Ever since farmers began to grow grain, they have had to protect their crops from birds. In the 1300's, English farmers hired children to protect their crops. They were called “bird scares”. The children chased birds and threw stones at them.
Bird scares were replaced in the 1800's 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 poisonous 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 twenty years ago. Perhaps scarecrows may be seen more often in the fields in the future.
小題1:English farmers began to hire children to get away birds since_____.
A．the twelfth centuryB．the fifteenth century
C．the sixteenth centuryD．the fourteenth century
小題2:“Bird scares” keep birds away from crops by_____.
A．feeding them bitter grainB．pretending to be scarecrows
C．spreading chemicals in the fieldsD．chasing them and throwing stones
小題3: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．They were called “bird scares”.
C．English farmers hired children.D．Farmers are using fewer chemicals.
小題4:The author's purpose is to ________.
A．give information about children who worked as bird scares
B．tell how crops have been protected from birds
C．make the readers feel sorry for birds that eat poisoned grain
D．entertain the readers with a funny story

小題1:D
小題2:D
小題3:D
小題4:B
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