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Haveyoueverwonderedwhybirdssing?

Maybeyouthoughtthattheywerejusthappy．Afterall，youprobablysingorwhistlewhenyouarehappy．

Somescientistsbelievethatbirdsdosingsomeofthetimejustbecausetheyarehappy．However，theysingmostofthetimeforaverydifferentreason．Theirsingingisactuallyawarningtootherbirdstostayoutoftheirterritory.

Doyouknowwhata“territory”is?

Aterritoryisanareathatananimal，usuallythemale，claims（声称）asitsown．Onlyheandhisfamilyarewelcomethere．Nootherfamiliesofthesamespecies（物种）arewelcome．Youryardandhouseareyourterritorywhereonlyyourfamilyandfriendsarewelcome．Ifastrangershouldenteryourterritoryandthreatenyou，youmightshout．Probablythiswouldbeenoughtofrightenhimaway．

Ifso，youhaveactuallyscaredthestrangerawaywithouthavingtofighthim．Abirddoesthesamething．Butheexpectsanoutsideralmostanytime，especiallyatnesting（筑巢）season．Soheisscreamingallthetime，whetherhecanseeanoutsiderornot.Thisscreamingiswhatwecallabird’ssong，anditisusuallyenoughtokeepanoutsideraway．

Birdssingloudestinthespringwhentheyaretryingtoattractamateandwarnothersnottoentertheterritoryoftheirs．

Youcanseethatbirdshavealanguagealltheirown．Mostofithassomethingtodowithattractingmatesandsettingupterritories．

21．Somescientistsbelievethatmostofthetimebirds’singingisactually．

A．awayofwarning

B．anexpressionofhappiness

C．anexpressionofanger

D．awayofgreeting

22．Whatisabird’s“territory”?

A．Aplacewherefamiliesofotherspeciesarenotaccepted．

B．Anareawhichabirdconsiderstobeitsown．

C．Anareaforwhichbirdsfightagainsteachother．

D．AplacewhereabirdmayshoutatthetopofitsVoice．

23．Whydobirdskeeponsingingatnestingseason?

A．Becausetheywanttoinvitemorefriends

B．Becausetheywanttofindoutsidersaround．

C．Becausetheirsinginghelpsfrightenoutsidersaway．

D．Becausetheirsinginghelpsgetridoftheirfears．

24．Howdoesthewriterexplainbirds’singing?

A．Bycomparingbirdswithhumanbeings．

B．Byreportingexperimentresults．

C．Bydescribingbirds’dailylife．

D．Bytellingabird'

sstory．

B

OfallthefamousEnglishwriters,probablythebestknownisWilliamShakespeare.HewasborninStratford-upon-Avonin1564onAprilthe23rd.HisfatherwasanimportantmanintownsoShakespearehadagoodupbringing.Shakespeareprobablywenttoschool（althoughnorecordssurvivetoprovethis）butnotuniversity.Hegotmarriedwhenhewas18toAnneHathawayandthecouplehad3children.

Shakespearewrote38playsand154sonnets（asonnetisakindofpoem）.HebeganworkinginhishometownofStratfordbutby1592waswritinginLondon.HebecamerichenoughtobuyahouseinthecapitalandoneinStratford.

Hewrotesadstoriescalledtragedies,likeRomeoandJuliet,funnystoriesorcomedies,romanticstoriesandstoriesabouthistoricalfiguressuchasJuliusCaesar.

Shakespearediedonhisbirthdayin1616,almost400yearsago.Butwhyishisworkstillpopulartoday?

Hisworklookedatcommonhumanthemes,suchasbetrayal,murder,lust,power,ambitionandlove.ThesethemesareasmuchapartofhumannaturetodayastheywereallthoseyearsagoandarethethemesweseeinmodernsoapoperasandHollywoodfilms.Eventhoughhistheatre,TheGlobe,burneddownin1613itwasrebuiltinLondonin1997andyoucanstillseehisplaysperformedtheretoday.

Shakespeare'

sinfluenceontheEnglishlanguagecanstillbefelttoday.Wetalkabout"

fairplay"

meaninghonestbehaviorbutthisphrasewasfirstusedbyShakespeare.Hecoinedthephrase"

youcanhavetoomuchofagoodthing"

.AnditwasShakespearewhocameupwiththeexpressiontodisappear"

intothinair"

whichwestillusetodaywhenwelosesomething.

Shakespeare’sworkhasbeentranslatedintoeverymajorlanguageintheworld.Andperhapswe'

llstillbeasfascinatedbyhiswork400yearsfromnowaswe'

vebeenforthelast400.

25.WhatcanbelearntaboutShakespearefromParagraph1?

A.HewrotemoreEnglishstoriesthanotherwriters.

B.HisfatherwastherichestinEnglandatthetime.

C.Hedidn’tgotocollegebecausehemarriedearly.

D.Hewastakengoodcareofwhenhewasyoung.

26.WhatdoweknowaboutShakespeare’swork?

A.Itcoversdifferentthemes.B.Itmainlytalksaboutlove.

C.Itisonlyshowninhistheatre.D.It’sonlyaboutthelifeinLondon.

27.Whydoesthepassagetalkaboutthephrase“fairplay”?

A.TotellreadersShakespeareisanhonestman.B.ToshowShakespeare’sinfluenceonEnglish.

C.Toencouragepeopletoinventmorephrases.D.Toletreadersfeelt