In the middle of a dark forest, there lives an owl(猫头鹰). All the animals know that he is the wisest(聪明的) among all of them. So they often go to him and tell him their troubles. Then the owl always teaches them what they should do.
One day, a little bird goes up to the owl. She is crying. “what’s wrong with you?” asks the owl.
“I’m not happy at all. I don’t want to be a bird,” the bird says.
“Why don’t you want to be a bird?” asks the owl.
“I am so small, weak and useless,” she cries. “I want to be big and strong like the lion. He is very important, but I am not”
Then the owl whispers(耳语) something in her ear. At once the bird dries her tears and goes away. One week later, the bird came back. “Oh, thank you very much. You are a very wise owl,” she says to the owl. “I am very happy now. Every day, I sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for(监视) lions and tigers. When they come near, I shout at the top of my voice. Then my friend all run and hide. They are very thankful to me. I am useful and important now”
The wise owl smiles and says, “No one in this world is useless.”
【小题1】The animals in the forest visit the owl because_____________

In the middle of a dark forest, there lives an owl(猫头鹰). All the animals know that he is the wisest(聪明的) among all of them. So they often go to him and tell him their troubles. Then the owl always teaches them what they should do.

One day, a little bird goes up to the owl. She is crying. “what’s wrong with you?” asks the owl.

“I’m not happy at all. I don’t want to be a bird,” the bird says.

“Why don’t you want to be a bird?” asks the owl.

“I am so small, weak and useless,” she cries. “I want to be big and strong like the lion. He is very important, but I am not”

Then the owl whispers(耳语) something in her ear. At once the bird dries her tears and goes away. One week later, the bird came back. “Oh, thank you very much. You are a very wise owl,” she says to the owl. “I am very happy now. Every day, I sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for(监视) lions and tigers. When they come near, I shout at the top of my voice. Then my friend all run and hide. They are very thankful to me. I am useful and important now”

The wise owl smiles and says, “No one in this world is useless.”

1.The animals in the forest visit the owl because_____________

A．they are all afraid of him

B．the owl can help them when they don’t feel well

C．the owl can tell them what they should do when they have some problems.

D．they are wiser than the owl.

2.The little bird is not happy because______________

A．the lion often beats her

B．she thinks she is too small, weak and useless

C．she wants to kill the lion

D．she is very important.

3.The owl tells the bird_______________

A．that she is stronger than the lions and the tigers

B．that she must be happy

C．that she must run and hide

D．to sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for lions and tigers

4.The underlined word “tears” means “_______” in Chinese.

A．眼珠             B．汗水             C．眼泪             D．雨水

5.From the story we know ______________.

A．the bird’s friends are very thankful to her because she drives the tigers and lions away(赶走)

B．the lions and tigers run away when they hear the bird’s voice

C．the bird thinks that she is useful and important now

D．the owl is useless.

The people below are all trying to choose which TV program to watch. After the description of these people, there is information about five TV programs A-E. Decide which program would be most suitable for the person mentioned in questions 1-5 and then mark the correct letter (A-E) on your answer sheet.

1.Although Rob lives a quiet life in a small village, that doesn’t stop him from wanting to find out about the latest scientific development.

2.Bella enjoys eating out but can’t afford to spend very much at the moment as she is saving for a holiday. She has never learnt how to cook, so now might be quite a good time to find out！

3.Dan is interested in taking wildlife photographs and enjoys the kind of program which gives him a chance to see a professional photographer at work.

4.Gina is a music teacher. Although she prefers classical music, she likes to follow the kind of music that interests the teenagers she teaches.

5.Ron’s wife is in hospital. He wants to finds a program suitable for his three-year-old son while he gets on with the housework and prepares a meal.

TODAYS TELEVISION PROGRAMME PREVIEW

A．TV1 7:20 p.m. Find out more about Australia’s animal life. This film was made last year by one of Australia’s best-known cameramen, Dougie Bond. He spent over 200 hours filming the birds, animals and fish that inhabit this beautiful continent and for the first time brings some of these unusual animals to our TV screens.

B．TV3 9:00p.m. The popular science program is back with the latest in technology and medicine. This week, cars that run on sunlight and the story of one baby’s fight to live.

C．TV1 5:15p.m. Busy parents? Bored children? Do you want something educational to entertain your children while you do something else? This popular magazine program is for the under-fives. More music, fun, songs and games with Carla and Larry.

D．TV3 8:45p.m. If you’ve always wanted to cook, now’s your chance to learn. In the studio are two chefs who will take you through some simple recipes step by step. This is a repeat of the popular series shown last year, and available from good bookshops.

E. TV3 7:40p.m. The latest new music. Pete Hogg looks at the best of the current rap, raga and new jack swing plus new video releases. This is the program that tells you all about what’s happening on the music scene and brings you interviews with tomorrow’s young artists.