The American Robin (知更鸟)CharacteristicsThe Am...

The American Robin (知更鸟)

Characteristics

The American robin is 8 to 11 inches in length and 12 to 16 inches in width when its wings are spread. The male American robins have dark gray or brown back and wing feathers and reddish－orange chest feathers. The females have the same pattern, but they are a little duller in color.

Range

The American robins can be found in all of the United States and Canada except for Hawaii and the northernmost parts of Alaska and Canada. They can also be found in parts of Mexico and Central America. The American robins are migratory and populations move south in winter, although some populations stay in place.

Life Cycle

Robins mate (交配) in the spring from April through to July. A female robin may breed two or three times a season. A female robin builds a cup－shaped nest with soft tree branches, grass and feathers. She spreads mud on the inside of the nest with her breast. After she lines the nest with the mud, she will add grass and other soft materials. Sometimes a male robin helps to collect materials for the nest. The nest is built five to fifteen feet above the ground in a tree or bush. Sometimes a robin builds its nest on a window ledge. A female robin will lay three to five eggs at a time and it will take about two weeks before the baby robins are born.

1.What is the color of male American robins' chest feathers?

A. Dark gray.　　 B. Brown

C. Gray.　　 D. Reddish－orange.

2.What do we know about American robins' life cycle，according to the last paragraph?

A. Robins only mate in April and July.

B. Male robins help to spread mud on the inside of the nest.

C. A robin's nest may be found on a window ledge.

D. A female robin may lay two or three eggs at a time.

3.The passage is most likely to be taken from ________．

A. a news report　　 B. a nature magazine

C. a history book　　 D. a learning website

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Some people believe that a Robin Hood is at work, others that a wealthy person simply wants to distribute his or her fortune before dying. But the donator who started sending envelopes with cash to deserving causes，accompanied by an article from the local paper, has made a northern German city believe in fairytales (童话）

The first envelope was sent to a victim support group. It contained €10,000 with a cutting from the Braunschtveiger Zeitung about how the group supported a woman who was robbed of her handbag； similar plain white anonymous (匿名）envelopes, each containing €10,000, then arrived at a kindergarten and a church.

The envelopes keep coming, and so far at least €190,000 has been distributed. Last month, one of them was sent to the newspaper’s own office. It came after a story it published about Tom, a 14-year-old boy who was severely disabled in a swimming accident. The receptionist at the Braunschweiger Zeitung opened an anonymous white envelope to find 20 notes of €500 inside , with a copy of the article. The name of the family was underlined.

"I was driving when I heard the news,” Claudia Neumann, the boy’s mother, told DerSpiegel magazine. “I had to park on the side of the road； I was speechless. ”

The money will be used to make the entrance to their house wheelchair-accessible .and for a course of treatment that their insurance company refused to pay for.

“For someone to act so selflessly, for this to happen in such a society in which everyone thinks of himself, was astonishing," Mrs. Neumann said. Her family wonder whether the donator is a Robin Hood character, taking from banks to give to the needy.

Henning Noske, the editor of the Braunschweiger Zeitung, said： “Maybe it is an old person who is about to die. We just do not know. ” However, he has told his reporters not to look for the city’s hero, for fear that discovery may stop the donations.

1.The Braunschweiger Zeitung is the name of　　　　　　　　 .

A.a church B.a bank C.a newspaper D.a magazine

2.Which of the following is TRUE about the donation to Tom?

A.The donation amounted to €190,000.

B.The donation was sent directly to his house.

C.The money will be used for his education.

D.His mother felt astonished at the donation.

3.It can be inferred from the passage that　　　　　 .

A.the donator is a rich old man

B.the donation will continue to come

C.the donation comes from the newspaper

D.the donator will soon be found out

4.What would be the best title for the passage?

A.Money Is Raised by the Newspaper

B.Newspaper Distributes Money to

C.Unknown Hero Spreads Love in Envelopes

D.Robin Hood Returns to the City

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You probably know the name Christopher Robin from one of the most beloved children's books in history. But Christopher Robin Milne was a real person-the only child of Winnie the Pooh author A.A.Milne. It was his playtime in the woods with his parents and his favorite stuffed animal that inspired the series. However, the little boy would soon be thrust into the spotlight before he was even old enough for kindergarten, much less equipped to handle worldwide fame and recognition. Here's what Christopher Robin really thought of Winnie the Pooh and his own reluctant legacy(遗留下来的东西) as the hero of these stories.

Christopher Robin was born on August 21,1920.His father, Alan Alexander Milne, kept a home in London for the family, but they would often spend weekends at a country home called Cotchford Farm in East Sussex.That's the location that inspired many of the locales(故事发生的现场) in the books, including the Hundred Acre Wood. As for Winnie the Pooh, he was inspired by a real-life character, too. Well, sort of. A. A. Milne bought Christopher Robin a teddy bear named Edward Bear from Harrods of London for his first birthday, according to the New York Public Library. Christopher Robin renamed the bear Winnie after a real bear he saw at the London Zoo. Here's more about the real-life toys that inspired the other Winnie the Pooh characters.

The creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories was a family affair. In fact, A.A.Milne often credited his wife, Daphne, as a collaborator on the books because he was inspired by watching how she played with Christopher Robin, helping him bring the stuffed animals to life with different voices and personalities to suit each one.

The Winnie the Pooh sensation started with a short story that A.A.Milne wrote for the London Evening News. It was called “The Wrong Sort of Bees,” and it included Christopher Robin and his bear, Winnie the Pooh. But, according to the Smithsonian, the boy and his bear really rose to fame with the publication of A.A.Milne' s 1926 book that was illustrated by E.H. Shepard.

Fan mail poured in when people learned that there was a “real” Christopher Robin. The author would give his son those fan letters, introducing the little boy to his new, widespread fame. Christopher Robin was expected to respond to each fan letter with his nanny's help. He also appeared in a pageant(露天演出的历史剧）based on the Pooh characters and would participate in audio recordings of the books when he was only 7,which his cousin would later refer to as exploitation, according to the BBC.

Christopher Robin liked the Winnie the Pooh books at first, and he even enjoyed the fame. However, after a few years, those books that were so beloved to readers around the world became a burden to him. Christopher Robin went away to boarding school around the age of 9,at the height of Winnie the Pooch’s popularity, and he was bullied there. The other kids would play that record of Christopher Robin reading the poems about Winnie the Pooh and tease him mercilessly.

Plus, the real-life Christopher Robin was very different from the fictional character who shared his name, but people made the false assumption that he was truly like the character in the books. As a result, Christopher Robin felt very misunderstood. Here are more fictional characters you never knew were based on real people.

By 1929,A.A.Milne told reporters that he was “amazed and disgusted” by Christopher Robin's fame. Although he didn't go into detail about the problems that his son faced, the author felt that his son had already experienced more fame than he had intended or wanted for him. Realizing that his young son might be damaged by this, A.A.Milne swore never to write another children's book after the fourth Pooh book was published.

Still, as with most family situations, things were complicated. The Guardian reports that A.A. Milne was a bit in denial about the grave impact the fame had on his son, telling reporters on another occasion that Christopher Robin referred to himself as “Billy Moon” at home and claiming that the fame didn't impact them personally. That would prove to be untrue.

1.What happened to Christopher Robin after the series succeeded?

A.He stopped playing in the woods with his toys.

B.He became the center of worldwide attention.

C.He prepared himself for kindergarten education.

D.He refused to admit being the hero of these stories.

2.How did the creation of the Winnie the Pooh stories take place?

A.It resulted from Milne' s family cooperation.

B.It was inspired by Robin's first birthday party.

C.It was assisted by the real-life stuffed animals.

D.It began with a casual visit to a country home.

3.What do we know about the book The Wrong Sort of Bees by

A.It was cowritten by E.H.Shepard and A.A.Milne.

B.It helped the boy and his bear to achieve great fame.

C.It laid the base for the boy and his bear rising to fame.

D.It was published in 1926 according to the Smithsonian.

4.What was his cousin's attitude to Robin's participation in these activities?

A.Supporting. B.Aggressive.

C.Objective. D.Disapproving.

5.Why did Christopher Robin become tired of the fame after a few years?

A.Because he began to study in a boarding school.

B.Because he disliked the fictional character any more.

C.Because he shamed his name with the fictional character.

D.Because he suffered from the bullies and misunderstandings.

6.What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean?

A.People might mask their true feelings for certain reasons.

B.People are likely to make family situations more complex.

C.People should be encouraged to tell the truth to reporters.

D.People can be influenced by complicated family situations.

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1.Robin is a boy full of imagination who often dreams of having superb skills to fight against monsters and becoming a hero. His favorite films are Superman and Spiderman. Having getting permission from his mother, he’s now looking for something he likes for this weekend.

2.Sunny is a 4-year-old girl. Like most kids, she likes cartoons very much. And she has a pet dog in her company. Her parents will be busy this Sunday, so they are looking for a comedy for her to enjoy.

3.Betty is an outgoing and emotional woman who likes traveling. She has been very busy lately. So with the weekend drawing near, she’s considering going to see a romance film to relax with her husband.

4.George and Adam have been good friends since middle school. They have a lot in common, both of whom like playing football and reading, especially detective stories. This weekend they’re planning to go to see a film that fits their taste.

5.After spending a year in South Africa doing some survey about poor children’s welfare, Mike has come back for a break. Knowing her husband is a fan of Jack London’s novel, his wife has some idea how to kill their time this weekend.

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-How can I get in touch with the travel agency, Robin?

-Just surf the Internet and then call one ________ the telephone number is provided.

A. with which　　 B. in which　　 C. of which　　 D. by which

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Robin Williams was lucky because he was offered so many parts　　　　 he could be whatever he needed to be—roles that ensured his spot among the comedy greats.

A. when 　　　 B. where　　　　 C. which　　　　　 D. that

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— Robin told me that he would leave tonight．

— What a pity! My brother wishes that he ______with him for a chat．

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Robin ________ volleyball quite well, but he hasn’t played it since he entered senior high school.

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–I am so glad I caught you at home. I need your help!

–_______, Robin?

A. What’s up     B. What else　　     C. How come     D. Why not

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The one American industry unaffected by the general depression of trade is beauty industry. American women continue to spend on their faces and bodies as much as they spent before—about three million pounds a week. These facts and figures are official and significant. To what is it due? In part, I suppose, to the increase in wealth. But this is, clearly, not the whole story. The cult of beauty must therefore be symptomatic of changes that have taken place outside the economic field. Of what changes? Of the changes, I suggest, in the social position of women; of the changes in our attitude towards “the merely physical”.

Women, it is obvious, are freer than in the past. Freer not only to perform the social functions reserved to the male, but also freer to exercise the right of being more attractive. They have the right, if not to be less virtuous(有品德的) than their grandmothers, at any rate to look less virtuous. The British housewife, a creature of severe and even terrifying aspect not long since, now does her best to achieve and preserve the appearance, which was strongly opposed to in the previous time. For we have now come to admit that the body has its rights. It has, for example, a right to do the best it can for itself in the way of strength and beauty. We demand justice for the body as well for the soul.

What are the practical results of this modern cult of beauty? Are women more beautiful than they were? Do they get something for the enormous amount of energy, time and money demanded of them by the beauty-cult? These are questions which are difficult to answer, for the facts seem to be in conflict. The campaign for more physical beauty seems to be both a great success and a terrifying failure. It depends on how you look at the results.

It is a success as more women keep their youthful appearance to a greater age than in the past. This desirable consummation will be due in part to skin foods, facial surgery, and paints, in part to improved health, due in its turn to a more reasonable way of life. Ugliness is one of the symptoms of disease, beauty of health. In so far as the campaign for more beauty is also a campaign for more health, it is, up to a point, really successful. When that happy moment comes, will every woman beautiful—as beautiful as the natural shape of her futures, with or without surgical and chemical aid, permits?

The answer is definitely: No. The beauty of a porcelain(陶瓷) jar is a matter of shape, of color of surface texturing. The jar may be empty or tenanted by spiders, full of honey or stinking slime—it makes no different to its beauty or ugliness. But a woman is alive, and her beauty is therefore not skin keep. For real beauty is as much an affair of the inner as of the outer self. The women’s beauty is therefore more than skin deep. The surface of a human is affected by the nature of its spiritual contents. I have seen women who were truly lovely. Their shape, their color, their surface were perfect. And yet they were not beautiful for spiritual emptiness or ugliness shows through. But on the contrary, there is an inside light that can change forms that are regarded imperfect or ugly. Most importantly, the cult of beauty is supposed to touch the deepest source of beauty --- the experiencing soul. It is not by improving skin goods, by cheapening health equipment and electrical hair-removers, that the human race will be made beautiful; it is not even by improving health. All men and women will be beautiful only when the social arrangements give to every one of them an opportunity to live completely and harmoniously.

1.The most significant reason for women’s cult of beauty is _____________.

A. the changes in their status and attitude to physical beauty

B. the build-up of wealth in the economic field

C. the decrease of other fields influenced by the general depression

D. the new privilege in fulfilling social functions

2.From paragraph 3-4 we can learn that ____________________.

A. the beauty industry deserves energy and money

B. the surgical and chemical aid free women from aging

C. the healthier way of life leads to women’s staying young

D. the beauty campaign has achieved great success

3.The example of the porcelain jar illustrates __________________.

A. the importance of shape and surface

B. the gap between appearance and contents

C. the connection between inner and outer self

D. the ugliness of appearance and spirits

4.According to the author, the cult of beauty should focus on ________________.

A. giving people a good knowledge of health and disease

B. increasing people’s awareness of health problems

C. promoting the development of the body and the soul

D. encouraging people to live in harmony with nature

5.What is the real concern of the writer of this article?

A. The promising future of beauty industry

B. The praise of beauty-cult as a success

C. The understanding of physical beauty

D. The importance of inner qualities

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