3 . Gently holding a baby hummingbird (蜂鸟) between her hands, Lattouf says, “Hello, cute little guy. Are you very hungry?” It’s the newest patient at Lattouf apartment in Mexico City where she has nursed hundreds of the tiny birds back to health over the past decade. Under Lattouf’s caress (爱抚), the bird relaxes little by little.

This is often how Lattouf’s days have gone since she turned her apartment into a clinic (诊所) for sick, injured or baby hummingbirds. Most of the hummingbirds are in the bedroom where Lattouf sleeps. They stay there until they are strong enough to fly and feed themselves. Then she moves them to a neighboring room to prepare them to finally be freed.

With dozens of the tiny birds buzzing overhead, Lattouf explained that she began caring for them a year after surviving colon (结肠) cancer in 2011. It started with one hummingbird that had an eye injured by another bird. A veterinarian (兽医) friend encouraged her to try to help it. The bird became her close partner, staying on her computer screen while she worked. “It wrote me a new life,” she said of the nine months when the bird lived with her. It helped pull Lattouf out of the sadness and loneliness she had experienced after her husband’s 2009 death followed by her cancer. Later, friends began bringing her more hummingbirds.

Lattouf says she never turns away a bird. “Most come to me as babies. Many come to me broken,” she said. Some have injuries to wings after running into things or falling from nests. Some get sick because of drinking polluted water from hummingbird feeders, which are popular in the city. Now the demand for her services has jumped because someone put a video about her work on the social platform TikTok that has been viewed more than 1.5 million times.

The city is filled with threats to hummingbirds like constant construction projects that replace flower gardens with concrete. But Lattouf remains optimistic. “We do everything possible,” she said.

1. What do we know about Lattouf?

A．She tried to save hummingbirds.	B．She wanted to be a nurse.
C．She liked to live in Mexico.	D．She used to be a doctor.

2. What inspired Lattouf to start caring for hummingbirds?

A．Her love for hummingbirds.	B．Her needs for a partner.
C．Her encounter with an injured one.	D．Her friend’s encouragement.

3. How has the need for her services increased sharply?

A．She has worked hard.

B．She has shared videos about the tiny bird.

C．More people get to know her services by TikTok.

D．She has accepted every injured hummingbird.

4. Which of the following best describes Lattouf?

A．Brave and realistic.	B．Outgoing and active.
C．Generous and optimistic.	D．Humorous and energetic.

4 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

“She needs me.” Those were the exact words I spoke to my husband when I spotted Dottie, a little dog we found at a local shelter eight years ago.

Dottie leaned (倾斜) away when I tried to pet her and refused to let me hold her. While the other dogs jumped and barked, Dottie returned to the back of the cage, curled up in a ball, hoping us to leave her alone.

On the entire drive home, Dottie was in fear. So, upon arrival at our house, we got right to work. I held her as much as possible, touching her head and softly singing in her ear. We learned that she loved belly touch, so every time we passed by, we would offer a gentle touch. Eventually, we noticed her presenting her belly as we walked by her. I knew we were making real progress when I found her quietly sleeping on a chair one day, her head resting on one of my shoes. My heart melted (融化) as I realized she had brought it there because it contained my smell, and she wanted it nearby.

Ever so slowly, our little dog came to life. She began to play with toys, enjoy walks, and rest on our laps. There was no special treatment, no fancy food or toys. All we did was love her. And she grew well. She was so broken when we first met her that we had no idea what her true personality would be. But now we found a sweet, playful, loving soul.

One day, a few years after her adoption, I was busy doing housework around the house, doing laundry and climbing the stairs from the basement up to the main floor. When I finished, I sat down and enjoyed a well-deserved break. That’s when I realized I hadn’t seen Dottie for a while. I called to her and began searching. My heart raced and my pace quickened as I began checking under beds and behind sofa.

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Suddenly, I remembered the door to the basement.

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I held her in my arms tightly, telling her how sorry I was.

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5 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Though I was nine, Mama let me ride the bus alone because I was careful and I didn’t do silly things.

A boy got on the bus at the trailer park. He was older than me. He had long yellow hair and untidy clothes. Hands were put into his jean jacket pockets. He didn’t bring them out to pay for his ticket. He spoke to the driver so low that I couldn’t hear. But riders up front were frowning (皱眉). The driver didn’t seem to like the boy either and then put up a thumb (拇指) to show he should go to sit down quickly.

Right behind me, a man whispered (低语) loud enough to be heard by all our ears. “Trailer park’s people never have the money. They always expect a free ride. And they always get it.” I didn’t understand what they meant about “trailer park’s people”. I liked the trailer park. Some of the trailer homes had gardens with lively flowers. It looked like a fun place to live in. I didn’t know why these adults frowned at it or a boy who lived there. But I knew that feeling being hurt with unkind words.

So I stood out of my seat and put the money into the machine to pay for the boy’s ticket. The driver looked at me and his look told me to go back to my seat. I didn’t look at anybody. When I sat down, I heard a whisper from the seat behind me. “Don’t expect him to be thankful.” That’s not why I did it. I wasn’t even thinking that. Didn’t they know how it felt to have empty pockets? My family used to have no money all the time till my father got a new job.

Just then, a different voice came from behind me as well. “We shouldn’t stop kindness. We should look at those around us with kindness. I don’t think he’s such a person.” After a short silence, everyone whispered their agreement. After I got off at my stop, I didn’t think about it anymore.

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Two weeks later, I got on the same bus again, but I felt different from before.

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When I walked over to pay for my ticket, the driver looked at me with a kind smile.

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7 . One day, a woman walked into a pet store to buy a bird for her Thanksgiving Day party. The guy said, “We only have one parrot. But I think you do not want it because it can talk…” The woman said happily, “That’s great. I’ve always wanted a talking bird.” So the guy said, “Since you are a nice lady, I’ll give it to you as a gift.”

And the lady went home and put the bird on her bed and walked out of the room. But as soon as she walked into the kitchen, the bird started to speak dirty words as loud as it could. The woman walked back into the room thinking, “I can’t have this at my party!” So she took the bird and put it in the fridge. A few hours later, while the woman was eating, she remembered that her bird was still in the fridge. Quickly, she opened the door and found it was shivering. Then she took out the bird at once. She said to the bird, “I’ll keep you out of there if you don’t use that language again. Do you agree with me?”

The bird nodded and asked, “Can I just ask a quick question?” The lady nodded and said, “Yes, you may.” The bird pointed at the turkey behind him and asked, “What did he do?”

1. The woman went into the pet store because ________.

A．there were lots of nice birds in it

B．she wanted to buy a bird to make a big meal

C．she wanted to buy a bird for Thanksgiving Day party

D．she wanted to buy a bird for his son’s birthday

2. The underlined word “shiver” means ________.

A．发抖

B．睡觉

C．生气

D．跳动

3. The bird wanted to know ________.

A．how the turkey was put into the fridge.	B．why itself was in the fridge.
C．who could be in the fridge.	D．why the turkey was in the fridge.

4. The woman put the bird in the fridge because ________.

A．she wanted to cook it on Thanksgiving Day	B．the bird spoke dirty words
C．the bird liked living in the cold place	D．she thought it’s the best place for it to live in

9 . 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

A 14-year-old boy named Jacob lived in a trailer(活动房屋)with his parents. They struggled financially, as his parents were minimum wage earners.

Every evening on his way home, he would pass a large house of Mrs Jacobson who lived alone. One day, when Jacob was passing the big house, he noticed that the lights were off at night. And in the following nights, the lights were still off. He thought Mrs Jacobson couldn’t leave her house, and he hadn’t seen anyone pick her up, either. Something bad might have happened to her.

Jacob didn’t hesitate to walk towards the door. He knocked, but no one opened it. Suddenly, he saw a letter by the foot of the door and saw that the date was a few days ago. He was more sure Mrs Jacobson hadn’t gone out of the house in days. He had to get help!

Jacob ran home and told his parents about what he saw. His mom shrugged it off, saying she might have just gone on a vacation. Maybe she visited her son Adam in New York. Every-one knew he was a big shot lawyer there.

The boy wasn’t convinced. He knew that Mrs Jacobson’s son didn’t visit her, and it would be difficult for her to travel all the way to New York alone. He decided to borrow his mom’s cellphone to search for Adam’s number. When he found it, he decided to call.

“This is Adam Jacobson, how may I help you?” a man on the other side of the line answered.

“Hello, this is Jacob from your neighborhood in Wisconsin. Is Mrs Jacobson, your mom there?” Jacob asked.

“Hi, Jacob. No, I have not spoken to my mom in a week. Is something wrong?” Adam asked.

Jacob explained what happened.

“What? That’s impossible. She’s supposed to be home. Can you do me a favor, and check on her for me? There’s a spare key under the flowerpot by the door. I’ll rush there as soon as possible,” Adam begged with anxiety.

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Jacob and his parents ran there and found the key.
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As soon as Mrs Jacobson felt better, she came up to Jacob’s trailer with Adam.
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