in the spring when they are trying to attract a mate and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.
   5  Most of it has to do with attracting males and setting up territories.

It was the old lady’s eightieth birthday. She was sure Myra wouldn’t forget her mother’s birthday, even if she was  1  .After all, eighty was a special birthday.   2  Myra might come.   3  Myra did not come, she would send a present. The old lady was sure of that. Two spots of colour   4  her cheeks. She was excited like a child.

Mrs. Morrison had brought a card and a bunch of  5  when she came to do the breakfast. Mrs. Grant downstairs had made a cake. Johnnie, the little boy next door, was now up with her with a   6  of sweets.

“I guess you’ll get lots and lots of  7  .” he said. “I did last week when I was six.” What would she like? A pair of slippers perhaps. A blue new sweater. Or a table lamp. Or a little clock, with   8  black numbers. So many lovely things.

She   9  by the window, watching. The postman turned round the corner on his   10  . Her heart  11  faster. Johnnie had seen him too and  12  to the gate.

“Granny, granny”, Johnnie returned. “I’ve got your post!”

He gave her four  13  . There were from old friends. The  14  was in Myra’s writing.

“No parcel（包裹）,Johnnie?”

“No, granny.”

Almost unwillingly, she  15  the fourth envelope open.   16  in the card was a   17  .Written on the card was a message: Happy Birthday-Buy yourself something nice with the check. Myra and Harold.

The six-figure check fell to the floor like a bird with a broken  18  .Slowly the old lady bent to   19  it up. Her present, her lovely present. With  20  fingers the tore it into little bits.

1．A．busy                     B．interested             C．free                    D．tired

2．A．However               B．Perhaps               C．Likely                 D．Meanwhile

3．A．As if                     B．Even if                C．As                      D．Unless

4．A．strengthened          B．frightened            C．broadened           D．brightened

5．A．flowers                 B．grass                   C．books                 D．equipment

6．A．stream                  B．piece                   C．packet                 D．baggage

7．A．money                  B．presents              C．treasure               D．goods

8．A．clean                    B．beautiful              C．nice                    D．clear

9．A．lied                       B．stood                  C．lay                      D．slept

10．A．bicycle                B．bus                     C．car                     D．foot

11．A．  stroke                B．hit                       C．beat                    D．hurt

12．A．approached          B．sang                    C．marched              D．ran

13．A．bags                   B．envelopers           C．clocks                 D．packages

14．A．fourth                 B．either                  C．another               D．one

15．A．put                     B．stuck                  C．tore                    D．kept

16．A．Drawn                B．Folded                 C．Signed                D．Given

17．A．bill                      B．credit                  C．check                 D．bank

18．A．heart                   B．mind                   C．wing                   D．feather

19．A．make                  B．put                      C．turn                    D．pick

20．A．freezing               B．trembling             C．waving                D．moving

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Several factors make a good newspaper story. First，  1   ，it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for    2  . They usually respond    3   it in one of three ways.

One by providing   4   detail, comment or background information.

One by finding a new   5  on the day’s major stories.

One by printing completely different stories which   6   doesn’t broadcast.

What else? Well—it also has to be   7  . People don’t want to read about    8   , everyday life. Because of this, many stories   9   some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news seems to be   10  news , “ Plane lands safely—no-one hurt ”doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane  11  —200 feared dead !” does .

Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other   12   —particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians,   13  , all appear regularly in certain newspapers .

Finally, for many editors,   14   is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. That’s   15   the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.

1.A .gradually     B. extremely         C. obviously           D. precisely

2.A. newspapers    B. publications     C. reporters        D. broadcasters

3.A. with          B. on               C. of               D. to

4.A. extra         B. available       C. reliable          D. memorable

5.A. direction      B. look           C. angle           D. section

6.A. TV           B. internet          C. newspaper          D. radio

7.A. conventional   B. dramatic        C. professional     D. sensitive

8.A. common       B. usual            C. ordinary         D. special

9.A. urge         B. neglect          C. increase        D. involve

10.A. good        B. bad            C. exciting         D. informative

11.A. crashes      B. bumps          C. strikes          D. drops

12.A. places       B. people          C. things          D. news

13.A. in addition   B. in any case       C. for example     D. after all

14.A. personality   B. similarity        C. tolerance       D. familiarity

15.A. that                B. why             C. because D. what