Bird Feeder

“Don’t Move!” I said to my husband in whisper. He   1  . We were sitting in our backyard   2   a warm summer day. He was reading, as always.

He asked me what was wrong. I told him to slowly look at his right   3  . His response was   4  . “Is it a bee?” He hates bees. “No!” I whispered. “It’s a chickadee.” The next few   5   were breathtaking for us both!

The little wild bird   6   walked down my husband’s arm to his hand. My husband was

  7   a small bowl of peanuts. He loves to eat peanuts. But, now it looked like he was going to have to   8  his treat. The chickadee looked back at him, as if to say, “  9   I have one, or two, please?” When my husband did not make any   10  , the chickadee carefully reached into the bowl and picked out a peanut. When he   11   away with his booty(战利品), I laughed out loud. I was   12   to have witnessed this adventure! Three or four more times that afternoon the little Chickadee   13   to my husband’s shoulder and made his way to the bowl of peanuts, his temporary bird feeder. This little   14   has been a topic of conversation in our family ever since.

I have been feeding the birds in our backyard for many years.   15   he has never been as crazy about bird watching as I have been, my husband   16   me by carrying the heavy bags of seed in from the car. He patiently moved the feeder poles   17   until I was satisfied with the

  18   of a new feeder. But, after his   19   with the little chickadee on his shoulder, he was devoted! He now   20   why backyard bird feeding is such an interesting thing and also addictive hobby.

1．A．quitted                  B．shook                  C．froze                   D．ignored

3．A．foot                      B．leg                      C．shoulder              D．hand

4．A．positive                 B．favorable             C．casual                 D．immediate

5．A．minutes                 B．hours                  C．days                   D．months

6．A．beautifully             B．patiently              C．comfortably         D．carefully

7．A．carrying                B．seizing                 C．holding                D．passing

8．A．serve                    B．share                   C．show                  D．afford

9．A．Need                    B．Should                C．Must                   D．May

10．A．movement           B．arrangement         C．argument             D．announcement

11．A．flew                    B．flowed                C．jumped                D．walked

12．A．satisfied              B．delighted              C．inspired               D．secured

13．A．turned                 B．returned              C．advanced             D．walked

14．A．event                  B．activity                C．phenomenon        D．performance

15．A．Once                  B．Because               C．Although             D．Until

16．A．comforted           B．supported            C．guided                 D．encouraged

17．A．forward              B．around                C．out                     D．up

18．A．shape                  B．style                    C．situation              D．position

19．A．experience           B．work                   C．adventure            D．fight

20．A．doubted    B．obtained    C．understood       D．recognized

Barrier Islands

Texas has an extensive coastline that runs along the Gulf of Mexico. If you look closely at the map, you’ll notice that there are narrow islands located just off the coast of Texas. These are called barrier islands.

Barrier islands stretch along about 15 percent of the world’s coastlines. They are separated from the mainland by a shallow body of water. Some barrier islands spread out for more than 100 miles. In Texas, some of the largest barrier islands include Galveston Island, Mustang Island, and Padre Island.

Barrier islands are fragile(脆弱的) areas that contain an interdependent community of land, plants, and animals. All three need each other to exist. If one is harmed in some way, then the other two can suffer. For example, barrier islands are in constant danger of erosion, or loss of land, from wind, waves, and people. The steady movement of ocean waves and wind moves sand along the beaches. This movement contributes to erosion, which changes the shape and size of a barrier island over time. Plants not only provide animals with food and shelter, but it also helps keep an island’s sand and soil in place. When people pick native plants, it advances the process of erosion. This can harm the environmental balance that keeps an island’s ecosystem healthy. For this reason, visitors to barrier islands are usually warned to leave plants alone and to stay on roads and public beaches so that the land, plants, and animals are not disturbed.

As their name suggests, barrier islands provide a natural barrier that helps block the mainland from very bad weather such as strong windstorms and hurricanes. This protection saves lives, homes, and money every year. Barrier islands are also a major source of income for an area’s economy. Padre Island, for example, is visited every year by hundreds of thousands of tourists who take advantage of its sandy beaches and beautiful waters that are perfect for swimming, boating, and fishing. The dollars that tourists spend on the island help financially support the region and state.

1．Paragraph 3 is mostly about _____________.

       A．what barrier islands are like                   B．how barrier islands form

       C．how barrier islands can exist                 D．why barrier islands are important

2．Which of the following can do harm to barrier islands?

       A．Keeping plants wherever they are.         B．Going wherever visitors like.

       C．Fishing on public beaches.                    D．Driving about on roads.

3．We can tell from the article that the author ___________.

       A．lives on Padre Island and loves it

       B．cares about the ecosystem on barrier islands

       C．wishes less and less travelers would visit barrier islands

       D．is concerned about the beautiful waters around the islands

4．Barrier islands are important because they ___________.

       A．help prevent bad weather damaging mainland

       B．bring in much more money than mainland

       C．can protect rare plants and animals

       D．provide more shelters for people

Latrice Brown was excited about starting her junior year. She had volunteered to take part in the Lincoln High School Friendship Program. As an upperclassman, she would be assigned a “freshman(新生) friend.” Her duties would include helping her friend get used to high school life by offering friendship. Latrice thought it was important to have someone with whom to talk and share concerns. She knew that the friendship program was likely to make the freshman year of high school a positive experience. On July 24 Latrice received a notice in the mail about the schedule of events for the freshman orientation(适应指导).

1．In the passage, the underlined work means _____________.

       A．excite                  B．delight                 C．overload              D．alarm

2．According to the notice, Latrice will help Susan ___________.

       A．visit the school after lunch during August 13 to 18

       B．get a timetable after 10:30 A.M. on August 13

       C．get to know where to have different classes

       D．sign up for after-class activities in the gym

3．During her first day in high school, Susan will most likely ___________.

       A．share a locker with Latrice

       B．join an art club with Latrice

       C．have the same class schedule as Latrice

       D．ask Latrice information on school activities

4．The notice is written to ___________.

       A．inform upperclassmen of their role in the program

       B．offer many activities for new students after class

       C．welcome new students to Lincoln High School

       D．put forward a freshman orientation program

5．Lincoln High School starts the orientation program in order to ____________.

       A．find excellent freshmen                        B．avoid mistakes in schedules

       C．make the school outstanding   D．meet the needs of freshmen

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

You and your Canadian friend Steve are attending a cartoon show(漫画展) in your school where you see the picture as shown below. You and Steve are discussing what the picture is trying to tell people. Now you are telling Steve how you understand this picture and what makes you think so.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY

1．Professor Smith and his son, learning at Stanford University, will be free this Friday and Saturday. If they intend to attend each of the parties listed on the homepage, how much do they have to pay at least?

       A．$ 13.                   B．$ 24.                   C．$ 32.                   D．$ 37.

2．Which section of the homepage do you think News No. 1 comes from?

       A．Admission                                           B．About Stanford

       C．Arts and Events                                   D．Staff and Employment

3．Which of the following is the suitable headline for News No. 2?

       A．Two professors honored for volunteer service

       B．James M. Patell to chair Graduate School of Business

       C．The fourth annual Community Partnership Awards

       D．Prize awarded to 2 political science professors

A group of Canberra women is doing its best to stop babies born with AIDS in poor countries being sent home wrapped in newspaper. The women, residents of Weston Creek’s Araluen Retirement Village, want to give these babies, from many different countries, a better start in life.

The women’s work is adding to about 59,000 jumpers already sent to poor communities in Vanuatu, Ethiopia, Romania, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. People from Australia, and now Britain, have united together to form the Knitting Circle for Newborn AIDS Babies and keep the bodies of newborn babies warm. Communities in Peru, South America and Vietnam have requested jumpers made by the knitting circle, indicating that there is still more to do, so founders Lyn and Ken Begley have been working hard to get more people donating to the project.

According to UNAIDS, 4.1 million people were newly infected and 570,000 children died from HIV in 2005 worldwide. The Melbourne couple’s attention was drawn to such figures, and concern for the living conditions of babies in the African country of Malawi rose after the media reported that the American singer Madonna had adopted a Malawian AIDS orphan. Their concern led them to start the knitting circle by asking for hand-made jumpers, wool, yarn and coin donations for shipping costs. Araluen Village resident and Canberra Quilters member Sister Elizabeth Lusby brought the idea to the village because she was concerned for the babies.

“It was just the miserable story of the poor little babies going home in newspaper. It’s a awful.” Sister Lusby said. “I just left some copies of the information on the notice board and said if you want to help, you can, and lots of people did.” Craft director Lynn Stead said helping people through knitting was not new for Araluen Village residents. Their handiwork raised hundreds of dollars for local charities each year.

1．The purpose of the Knitting Circle is to _________.

       A．provide warm jumpers for newborn AIDS babies in poor countries

       B．knit around sixty thousand jumpers for newborn AIDS babies

       C．draw the world’s attention to the living conditions of African countries

       D．stop babies from being born with AIDS in some poor counties

2．Which of the following does NOT contribute to the foundation of the Knitting Circle for Newborn AIDS Babies?

       A．Madonna’s adopting an AIDS child whose parents were dead.

       B．That communities in poor countries required them to give a hand.

       C．That the newborn AIDS babies had no necessary clothes to wear.

       D．Figures concerning the worldwide situation of AIDS.

3．Where does Lyn and Ken Begley live?

       A．Canberra.            B．Araluen.              C．Melbourne.          D．Malawi.

4．Who set up a knitting circle at Araluen Village?

       A．The Begleys.    B．Madonna.  C．Elizabeth Lusby.      D．Lynn Stead.

假如你最近对班上的同学进行了题为“影响你选择音乐的因素是什么”的调查，其结果如下。现在请用英语为班级黑板报写一份简单的调查结果说明，并针对图表中的任何一个数据所反映的情况谈谈你的看法。

注意：1）词数不少于60。

      2）文章的开头已经给出。

      3）适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

Recently I have carried out a survey among the students in our class. The survey was conducted to find out what influences the music we listen to.                               

请根据下面提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

In your English class, the teacher shows you the following picture and asks the class to discuss it. Your classmates have different understandings. Look at the picture carefully and tell your classmates how you understand it.

假设你是王珊，昨天早上在你们学校门口发生一起交通事故，一名学生被撞伤，请你根据图画内容给报社写一封信，介绍相关情况，呼吁车辆经过学校附近时减速行驶。

注意：1．词数不少于60；

2．可根据内容要点适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；

3．信的开头已为你写好，作答时请将其抄在答题卡上。

Dear editor ,

请根据下面的提示，写一篇短文。词数不少于50。

    Your friend Tom brings these pictures to you and asks you to guess what the man with a hat on is going to get out from his inner pocket and what he will do with it in the third picture . Besides , he asks you to make three different guesses . Now you are telling him your guesses .