In July, little Helen always goes to see her grandfather. He lives on the farm. On the farm, there are many kinds of1, such as cows, dogs, cats and sheep. She likes to play with them2they can make her happy.
On the farm, there is also a little3. It has no mother and it4plays with other animals. It often5around alone. This is why Helen likes it. Helen likes it so much that many times she6the elephant how sorry she feels for it and that she loves it very much. Gradually it becomes very7to Helen. When it sees Helen, it will8up to her like a dog. Sometimes Helen sits on the ground reading and the elephant stands by her. Her grandfather wonders why the elephant likes her so much. Helen's answer is that she loves it.
Helen is9. We should love and protect animals. They are our good10.
John James Audubon loved all kinds of birds. He spent his life studying them. He painted all the birds of North America.
John James Audubon was born in Haiti in 1785. When he was a young boy, he moved to France with his family. His father was in the French Navy. He had a farm in the United States. When John was 18, his father sent him to the farm, hoping John would take care of it. But John didn't want to do that. He wanted to hunt, fish, and draw birds. John drew lots of pictures of birds. He wanted to make them look real.
In 1808, John married Lucy Bakewell and they moved to Kentucky. John and a friend went into business there. They ran a shop. John really didn't like working in the shop. The business soon failed. John wanted to paint full-time. Lucy agreed to help. She got a teaching job to support the family. By that time, they had two young sons.
John wanted his bird paintings made into a book. He finally did find someone to print his bird pictures in a book. Many people wanted John Audubon's book. Although his book was a great success, John wasn't happy with it. He wanted to show every bird found in North America. By 1838, John finished a great work. It wasn't just one book. It was an amazing set of four books called The Birds of America. It had many paintings. Today, these paintings are very famous.
How do animals live in the cold winter? They do many different, amazing things to get through the winter.
Some of them "migrate". This means they travel to other places where the weather is warmer or they can find food. Because the trip can be dangerous, some traveling large groups. Other kinds of birds fly alone.
Some animals keep active in winter. They must fit the changing weather. To keep warm, animals may grow thicker fur in autumn.
Some animals begin to collect their winter food in autumn. When it's very cold, they stay in their homes. Squirrels collect seeds and nuts. They're safe and warm in their homes in winter.
They're in hibernation(冬眠). They eat much food in autumn. In winter they eat nothing. They're very hungry when they wake up in spring. They usually look for food in March or April.
Winter is cold in northern countries Put animals are smart. They can spend winter safely.
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A. Some other animals sleep for a long time in winter. B. Some animals eat a little food in winter. C. Many birds migrate in autumn. D. They can eat the food they collect in autumn. E. Many animals have the same way to spend the winter safely. F. Many make changes in their bodies. G. Bears, snakes and frogs are such animals. |
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Li Ming grandpa is in hospital. He would like to buy some fresh fruit for him. Mr. Han is visiting a big city with his wife. He wants to find the best hotel there to stay in. Dennis is a teacher in a middle school. He plans to take his students to visit the fire station this weekend. Lisa's best friend's birthday is coming. She wants to buy a beautiful skirt for her. Her home is close to Center Street. Allen is a driver. He enjoys listening to music when driving. He decides to find a radio station to enjoy music. |
A. It is a five-star hotel. It is close to the train station. It has the friendliest service, the best environment (环境) and the most comfortable beds in the city. B. It is the most popular clothes shop in Center Street. It has the most kinds of clothes: beautiful skirts, cool T-shirts and so on. And you can buy clothes at low prices. It is the best music radio station of all. It has the best music. The DJs choose the songs the most carefully. It is the most popular with the drivers. D. Near the fire station there is a fantastic library. It has lots of books about firefighting. It also has the quietest and the most comfortable reading rooms. E. It is the biggest fire station in the city. It has the best firemen. It gives free classes to schools and students can visit it on weekends. It is next to a bus station. F. It is the best hotel in this countryside. It has the quietest rooms. It also has a swimming pool and a garden. A good place for little kicks. You can order it the most quickly online. G. it is a popular fruit shop. It has more kinds of fruit than other fruit shops. And you can buy the freshest fruit at very good prices here. The seller of the shop is friendly. |
Have you ever heard of friendships among animals? At a zoo in Germany, an unusual friendship developed a cat and a bear.
No one is quite sure how the friendship first began. One day, some (worker) in the zoo noticed a black cat was in the bear's cage, and the two animals were playing together peacefully. They were surprised well the small cat seemed to get along with the large bear. The bear keeper allowed the cat (stay) with the bear. And later the pair and their unusual friendship (become) a hot topic at the zoo.
After several years, a new cage (build) for the bear. However, the cat was still in the same cage, so it walked around (angry) and cried to be with the bear. The bear keeper finally took pity on the cat let it stay with the bear. The cat and the bear got (close) than before. They often sat together and shared meals in the sun.
Sometimes it may be natural for animals (have) their own ideas about making friends. These may surprise humans, who usually expect animals to form relationships with others of the same species.
