It was a cloudy Saturday afternoon. A group of birds were having a great time 

  36  food and playing on the main road. All of a sudden, a big truck sped through… A   37  thing happened. Birds could   38 , too. Although this bird had already   39 , another bird flew over to her immediately, just like a family member, unable to accept the   40 .

Not long after that, another car passed by quickly,   41  the dead bird’s body to whirl(旋转) with the wind. The male bird   42  the movement. As if she was still alive, he   43  flew beside her again. He stared at her as if he was asking, “  44  are you not getting up?”

  45 , she was no longer able to hear him. At the same time, he was trying to lift her up. He,   46 , was unable to bear the burden. Another car soon passed by. He quickly   47 . Once the car had gone, he came down again.

Although other birds told him that it was   48 , he never gave up. He was trying his best to lift her up to   49  her flying again. Another car passed by, and her dead body whirled again as if she was still   50  and trying to fly. He had used all of his   51 , but he was too weak.

The   52 , who was taking photos of the scene, said he couldn’t shoot any more. He was so   53  that the living bird was going to be hurt by passing cars. So he picked up he dead bird and left it at the   54 . The living one still stayed at a nearby tree as if he was crying with his singing and   55  to leave.

1.                A．packing up      B．caring for       C．searching for   D．setting down

2.                A．strange         B．normal         C．funny    D．sad

3.                A．disagree        B．feel            C．fly   D．spread

4.                A．disappeared     B．dropped        C．died D．escaped

5.                A．story           B．truth           C．gift  D．past

6.                A．shaking         B．holding         C．sending   D．causing

7.                A．stopped        B．disturbed       C．noticed   D．feared

8.                A．worriedly       B．quickly         C．bravely   D．surprisingly

9.                A．Where         B．When          C．How D．Why

10.               A．Unfortunately    B．Gradually       C．Finally D．Honestly

11.               A．in return       B．of course       C．by accident D．on purpose

12.               A．sat down       B．looked up       C．showed up D．flew off

13.               A．simple         B．boring         C．useless    D．important

14.               A．see            B．keep           C．catch D．think

15.               A．lovely          B．complete       C．beautiful  D．alive

16.               A．confidence      B．energy         C．space D．time

17.               A．owner         B．bird           C．killer D．photographer

18.               A．hopeful        B．surprised       C．worried   D．shocked

19.               A．top            B．center         C．roadside   D．car

20.               A．required       B．pretended      C．tried  D．refused

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Scientists are trying to make the deserts into good land again．They want to bring water to the deserts，so people can live and grow food．They are learning a lot about the deserts．But more and more of the earth is becoming desert all the time．Scientists may not be able to change the desert in time．

Why is more and more land becoming desert？Scientists think that people make deserts．People are doing bad things to the earth．

Some places on the earth don’t get much rain． But they still don’t become deserts． This is because some green plants are growing there． Small green plants and grass are very important to dry places． Plants don’t let the sun make the earth even drier． Plants do not let the wind blow the dirt away． When a bit of rain falls， the plants hold the water． Without plants， the land can become desert more easily．

1.Deserts ＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A．never have any plants or animals in them

B．can all be turned into good land before long

C．are becoming smaller and smaller

D．get very little rain

2.Small green plants are very important to dry places because ＿＿＿＿＿ ．

A．they don’t let the sun make the earth even drier

B．they don’t let the wind blow the soil away

C．they hold water

D．All of the above．

3.Land is becoming desert little by little because ＿＿＿＿＿＿．

A．plants can’t grow there

B．there is not enough rain

C．people haven’t done what scientists wish them to do

D．scientists know little about the deserts

4.Why is more and more land becoming desert according to this passage？

A．Earthquakes make deserts.                B．Wind makes deserts.

C． Lack of water makes deserts.              D．People make deserts．

　 You may think that sailing is difficult, but it is really not hard to learn it. You do not need to be strong. But you need to be quick. And you need to understand a few basic rules about the wind.

　 First, you must ask yourself, “Where is the wind coming from? Is it coming from ahead or behind or from the side?” You must think about this all the time on the boat. The wind direction tells you what to do with the sail(帆).

　 Let’s start with the wind blowing from behind. This means the wind and the boat are going in the same direction. Then you must always keep the sail outside the boat. It should be at a 90° angle (角度) to the boat. Then it will catch the wind best.

　 If the wind is blowing from the side, it is blowing across the boat. In this case, you must keep the sail half way outside the boat. It should be at a 45° angle to the boat. It needs to be out far enough to catch the wind. but it shouldn’t flap (摆动). It shouldn’t look like a flag on a flagpole. If it is flapping, it is probably out too far, and the boat will slow down.

　 Sailing into the wind is not possible. If you try, the sail will flap and the boat will stop. You may want to go in that direction. It is possible, but you can’t go in a straight line. You must go first in one direction and then in another. This is called tacking. When you are tacking, you must always keep the sail inside the boat.

64. What should you consider first while sailing?

　 A. Sailors’ strength.

　 B. Wave levels.

　 C. Wind directions.

　 D. Size of sails.

65. What does the word “It” underlined in Paragraph 4 refer to?

　 A. The sail.

　 B. The wind.

　 C. The boat.

　 D. The angle.

66. What do you have to do when sailing against the wind?

　 A. Move in a straight line.

　 B. Allow the sail to flap.

　 C. Lower the sail.

　 D. Tack the boat.

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This morning I was riding a bicycle on my way to school while suddenly a shower of heavy rain began to pour down. The wind is blowing hard and the road became very slippery. Just then I saw an elderly woman walking with difficult in the street. She was on her way back to home after shopping, carried a large basket full of vegetables. Suddenly she fell down in the mud. And she was very worn out that she couldn’t get up. Seeing this, I immediate rode over to her and tried my best to support her up. Then I helped picking up the vegetables, and put them into her baskets. After that, I took off my raincoat, put on her and took her home.