Known as the "crazy nest lady", Katie Deline-...

Known as the "crazy nest lady", Katie Deline-Ray isn't quite sure how many mini handmade harbors she's knitted for injured baby animals. But she's certain it's a lot.

Deline-Ray is founder of Wildlife Rescue Nests. She designs and makes strong, soft nests, which she donates to wildlife rescue groups to use as little recovery nests for sick and injured animals. She also shares her patterns for others to copy.

Deline-Ray began making her nests in 2013, while she was recovering from a broken hand, and "spending too much time online."One thing led to another -- as happens on the internet -- and she discovered a woman who was making similar nests for U.S.-based wildlife groups, as an alternative to the hard boxes used to contain the animals these groups care for.

"I thought it was such a wonderful idea and went searching to see whether there was anything like it set up for our wildlife rescues in Canada," she says. "To my surprise there wasn’t. So I started contacting wildlife rescues and they agreed to try some out." Some modifications were made to already-existing patterns. And then, like a little bird taking its first flight, the nests went out into the world.

These days, Deline-Ray sends nests -- always for free -- to 60-some wildlife rescue groups, where injured birds and rabbits nestle inside the soft spaces while they are recovering.

Her future plans include making more nests, organizing new volunteer knitters and helping as many wildlife rescuers as possible take care of their animals in this charming way.

“I have no formal training with wildlife, just a great love for it.” Deline-Ray says. “I love making the nests because I have a great admiration for all the amazing work the wildlife rescues do. I feel like I have a part in giving back to wildlife in a small way.”

1.According to the passage, we can know Katie Deline-Ray ____.

A. admires what the wildlife rescues do

B. has designed the first nest pattern in the world

C. knits nests which are only intended for injured baby birds

D. keeps a record of the nests she has made over the years

2.What can we infer from the passage?

A. People must receive some training in order to help wildlife.

B. Katie Deline-Ray set up Wildlife Rescue Nests based in Canada.

C. Deline-Ray was once encouraged by an American woman.

D. The nests Deline-Ray made were sold all over the world.

3.What do you think of Katie Deline-Ray?

A. Modest.　　 B. Caring.　　　　 C. Cautious.　 D. Honest.

4.What can be the best title?

A. Useful Man-Made Nests.

B. A Wildlife Protection Program.

C.A Crazy Nest Lady

D. Birds Need More Rescue Nests.

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The Iron Lady

Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady, was one of the toughest political women in the world.

As the daughter of a businessman and mayor of Grantham, Margaret was educated at a very famous grammar school. 1. Upon graduation, she worked for four years as a research chemist. She then became a lawyer, doing an excellent job in taxation law, in 1954. Miss Margaret stood twice in elections for the Conservative Party before being elected to the House of Commons(下议院) in 1959. 2. After that she quickly became a spokesman for her party, and member of the Shadow Cabinet(影子内阁).

3. Thatcher spent quite a lot of time visiting schools and universities, who encouraged people to be creative. After the Conservatives lost power in 1974, she was appointed to the Shadow Cabinet. She was elected leader of the Conservative Party in the following year. In May 1979, she became Britain’s first female prime minister, after the Conservatives regained power from Labor.

4. She fought against labor organizations. According to a figure reported by her government, traditional industries were reduced to around 15,000 in total and she also made social housing and public transport private.

She left office on November 28, 1990 after she failed to carry out a fixed rate local tax, which led to huge popular protest from within her party. In 1992, she was appointed to the House of Lords(上议院), as Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven. In the last few years of her life, she has been busy with writing and public speech. This caused her increasingly poor health. 5.

A. She got a degree in chemistry at Oxford University.

B. Also she built strong association with US President Reagan.

C. In June 1970, she became secretary of state for education and science.

D. In power, she was best known for her reducing Britain’s traditional industries.

E. Therefore, she had to give up many chances of attending public activities.

F. Thatcher was appointed as a Minister in 1961.

G. Thatcher was well-known as a female leader.

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Everyone needs recognition(赏识) for his achievements,but few people make the need known quite as clearly as the little boy who said to his father,“Let’s play darts(飞镖).I’ll throw and you should say ‘Wonderful!’”

Fran Tarkenton,former Minnesota Vikings quarterback,once called a play that required him to block onrushing tacklers.

FEL quarterbacks almost never block.They’re usually vastly outweighed by defenders,so blocking exposes them to the risk of severe injury.

But the team was behind,and a surprising play was needed.Tarkenton went into block,and the runner scored a touchdown.The Vikings won the game.

Watching the game films with the team the next day,Tarkenton expected a big pat on the back for what he’d done.    It never came.

After the meeting,Tarkenton approached coach Bud Grant and asked,“You saw my block,didn’t you,Coach?How come you didn’t say anything about it?”

Grant replied,“Sure,I saw the block.It was great,but you’re always working hard out there,Fran.I figured I didn’t have to tell you.”

“Well,”Tarkenton replied,“if you ever want me to block again,you do!”

1.What does the author intend to tell us in the passage?

2.The author gave the little boy as an example in order to________.

3.Which of the following can describe the Fran Tarkenton’s action of blocking onrushing tacklers?

4.What did Fran Tarkenton expect while watching the game films?

5.It can be inferred from the passage that________.

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Jayne Fisher watched anxiously as her 17-year-old daughter Katie pulled her lamb（羊羔） into the Madison County Junior Livestock for sale.

Katie was battling cancer. This was her first chance in months to be outdoors having fun, away from hospitals and treatments, and she had come with high hopes for earning some money for her treatment. She had wavered a little on her decision to part with the lamb, but with lamb averaging two dollars a pound, Katie was looking forward to it. So the bidding（出价began.

That’s when Roger Wilson, the auctioneer(拍卖师), had a sudden inspiration that brought some unexpected results. “We sort of let everybody here know that Katie had a situation that wasn’t too pleasant,” is how he tells it. He hoped that his introduction would push the bidding up, at least a little bit.

Well, the lamb sold for $11.50 a pound, but things didn’t stop there. The buyer paid up, then decided to give the lamb back so that it could be sold again.

That started a chain reaction, with families buying the animal and giving it back, over and over again. When local businesses started buying and returning, the earnings really began to pile up. The first sale is the only one Katie’s mom remembers. After that, she was crying too hard as the crowd kept shouting, “Resell! Resell! ”

Katie’s lamb was sold 36 times that day, and the last buyer gave it back for good. Katie ended up with more than $16,000 to pay her medical expenses——and she still got to keep her famous lamb.

1.Katie sold her lamb in order to_______.

A. earn an amount of money to cover her medical expenses

B. help her mother support their family and keep more lambs

C. show her lamb was a famous one and raise some money

D. get some unexpected results from a chain reaction

2.Why did families buy Katie’s lamb and return it repeatedly?

A. They had fun in reselling it.

B. The auctioneer ordered them to do so.

C. They wanted to help Katie from the heart

D. Katie’s mother cried for help.

3.The word “waver” in the second paragraph probably means _______.

A. agree　　 B. hesitate　　　 C. refuse　　 D. focus

4.What is the best title of the passage?

A. Battling cancer　　　　　　 B.A warm-hearted auctioneer

C. Bidding from the heart　　 D.A wise lamb

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－You quit the job? Are you crazy?

－________ I’m serious.

A．I don’t know for sure.                   B．I am behind you.

C．I’m not going to kid you.                 D．Congratulations.

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Because all the other classmates had known each other quite well, he found himself, the new comer of the class, ______ whenever there were some class activities.

A. stood out　　　　 　　 B. left out

C. picked out　　　 　　 D. crossed out

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_______ , the pay isn't attractive enough, though the job itself is quite interesting.

A.Strictly speaking　　 B. On the contrary

C．In particular　　　 D.To be honest

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It’s well-known that ________ World Exposition in 2010 is quite ________success

A．不填; a        B．the; a    C．The; 不填        D．不填; the

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It isn’t quite ______that he will be present at the meeting.

A．sure             B．certain            C．exact             D．afraid

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________ book of this writer is East and West.

A. Known to be the best　　 B. Known as the best

C. As the best known　　 D. It was the best known

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