1 . Every Halloween, trick-or-treaters might find scarecrows frightening, but what about the birds that these models are supposed to drive away?
Apparently, some birds dislike them more than others. A series of tests conducted in 1980 found that small ponds near where a scarecrow was planted saw a 95 percent drop in visits by local ducks. On the other hand, certain species don’t seem to notice them. During the 1930s, wildlife scientist K. R. Lagler sent one floating scarecrow at a West Virginia fish hatchery. While most birds steered clear of the thing, he noted that it failed to discourage kingfishers (翠鸟).
Let’s forget about bodies of water for a moment. After all, most people associate scarecrows with cornfields rather than ponds or fisheries. So, how good are they at protecting crops? Not very — unless you’re willing to put some extra efforts into them.
A few tricks can up your scarecrow’s game. Researchers have learned that those with realistic facial features and brightly colored clothes are slightly better at shooing away “pest birds”. Also, moving a scarecrow around every few days often helps.
According to several studies, flailing models get the very best results. In 1989, one scientist reported that a “human-like model” that occasionally made a sudden movement upwards with its arms and legs moving without control managed to keep up to six acres of sunflowers safe from blackbirds.
Future farmers may have plenty of high-tech options to choose from. A robotic alternative known as the “Agrilaser” randomly uses sweeping laser beams to keep birds away. “The system is noiseless,” Arnold Bosgoed, a farmer had tested it out, told The Daily Mail in 2014. Another contraption — the solar-powered “digital scarecrow”— detects nearby animals with an infrared (红外线的) eye that surveys 178,000 square feet. When a living creature gets too close, it’s warded off with a harmless supersonic wave.
1. What can we learn from the examples given in paragraph 2?| A．All birds aren’t frightened away by scarecrows. |
| B．Kingfishers don’t fear and even attack the scarecrows. |
| C．Local ducks dislike and seldom visit the small ponds. |
| D．The floating scarecrows have better effects than those near ponds. |
| A．Designing scarecrows with human-like face. |
| B．Dressing scarecrows in brightly coloured clothes. |
| C．Changing scarecrows’ positions now and then. |
| D．Creating scarecrows with moving arms and legs. |
| A．Both are for sale nowadays. |
| B．Both employ laser and sonic wave. |
| C．Both feature high technology. |
| D．Both keep track of nearby animals. |
| A．What is a scarecrow? |
| B．Do scarecrows actually work? |
| C．Where do scarecrows take effect? |
| D．How to make scarecrows frightening? |
2 . Jiqing Street in Wuhan is a good place to try local food and experience the everyday life of local people. Since Wuhan was unlocked on April 8th, there have been many people lining up at snack shops there.
In the evening, hundreds of street-side stalls (摊位) come out on the street and provide popular snacks and local food at low prices. Travelers can enjoy hot dry noodles, tasty chicken soup and Chinese dumplings... Don’t miss Jiujiu duck necks. Chi Li, a popular writer, tells a love story of a beautiful lady who sells duck necks in this street in her novel Life Show. Thousands of people come to search for the scene (场景) in the novel.
Local people like to order several best-known dishes and some bottles of beer and spend their evening time with friends there. For traveler, another exciting thing is the folk music performed by folk musicians at your table. You can enjoy delicious food when listening to music.
With the street becoming busy, the city began to breathe again.
1. Jiping Street is a good place to ________.| A．study English | B．try local food |
| C．Tell love stories | D．go skating |
| A．Chinese dumplings | B．hot dry noodles |
| C．Chicken soup | D．duck necks |
| A．The air becomes fresh again. | B．The water gets clearer. |
| C．The city becomes lively again. | D．The food gets nicer. |
| A．a travel website | B．a history book |
| C．a science magazine | D．a dictionary |
| A．that | B．what | C．why | D．which |
| A．straighten up | B．give preference to | C．weigh up | D．pose a threat to |
1. The pork on cold day can keeps fresh.
2. The question is that whether she will speak at the meeting.
3. You can’t return the MP3 now. You may keep it until next month.
4. I will go to his birthday party if he invited me.
5. Her pen was broken. She buys a new one last week.
6. She can’t help cry when she heard the bad news.
7. He arrived at the railway station only find the train gone.
8. His parents can make the plan finishing on time.
9. Thirty years are a long time for every one.
10. This is the most wonderful film which we have seen.
A: Good morning.
B: I’m looking for some books for my father. His birthday is coming.
A: Well. What is he interested in?
B:
A: It’s a good hobby. Is he good at it?
B: No, not really. He often comes back without any fish.
A: I see.
B: Let me have a look. Oh, it’s for beginners.
A: Yes. It’s very helpful. I’m sure your father will like it.
B: Hmm… Thanks.
A:
B: Here you are.
A: Thank you.
A. What about this one?
B. Can you help me?
C. It’s too expensive.
D. 25 yuan.
E. What can I do for you?
F. I will take it.
G. He is interested in fishing.
| A．idea | B．dead | C．head | D．ready |
| A．India | B．silence | C．blind | D．tidy |
| A．chair | B．headache | C．teach | D．change |
| A．suburb | B．sunshine | C．unkind | D．statue |
| A．guard | B．war | C．cartoon | D．arm |
| A．die | B．tie | C．piece | D．lie |
| A．soft | B．cost | C．song | D．post |
| A．trouble | B．country | C．enough | D．mouth |
| A．lamp | B．plant | C．flat | D．fan |
| A．wave | B．have | C．race | D．save |
One day, a woman gazed silently at a black and white photograph of a little girl kneeling in the snow.
“Her name is Tina,” said the man who had handed her the picture. “She’s seven years old. I love my daughter more than anything, but I can’t keep her. My wife…she isn’t Tina’s mother, you know? She hates having a reminder around of my other marriage. I had to send Tina back to my cx-wife. to keep her cafe”
“But Tina’s mother hasn’t had Tom with her for your; she’s married now with two kids and she... well. she’s mutationally manic in deal with another one. You see?” He swallowed hard before adding. “My daughter need a home.”
The woman handed the photograph to her husband, when look it and audited it for several minutes before giving it back with a small smile He said. “Well. honey, what do you think?”
The woman looked into the eyes of the little girl’s father “Yes,” she said “We’ll take her.”
The little girl in the photograph was me. And the common when degreed to open her heart and home to a child she’d never met was my new mother. My new father, of course, played an important, loving part in this decision. but it was my mother who was willing to take on the full-time, thankless, and often heartbreaking care of a previously abused child. Loving me would be a challenge for hot from the very beginning.
In the first place, I didn’t want to be there. I was heartbroken at being taken away from my father. Moreover, I had a natural distrust of women. The two in my life so far had either abandoned me or beaten me. In my mind, why should this new one be any different?
I bonded with my new father quickly. But my mother was the one to deal with a bitter. confused little girl. I tested my new mother’s love from time to time.
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One day, when we ate out, I made a noise on purpose.
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However, my mother didn’t give up.
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