There will be a big p________(聚会) for the school-leavers this evening.
We can not enjoy more on the journey if we go too f_______(快速地).
Never c_______(横穿) the street when the red light is on.
When the sun goes down, the s________(星星) come out.
Long ago, Mother Nature gave each tree a different purpose. However, she did not share her reasons with the trees.
Fir Tree(杉树) had many tree friends. In summer, they watched Bird and Squirrel(松鼠)play in the field. Then autumn arrived. The leaves on other trees turned colourful. Fir Tree's leaves stayed green. Fir Tree told Mother Nature that he wanted his leaves to change colours too.
“Be patient,” Mother Nature said. “You will learn your purpose.”
So Fir Tree waited. The temperature dropped. Bird flew south, and Squirrel was nowhere around. All the trees lost their leaves except Fir Tree. Soon it snowed. Fir Tree cried, “Why don’t I change like my friends?”
“Be patient,” Mother Nature replied.” Soon you will get to know your purpose.
Just then, Squirrel appeared. She was cold. She asked if she could build a warm home in branches(树枝). Other trees said no because they had no leaves. But Fir Tree said yes. Squirrel ran up Fir Trees branches. Soon, she was warm, comfortable and asleep.
Fir Tree was happy that his green leaves provided a warm home for animals in winter. He finally understood his purpose.
1.What did Fir Tree want to do in autumn? (不超过10个词)
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2.Why did other trees say no to Squirrel? (不超过10个词)
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3.What purpose did Fir Tree understand at last? (不超过15个词)
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The local people of La Gomera can carry on conversations by whistling(吹口哨) from far away. For face-to-face conversations, they speak Spanish. But when they need to speak over a distance(距离), they whistle.
La Gomera is a small island. This island is almost shaped like a circle. It is very mountainous. Walking from one place to another may be a slow and difficult job. That is why whistling is so useful to the local people. A message can easily be whistled over a couple of miles, while to travel that same distance on foot might take an hour.
A good whistler can be heard and understood five miles away. His whistling can be farther away when it is windless. It is said that the record is about nine miles. Anyone who has heard a top whistler will agree that this record is quite possible.
A whistle travels farther than a shout, and is easier to understand. When a person shouts, he cannot pronounce his words well. But if a whistle is heard, it will be heard clearly.
Whistling is popular at La Gomera, and many methods of whistling are used …
1.How do people of La Gomera speak over a distance?
A.By shouting. B.By whistling. C.By travelling. D.By recording.
2.What can we know about La Gomera from Paragraph 2?
A.It is very mountainous. B.It lies between two circles.
C.It is easy to travel there. D.It is hard to find a job there.
3.What helps a whistle travel farther?
A.A windless day. B.A long distance.
C.A useful message. D.A clear pronunciation.
4.What will the writer talk about in the last paragraph?
A.Disadvantages of whistling. B.Stories of a top whistler.
C.Different methods of whistling. D.Examples of good whistlers.
