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　　I like to feed the birds on my balcony; I live in an apartment and can't have any pets as it is against the rules．I mainly get sparrows and a couple of pigeons(鴿子)．All bring joy to my heart．

　　The other day, one pigeon got himself stuck in my balcony fence(護欄)．I thought he was dead．It made me san and then, when I went outside, he started to struggle, and my heart was filled with joy．

　　As I approached the bird, he froze, perhaps in fear．I like to think that he could feel the sense of my not wanting to harm him．I gently placed my hand under him and lifted him up to set him free．He flew up to the roof of my flat and watched as I put the usual seeds out．Though still in pain, he came right back down to my balcony and ate his breakfast with the rest of the birds．

　　It was amazing that my little feathered friend recovered from the situation．He didn't sit on the roof looking down at the evil balcony that had tried to trap him．Down he came to eat his breakfast and live the life he was meant to live．

　　Another thing I have noticed is that while feeding, some birds tend to chase(追逐)the others away．The funny part is that they can't chase all of them away and that while they are so busy doing this, they are missing out on the food．

　　How often do we behave like that in life?Instead of just getting on with the job, we watch and attack others．Then we find that while we have been busy trying to prove how good we are, all of a sudden a quiet achiever has managed to do the job and harvest the rewards we were so trying to get．

(1)

The author lives in a place where ________．

[　　]

A．

birds are raised．

B．

Pets are forbidden．

C．

only some birds are allowed．

D．

pets are allowed on the balcony．

(2)

After being set free, the pigeon ________．

[　　]

A．

stared at the balcony angrily．

B．

stayed in the author's hand．

C．

became calm immediately．

D．

flew away to the sky．

(3)

What does the underlined word‘that’in the last paragraph refer to?

[　　]

A．

Missing out on seeds．

B．

Getting on with a job．

C．

Chasing some birds away．

D．

Watching and attacking others．

答案：1．B;2．C;3．D;
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　　When Laura reached school-going age the discussions about moving became more urgent (緊迫的). Her father did not want the children to go to school with the village children and for once her mother agreed with him. Not because, as he said, they ought to have a better education than they could get at Lark Rise; but because she feared they would tear their clothes and catch cold and get dirty heads going a mile and a half to and from the school in the village. So empty cottages in the market town were examined and often it seemed that the next week or the next month they would be leaving Lark Rise for ever, but again each time something would happen to prevent the removal, and gradually a new idea came up. To gain time, their father would teach the two eldest children to read and write, so that, if asked by the School Attendance Office, their mother could say they were leaving the small village shortly, and in the meantime, were being taught at home.

　　So their father brought home two copies of Mavor's First Reader and taught them the alphabet; but just as Laura was beginning on words of one syllable (音節(jié)), He was sent away to work on a distant job, only corning home at weekends. Laura, left at the c-a-t s-I-t-s on the m-a-t's stage, then had to carry her book round after her mother as she went about her housework, asking,“Please, Mother, what does h-o-u-s-a spell?”or“W-a-l-k, Mother, what is that?”

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　　After weeks of this, there came a day when, quite suddenly, as it seemed to her, the printed characters took on a meaning. There were still many words, even in the first page of that simple book, she could not understand; but she could jump those and make sense of the whole.“I'm reading! I'm reading!” she cried aloud.“Oh, Mother! Oh, Edmund! I'm reading!”

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[　　]

A．it was too far away

B．they couldn't learn enough

C．their hair would become dirty

D．they would ruin their clothes

2．The children's father decided to teach them to read and write so that they ________.

[　　]

A．had an excuse not to have to move

B．had a reason for not attending school

C．could write to the School Attendance Office

D．would be educated before they left the village

3．The underlined part “left at the c-a-t s-I-t-s on the m-a-t's stage”means that ________.

[　　]

A．Laura was working hard and learning quickly

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[　　]

A．her lack of concentration

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D．her determination to understand

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[　　]

A．understood the main idea

B．understood all the words in her book

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　　My topic today is the Internet．It was prompted(引出)by the first letter, which I am unable to answer fully for the reasons given!

　　Dear David,

　　I am a middle school student．Now I am preparing for a writing competition．Could you please check the mistakes in my article about using the Internet and give me some advice? Thank you．

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　　Dear David,

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A．

language expert

B．

computer expert

C．

college student

D．

club chairman

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[　　]

A．

David is unable to think out good advice．

B．

David thinks it is expected to play fair in the competition．

C．

David is going to talk on another topic－Internet．

D．

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[　　]

A．

website where one can make foreign friends

B．

website where one can join a discussion group

C．

newspaper column for answering readers’ questions

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A．

English teachers can exchange opinions on the Net．

B．

The Internet is of much help to English learners．

C．

Using the Internet is a waste of money and time．

D．

We should make a proper use of the Net．

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　　Dear David,

　　I am a middle school student．Now I am preparing for a writing competition．Could you please check the mistakes in my article about using the Internet and give me some advice? Thank you．

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A．

website where one can make foreign friends

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website where one can join a discussion group

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　　“Dr Papaderos, what is the meaning of life?”

　　The usual laughter followed, and people stirred(騷動)to go．Papaderos held up his hand and stilled the room and looked at me for a long time, asking with his eyes if I was serious and seeing from my eyes that I was．

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[　　]

A．

laughed at his foolishness

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doubted his seriousness

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How did Dr Papaderos get the small round mirror when he was a child?

[　　]

A．

He found it on the road and made it round．

B．

A dying German soldier gave him as a present．

C．

He chanced to find it in the street while playing．

D．

He put the broken pieces together and made it．

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[　　]

A．

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B．

Because he was too poor to afford other toys．

C．

Because he believed it would bring good luck to him．

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[　　]

A．

purpose

B．

source

C．

light

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A．

The Meaning of Life

B．

A Broken Piece of Mirror

C．

Dr Papaderos' Experience

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　　For years my husband, John, and I had dreamed of taking our three kids to Disney World．We'd planned our trip down to the last detail and dollar．But in Georgia, halfway there, our car broke down．

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[　　]

A．

Disney World is located in Georgia

B．

Mercury Sable is the name of the mechanic

C．

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repairing their car needed a lot of money

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[　　]

A．

pay the expense of renting a car

B．

find a taxi for the club members

C．

give somebody a lift on the way

D．

take someone home free of charge

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[　　]

A．

They didn't have enough money to rent a car to go home．

B．

They spent ＄2,000 more than they had budgeted．

C．

They didn't enjoy themselves in Disney World．

D．

They found their car hadn't been repaired at all．

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[　　]

A．

the car transport company usually had its cars rented

B．

the couple had to drive the company's car to an appointed place

C．

the car transport company charged the couple some money

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