An owl（貓頭鷹）is a bird．They live in almost every country of the world．

Owls are mostly awake at night．Owls hunt for mice，insects（昆蟲），and even fish for food．Owls are good at hunting．Their soft feathers（羽毛）enable them to fly nearly silently．They have very good hearing，which helps them to hunt well in the darkness．

Owls' eyes are unusual．Both of the owls' eyes face front．The owl cannot move its eyes．Owls are far-sighted，which means they can see very well far away…but they can't see up close very well at all．Luckily，their eyesight（視力）is what they use for hunting，and they can see far away even in low light．Owls can turn their heads 180 degrees（度）．This makes it look like they might be able to turn their heads all the way around，but l80 degrees is all the owls need to see what’s going on all around them．

Perhaps because of the owl's mysterious（神秘的）appearance，especially its round eyes and flexible（靈活的）neck，there are a lot of myths（神話）about owls．Many cultures believe that owls are unusually wise．Some cultures think owls may bring had luck．

1．What is the eyesight of the owls used for?

A．Flying．              B．Hunting．            C．Sleeping．              D．Walking．

2．Why can owls see things all about them'?

A．Because they have good eyesight．

B．Because they have ears on the sides of their head．

C．Because they have eyes on the sides of their head．

D．Because they can turn their heads 1／2 of the way around．

3．Which of the following is true?

A．Owls can fly very fast．

B．Owls have beautiful feather．

C．Most owls hunt for food during the day．

D．Owls' good hearing helps them hunt well．

4．We can infer from the passage that _________．

A．owls are dangerous to humans

B．owls can move their eyes easily

C．owls are thought to be wise in many countries

D．owls hunt not only animals but also plants for food

5．What would be a good title for this story?

A．Owls Hunt At Night                                 B．Owls Can Fly Silently

C．Owls Have Flexible Necks                          D．Owls Are Interesting Animals

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　　A barn owl(貓頭鷹) silently flies at night through the dark forest. Suddenly, the large bird hears a mouse running through the leaves. The bird quickly changes its flight path, drops down, and scoops up(抓起) the mouse in its talons(猛禽的爪). Another meal has been successfully captured.

　　How is the barn owl able to pinpoint the location of the mouse in the dark? Credit(把…歸功于) the bird' s excellent hearing and its ability to determine the exact location of the source of a sound.

　　According to a recent study at Stanford University, a barn owl learned how to pinpoint the location of a sound source when it was only about two weeks old. The owl did this by noting the difference in the time it took a sound to reach each ear and in the difference in the loudness of the sound in each ear.

　　In another test, three young barn owls were given eyeglasses when their eyes were just beginning to open. The lenses(鏡片) in the glasses distorted(使變形) a scene so that an object an owl was looking at seemed to be 20 degrees to the left of its actual position.

　　The scientists found that whenever one of the young owls heard a sound, it would look at a spot 20 degrees to the left of the sound source. Thus, the scientists concluded, the owls learned at a very young age how to locate the source of a sound.

1．What is the reason for the barn owl to successfully catch the mouse?

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A．It has very good eyesight at night.

B．It has very sharp hearing.

C．It is very good at determining the location of the sound.

D．Both B and C.

2．According to a recent study, a barn owl learned how to ________ when it was only about two weeks old.

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A．fly fast without sound

B．catch the mouse with its talon

C．locate the sound source

D．open its eyes wider

3．What do the words “to pinpoint the location” in the second paragraph mean?

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A．To find the exact position.

B．To notice the particular smell.

C．To recognize the real shape.

D．To hear the sound clearly.

4．Why did one of the young owls, after hearing a sound, look at a spot 20 degrees left of the sound source?

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A．It was too young to find the correct spot.

B．It was used to looking at the spot 20 degrees to the left of an object.

C．It was a mistake often made by this young owl.

D．It was wearing eyeglasses which distorted the object.

5．What is the main idea of the passage?

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A．How did the scientists train the owls to catch mice at night?

B．Why can eyeglasses help owls to catch mice?

C．Scientists used eyeglasses to make owls see better.

D．Why can owls catch mice at night?

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Are You an Owl or a Lark?

　　Do you start the day very slowly, and really wake up in the afternoon? Then you may be an owl (貓頭鷹) . Are you full of pep (精力) in the morning and tired out later on? Then you may be a lark (云雀).

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　　The way we feel affects the kind of work we do. Larks do better work in the morning. They are more wide awake then. Owls do better work in the afternoon or at night. That can make a difference in a job or at school. Larks would probably do better on school tests first thing in the morning. Owls would do better later in the day.

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B．sleep all morning

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A．Owls and larks are birds.

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In the middle of a dark forest, there lives an owl(貓頭鷹). All the animals know that he is the wisest(聰明的) among all of them. So they often go to him and tell him their troubles. Then the owl always teaches them what they should do.
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“I’m not happy at all. I don’t want to be a bird,” the bird says.
“Why don’t you want to be a bird?” asks the owl.
“I am so small, weak and useless,” she cries. “I want to be big and strong like the lion. He is very important, but I am not”
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The wise owl smiles and says, “No one in this world is useless.”
【小題1】The animals in the forest visit the owl because_____________

A．they are all afraid of him
B．the owl can help them when they don’t feel well
C．the owl can tell them what they should do when they have some problems.
D．they are wiser than the owl.
【小題2】The little bird is not happy because______________
A．the lion often beats her
B．she thinks she is too small, weak and useless
C．she wants to kill the lion
D．she is very important.
【小題3】The owl tells the bird_______________
A．that she is stronger than the lions and the tigers
B．that she must be happy
C．that she must run and hide
D．to sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for lions and tigers
【小題4】The underlined word “tears” means “_______” in Chinese.
A．眼珠B．汗水C．眼淚D．雨水
【小題5】From the story we know ______________.
A．the bird’s friends are very thankful to her because she drives the tigers and lions away(趕走)
B．the lions and tigers run away when they hear the bird’s voice
C．the bird thinks that she is useful and important now
D．the owl is useless.

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科目：初中英語 來源：2014屆天津市北辰區(qū)五校八年級12月聯(lián)考英語試卷（解析版） 題型：閱讀理解

In the middle of a dark forest, there lives an owl(貓頭鷹). All the animals know that he is the wisest(聰明的) among all of them. So they often go to him and tell him their troubles. Then the owl always teaches them what they should do.

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“I’m not happy at all. I don’t want to be a bird,” the bird says.

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“I am so small, weak and useless,” she cries. “I want to be big and strong like the lion. He is very important, but I am not”

Then the owl whispers(耳語) something in her ear. At once the bird dries her tears and goes away. One week later, the bird came back. “Oh, thank you very much. You are a very wise owl,” she says to the owl. “I am very happy now. Every day, I sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for(監(jiān)視) lions and tigers. When they come near, I shout at the top of my voice. Then my friend all run and hide. They are very thankful to me. I am useful and important now”

The wise owl smiles and says, “No one in this world is useless.”

1.The animals in the forest visit the owl because_____________

A．they are all afraid of him

B．the owl can help them when they don’t feel well

C．the owl can tell them what they should do when they have some problems.

D．they are wiser than the owl.

2.The little bird is not happy because______________

A．the lion often beats her

B．she thinks she is too small, weak and useless

C．she wants to kill the lion

D．she is very important.

3.The owl tells the bird_______________

A．that she is stronger than the lions and the tigers

B．that she must be happy

C．that she must run and hide

D．to sit on top of the tallest tree and watch for lions and tigers

4.The underlined word “tears” means “_______” in Chinese.

A．眼珠             B．汗水             C．眼淚             D．雨水

5.From the story we know ______________.

A．the bird’s friends are very thankful to her because she drives the tigers and lions away(趕走)

B．the lions and tigers run away when they hear the bird’s voice

C．the bird thinks that she is useful and important now

D．the owl is useless.

 

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