7、It was late afternoon when the train pulled into the station．There were many people standing there，and Jeff could see his grandfather standing near the hack of the crowd．Each summer Jeff spent a month with him at the seashore．

    When Jeff and Iris grandfather reached Grandpa's old truck．Grandpa lifted the suitcase into the back of the truck．They started their way down the road to Grandpa's cottage．As they parked in front of the cottage，Grandpa smiled and nodded his head toward the beach．“Go on，”he said with a smile，“and I’ll get supper on．”

    Sand shifted and settled beneath Jeff's feet as he walked along the beach．Jeff loved how calm the water was at sunset．He closed his eyes and took a deep breath of salty air．Suddenly the peace was broken when close by he heard something．His eyes opened wide, and he saw a big seagull（海鸥）flying around his head．“Aawk，”it cried，swooping down again and again．

    Covering his head with his arms，Jeff dashed back to Grandpa’s collage and told him about the seagull．“It surely had a reason to act that way．”Grandpa said．“l wonder what it is．”

    The next morning，the sun shone brightly as Jeff bravely returned to the beach in search of interesting stones，shells，or pieces of driftwood．Once again，though，he soon found himself under attack．“Go away!” Jeff shouted and ran to the nearby bushes．

    There he heard a softer bird sound，“Eeep!” Gently pushing branches aside，he saw a young seagull．Its feet were tangled in（缠绕）plastic rings．“No wonder your mom’s upset，”Jeff said，Carefully he untwisted the rings．Finally free，the bird fluttered onto the sand crying，“Eeep!”

    “Aawk，”its mother replied，swooping down．Together they flew up into the blue sky．

    Jeff ran to fell Grandpa the news．”Now you can collect your rocks in peace．”Grandpa said． Grabbing a large bag．Jeff said．“I think I’ll collect some trash first．”Grandpa looked at Jeff with new eyes and  he said，” Would you mind if I join you?”

1．The author attempts lo entertain，inform，and persuade the reader by telling ______．

A．a sad story about visiting the beach and spending time with family members

    B．a thoughtful story while showing how being careless with trash can he harmful

    C．a boy's exciting story about the beach as well as facts about studying the ocean

   D．a funny story and asking important questions that require research to answer

2．If the author added a sentence at the end of paragraph 3，which of these would fit best?

    A．The seagull's threatening behavior was unusual and strange．

    B．Another time Jeff WON chased down by a little dog．

    C．There was nothing more lovely than seagulls at the beach，flying over the water．

    D．Sunset was Jeff's favorite time of day at the beach．

3．Why does the seagull swoop down to attack Jeff?

A．She has a nest of eggs to guard．   

B．She thinks he will take her food．

C．She has been hurt by people before．   

D．She wants to protect her young．

4．Grandpa discovers that the best way to spend time with Jeff is to _________．

A．clean the beach                                          B．play games   

C．watch the sunset                                       D．collect rocks