Children’s lives have changed a lot in the past few years. But do they have a happier childhood than we did?

1. I have four brothers and sisters, and my memories are all about being with them. We used to play board games in the living room, spend days in the street with other children, race up and down on our bikes, or explore the nearby woods.2. They only appeared during meals.

These days, at least in the UK, the nature of childhood has changed. Firstly, families are smaller. It is common for both parents to work outside. 3. Another change is that children spend most of their free time at home, inside. Parents worry too much about some possible dangers, so they don’t want their children to play outside by themselves.

Finally, the kinds of toys children have and the ways they play are completely different. 4. The funny thing is that so many ways of playing games are called “ interactive (互动的)”. The fact that you can play electronic games by yourself can increase the feeling of loneliness.

5. I can’t give an answer for sure, but perhaps every generation feels exactly the same.

阅读短文，从短文后的五个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。每个选项只能用一次。

A. As a result, children spend much of their time alone.

B. I usually look back on my own childhood.

C. Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I did?

D. My parents seldom appeared in these memories.

E. Computer and video games have taken the place of the interesting activities of my childhood.

A. As a result, children spend much of their time alone.

B. I usually look back on my own childhood.

C. Do these changes mean that children today have a less relaxing childhood than I did?

D. My parents seldom appeared in these memories.

E. Computer and video games have taken the place of the interesting activities of my childhood.

The rich man _______ much food the poor families during the hard time.

A. provides; with B. provides; for C. prevents; from D. prevents; with

—Do you know the girl called Xu Xiujuan?

—Yes, of course. She came to Yancheng for the______ in the 1980s.

A. B. C. D.

I think Chinese is one of______ in the world now.

A. important language B. more important languages

C. the most important languages D. most important language

—Red-crowned cranes need more people’s help.

—Yes. People working in the reserves are doing everything they can _______ these birds.

A. protect B. protecting C. to protecting D. to protect

There will be_________space for wildlife in the world．

A. fewer and fewer B. 1ess and less C. fewer and less D. 1ess and fewer

Lots of fast food restaurants use the colour red______ make people ______.

A. to; to eat faster B. to; eat faster C. /; to eat faster D. /; eat faster

Mr. Ellis is very old. He has seen many________ in the world. He knows that things are different now. But he never forgets the old days. He likes to talk about them. He often talks about his favourite________, the robins(知更鸟). “When I was a little boy, these houses were not here. There were wide fields and tall trees. Every spring robins would come. Thousands of them would fly up from the south, where they spent the________. Some would build their nests（巢）in the________ near our houses. We knew it was spring when the robins came. When they left, we knew winter________”

“Then people________ building more houses. They cut down trees and they filled the________ with houses. The robins stopped________ back. Oh, we'd see some once in a while, but they couldn't________ a right place to build their nests near our houses because the trees were gone.”

“Now there are too many houses and roads. There's no_______area for the robins. They don't come any more, which is sad.”

1.A. places B. changes C. people D. houses

2.A. animals B. houses C. birds D. days

3.A. spring B. summer C. autumn D. winter

4.A. trees B. fields C. parks D. buildings

5.A. left B. came C. reached D. got

6.A. stopped B. went C. started D. came

7.A. fields B. trees C. houses D. forests

8.A. returning B. flying C. to return D. to fly

9.A. find B. leave C. see D. look

10.A. building B. feeding C. hunting D. living

Welcome to the website of the Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society (WVBS).

The WVBS is an active and friendly Norfolk birdwatching society with more than 100 members. We welcome new members and membership(会员资格) is open to all.

We hold indoor meetings, with a guest speaker, on the third Thursday of each month at Western Longville Hall for All and organize bird-watching field trips each month.

The WVBS covers the area of the Wensum Valley in Norfolk which follows the River Wensum between Norwich and Fakenham.

We have a good mix of experienced birders and beginners and we are always happy to welcome new members and visitors to any of our activities. (If you are interested in joining, follow the heading for “Join Us”). It is our hope that our activities will foster(培养) an interest in birds and encourage a wider appreciation(欣赏；评价) of our natural world—— an ever more important task as more demands are being made on our environment.

We look forward to welcoming you.

根据短文内容，判断下列句子正（T）、误（F）。

1.WVBS is an active and friendly Norfolk birdwatching society with over 100 members

2.Everyone can join the Wensum Valley Birdwatching Society.

3.WVBS holds outdoor meetings, with a guest speaker, on the third Thursday of each month

4.WVBS organizes bird-watching field trips each week.

5.WVBS organizes all kinds of activities to foster an interest in birds and encourage a wider appreciation of our natural world.

In Barnes London Wetland Centre, you can enjoy a large number of wild birds and wild animals. Adults’ fare is ￡7.95, and children’s fare is ￡4.50. But if holding a London pass, you can have free admission(入场).

London Wetland Centre is thought to be the European City’s best place to contact wild animals. London Wetland Centre is the UK’s most worthy(值得) of showing off, and the most exciting wildlife projects, including 43 hectares of grassland, as well as pools.

Barnes wetlands are located(位于) in the Thames. This award-winning centre always interest many scientists. There are many different kinds of animals, including the cormorant(鸬鹚)，the Kingfisher(翠鸟) and the endangered water vole(河鼠).

In London Wetland Centre there are a large number of different habitats. When visiting the centre, visitors can watch movies through the video to learn more about wetlands and the knowledge of biological species(生物种).

For children, London Wetland Centre is a good choice to learn a lot about the knowledge of nature.

There are many other interesting places about wildlife. If you are interested in wildlife, why not go to London Zoo, Regent(丽晶)Park or River Thames downstream to experience the world’s most beautiful gardens. Holders of London Passes can visit them freely.

1.The Wetland Centre in the passage is in the__________ .

A. USA B. PRC C. UK D. UN

2.London Wetland Centre includes __________ hectares of grassland.

A. 4 B. 3 C. 43 D. 34

3. At the _____, visitors can learn more about wetlands and the knowledge of biological species.

A. Tower Bridge

B. London Wetland Centre

C. Big Ben

D. London Tower

4.What’s the Chinese meaning of the underlined word ‘downstream’?

A. 干流 B. 支流 C. 上游 D. 下游

5.Two children without London Pass want to go into the London Wetland Centre. They will pay ______.

A. ￡4.50 B. ￡9.00 C. ￡7.95 D. ￡9.95