5.Female bowers and male bowerbirds look exactly the same.　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

4.Female bowerbirds build the bowers themselves　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

3.Not all bowerbirds build the same kind of bower.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

2.A bowerbird attracts a mate with its beautiful songs.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

1. This passage mainly tells us about ___.

A. how bowerbirds build their bowers　　　　　　　　　

B. a beautiful bird called bowerbird

　 C. treasures found in the bowers　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

D. a nice sleeping place for birds　

8.Every one wants to know why means ____.

A. everyone wants to know why the clock doesn’t work

　 B. everyone wants to know why the tower is painted

D. everyone want to know why the clock is so correct

E. 　everyone wants to know why the bell swings so close to the wall

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%Comprehension _______

Passage 26　

Artists of the Bird World

Among some kinds of birds, the males are brightly decorated with head crests(冠毛)or fancy tail feathers(羽毛). Their beautiful colors help them attract mates.

But the coloring of the male bowerbirds is dull (单调). They do not have crests of fancy feathers. They need some way to attract mates. So they build and show off small houses called bowers(圆亭). The bowerbird of Australia builds his bower of sticks and leaves. Shaped like a tunnel, it is large enough for the male of dance and play inside; He can enter or leave through openings at both ends.

A male decorates his bower with bright and interesting treasures. He uses flowers, shells, stones, feathers, and fruits. If he finds a bottle cap or silver coin, he uses that, too. He may lay bright objects in heaps (堆) around the bower. He may hang some on the walls, just as people hang pictures in their houses. If some object does not match the others, he removes and hides it.

Sometimes a bowerbird paints the inside wa1ls with colored berry juice. For a brush, he uses a leaf.

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Total Reading Time ___

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Answer the following questions without referring to the reading:

7.From what Mr. Vernon said we know that Londoners show great concern　　　 T　　 F

　 for Big Ben.

6.Mr. Vernon stopped the bell so that the workers could do their work.　　　　　　 T　　 F

5.Mr. Vernon’s job is to take care of Big Ben.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F

4. In the year 1976, the clock room was painted once again　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 T　　 F