2020-2021学年江苏省宿迁市沭阳县八年级(下)联考英语试卷含详解(10)

C. To avoid harming wild animals.
D. To help the train run through tunnels quietly.
（4）What is the passage about？
A. Xi"an Chengdu high﹣speed railway.
B. How to protect pandas and crested ibises.
C. Qinling Mountains.
D. Protective shields and nets.
20．（10分）"Oh boys， boys， don"t throw stones at that poor bird
"Why， sir， "said a little boy， that we can"t bear her." "Yes， but she uses the voice which God gave her. And it is probably as pleasant to her friends as yours is to those who love you. Besides（弹回）， and hurt you as long as you live!"
"Rebound!We don"t understand you， sir!""Well， come and I will tell you a story." "Is it a true story？""Yes. Every word is true. "
"Fifty years ago， I was a boy like you. I used to throw stones， and as I had no other boy very near me to play with（精确的）in my aim.
"One day I went to work for an aged couple named Hamilton. They were very kind to everybody and everything. Few people had so many swallows（燕子）making their nests（鸟巢）under houses. Few had so many pets that seemed to love the couple.