Description: The Kiwi bird is a brown bird that comes from New Zealand. The Kiwi has loose hair-like feathers. It eats spiders, worms and other bugs. It has a long slim beak (鳥嘴).The Kiwi's beak is very good at smelling things out even though the nostrils (鼻孔) are at the very beginning of the beak. The male′s body length is 1.8 feet. It weighs 4.41bs. The female weighs 6.61bs.

   Environment: The Kiwi lives in the forests of New Zealand, and close to farms. Kiwis burrow (穴居) in the ground and can have more than one nest. They can′t fly. The Kiwi is a very shy bird and is not that often seen.

   Problems: People hunt the Kiwi bird. The Kiwi is also hunted by animals that are bigger than itself. The dog is the Kiwi's worst enemy. The Kiwis are also losing their habitat because the native bush where they live is being cut down.

   Solutions: You can report any sign of a Kiwi such as footprints, noises or eggs to your nearest environmental department. Don′t abandon your cats or dogs if you live in New Zealand or they could kill the Kiwi. They should have laws that stop people from cutting down native trees. They have built special houses to help with breeding and ensuring the Kiwi doesn′t become extinct.

   Summary: Female Kiwis can lay up to 100 eggs in their life-time. About 50% of Kiwi's eggs don't hatch. There are 6 different types of Kiwis. One of them is the little spotted Kiwi. l choose the Kiwi bird because 1 am from New Zealand and because it's my national bird, and symbol.

1. The male Kiwi bird is         the female one.

A. as heavy as     B. heavier than    C. not so heavy as   D. bigger than

2. The          is the symbol of New Zealand.

     A. Kiwi bird      B. kangaroo       C. panda              D. cat

3. What does the Kiwi eat? It eats           .

     A. dogs          B. cats           C. spiders        D. bush

4. According to the article, which statement is true?

     A. The Kiwi likes flying in the forest.

     B. The government in New Zealand should have laws to protect Kiwi birds.

     C. Female Kiwis can lay up to 100 eggs every year.

     D. You can see the Kiwi everywhere in New Zealand.

5. What are the special houses that they have built used for?

     A. They are used for living.       B. They are used for eating the Kiwis.

     C. They are used for selling.       D. They are used for protecting the Kiwi

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Robots seems very new to most people. But they have a long history. The first one was made by a Greek inventor, you may see robots are used in factories. They are used to do many dangerous, difficult or boring jobs.
Some people can’t look after themselves and robots are used to help them. For example, some people can’t see, many of these people use a dog to help them. In the future, robot dogs might take the place of these guide dogs.
Robots are also used in American hospital. At one hospital, a robot takes meals from the kitchen to sick people’s rooms. It never loses its way because it has a map of the hospital in its computer system.
In the future, robots will work in space. But robots will never take the place of human being. They can, however, help us in a lot of different ways.
【小題1】Robots have a long history.
【小題2】The first robot was invented by a Greek.
【小題3】Robots can only be seen in films.
【小題4】Robots can help some people look after themselves.
【小題5】Today’s robots have a few different uses.

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Larry: What beautiful pictures!

Tom: No, they’re not pictures. 1._________________.

Larry: Stamps ? 2.________________________.

Tom: They are used for posting letters.

Larry: 3.______________________________________?

Tom: I’ve got more than 700 of them.

Larry: 4.______________________________________?

Tom: I’ve been collecting them since I was five years old.

Larry: what are you going to be when you grow up?

Tom: I’m going to be a stamp designer (設(shè)計師).

Larry: 5.__________________________________________?

Tom: I’m going to study art really hard and go to an art college.

Larry: I hope your dream can come true.

Tom: Thank you.

"Depend on yourself" is what nature says to every man. Parents can help you. Teachers can help you. Others still can help you. But all these only help you to help yourself.

There have been many great men in history. But many of them were very poor in childhood, and had no uncles, aunts or friends to help them. They couldn't depend on them for education. They saw how it was, and began to work with their efforts.

One of the most famous teachers in England used to tell his pupils, "I can't make worthy men of you, but I can help you make men of yourselves."

Some young men are not the best in anything, and they are to be pitied(值得同情的). They can never do things successfully if they don't see their weak points and change their courses(做法). They are nothing now, and will be nothing as long as they live if they don't follow the advice of their parents and teachers, and depend on their own efforts.

 1."Depend on yourself" in this passage means ________.      

A. depend on your own efforts      B. depend on nature

C. wait for others to help           D. depend on your parents

2.Many of the great men in history succeeded because________.  

A. they were very poor in childhood

B. they could not depend on schools for an education

C. they made great efforts to learn and work

D. they wanted very much to become famous

3.According to the famous teacher in England, a teacher can _______.     

A. make his pupils worthy men  

B. teach his pupils everything he knows

C. help his pupils make themselves useful men

D. make his pupils men of strength and courage

4.If young people depend on their own efforts, ____________  

A. they are to be pitied     

B. they can never be successful

C. they are nothing now and will be nothing in the future

D. they can be successful in their work

5.The main idea of the passage is that           .

A. we should depend on our parents and teachers

B. we can depend on our friends and relatives

C. all great men in history were poor when they were young

D. we can't depend on our parents or teachers, but we can get advice from them