If we find a bird nest (巢), we will have a good place of watching and knowing about birds. Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, we'd better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it's better to use binoculars (双筒望远镜).

But how do we make a bird nest? A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. If you want to make one, please follow these:

a) Each nest must have six boards (木板) for its cover and floor, for its left and right sides, and for its front and back sides. Don't make the boards too slippery (滑的).

b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a "door". The "door" is big enough so birds can fly in or out easily.

c) Make sure the rainwater can't go into the nest.

d) One piece of the board should be easy to open.  

e) Don't forget to colour the nest.

1.We need ______ near a bird nest if we want to watch and know about birds.

A．a good place       B．some trees        C．to sit on eggs       D．to make a bird net

2.When we're watching birds, we have to ______.

A．look after the birds more often             B．use the binoculars to catch the birds

C．hide ourselves to make the birds do everything as usual   D．catch the birds at last

3.We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that ______ easily.

A．we can clean the nest                    B．birds can fly in or out

C．we can hang it                          D．we can make it

4.According to the text, we can make a bird nest like Picture ______ with the boards.

One day, a boy found the cocoon(茧) of a butterfly and brought it home. A few days later, the boy saw a small   31   in the cocoon. He sat and watched for several hours as a butterfly struggled to make   32   body through that little hole. Suddenly it stopped.

    So the boy   33   to help the butterfly, thinking the butterfly might be   34  .He took a pair of scissors and cut the hole   35  .The butterfly came out of the cocoon but it   36  a little different. It had a weak body and small, thin   37  .The butterfly didn’t start to fly. In fact, the butterfly spent the rest of its life crawling(爬行) around with a weak body and thin wings. It was never able to fly.

    The boy acted with   38   but he didn’t understand why it could be like this. When a butterfly crawls out of the cocoon, it must struggle. The hard work of   39   out of the cocoon makes the fluid(液体) from the butterfly’s body into its wings. It helps the butterfly be   40   to fly. If the butterfly never has to squeeze(挤压) itself out of the cocoon, its wings will never get the fluid and it can never fly.

      41   struggles are what we need in our lives. If we lived our lives without any problems, we would never learn or grow. We would not be __42__ we could have been and we would never fly.

    In our lives, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, and sometimes even   43   growth, without it , there’s no way of life. We can’t avoid   44   or problems. So, next time you are   45  a problem or difficulty, remember the butterfly. Struggle a little—then fly!

1.A. hole             B. worm               C. tall               D. snake

2.A. it        B. it’s                 C. itself              D. its

3.A. decided  B. asked               C. showed            D. ordered

4.A. afraid   B. interested             C. surprised          D. grateful

5.A. slimmer  B. bigger              C. shorter             D. smaller

6.A. touched   B. sounded             C. looked             D. smelt

7.A. wings    B. feet          C. eyes               D. head

8.A. success    B. excitement           C. kindness           D. humour

9.A. get        B. getting       C. to get              D. got

10.A. ready      B. quiet         C. glad              D. used

11.A. Somewhere   B. Something    C. Some time    D. Sometimes

12.A. as helpful as  B. as weak as  C. as strong as D. as creative as

13.A. repeats B. recommends   C. requires           D. represents

14.A. happiness        B. difficulties      C. pleasure          D. hope

15.A. served with    B. growing into       C. bringing in    D. faced with

If you want to watch and know something about birds, you must find a good place near the bird nest（巢）.

Birds sit on eggs and take care of their babies from April to June. Because the baby birds are too young to leave the nest, parents often go to look for food and come back in several minutes. So it is good to watch birds. When we watch birds, we’d better hide ourselves in a close place to the nest, and it’s better to use binoculars(双筒望远镜).

But how to make a bird nest? A good bird nest must be very fine, strong, thick and comfortable. If you want to make one, please follow these:

a) Each nest must have six boards（木板）. Don’t make the boards too slippery（滑）.

b) Dig a small hole in the front of the nest as a “door”. The “door” is big enough so birds can fly in or out easily.

c) Make sure the rainwater can’t go into the nest.

d) One piece of the board should be easy to open.

e) Don’t forget to colour the nest.

1.The most important thing in watching birds is to         .

A. look for a place near the bird nest        B. climb up to the trees

C. catch a bird                         D. kill a bird

2.We have to hide ourselves to      , when we’re watching birds.

A. take better care of them             B. use the binoculars

C. make them do everything as usual     D. kill them at last.

3.If we make the nest too slippery,         .

A. it won’t be very beautiful

B. it won’t be easy to make

C. it won’t be strong

D. it’s very difficult for birds to hold or stand on it

4. We should leave a hole in the front of the nest so that        easily.

A. we can clean the nest       B. birds can fly in or out

C. we can hang（挂）        D. we can make it

5. What’s the best title of this passage?

A. Birds are man’s friends               B. How to catch birds

C. Watching birds and making bird nests    D. How to keep birds

  Life today has brought about new problem. One of the biggest problems of every nation is pollution. In America, there are laws ___66_____the air and water clean. These are new laws and it has taken much time __67____ a polluted river or lake. Now the fish are healthy again and people can enjoy __68_____in the clean water. 
When food is brought from the store to the home, it is packed in paper, glass, or plastic. Every day a newspaper comes to the home. Americans use __69_____all these materials in the garbage which was picked up by a large truck. The truck these materials to a garbage dump or a land-fill. The truck dumped the garbage into a large hole and then earth was pushed over the garbage until the hole was filled. Then, a new hole must be found.
As the years went by, the garbage increased as the population __70_______. Scientists suggested using some garbage again. They advised businessmen _____71____money by recycling or using paper, glass, and plastic again.
Now, a recycling truck comes to each home once a week __72_______ up materials. American families are told _____73_____their newspaper in boxes and clean all glass, and plastic. The truck takes them to factories for recycling.
Recycling is a way _____74_____the environment from pollution by __75_____ many materials again.

  Life today has brought about new problem. One of the biggest problems of every nation is pollution. In America, there are laws ___66_____the air and water clean. These are new laws and it has taken much time __67____ a polluted river or lake. Now the fish are healthy again and people can enjoy __68_____in the clean water. 

  When food is brought from the store to the home, it is packed in paper, glass, or plastic. Every day a newspaper comes to the home. Americans use __69_____all these materials in the garbage which was picked up by a large truck. The truck these materials to a garbage dump or a land-fill. The truck dumped the garbage into a large hole and then earth was pushed over the garbage until the hole was filled. Then, a new hole must be found.

  As the years went by, the garbage increased as the population __70_______. Scientists suggested using some garbage again. They advised businessmen _____71____money by recycling or using paper, glass, and plastic again.

  Now, a recycling truck comes to each home once a week __72_______ up materials. American families are told _____73_____their newspaper in boxes and clean all glass, and plastic. The truck takes them to factories for recycling.

  Recycling is a way _____74_____the environment from pollution by __75_____ many materials again.