"A small bird" is the__________meaning of "bird”in AS 1 worked in bird perched on my spade.

A、A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

B、A goose in the hand is worth two in the bush.

C、A frog in the hand is worth a swan in the sky.

D、A fish in the pot is worth two in the water.

A.A.（）

B.B.They would not have demonstrated much interest.

C.C.They would not have done anything for him.

D.D.They would not have responded warmly.

E.E.They would not have told him anythin

more peoplestanding in the street selling a magazine __21__ The Big Issue ．These people are all __22__ ，but they are not begging formoney．__23__ ，they are selling the magazine as a means(手段)of __24__ a small but respectable living．

The Big Issue magazine was __25__ in 1991 by Jon Bird and Gordon Roddick after they __26__ that there were manyhomeless people who were 27 0n the streets of London．On a previous(之前的) __28__ to New York，one of themhad seen homeless people selling a newspaper known as Street News __29__ they decided to set up something__30__ inthe British capital．

Nowadays， The Big Issue has__31__ all over the UK and there are even different versions(版本)of the magazine indifferent parts of the __32__ ．The sellers buy each magazine from the organization for seventy pence and then sell itto a __33__ for one pound fifty．By working with The Big Issue， many people have been __34__ to escape fromhomelessness，and __35__ many of them have moved on to new jobs and new lives．

21_________

A.printed

B.spelt

C.called

D.stuck

23A.Instead

B.Besides

C.Anyhow

D.Therefore

22A.healthy

B.homeless

C.impolite

D.single

24A.changing

B.enjoying

C.making

D.improving

26A.forgot

B.hoped

C.saw

D.doubted

25A.recognized

B.started

C.found

D.written

27A.driving

B.1iving

C.drawing

D.working

28A.visit

B.entrance

C.way

D.flight

34A.asked

B.helped

C.needed

D.forced

30A.similar

B.personal

C.natural

D.friendly

29A.or

B.but

C.for

D.and

31A.broken

B.1anded

C.spread

D.floated

32A.city

B.town

C.world

D.country

33A.reporter

B.painter

C.1istener

D.reader

35A.in the end

B.now and then

C.all the time

D.in a hurry

请帮忙给出每个问题的正确答案和分析，谢谢！

Passage Two

How can a single postage stamp be worth $ 16,800？

Any mistake made in the printing of a stamp raises its value to stamp collectors. A mistake on one in expensive' postage stamp has made the stamp worth a million and a half times its original value.

The mistake was made more than a hundred years ago in the British colony of Mauritius, a small is land in the Indian Ocean. In 1847 an order for stamps was sent to a London printer, and Mauritius was to become the fourth country in the world to issue stamps.

Before the order was filled and delivered, a ball (舞会) was planned at Mauritius' Government House, and stamps were needed to send out the invitations. A local printer was instructed to copy the de sign for the stamps. He accidentally inscribed the words "Post Office" instead of "Post Paid" on the sever al hundred stamps that he printed.

Today there are only twenty-six of these misprinted stamps left--fourteen "One Penny Orange-Reds" and twelve "Two Penny Blues". Because of the Two Penny Blue's rareness (罕见) and age, collectors have paid as much as $ 16,800 for it.

36. A postage stamp's value to collectors is raised if ______.

A. there are few others like it

B. there are no errors on the stamps

C. a mistake is made in the ,printing

D. both A and C

Passage Four

John Paul Jones was one of the founders of the United States Navy. During the Revolution, the colonies were desperate. They needed men to lead their small ships against the British fleet. Jones was more than willing to fight.

John Paul Jones had once been a captain of a British merchant ship. In 1773, his crew mutinied. One member of the crew tried to gain control of the ship. Jones shot the man to death. The mutiny took place near the port of Tobago, an island in the Caribbean. Authorities there decided to have a trial. This meant certain death for John Paul Jones, since the whole crew would testify against him. One night during a thunderstorm, he escaped from the jail.

He fled to the United States and lived with a family named Jones. His real name was John Paul. He added the name of Jones to his, in honor of the family. He outwitted the British ships that were sent to hunt him down.

When the American Revolution ended he went to serve in the Russian navy. There, he fought the Turks and achieved one of the few major naval victories in the history of Russia. He died in Paris at the age of forty-five.

John Paul Jones is considered both an American and Russian hero, but the English considered him a fugitive.

48. John Paul Jones won a major victory for the Russian navy against the ______.

A. French

B. British

C. Turks

D. Spanish

r Ray Birdwhistell. He believes that physical appearance is often culturally(文化的)programmed. In other words, we learn our looks ---- we are not born with them. A baby has generally unformed face features(特征). A baby, according to Bird whistle, learns where to set the eyebrows(眉毛)by looking at those around ---- family and friends. This helps explain why the people of some areas of the United States look so much alike, New Englanders or Southerners have certain common face features that cannot be explained by genetics(遗传学). The exact shape of the mouth is not set at birth, it is learned after. In fact, the final mouth shape is not formed until well after new teeth are set. For many, this can be well into grown-ups. A husband and wife together for a long time often come to look somewhat alike. We learn our looks from those around us. This is perhaps why in a single country there are areas where people smile more than those in other areas. In the United States, for example, the South is the part of the country where the people smile most frequently. In New England they smile less, and in the western part of New York State still less. Many Southerners find cities such as New York cold and unfriendly, partly because people on Madison Avenue smile less than people on Peachtree Street in Atlanta, Georgi A. People in largely populated areas also smile and greet each other in public less than do people in small towns.

(1). People who live () are more friendly.

A、in largely populated areas

B、in New York city

C、in the country

D、in the North

(2). This passage might have been taken out of a book dealing with().

A、physics

B、chemistry

C、biology

D、none of the above

wspapers, or the Internet.However, you can also find many weather signs among wildlife because of their highly developed senses.Drops in air pressure affect small mammals (哺乳动物) and insects in many ways.Try looking in or near the house.Mice are good weather indicators.People who spend a lot of time outdoors have observed that field mice come out of their holes and run around before a storm.

Deer leave the high ground and come down from the mountains before a storm.If you see this, you can be sure that there will be a storm within two days.When you see large numbers of sea crabs on a sandy beach, it is time to leave.A change in air pressure over the water warns the crabs that a storm is coming.To escape the stormy sea pounding the shore, they leave the water and seek shelter on land.

Birds are especially good weather indicators because they also show the effect of a pressure drop in many ways.For example, some birds become easily annoyed and will fight over a piece of bread.Other birds sing just before a storm.It seems they know they won't get another chance for an hour or two.Birds also seek shelter before a storm.You will sometimes see birds resting in trees or staying closely together on a wire near a building.This is a good storm signal.

Seabirds sit out a storm on land.Anytime you see seagulls sitting on the ground in large groups, reluctant to fly, it is not a very good day to go sailing.It is unusual to see large groups of birds flying overhead in the summertime.Watch for other weather signs if you see this.You should also stay alert if you see migrating birds flying in the wrong direction.These birds may be flying ahead of a storm.And if you can't see a bird anywhere, look out! They may have flown to a different place because a violent storm is coming in their direction.

1.What's the main idea of the passage？

A.How to pay close attention to important clues in nature.

B.How to become prepared for any kind of weather.

C.How to predict weather changes by wildlife.

D.What to do when we see the weather signs.

2.When a storm is surely coming in two days, ________.

A.some birds become easily annoyed and fight with each other

B.deer leave the high ground and come down from the mountains

C.large number of sea crabs move on a sandy beach

D.field mice come out of their holes and run around

3.What wildlife indicates particularly well that a storm is coming？

A.Seagulls.

B.Sea crabs.

C.Field mice.

D.Birds.

4.How can you know it's not a good day to go sailing？

A.Migrating birds are flying in the wrong direction.

B.You can't see a bird anywhere.

C.Seagulls are sitting on the ground in large groups.

D.Birds are flying overhead in the summertime.

5.What does the want to say？

A.Wildlife is a good helper to predict the weather.

B.Wildlife is more efficient in predicting the weather.

C.People need to find out about the weather change.

D.Get prepared before a violent storm is coming.

territory is an area dominated by one bird or animal. ()

The bird()its wings and flew to the south.

A. beat

B．hit

C．strike

D．struck