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Ithonestlycameoutofnowhere.Wewereseatedbyourselvesonthetreelinedsideofthefield.Iwasabletocalmmydaughter’sshockandfearonceIshowedherthatthebirdwasnotsomewildanimal,itwasinfact,somebody’spet!
Now,we’resittingattheoutdoorfieldsofthePontiacSilverdome,farfromanypopulatedarea,wonderingwherethisverysocialcockatiel,anAustralianparrot(澳洲鹦鹉)couldhavecomefrom.Iwalkeduptothebirdandputoutmyhand.Immediately,ithoppedonandchirpedinafriendlyway.Welookedaroundusandknewthatwecouldnotjustleaveandsupposethatthebirdwouldreturntowhereitcamefrom.Thiswasaverydomesticatedbirdthatneededhelporitwouldnotsurvive.
Theflagfootballgamehadendedsowewalkedthebirdovertoothergroupsofadultsandaskediftheyknewofanyonewhohadlostabird.Allthekidswereexcitedaboutthebirdandfeditwithsomepostgamesnacks.Thebird’snailsweregettinglongandhewaslookingprettydirty,soweknewithadbeenouthereforalongtimeandwashungry.Sinceitswingswereclipped,itcouldflyalittlebutprobablynotmorethan100yardsorsoatatry.Wealljustscratchedourheadsasagroupwonderingwhattodowiththelostbird.
Weexplainedtothekidsthatthisbirdneededourhelpsinceitwassomeone’spetandwouldnotknowhowtogetitsownfood,anditcouldnotflywellsinceitswingswereclipped.Thekidsunderstood,andallofthemwantedtotakethebirdhome!
Theparentshowever,knewthiswasnotagoodchoiceasonehadalargedog,anothertwocats,etc.WeexplainedtothekidsthatoneofuscouldtakethebirdhomeforthenightandthenbringittotheHumaneSocietyinthemorninginhopestoconnectittoitsowners.Wecouldn’tkeepthebird.Itwasn’tours.Thiswastoughforthekidstounderstandatfirst.Wecouldn’tjustleavethebirdeither.Therewasnowayitcouldattenditself.ThegroupofussataroundtheSilverdomepracticefieldsforquiteawhiletryingtodeterminethebestcourseofchoiceforthelostbird.Itwasgettingdarkoutbutnoonewaswillingtoleavethatparkinglotuntilwehadagameplanforhowtohelpthebird.
Theownerofthefootballleague,ChrisNovak,offeredtotakethebird.Itwasextremelyniceofhimandhereallysteppedintohelpwhilealltherestofuswhohadkidstuggingonourshirtsandbeggingtotakeithome.Wetookaboxandputabunchofholesinitandhebroughtithomeforthenight.Anothermomwentonlineandfoundafamilythathadlostabirdthatlookedjustliketheonewe’dfound.SheemailedtheinfotoChriswhogotintouchwiththefamilyandthenextday,reunitedthebirdwiththefamilythatlostitalmost3weeksearlier!
WhenChrisemailedustoletusknow,wecouldnotbelievethatthisbirdhadtraveledfromTheRochesterTienkenareaallthewaytotheSilverdome!
Weweresohappytobeabletosavethisbirdandgetitbacktoitsfamily.Ishowedmykidstheemailabouthowtheotherfamilygottheirpetback.Thefamilyhas3kidswhoweresohappytoseetheirbird.Mykidsrealizedwhataniceendingthisstoryhad.Notonlyhadwebeenabletosavethisbird’slife,butwewereabletobringitbacktothefamilythatlovesandmisseshim.
Thelifelessoninthemissingbirdstoryseemedtomissitsmarkwithmykidsatfirst.Theywerealittlebummedoutthattheycouldn’tkeepthelostbird.Iexplainedtothemthatwhenananimalorsomeoneneedshelp,youjustcan’tturnablindeyeandhopeeverythingworksoutOK.The“lostbirdincident”wasalsoaremindertothemthatteamworkandthekindnessofstrangerscanmakeaworldofdifferenceandthatagroupofwell-meaningstrangerscanworktogethertohelpsomeone.Itwasn’taheroicact,butonethatIknewhadsunkinwithmykidswhentheyrealizedthattryingtohelpwasthebestandonlyrealcourseofaction.
55.Whathappenedwhentheauthorwatchedhisson’sfootballgames?
A.Aparrottriedtoeattheirfood.
B.Hisdaughterwashurtbyaparrot.
C.Aparrotflewtowardshisdaughter.
D.Aparrotlandedonhisdaughter’shead.
56.Theunderlinedword“domesticated”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans_______.
A.havingbeenabandonedB.havingbeenusedtohomelife
C.havingbeenusedtolifeinthewildD.havingbeenweekandhungry
57.Whowasthefirstonetofindthebird’sowner?
A.TheauthorB.ChrisNovak
C.TheHumaneSocietyD.Aparticipant’smother
58.Whatcanbelearnedfromthe“lostbirdincident”?
A.Strangerscanalsoworkwelltogether.
B.HumaneSocietyhelpschildreninteamwork.
C.Childrencankeeplostinjuredpetbirdshome.
D.Helpingothersisalwaysregardedasaheroicact.
59.Whatdidtheauthorwanttotellinthetext?
A.Howtohelpalostparrottofindhome.
B.Theexperienceofwatchingafootballgames.
C.Theimportanceofteamworkandhelpingothers.
D.Howaparrotcanflyalongdistancefromhome.
60.Thebesttitleofthetextshouldbe________.
A.WhatAnimalsCanTeachUs
B.CompleteCareforaLostBird
C.LifeLessonsWhenYouLeastExpectIt
D.LoveFirst,TeamworkandKindnessSecond
2.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
TheengineerCamillaOlivettiwas40yearsoldwhenhestartedthecompanyin1908.AthisfactoryinIvrea,hedesignedandproducedthefirstItaliantypewriter.Todaythecompany’sheadofficeisstillinIvrea,nearTurin,butthecompanyismuchlargerthanitwasinthosedaysandthereareofficesallaroundtheworld,
By1930therewasastaffof700andthecompanyturnedout13.000machinesayear.SomewenttocustomersinItaly,butOlivettiexportedmoretypewriterstoothercountries.
Camillo’sson,Adriano,startedworkingforthecompanyin1924andlaterhebecametheboss.Heintroducedastandardspeedfortheproductionlineandheemployedtechnologyanddesignspecialist.Thecompanydevelopednewandbettertypewritersandthencalculators(计算器).In1959itproducedtheELEAcomputersystem.Thiswasthefirstmainframe(主机)computerdesignedandmadeinItaly.
AfterAdrianodiedin1960,thecompanyhadaperiodoffinancialproblem.Othercompanies,especiallytheJapanese,madefasterprogressinelectronictechnologythantheItaliancompany.
In1978,CarlodeBenedettibecamethenewboss.Olivettiincreaseditsmarketingandservicenetworksandmadeagreementswithothercompaniestodesignandproducemoreadvancedofficeequipment.Soonitbecameoneoftheworld’sleadingcompaniesininformationtechnologyandcommunications.TherearenowfiveindependentcompaniesintheOlivettigroup—oneforpersonalcomputers,oneforotherofficeequipment,oneforsystemsandservice,andtwofortelecommunications.
51.Fromthetextwelearnthat
A.by1930Olivettiproduced13.000typewritersayear
B.Olivettiearnedmoreinthe1960sthaninthe1950s
C.someofOlivetti’s700staffregularlyvisitedcustomersinItaly
D.Olivettisetupofficesinothercountriesfromtheverybeginning
52.WhatwasprobablythedirectresultofOlivetti’sfallingbehindinelectronictechnology
A.Adriano’sdeathB.Aperiodoffinancialproblems
C.ItsfasterprogressD.Itsagreementswithothercompanies.
53.WhatdoweknowaboutOlivetti?
A.Itproducedthebesttypewriterintheworld.
B.Itdesignedtheworld’sfirstmainframecomputer.
C.Itexportedmoretypewritersthanothercompanies.
D.IthasfiveindependentcompanieswithitsheadofficeinIvrea.
54.Thebesttitleforthetextwouldbe
A.TheOriginofOlivetti.B.TheSuccessofOlivetti.
C.TheHistoryofOlivettiD.TheProductionofOlivetti.
3.阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Drivingtoafriend’shouseonarecentevening,Iwasattractedbythesightofthefullmoonrisingjustabovemyfriend’srooftop.Istoppedtowatchitforafewmoments,thinkingaboutwhatapityitisthatmostcitypeople---myselfincluded---usuallymisssightslikethisbecausewespendmostofourlivesindoors.
Myfriendhadalsoseenit.HegrewuplivinginaforestinEurope,andthemoonmeantalottohimthen.Ithadtouchedmuchofhislife.
Iknowthefeeling.LastDecemberItookmyseven-year-olddaughtertothemountainousjungleofnorthernIndiawithsomefriends.Westayedinaforestresthousewithnoelectricityorrunninghotwater.Ourgrouphadcampfiresoutsideeverynight,andindoorswhenitwastoocoldoutside.Themoongrewtoitsfullestduringourtrip.Betweenmeandthehighmountainslaythreeorfourvalleys.Notalightshoneinthemandnotasoundcouldbeheard.ItwasoneofthequietestplacesIhaveeverknown,abottomlesswellofsilence.Andabovemewasthefullmoon,whichstruckmedeeply.
Todayourlivesarefilledwithglass,metal,plasticandfiber-glass.Wehavetelevision,
cellphones,pagers,electricity,heatersandovensandair-conditioners,cars,computers.
Strugglingthroughtrafficthateveningattheendofatiringday,mostofitspentindoors,Ithought,“Beforelong,Iwouldliketoliveinasmallcottage.ThereIwillgrowvegetablesandreadbooksandwalkinthemountains.Andperhapswrite,butnotinanger.Imaybecomeanoldmanthere,andwearthebottomsofmytrousersrolledandmeasureoutmylifeincoffeespoons.ButIwillbeabletowalkoutsideonacoldsilentnightandtouchedthemoon.”
46.Th