1．Work is helpful to health.Scientists find that the hard-working people live longer than those who have no jobs.Studies show that the jobless are in poorer health than job-holders.The women have jobs are healthier than housewives.
   Why is work good for health？It is because work keeps people busy，away from feeling lonely.Researches show that people feel unhappy and worried when they have nothing to do.The happiest people are those who are busy.Many high achievers who love their jobs feel they are the happiest when they are working hard.They work as a bridge between their dream and reality，so they have energy every day.By work，people get to know each other.By taking part in all kinds of activities，they find friendship and warmth.This is helpful to health.The loss（喪失） of work means the loss of everything.It makes people down and it will cause more illnesses.
   Besides，work makes one feel hopeful and proud.When a writer finishes his writing or a doctor successfully operates on a patient or a teacher sees his students grow，they are very happy.
   From the above，we can come to a conclusion：the more you work，the happier and healthier you will be.

（1）People who have no jobs are than job-holders.
A．in poorer health
B．happier
C．healthier
D．busier
（2）From this passage，we can learn
A．People who are busy have a lot of money.
B．People who have more friends are the happiest.
C．People who are busy are the happiest.
D．People who are busy are the most worried.
（3）What is NOT true according to the passage？
A．People who are hard-working live longer than those who are jobless.
B．Work can make people feel tired and lonely.
C．The loss of work will cause more illnesses.
D．People can get to know each other by working together.
（4）Which of the following shows the structure of the passage？

A．

B．

C．

D．

2．You may often hear some myths（傳言）about animals．For example，one dog year equals about seven human years，chameleons（變色龍）change color to match their environment…Today，let's talk about birds．It is said that if you touch a baby bird，the parents will completely abandon（拋棄）it．Do you really believe it？
   In fact，most birds have a very poor sense of smell，so in most cases are unable to even notice the smell of humans on baby birds．Not only that，but most types of birds aren't so quick to abandon their young when they sense danger．Some types will even do their best to protect their young when they are in danger．
   Indeed，in very few known cases，parent birds sometimes abandoned their nests from something touching their young，just because they noticed it by sight，not smell．When this happens，the parent birds usually won't care，other than to be a little more careful than normal．Sometimes，they may temporarily（暫時(shí)地）abandon the nest in order to better watch whatever disturbed their nest comes back．
   What's more，in most cases，even if the nest is destroyed by wind or something to that effect，you could create a new one and put all the baby birds back in it，and when the parents came back，they wouldn't care their baby birds were in a different nest，so long as you put the new nest near where the old one was so they can find it．

（1）Which of the following is true？
A．Birds have a very good sense of smell．
B．A baby bird will die soon if it is touched by someone．
C．Whatever disturbed the nest will never come back．
D．Some birds will protect their babies when they are in danger．
（2）What does the underlined word"it"in Paragraph 3 refer to？
A．Their nest．
B．Their baby．
C．Some birds abandoning their nests．
D．Something touching their young．
（3）The parent birds if we make a new nest for baby birds to take the place of the old one．
A．will never come back
B．will worry about their babies
C．won't mind
D．will take their babies away
（4）Which of the following shows the structure（結(jié)構(gòu)）of the passage？
（①=Paragraph 1（第一段），②=Paragraph 2…）
A．
B．
C．
D．
（5）What is the best title of this passage？
A．Bird Truth
B．Baby Birds
C．Bird Nests
D．Bird Smell

3．Parrots have been known to mimic （模仿） words，but have you ever thought how they communicate （交流）？The sounds they make may sound meaningless to us，but new study has found that wild parrots are given names by their parents.
   According to a study led by Karl Berg of Cornell University in the US，nestlings （雛鳥） are given a special sound of their own，which stays with them for their whole lives.In the study，the team put cameras in the nests of 17 different wild parrots.After studying their sounds，the team knew differences in the calls parents used to communicate with each nestling.And even before the nestlings had learned to communicate，the baby birds seemed to mimic their calls.
   Sounds very similar （相似） to humans，doesn't it？
   The study also tells that these calls are got socially （社會(huì)上），not genetically （基因上地）.To do this，scientists exchanged the eggs in nine of the 17 nests，so that half of the parrots were raising nestlings that weren't theirs.The scientists found the nestlings all used names similar to those the parents （whether biological or nonbiological） called them for the first week of their lives.
   Lucie Mcneil，from National Geographic，said， "this would be the first example of a non-human teaching acoustical （聲學(xué)的） communication （交流）." Lead scientist for the study，Karl Berg，told National Public Radio of the US， "Most people say， 'Well，all those calls are just noise，' but I think they're communicating."
   Fox News also asked Berg what else the parrots might be saying.He answered， "It is that these birds are deciding where the food is — 'Do we want to go 3 km North-northwest？' 'Do we want to go to that field？' They are arguing （爭論） or discussing."
   Natural science author，Virginia Morell，wrote： "Slowly，scientists get to know the communications of very different animals."
   You never know，if the science of animals' sounds keeps going，we may one day watch a real TV programme about parrots.

（1）The underlined word "meaningless" in the first paragraph is " ".
A．meaningful
B．useful
C．unimportant
D．helpful
（2）What did the new study find about wild parrots？
A．They can talk by learning from people.
B．The sounds they make are meaningless.
C．They have names given by their parents.
D．They have a unique way of making sounds.
（3）What does the study suggest？
A．Different parrots are called differently by their parents.
B．Baby parrots can tell who their biological parents are.
C．Baby parrots can mimic their biological parents' calls better.
D．Parrots are the most clever animals in communication.
（4）Why did the scientists exchange the eggs in the study？
A．To see whether the parents could recognize （認(rèn)出） their own babies.
B．To see whether the parrots made the same sounds all their lives.
C．To see whether the calls were got socially or genetically.
D．To see whether biological and nonbiological parents named babies differently.