Mike always loves ships. When he was older, he said, "I' m going to be a soldier. " But his eyes were not very   1  , and he did not get in.
Then he said, "I' m going to  2   a small boat and I' m going around the world. " But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough  3  
Last summer Mike found a swimming 4  near his house.  The lessons did not cost very   5 , and Mike began going to the  school at every end of the week and having   6 . Now he is a good swimmer.
Last week a little boy said to him, " You' re a very good swimmer. How do   7 learn to swim so well?"
"I'm not good at all," Mike said and he smiled."   8  in the water, I say to myself, there are   9  fishes behind me! Then I' m very afraid, and I   10  quickly. "

Dear Alice,

    I just received your letter. And I was very surprised to know that you decided to drop out of school and wanted to be a model （模特）.

    Being a model for a living is not easy. In fact, a famous person like me has a lot of problems that you couldn't see. I can't eat what I like, even though I'm very hungry. Keeping thin makes me look more beautiful on the stage because no one would like to see a heavy model.

    Besides, I have to wear a heavy coat in the hot sun, in a swimming suit in the cold air. And practicing walking nicely every day is tiring for me.

    You might say I made much money from modeling. Bus my dear niece （侄女）, you have to know that money is, nothing, knowledge is everything. School is important and everyone should go to school for a certain period of time. The longer they stay at school, the better they will be. Very often, I hope I can give up my job and continue my studies at school. But it is very difficult for me to go back to school again. I am too old to go back to school now.

    You are a pretty young girl with a bright future. You only have one year to finish your studies in high school. A year is really short. Please do consider my words carefully before you decide. Of course, there is only one thing I care about, and that is your happiness.

    Love,

    Emma

1.What was Emma surprised about?

    A．Alice wanted to keep thin.

    B．Alice decided not to do modeling.

    C．Alice ate too much and became a heavy girl.

    D．Alice decided not to finish her studies at school.

2.Emma can't go back to school again, because ________

    A．she is tired of being a student

    B．she wants to make more money from modeling

    C．she is so old that she has missed the best time in school

    D．she has done a good job and makes a lot of money as a model

3.How long does Alice still have to study in high school?

    A．One year.                                            B．Two years.

    C．Three years.                                         D．The longer, the better.

4.Emma only cares about________

    A．Alice's beauty                                           B．Alice's happiness

C．Alice's age                                       D．Alice's swimming suit

5.From the letter we know that __________

    A．Emma is a famous model

    B．Emma likes being a model for a living

    C．Alice will go on her studies in high school

D．Emma can eat what she likes when she is very hungry

It's very early in the morning and I'm sitting outside. It's also very cold and dark. With me is Jim Nightingale, and he is the reason I'm up so early. He passes me a hot cup of coffee. "Not long to wait now," he says. I hope he's right.

    After a few minutes there is a very weak light in the east, and then I hear a bird singing. It sings very loud and very clear. "That's the robin(知更鸟)," says Jim. A few more birds start singing with the robin and Jim knows the names of them too. Half an hour later, there are more and more birds singing, and it's very loud! Suddenly, all around us the air is full of the sound of birdsong. This is the dawn chorus(晨鸣), and it's beautiful.

    "Wow, this is amazing!" I tell Jim, who is smiling. "Is there a dawn chorus every morning?"

    "Birds can sing any time of the year but the best time is the end of winter and during the spring. This is when the birds sing most."

    "Really? So, why do they sing?" I ask.

    "Well, there are two reasons," explains Jim. "Most of the songbirds who sing are males. They want to find a female(雌性)so they sing to show how strong they are. The females listen and choose the best singer! The birds also sing to tell other males to go away. They need their own area; they don't like sharing with another male."

    I listen to the birds; the songs seem too much to me. "Do the birds sing a special song in the morning?"

"That's a good question," replied Jim. "The successful birds have many kinds of calls and songs. Sometimes they copy the songs of other birds. This makes it sound like there are many birds in that place already and other males stay away. Also the female likes songs with different notes. Some birds, for example the European wren, have songs that contain over 700 different notes per minute!"

So, how does Jim know so much about birds? Well, he works as a volunteer for the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. He is trying to help the birds live in the modern world. "More and more of the birds' habitat disappears every year. The sparrow, for example, was a very common bird in the UK, now it's in danger."

    By now the sun is up and the birds are quiet. It's light so they can start looking for food, they need a big breakfast after all that singing.

1.Why does the writer get up early in the morning?

A. To visit her friend.               B. To drink hot coffee.  

C. To see different birds.                  D. To hear birds sing.

2.A bird sings early in the morning mainly_______.

A. to call a female's attention          B. to fight with other males

C. to find a place to live in      D. to start looking for food

3. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?

A. At first the writer is happy to be up so early in the morning.

B. Male birds have their own ways of fooling other birds.

C. It's easier for the birds to find food early in the morning.

D. Jim has a job with the Royal Society for the Proteciton of Birds.

4.The text is mainly about_______.

A. the robin's songs                          B. the birds' habitat    

C. why birds sing                                D. how to protect birds

完形填空（ 10 分）
Three men came to London  1 hoidays. They came to a very large hotel and lived in a fifty –fifth floor. One day .they went to see a film and came back to the hotel very late. “ I’m very _2_ said the waiter of the hotel,”but our lift doesn’t work tonight.” One of them said to his two friends ,”We have to walk up to our room It’s very___3_.I think I know how to make it easier .__4__our way to the room,I shall _5_you some jokes; then you,Jhon will sing us _6___songs; then you Peter ,will tell us some interesting stories . So they began to _7__their room.Tom told them many jokes.Jhon sang some songs. At last ,they came to the room.They were _8__and decided to have a rest . “Well,”Peter,”said Tom ,”will you tell us a ___9__story with a sad end .”
“I shall tell you a sad story,” said Peter.”It is short but it is _10__ I left our key in the car just now .What shall we do?”

Mike always loves ships. When he was older, he said, “I’m going to be a soldier.” But his eyes were not very ___1_____, and he did not get in.
　　Then he said,“I’m going to   2  a small boat and I’m going around the world.”But boats were very expensive, and Mike did not have enough   3   .
　　Last summer Mike found a swimming   4    near his house. The lessons did not cost very   5   , and Mike began going to the school at every end of the week and having   6  . Now he is a good swimmer.
　　Last week a little boy said to him,“You’re a very good swimmer. How do   7  learn to swim so well?”
　　“I’m not good at all,”Mike said and he smiled.“  8  I’m in the water, I say to myself, There are   9  fishes behind me! Then I’m very afraid, and I    10   quickly.”
(       ) 1. A. big        B. beautiful   C. good         D. strong
(       ) 2. A. buy        B. make     C. borrow        D. draw
(       ) 3. A. food       B. work      C. time          D. money
(       ) 4. A. park       B. school     C. farm          D. factory
(       ) 5. A. much      B. little       C. many         D. any
(       ) 6. A. meals      B. lessons      C. talks         D. games
(       ) 7. A. I         B. they        C. we         D. you
(       ) 8. A. If         B. When       C. Though      D. Where
(       ) 9. A. interesting  B. nice       C. dangerous     D. different
(       ) 10. A. run       B. jump      C. swim         D. fly