Oriole’s Nest
Picky, Picky
Scientists have no idea exactly why birds choose certain objects to build their nests. But scientists know that the main reason birds build nests is to keep their babies safe, warm and healthy.
Baby birds grow faster and are healthier when they are warm. They also learn to fly and leave the nests sooner than birds without warm homes.
What A Yarn (紗)
Yarn is big on an oriole’s shopping list during nest building. Scientists are still trying to work out why so many birds choose white yarn over other colors for nest building.
Scientists think that the white objects remind birds of cotton fluff (絨毛) they find in the wild.
Do It Naturally  
Even though birds can help us recycle some of our junk by using it to build nests, they also need to use lots of natural things. Long grass, dried sticks, spider’s silk and mud are some of the natural ingredients that are good for nests, too.
You can make a collection box of things to leave for birds so they can help themselves. Hang a small plastic box with holes on a tree branch. Fill the box freely with nest building goodies. Hang the box on a tree and watch birds climb on board to pick through the junk to find their treasures.
Warning: Don’t let the birds turn into a tasty treat. Keep your bird station away from places where cats hang out.
For The Birds!
Stop! Don’t throw all that garbage out! Give some to the birds. Look and see how your old junk can help beautify and warm a bird’s new home.
小題1:The baby birds with warm homes are able to _____.
A．choose right objectsB．leave the nests sooner
C．build good nestsD．learn to fly higher
小題2: What can people make for birds to build nests?
A．Holes on the tree.B．Food out of the rubbish.
C．A warning board.D．A collection box of things.
小題3:What can we learn from the passage?
A．Birds build nests to store things.
B．Birds regard white objects as cotton.
C．Birds and humans can help each other.
D．Birds and cats fight against each other.

小題1:B
小題1:D
小題1:C

小題1:根據(jù)第二段第二行“...leave the nests sooner”可知，正確答案為B。
小題1:根據(jù)Do It Naturally標題下面的第四行“You can make a collection box of things...”可知，人們可以把筑巢需要的東西放到一個盒子里，供小鳥選用。故選D。
小題1:根據(jù)第一段最后一句“...is to keep their babies safe, warm and healthy”可知，鳥兒筑巢是為了雛鳥，A錯；根據(jù)“the white objects remind birds of cotton fluff”可知，B項“鳥兒把白色的東西當作棉花”是錯的；文中只提到“要把鳥箱遠離貓出沒的地方”，D項錯。根據(jù)Do It Naturally標題下的文意可知，C項“鳥類和人類可以相互幫助”是正確的。故選C。
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