题目内容
What !
A. a hard work B. a red, little dragon
C. a excited boy D. fine weather
D
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of the time just because they are happy. However,they sing most of the time for a very different reason. 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 own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same kind are welcome. Your garden and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten(威胁)you,you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so,you have actually scared the stranger away without having to fight him. A bird does the same thing. But he expects an outsider almost any 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..
You can see that birds have a language of their own. Most of it has to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.
【小题1】 Some scientists believe that most of the time bird's singing is actually _______.
| A.away of warning | B.an expression of happiness |
| C.an expression of anger | D.away of greeting |
| A.A place where families of other kinds are not accepted. |
| B.A place where a bird may shut at the top of its voice |
| C.An area for which birds fight against each other. |
| D.An area which a bird considers to be its own. |
| A.Because they want to invite more friends. |
| B.Because they want to find outsiders around. |
| C.Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away. |
| D.Because their singing helps remove their fears. |
| A.By comparing birds with human beings. | B.By reporting experiment results. |
| C.By describing birds' daily life. | D.By telling a bird's story. |
Passage 3
A smile will tell people around you that you are a kind and friendly person. However, many people don’t smile because they think they have ugly teeth. For example, one of my classmates, Mike, doesn’t have very nice teeth, so that is why he seldom opens his mouth. He even says that he has lost confidence because of his teeth. So it is very important for us to look after our teeth. In fact, a lot of people have this problem. Some people inherit teeth problems from their parents, while others’ teeth are damaged because of bad habits, like heavy smoking, eating too much sugar or not brushing teeth often. If your teeth are in bad shape, you should see a dentist and ask for help. They can help improve your teeth and tell you how to take care of them.
Smiling can help you to feel more confidence and make people think of you as a more friendly person. If you want to keep healthy, you should not only smile but also laugh. An Indian doctor called Kataria said that young children should laugh about 30 times a day, while adults should laugh between 7 and 15 times a day. So please take this chance to smile and laugh now.
【小题1】What has made Mike lose his confidence?
| A.His bad habit | B.His bad teeth | C.Not smiling | D.Eating too much sugar |
| A.they don’t like smiling | B.they think they are ugly |
| C.their teeth are not beautiful | D.they can’t open their mouths |
| A.A dentist can tell you how to improve your bad teeth. |
| B.A dentist can help you to take care of your bad teeth. |
| C.A dentist can tell you how to brush your teeth. |
| D.Both A and B |
| A.not smile often | B.laugh all the time |
| C.neither smile nor laugh | D.smile and even laugh often |
| A.Either 20 or 30 times a day | B.Between 7 and 15 times a day |
| C.Around 30 times a day | D.Only 30 times a day |
Can you tell me what to _________?
| A.do with | B.do with it |
| C.deal it | D.deal with it |
There is no doubt that mothers play an important leading role in the lives of their children. But what about a father's role? I believe that fathers play just as important a role as mothers.
Fathers give us support. They are the shore(岸)we swim to when our arms and legs feel increasingly tired. They are the strength we rely on (依靠)as we take our first steps into the world. Fathers can be gentle and powerful, but they probably have the simplest love we ever know.
_______, the father is their first hero and possibly the only man they will ever feel comfortable loving.
For daughters, the father is the first man they admire and the first man whose eyes shine with happiness when they look at them. He is the first man to fall in love with them.
For mothers, the father of our children is the person we can believe in to watch over the babies as closely as we would. We are protectedin the knowledge of their love. A father is the person on the planet with whom we can do whatever we want ... one who will be just as interested and never feel bored in the face of our devotion.
Without fathers, we wouldn't be mums. I would like to thank them from all our hearts for this honor and for being our partners in the business of raising children.
【小题1】From the passage, we can know the writer is a_______.
| A.father | B.mother | C.son | D.daughter |
| A.For parents. | B.For families. | C.For others. | D.For sons. |
| A.fathers' love is different from mothers' |
| B.fathers are always simple and strong |
| C.fathers can look after their babies better |
| D.fathers are more important than mothers |
| A.Father, I love you | B.Fathers are our heroes |
| C.The importance of fathers | D.Fathers and mothers |