(一)
Diving(潜水) is a popular outdoor activity. 1. Some people dive in the sky.
This is an exciting sport. 2. Then he jumps off the plane and stays in the air with the help of a parachute(降落伞). The parachute stops him falling too quickly. 3. When he pulls its string, the parachute will open up and take him slowly down.
4. After jumping off the plane one by one, they try to stay in the air and hold each other's hands. They can be in different shapes.
Is it always dangerous to do skydiving? No. It's OK for good skydivers. 5. In Canada, two skydivers died many years ago because the parachutes could not open in the air.
A. A skydiver goes up by plane.
B. Skydivers enjoy doing wonderful movements in the air.
C. But sometimes bad things happen.
D. The skydiver carries the parachute on his back.
E. The skydiver carries the parachute on his arms.
F. But do you know there is another kind of diving?

(二)(2025·南通市如皋市期末)
Parrots are known for being able to copy some of the sounds people make. They might make sounds like "Hello!" or "How are you?" if they get used to hearing words like these. 1.
A parrot in America has been recognized by Guinness World Records after correctly identifying 12 objects in three minutes. 2. He can identify things like books, toys and socks.
3. Now he has about 3 million followers. In fact, Apollo broke the record in 2023, but he's among the stars in the Guinness Book of World Records that came out in September 2024.
The parrot is owned by a couple named Dalton and Victoria Mason. They've been working hard to train(训练) the bird. 4. "We teach him as much as we can," the couple told Guinness. They say that they focus on things that Apollo wants to focus on.
Researchers have found that some parrots are able to do better at some cognitive(认知的) tasks than 5-year-old children. 5. They want to find out how much he can learn and how many more records he can break.
A. Apollo became popular on the Internet.
B. Apollo's favourite food is sunflower seeds.
C. And Apollo's owners want to keep teaching the bird.
D. That record-breaking bird is an African parrot named Apollo.
E. Some birds can also learn the names of objects and identify(识别) them.
F. The owners say they teach Apollo as if he were a child of preschool age.

(三)(2025·南通期中)
A Chinese knot is a special kind of knot made of a long piece of string. People tie and weave (编织) it into different shapes. Each shape has a special meaning. 1.
Most Chinese knots have two parts that look the same on both sides. 2. Each knot gets its name from its shape or the meaning it shows. 3. Red is very popular because it means good luck.
Chinese knots are still popular today. When given as gifts or passed down in families, they carry strong feelings. 4. At weddings, people give or use the "true love knot" and the "double happiness knot" to show love and a wish to stay together. In Chinese culture, knots make us think of love and marriage.
Besides being meaningful gifts, knots are also useful. People use them to tie traditional Chinese clothes instead of buttons(纽扣). Silk is often used to make these knots for clothes. 5. You can find them as fun things to buy too.
A. Knot makers like to use different colours.
B. Chinese knots are only used during the Chinese New Year and have no other use.
C. They have two strings going in from the top and two coming out from below.
D. For example, lovers in the past and even now give knots as a symbol of love.
E. They can also be made into things like earrings and necklaces.
F. Today, you can see Chinese knots as decorations or gifts, and even on clothes.