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1、精品【巩固练习】I.真题演练。【2012浙江杭州】It’sveryearlyinthemorningandI’msittingoutside.It’salsoverycoldanddark.WithmeisJimNightingale,andheisthereasonI’mupsoearly.Hepassesmeahotcupofcoffee.“Notlongtowaitnow,”hesays.Ihopehe’sright.Afterafewminutesthereisaveryweaklightintheeast,andthenIhearabirds
2、inging.Itsingsveryloudandveryclear.“That’stherobin(知更鸟),”saysJim.AfewmorebirdsstartsingingwiththerobinandJimknowsthenamesofthemtoo.Halfanhourlater,therearemoreandmorebirdssinging,andit’sveryloud!Suddenly,allaroundustheairisfullofthesoundofbirdsong.Thisisthedawnchorus(晨鸣),andit’s
3、beautiful.“Wow,thisisamazing!”ItellJim,whoissmiling.“Isthereadawnchoruseverymorning?”“Birdscansinganytimeoftheyearbutthebesttimeistheendofwinterandduringthespring.Thisiswhenthebirdssingmost.”“Really?So,whydotheysing?”Iask.“Well,therearetworeasons,explainsJim.”Mostofthesongbirdsw
4、hosingaremales.Theywanttofindafemale(雌性)sotheysingtoshowhowstrongtheyare.Thefemaleslistenandchoosethebestsinger!Thebirdsalsosingtotellothermalestogoaway.Theyneedtheirownarea;theydon’tlikesharingwithanothermale.”Ilistentothebirds;thesongsseemtoomuchtome.“Dothebirdssingaspecialson
5、ginthemorning?”“That’sagoodquestion,”repliedJim.“Thesuccessfulbirdshavemanykindsofcallsandsongs.Sometimestheycopythesongsofotherbirds.Thismakesitsoundliketherearemanybirdsinthatplacealreadyandothermalesstayaway.Alsothefemalelikessongswithdifferentnotes.Somebirds,forexampletheEur
6、opeanwren,havesongsthatcontainover700differentnotesperminute!”So,howdoesJimknowsomuchaboutbirds?Well,heworksasavolunteerfortheRoyalSocietyfortheProtectionofBirds.Heistryingtohelpthebirdsliveinthemodernworld.“Moreandmoreofthebirds’habitatdisappearseveryyear.Thesparrow,forexample,
7、wasaverycommonbirdintheUK,nowit’sindanger.”Bynowthesunisupandthebirdsarequiet.It’slightsotheycanstartlookingforfood,theyneedabigbreakfastafterallthatsinging.1.Whydoesthewritergetupearlyinthemorning?A.Tovisitherfriend. B.Todrinkhotcoffee.C.Toseedifferentbirds. D.Tohearbi
8、rdssing.2.Whenyouhearabirdsinginthemorning,it’s
