There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving birds . She cared them with love and the birds grew strong. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt the great love from the birds.
. The larger and the stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was so frightened that he would fly away. As he flew close, she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him.
. She opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. Her desperate love had killed him.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for freedom. He needed to fly into the clear, blue sky. . The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird’s enjoyment. . She wanted the bird to be happy. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest songs that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it wings!
| A．She gave them some delicious food and left. |
| B．Suddenly she felt the bird go softly. |
| C．Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. |
| D．One day she left with the two birds at home alone. |
E. She took them home and put them in a small cage.
F. One day the girl left the door of the cage open.
G. She lifted him from the cage and threw him softly into the air.
首先请阅读下列儿童读物的封面及基本信息:
A. I Heard It from Alice Zucchini: Poems About the Garden
Juanita Havill
Illustrated by Chirstine Davenier
2006, Chronicle Books, $15.95. Ages 4 to 8. Reviewers: Jean Borren, Ph.D.
B. Busy in the Garden
George Shannon
Pictures by Sam Williams
2006, Greenwillow/ HarperCollins, $15.99 and $16.89.
Ages 3 – 5. Reviewers: Sheilah Egan.
C. The Biggest Fish in the Lake
Margaret Carney
Illustrated by Janet Wilson
2001, Kids Can Press, $15.95. Ages 4 to 8. Reviewers: Sue Reichard.
D. The Little Fish that Got Away
Bernadine Cook
Illustrations by Crockett Johnson
2005(org.1956), Harper Collins, $14.99. Ages 3 to 7. Reviewer: Barbara I Taleroft
E. A Grand Old Tree
Mary Newell Depalma
2006, Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic, $16.99. Ages 2 to 5.
F. Tree of life: the incredible biodiversity of life on earth
Roebelle Strauss
Illustrated by Margot Thompson
2004, Toronto. Kids Can Press, $16.95. Grades 3 – 6
下面是这些书的简要内容。请把相关的内容与它们的书名匹配起来。This picture book explores the life of a tree that has deep roots，long arms，and many children. She provides shelter for many animals and bears fruit. The author uses colorful, simple，yet detailed watercolor illustrations to convey her words. The charming pictures show the many aspects in the life of a tree down to the caterpillars that eat the leaves. It is good for pre-school children.
This charming picture book highlights the life of a garden，from planting seeds to harvesting. With the narrator as guide，the reader is led through a variety of free verse and occasionally rhymed poems that fill in the story of a garden and its inhabitants. The pictures. delightful watercolors in bright pastels，add to the whimsical feel of the poems. Young readers will certainly enjoy this fun and fanciful text.
This is a story from 1956 which introduces a little boy who likes to go fishing with a tree limb，a woman，and a pin. Although he never catches anything，on this particular day he finally does hook three big ones，but the little one gets away. The boy pulls them home in his wagon and his mother cooks them for supper. The swinging rhythms of the text and the good humor evident in the illustrations remain fun for the youngest readers.
This useful，attractive，oversize volume uses its height well，employing a tree metaphor to show the earth’s various kinds of life and how all living things. from bacteria to the largest mammals，are related. Each spread covers one branch of the animal kingdom. To make the enormity of species understandable. Strauss equates individual species（e. g. ，1 0，000 bacteria）with one leaf on the tree.
This is a story about how a grandfather teaches his eager granddaughter to catch speckled trout from the stream in springtime. After a whole day on the lake，only Grandpa is lucky. The next morning the young fisherman hurries to the dock alone，and soon she hooks the catch of a lifetime. Young readers will appreciate this story that celebrates the special bond between the older and younger generation，while brilliant watercolor illustrations capture the beauty of the natural world
Wed better develop our interest in English at the beginning of our study. We may feel good when we can say something simple in English.
So we must make some plans before study. And we should certainly carry out these plans in our study.
Our notes are much thinner than the books so that we can learn them by heart easily and can often review and read them. We may also record our notes on tapes so as to listen to them easily.
Reading a newspaper is the best thing to improve your English. It will help you keep in touch with a lot of subjects in English.
Learn by heart the whole sentences and the phrases that contain the new words so that we may know how to use the words.
If time permits (允许), we may read a mini Chinese-English dictionary carefully from cover to cover, which may help us widen our sight and master (掌握) knowledge in all ways.
| A．Read a little from a newspaper every day. |
| B．Don’t read books without making notes. |
| C．Carefully write an e-mail in English. |
| D．It’s easy to develop an interest in English study. |
E.The more, the better.
F.Plans are always very necessary.
G.Never just memorize (记住) single English words.
What is your favorite color ? Do you like yellow, orange，red?.Do you prefer greys and blues?Then you are probably quiet，shy,and you would rather follow than lead.You tend to be Pessimist．At least,this is what psychologists tell us，and they should know, because they have been seriously studying the meaning of colour preference，as well as the effect that colors have on human beings．
If you happen to love brown，you did so，as soon as you opened your eyes，or at least as soon as you could see clearly．
．A yellow room makes most people feel more cheerful and more relaxed than a dark green one；and a red dress brings warmth and cheer to the saddest winter day．
.A black bridge over the Thames River, near London，used to be the scene of more suicides(自杀) than any other bridge in the area—until it was repainted green．The number of suicide attempts immediately fen sharply．Perhaps it would have fallen even more if the bridge had been done in pink or baby blue．
．It is an established fact that factory workers work better, harder, and have fewer accidents when their machines are painted orange rather than black or grey．
| A．On the other hand,black is depressing． |
| B．They tell us，among other facts，that we do not choose our favourite colour as grow up—we are born with our preference． |
| C．The rooms are painted in different colours as you like． |
| D．If you do，you must be an optimist，a leader, an active person who enjoys life，people and excitement． |
E．Light and bright colours make people not only happier but more active.
F. Life is like a picture or a poem，full of different colours．
G. Colours do influence our moods—there is no doubt about it
The tradition of birthday parties started in Europe a long time ago. It was feared that evil spirits were particularly attracted to people on their birthdays. Giving gifts brought even more good cheer to keep away from the evil spirits. This is how birthday parties began.
The following are some countries’ birthday traditions:
Canada —Greasing the nose with butter. In Atlantic Canada, the birthday child’s nose is greased for good luck.
China — .The birthday child pays respect to his/her parents and receives a gift of money. Friends and relatives are invited to lunch and noodles are served to wish the birthday child a long life.
England —Fortune telling cakes. Certain symbolic objects are mixed into the birthday cake as it is being prepared.
Italy —Pulling ears. The child’s ears are pulled as many times as how old they are turning.
Japan —New clothes. The birthday child wears entirely new clothes mark the occasion.
New Zealand— .After the birthday cake is lit, the happy birthday song is sung loudly and often out of tune and then the birthday person receives a clap for each year they have been alive and then one for good luck．
The United States —Cake, candles and song.
| A．A cake is made, and candles are put on top based on how old the person is. |
| B．In China, on a child’s second birthday, family members put many things on the floor around the child. |
| C．If your piece of cake has a coin in it, then you will be rich. |
| D．To protect them from harm, friends and family would come to stay with the birthday person and bring good thoughts and wishes. |
E. Noodles for lunch.
F. The tradition of birthday parties started a long time ago.
G. Birthday claps.
In the world nothing is more important than health. If people took away our money, houses, cars, or even our clothes, we could still survive. Then how can we keep healthy?
First of all, we should eat healthily. I usually avoid eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies, which are junk food. I only eat little meat.
It helps us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy. In addition, I think friends are an important part of one’s health.
I always feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone. When I am with my friends, I always laugh. Laughing is also an important part of health. It is good to stay with my friends.
By eating properly and exercising regularly, I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy. By spending time with my friends, I can keep my mind as well as my body happy. These things sound easy to do, but not many people can manage them.
| A．What’s more, taking exercise is very important. |
| B．Some people appear fat because they often eat too much. |
| C．I think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep fit. |
| D．I eat a lot of vegetables and fresh fruits which are full of vitamins. |
E. There are some people who like staying alone, but they keep healthy.
F. But if our health were taken away, we could surely die.
G. Many studies show that people with few friends often get sick.
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