Ⅰ. 完形填空
[人与自然·热爱自然] Liang Shujie is a bird - watcher from Beijing. “I fell in love with bird watching in college when one of my 1 showed me the beautiful birds at Peking University,” she said.
Liang has gone on different bird watching trips in China and abroad with her college friend. She talked about her 2 to Yunnan. “We saw a bird wave (鸟浪). It means different kinds of birds 3 together in the sky,” Liang said. “We hid in the grass and 4 them to land and walk in front of us. 5, we saw a kind of bird that we had wanted to see for years. We didn't make any sound, but felt excited.”
Another time in France, she 6 that a rare (罕见的) bird was active nearby, so she ran to see it. Many people there were taking photos of that bird. Feeling happy, she also took many photos. However, when she checked the photos 7, she realised that it was just a kind of common bird. Later, the people all came to realise that, and everyone laughed. How 8 it was!
“I've seen more and more old people and children 9 in bird watching nowadays, and I'm glad that birds are drawing people's attention,” Liang said. “Through bird watching, we are 10 to living with nature in peace.”
()1. A. friends
B. owners
C. students
D. passengers
()2. A. record
B. sign
C. trip
D. birth
()3. A. eating
B. flying
C. walking
D. riding
()4. A. waited for
B. looked for
C. cared for
D. worked for
()5. A. Sadly
B. Simply
C. Recently
D. Luckily
()6. A. shone
B. returned
C. heard
D. pushed
()7. A. lazily
B. easily
C. angrily
D. carefully
()8. A. funny
B. brave
C. helpful
D. perfect
()9. A. bored
B. magic
C. opposite
D. interested
()10. A. harder
B. closer
C. worse
D. farther

1. A 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. C 7. D 8. A 9. D 10. B

Ⅱ. 阅读理解
A
Do you love sunflowers? This article will tell you how to plant your sunflower seeds and care for them. Start it with best temperature: 18 - 33℃.

Part 1 Germinating (使发芽) Sunflower Seeds
①Choose one kind you like.
②Put the seeds in a plastic bag. Cover the seeds with wet paper towels. Put them in plastic bags. Once the seeds germinate, plant them.
Part 2 ▲
①Choose a sunny place. Sunflowers grow best with six to eight hours of sunlight a day.
②Plant the seeds in holes. Plant seeds 2.5 cm deep and 15 cm apart. Cover the seeds with soil after planting.
Part 3 Caring for Sunflower Plants
①Water plants weekly. Water plants once a week.
②Fertilize plants a little or not at all. If you are growing sunflowers for your own enjoyment, there is no need to fertilize.
③Harvest (收获) the seeds. Sunflowers usually take 2.5 to 4 months to mature (成熟) and produce new seeds.
Tips:
◆Protect the young plants from pests (害虫). Cover the ground with nets.
◆Support plants over 90 cm with sticks.
()11. Which temperature is the most suitable to plant sunflowers?

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()12. Which of the following can be put in “ ▲ ”?
A. Planting Sunflower Seeds
B. Choosing Good Seeds
C. Watering Sunflower Plants
D. Checking the Temperature
()13. If you plant your seeds in April, you may harvest in .
A. January
B. May
C. August
D. November
()14. [主旨归纳题] What is the main idea of the text?
A. What to prepare to plant sunflower seeds.
B. How to plant and care for sunflower seeds.
C. When to plant sunflower seeds.
D. Where to plant sunflower seeds.

11. C 12. A 13. C 14. B