题目列表(包括答案和解析)
It's very early in the morning and I'm sitting outside. It's also very cold and dark. With me is Jim Nightingale, and he is the reason I'm up so early. He passes me a hot cup of coffee. "Not long to wait now," he says. I hope he's right.
After a few minutes there is a very
weak light in the east, and then I hear a bird singing. It sings very loud and
very clear. "That's the robin(知更鸟),"
says Jim. A few more birds start singing with the robin and Jim knows the names
of them too. Half an hour later, there are more and more birds singing, and
it's very loud! Suddenly, all around us the air is ful
l
of the sound of birdsong. This is the dawn chorus(晨鸣), and it's beautiful.
"Wow, this is amazing!" I tell Jim, who is smiling. "Is there a dawn chorus every morning?"
"Birds can sing any time of the year but the best time is the end of winter and during the spring. This is when the birds sing most."
"Really? So, why do they sing?" I ask.
"Well, there are two
reasons," explain
s
Jim. "Most of the songbirds who sing are males. They want to find a
female(雌性)so they sing to show how strong they are.
The females listen and choose the best singer! The birds also sing to tell
other males to go away. They need their own area; they don't like sharing with
another male."
I listen to the birds; the songs seem too much to me. "Do the birds sing a special song in the morning?"
"That's a good question," replied Jim. "The successful birds have many kinds of calls and songs. Sometimes they copy the songs of other birds. This makes it sound like there are many birds in that place already and other males stay away. Also the female likes songs with different notes. Some birds, for example the European wren, have songs that contain over 700 different notes per minute!"
So, how does Jim know so much a
bout
birds? Well, he works as a volunteer for the Royal Society for the Protection
of Birds. He is trying to help the birds live in the modern world. "More
and more of the birds' habitat disappears every year. The sparrow, for example,
was a very common bird in the UK, now it's in danger."
By now the sun is up and the birds are quiet. It's light so they can start looking for food, they need a big breakfast after all that singing.
1.Why does the writer get up early in the morning?
A. To visit her friend. B. To drink hot coffee.
C. To see different birds. D. To hear birds sing.
2.A bird sings early in the morning mainly_______.
A. to call a female's attention B. to fight with other males
C. to find a place to live in D. to start looking for food
3. According to the text, which of the following statements is true?
A. At first the writer is happy to be up so early in the morning.
B. Male birds have their own ways of fooling other birds.
C. It's easier for the birds to find food early in the morning.
D. Jim has a job with the Royal Society for the Proteciton of Birds.
4.The text is mainly about_______.
A. the robin's songs B.
the birds' habitat 
C. why birds sing D. how to protect birds
Listening(听力)
Ⅰ．Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)：
1．________
2．________
3．________
4．________
5．________
6．________
Ⅱ．Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)：
7．A．Coffee．
B．Milk．
C．Tea．
D．Water．
8．A．Sue．
B．Lucy．
C．Sue’s cousin．
D．Lucy’s sister．
9．A．A fireman．
B．A driver．
C．A clerk．
D．A pilot．
10．A．Beijing．
B．Xi’an．
C．Guilin．
D．Hainan Island．
11．A．For one day．
B．For two days．
C．For three days．
D．For four days．
12．A．Have a picnic．
B．Cook for his family．
C．Go shopping．
D．Have dinner with the woman．
13．A．In the classroom．
B．In the library．
C．In the language lab．
D．In the computer room．
14．A．He didn’t go to bed．
B．He didn’t sleep well．
C．He has got a stomachache．
D．He has worked too hard．
15．A．In the kitchen．
B．In the bedroom．
C．In the sitting room．
D．In the garden．
16．A．Waitress and customer．
B．Teacher and student．
C．Wife and husband．
D．Boss and clerk．
Ⅲ．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)：
17．Zhang Ping came to London two years ago．
18．She works in a hotel in London．
19．She thinks London is a very interesting city．
20．She likes the big parks and some of the buildings in London．
21．She is never lonely because she has many friends there．
22．A friend from Canada shares a room with her．
23．She likes London in some ways, but she still wants to work in shanghai．
Ⅳ．Listen to the dialogue and complete the table(听对话，完成下列表格，每空格限填一词)：
Listening Comprehension
(A)Listen and choose the right pictures．
(B)Listen and fill in the chart．
Part I Listening(第一部分听力)
Ⅰ．Listening comprehension(听力理解)(共30分)
A．Listen and choose the right picture(根据你听到的内容，选出相应的图片)(6分)
1．________
2．________
3．________
4．________
5．________
6．________
B．Listen to the dialogue and choose the best answer to the question you hear(根据你听到的对话和问题，选出最恰当的答案)(10分)
7．
A．＄700．
B．＄500．
C．＄300．
D．＄200．
8．
A．English．
B．French．
C．Chinese．
D．Canadian．
9．
A．Jane's．
B．Peter's．
C．Betty's．
D．Sally's．
10．
A．Father's Day．
B．Mother's Day．
C．Teachers’ Day．
D．Children's Day．
11．
A．He asked his teacher for help．
B．He worked it out himself．
C．He asked his classmate for help．
D．He found the answer from the Internet．
12．
A．Because Lisa's dad is strict．
B．Because he didn't buy a gift．
C．Because Lisa's dad doesn't like him．
D．Because he's never met Lisa's dad．
13．
A．Mother and son．
B．Teacher and student．
C．Doctor and patient．
D．Waitress and customer．
14．
A．Hong Kong．
B．Museums．
C．Travelling．
D．Food．
15．
A．In a bank．
B．In a restaurant．
C．In a bookstore．
D．In a hotel．
16．
A．She wants to work for Mr．Jones．
B．Mr．Jones can fix the recorder．
C．She wants to meet Mr．Jones．
D．Mr．Jones needs a recorder．
C．Listen to the passage and tell whether the following statements are true or false．(判断下列句子是否符合你听到的短文内容，符合的用“T”表示，不符合的用“F”表示)(7分)
17．One day, Henry took his son to the country by train．
18．They stayed with a poor family to know about the life there．
19．Tom told his father that he didn't like his trip to the country．
20．There were several pet cats and dogs in Tom's home．
21．Tom's family hung lanterns in their garden at festival times．
22．People on the farm got flesh food from the supermarket．
23．The writer wants to tell us to enjoy what we already have．
D．Listen to the passage and complete the following sentences(听短文，完成下列内容。每空格限填一词)(7分)
24．Susan is a ________ schoolgirl in a small town in California．
25．In her spare time，Susan likes to ________ to pop music．
26．Susan is only ________ years old and she is good at skating．
27．Whatever Michael teaches her，Susan can do it ________．
28．After training she ________ usually plays computer games with her ________．
29．Susan prefers to ________ at home on weekends．
30．On ________ mornings，Susan's father always makes breakfast for her．
Listening Comprehension
(A)Listen and choose the right picture．
(B)Listen carefully and choose the best answer．
1．Betty is in Beijing with her ________．
A．brother
B．sister
C．father and mother
2．She can speak ________ Chinese．
A．much
B．little
C．any
3．She goes to the zoo ________．
A．by bike
B．by train
C．by bus
4．What does Betty show to the boy?
A．A picture．
B．A map．
C．Some animals．
5．The boy ________．
A．doesn't know the way
B．tells Betty which bus to take
C．goes to the zoo with her
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