There was once a lonely girl who wanted love very much. One day while she was
walking in the woods， she found two birds. 1. She took care of them withlove and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a beautiful song.
The girl felt great love for the birds. She wanted their singing to last forever.
___2._____The larger and stronger of the two birds flew out of the cage. The girl watched worriedly as he flew above her. She was so afraid that he would fly away and she would never see him. So as he flew close, she caught him quickly. She felt very happy. 3. Her love had killed him. She noticed the other bird standing at the door of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom and his need to fly into the clear, blue sky. 4. The bird flew around her once, twice, three times. The girl looked happily at the bird’s enjoyment. Her heart did no longer care about her loss. 5. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her hand. It sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on too tight; the best way to keep love is to
give it wings!
A. One day the girl left the door to the cage open.
B. She lifted him from the cage and freed him.
C. She took them home and put them in a small cage.
D. The birds were so beautiful that she loved them very much.
E. She wanted the bird to be happy.
F. She realized her mistake.
G. However, when she opened her hand, she found the bird had died.
Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle(吹口哨) when you are happy.
Some scientists believe that birds do sing some of 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 as its own. Only he and his family are welcome there. No other families of the same species(物种) are welcome. Your yard and house are your territory where only your family and friends are welcome. If a stranger should enter your territory and threaten you, you might shout. Probably this would be enough to frighten him away.
If so, you have actually frightened 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（配偶）and warn others not to enter the territory of theirs.
You can see that birds have a language all their own. Most of it has something to do with attracting mates and setting up territories.
1. Some scientists believe that most of the time birds singing is actually ______.
A. an expression of happiness B. a way of warning
C. an expression of anger D. a way of greeting
2.What is a bird’s “territory”?
A. A place where families of other species are not accepted.
B. A place where a bird may shout 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.
3. Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A. Because they want to invite more friends.
B. Because their singing helps keep outsiders away.
C. Because they want to find outsiders around.
D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.
Dear Guests
WELCOME TO PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL APARTMENTS--SYDNEY
Now we are updating (更新) our information folders in the rooms in order to help you during your stay. Please notice the following:
Phone number:
Reception(接待处): Dial 7
Housekeeping: Dial 4
Apartment-to-Apartment: dial the apartment number ( except 1st floor apartments: dial the apartment number followed by the ＃key)
Outside line: dial 0, wait for dial tone, and then the number required.
Please keep your key with you at all times. The main doors to the apartments are locked from about 10:30 pm ~ 07:00 am, and you will need to swipe (刷卡) your key to gain access (通道) to the apartment.
If in the event of the fire alarm(警报) sounding please stay calm. If evacuation ( 疏散 ) is necessary, please go to the fire exits. DO NOT USE LIFTS. Remember to take your valuables and key with you. When you go down, please gather at the Wishing Tree and the Corner of Sussex and Hay Street and either the Fire Brigade. A staff（职员）member or Hotel security（安全）will issue necessary instructions. For future details on this, please dial 7. |
Please see reception for any advice on tours and Sydney's attention, and please dial 7 if you want any further information.
We hope your stay with us is an enjoyable one.
Kind regards,
Paul Williams
Guest Services Manager
1. How can you dial from your room in Pacific to Room 115 on the 1st floor?
A. Just dial 115.
B. Dial 6, then 115.
C. Dial 115 and press the # key.
D. Press the # key, and then dial 115.
2. If you want to go back to your room in Pacific at 11:45 pm, you can _______.
A. dial 0, and phone the reception
B. open the main door with your key
C. call the reception for help
D. use the lifts
3. If a fire broke out in Pacific, guests should _______.
A. dial 7 and wait for the hotel security
B. take their keys and leave Pacific by lifts
C. leave Pacific through the fire exits
D. be together with the Fire Brigade
4.This letter most probably appears in ______.
A. a guest' s room
B. the official guide
C. a manager’ s office
D. at the train station
The American believe that anybody can become President of the United States. In a recent Hollyhood comedy(喜剧), that is exactly what happens.
Dave Kovic, played by Kevin Kline, is a kind-hearted man who runs a business that finds people jobs. He leads a typical(典型的) American way of life, except for one thing— he looks exactly like the President, Bill Mitchell. In fact, the only thing that makes him different from the nation’s leader is that he is very nice!
The president has started using look-alikes during some public appearance. Dave is offered a chance to “serve his country” by becoming one. However, things go wrong. The President becomes very ill and Dave ends up acting as the President forever.
Director Ivan Reitman, who made the popular and successful comedies like Twins, Ghostbusters and Legal Eagles, could have gone for easy laughs by making fun of the American government. Instead, Dave is an attractive comedy about an ordinary man in extraordinary situations. Kevin Kline gives a double performance as Dave and the President, and Sigourney Weaver is at her best as his First Lady. The love story that develops between her role and Dave is a real classic(经典).
The film is 100% American. However, if you’ve ever felt that anybody could do a better job running the country than the people in power, then you’ll enjoy Dave!
1. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To tell the reader about the American government
B. To discuss the Americans’ ideas about the President
C. To make a comparison(对比) between Dave and other film.
D. To introduce a new film to the reader.
2.Who plays the role of the President in the film?
A. Sigourney Weaver B. Kevin Kline
C. Bill Mitchell D. Ivan Reitman
3.The underlined word “one” in the 3rd paragraph refers to __________.
A. the President B. the director
C. an actor D. a look-alike
4. Which of the following is best supported by the text?
A. The author makes fun of the President.
B. The author thinks highly of the film
C. The author is a fan of Hollywood comedies.
D. The author wishes to become the American President.
In today’s world, English is the most wildly used language. It is our duty to learn English in the new situation of the reform and opening to the outside world. How can we master the English language? I’d like to give you some good advice.
First, get interested in it. I enjoy listening to foreign friends talking when I was a child. At the same time I watched the English program Follow Me on TV. From then on, I kept on learning English. The more I learned, the more progress I made.
Second, practice makes perfect. Many people study English very hard, but they are very shy to speak it in public, for they are afraid of making mistakes. Remember you have to make a mistake before you can correct it. A native English speaker makes mistakes sometimes, too.
Third, the beginners should be encouraged to pay attention to idioms. The English language has many idioms. For example, you should say “ He is as strong as a cow.”
1. The writer wants to tell us ____________.
A. the importance of learning English
B. the new situation of the reform and opening to the outside world
C. some good ideas on how to master English
D. the wide use of the English language
2. If we want to learn English, we must first __________.
A. show interest in it
B. enjoy listening to it
C. watch English program on TV
D. practice speaking it
3. When we are learning English, ____________.
A. remember the mistakes and correct them
B. try not to make any mistakes
C. avoid mistakes before making them
D. don’t be afraid of making mistakes
4. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 3 means “_______________.”
A. Remember to make a mistake before you can correct it
B. You are sure to make a mistake before you can correct it
C. Remember you have to make a mistake and then correct it
D. You’ll make a mistake after you can correct it
假定你是李华，你们班就“高一新生是否有必要进行为期一周的军训”进行讨论。请你给你校英文报的编辑写一封电子邮件，反映你们的讨论情况。
1.支持者85％，理由…….
2.反对者15％ 理由…….
3.你的看法…….
注意：1.参考词汇 military training军训
2. 词数100左右;
Dear editor,
I’m writing to tell you something about the discussion on whether it is necessary for senior one students to take the one-week military training.
Yours,
Lihua
