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Angela told me all about it. "Once I found him as he was about to put Jasper in the washing machine." Jasper, she explained, is the Brown's dog. "When I asked him why, he said that he thought Jasper was dirty ! It's amazing how one little boy can cause so much trouble. Another time he cut off all the hair of the little girl next door. She was going to attend her sister' s wedding and the neighbours haven't spoken to us since." Angela told me about Daniel's most expensive crime. "I was about to do the washing up when the baby started crying. Daniel decided to help and filled the kitchen sink with water. When I came in, the water had already flooded the kitchen and was about to flood the hall. The carpet was ruined and had to be replaced. I hope things will get better as he gets older." Amazingly, Daniel is quite well behaved in school. This may be because he is rarely bored. Meanwhile he continues to be the naughtiest little boy in England. Will his baby sister Laura grow up to the naughtiest little girl! 56. What did Daniel do while his mother was talking to the author? A. He drove away the family car. B. He cut off the hair of the girl next door. C. He flooded the kitchen. D. He fell to the floor with the wardrobe. 57. Why was Daniel going to put the dog in the washing machine? A. He meant to clean the dog. B. He wanted to punish the dog. C. He intended to make trouble. D. He wished to draw his mother's attention. 58. It can be inferred from the passage that ___________ A. the mother spoiled the boy B. the boy found school life interesting C. the mother lost hope in the boy D. the boy had no freedom at home (B) Ever since farmers began to grow grain, they have had to protect their crops from birds. In the 1300s, English farmers hired children to protect their crops. They were called “bird scares”. The children chased(追赶)birds and threw stones at them. Bird scares were replaced in the 1800s by scarecrows. A scarecrow is anything that is set in a field to scare birds away. Often it is a pole dressed like a person. Some farms with small fields still use scarecrows today. Farming became big business in the twentieth century. Scarecrows could no longer protect the huge fields of grain, so farmers used poisons chemicals on the fields. The poison made the grain bitter. The birds usually would not eat the bitter grain. Although they can prevent crops from being destroyed by insects and birds, some chemicals can be harmful to humans. Therefore, farmers are using fewer chemicals now than they did 20 years ago. Perhaps scarecrows may be seen more often in the fields in the future. 59.“Bird scares” keep birds away from crops by ____. A.feeding them bitter grain B.pretending to be scarecrows C.spreading chemicals in the fields D.chasing them and throwing stones 60.What’s the writer’s view? A.Some farms still have scarecrows today. B.Perhaps farmers may use scarecrows more often in the future. C.The chemicals protected the crops from insects and birds. D.Children were hired to scare birds away. 61.Which statement from the passage supports the idea that scarecrows may be seen more often in the fields in the future? A.Scarecrows could no longer protect fields. B.We should protect birds and keep balance of nature. C.English farmers hired children to protect their crops. D.Farmers are using fewer chemicals. 62.The author’s purpose is to ____. A.ask people to protect birds B.tell how crops have been protected from birds C.make the readers feel sorry for the birds that eat poisoned grain D.entertain the readers with a funny story ( C ) Popular music in America is what every student likes. Students carry small radios with earphones and listen to music before class, after class, and at lunch. Students with cars buy large speakers and play the music loudly as they drive on the street. Adult drivers listen to music on the car radio as they drive to work. They also listen to the news about sports, the weather , and the life of American people. Most of the radio programmes are music. Pop or popular music singers make much money. They make a CD or tape which radio stations use in many places. Once the popular singer is heard all over the country, young people buy his or her tape. Some of the money from these tapes goes to the singer. Wherever the singer goes, all the young people want to meet him or her. Now the singer has become a national star. There are other kinds of music that are important to Americans. One is called folk (民间) music. It tells stories about the common life of Americans. Another is called western or country music. This was started by cowboys (牛仔) who would sing at night to the cows they were watching. Today, any music about country life and the love between a country boy and his girl is called western or country music. 63. Which of the following is talked in this passages? A. pop music, folk music B. popular, folk and country music C. pop music and western music D. folk, pop and classical music 64. When pop singers _________ , they will become national stars. A. make much money B. make a CD or tape C. are loved by all the young people D. are wanted to sing on the radio 65. From the passage we know that country music is about the ________. (责任编辑：admin) |