Have you ever wondered why birds sing? Maybe you thought that they were just happy. After all, you probably sing or whistle when you are happy.
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 species 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 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.
1.Some scientists believe that most of the time birds’ singing is actually ______.
A. an expression of happiness B. an expression of anger
C. a way of greeting D. a way of warning
2.How does the writer explain birds’ singing?
A. By comparing birds with human beings.
B. By telling a bird’s story.
C. By reporting experiment results.
D. By describing birds’ daily life.
3.What is a bird’s “territory”?
A. An area for which birds fight against each other.
B. A place where a bird may shout at the top of its voice.
C. An area which a bird considers to be its own.
D. A place where families of other species are not accepted.
4.Why do birds keep on singing at nesting season?
A. Because they want to find outsiders around.
B. Because their singing helps frighten outsiders away.
C. Because they want to invite more friends.
D. Because their singing helps get rid of their fears.
On Sunday 23 April, most than 30,000 people participated in the 2017 London Marathon, running 26.2 miles (42.2 kilometres)around the city center.
The London Marathon has taken place every year since 1981. At the first one, just 6, 225 people completed the course, and since then it has grown into one of the biggest sporting events in the world. It is one of the ‘World Marathon Majors’, which is a competition made up of six global marathon events. The overall male and female winners receive $1 million in prize money between them There are eleven people who have run every London Marathon since it began—they call themselves the ‘Ever Presents.’
This year, the winners of the London Marathon were surprisingly both from Kenya—Daniel Wanjiru, who finished in 2 hours and 5 minutes, and Mary Keitany, whose time was 2 hours and 17 minutes.
However, most marathon runners are not professional athletes. They are amateurs who have trained for months to raise money for charity or just as a personal challenge. For example, Tom Harrison took three days just to reach the run’s halfway point, as he is crawling the course on his hands and knees dressed as a gorilla(大猩猩), trying to raise money and attention for the charity ‘The Gorilla Organisation’.
Matthew Rees was another runner to encourage people, as he stopped just before the finish line to help David Wyeth run the last 200m.They did not know each other before, but Matthew saw that David was exhausted and possibly close to collapsing, and wanted to help him finish.
Every year there are lots of touching stories like this from the London Marathon, and it is a huge achievement even to run the 26.2 miles !
1.What do we know about London Marathon from the text?
A. It has been held continuously for 37 years
B. Most of its runners are professional athletes.
C. Each winner can receive $ 1 million in prize money
D. It’s the most influential sporting event in the world
2.What makes the winners of London Marathon this year special?
A. Their nationality B. Their speed
C. Their prize money D. Their purpose
3.Why does the author mention the story of Tom Harrison?
A. To tell us competitors can help each other.
B. To prove some amateurs are not good runners
C. To indicate participation matters more than success
D. To show the sports event means charity for some people.
4.What is the best title for the text?
A. The London Marathon
B. Impressive Marathon Runners
C. Touching Stories behind Marathon
D. The History of the London Marathon
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1.Camp All-Star stands out among the others because it ______.
A. is surrounded by a beautiful lake
B. provides various activities and sports
C. offers timely information on its website
D. allows children to play outside all day long
2.One of the goals of Camp All-star is to ______.
A. fire kids’ imagination B. build up kids’ confidence
C. develop kids’ leadership skills D. promote kids’ self-control
3.This advertisement is intended for ______.
A. parents B. coaches
C. staff D. campers
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There is too many people and too many pollution on the earth. If we moved to the moon one day，how would life be like there?
In my opinion, life would be much more comfort on the moon than on the earth. There wouldn't be pollution or traffic jam. We could go wherever we like in one minute by the spaceship, which would be much fast than a train or an airplane. We would eat whatever you like without being concerned unhealthy ingredients. This is a place where I am always dreaming about.
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The Great Wall was listed as a World Heritage by UNESCO in 1987. Just like a dragon, itwinds up and down across deserts, grasslands and mountains, 1.(run) approximately21,196 kilometers from east to west.
The 2. (construct) of the Great Wall was not that easy, 3. drew heavilyon the local resources for building materials. The walls were 4. (original) built in theSpring ＆Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Emperor Qin Shi Huang succeeded inhis effort to have them joined together. Since then, the Great Wall 5.(serve) as amonument of the Chinese nation throughout history.
With 6. history of about 2,700 years, some parts of the Great Wall are now 7.ruins or have disappeared. However, the Great Wall of China is still one of the most appealing8. (attraction) all around the world owing to its historical significance. The best-knownpart of the Great Wall of China, Badaling, 9.(locate) 43 miles northwest of Beijing,attracts thousands of national and foreign tourists every day.
Today, the Great Wall 10. (recognize) as one of the most impressive architecturalachievements in history.
