2018-2019学年海南省儋州一中高二上学期第二次月考英语试题（Word版）

2018-2019学年海南省儋州一中高二上学期第二次月考英语试题（Word版）

‎ 2020届高二年级月考（二）英语试题 ‎ 考试时间120分钟 满分150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分） ‎ 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。‎ ‎1. What are the speakers doing? ‎ A. Looking after Dad. B. Buying a jacket. C. Holding a party. ‎ ‎2. Who is the man probably? ‎ A. The house owner. B. The repairman. C. The tutor. ‎ ‎3. What’s wrong with the man? ‎ A. He breaks a drum.‎ B. He feels unwell.‎ C. He forgets to take his medicine.‎ ‎4. What did the man do yesterday? ‎ A. Finished reading a book. B. Had dinner with the woman. C. Gave a speech. ‎ ‎5. How would the woman like to go home? ‎ A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By taxi. ‎ 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）‎ 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。‎ 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。‎ ‎6. Why does the woman gain weight? ‎ A. She eats too much.‎ B. She feels stressed.‎ C. She is at the age of getting fat. ‎ ‎7. What will the man do to lose weight? ‎ A. Go to a yoga class. B. Join a jogging club. C. Go running everyday. ‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。‎ ‎8. What will the woman do tonight? ‎ A. Go back home early. B. Go to a party. C. Talk to Mom. ‎ ‎9. What does the woman think of her mother? ‎ A. Kind. B. Strict. C. Open-minded. ‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. Where are the speakers probably? ‎ A. In a store. B. In a post office. C. At home. ‎ ‎11. How much will the man pay for the delivery? ‎ A. For free. B. 15 yuan. C. 20 yuan. ‎ ‎12. When will the man get his delivery? ‎ A. Today. B. Tomorrow. C. The day after tomorrow. ‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. What’s the relationship between the speakers? ‎ A. Husband and wife. B. Friends. C. Colleagues. ‎ ‎14. What dessert will be prepared tomorrow? ‎ A. Fruits. B. Strawberry pie. C. Chocolate cake. ‎ ‎15. What day is it today? ‎ A. Friday. B. Saturday. C. Sunday. ‎ ‎16. What will the man do after lunch tomorrow? ‎ A. Watch a football game. B. Send children to school. C. Take a shower.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. At what age did Dessi Sieburth start loving birds? ‎ A. 6. B. 8. C. 14. ‎ ‎18. Why does Dessi make boxes for bluebirds? ‎ A. They are everywhere in his hometown. ‎ B. They are easy to track. ‎ C. They lose their nest places. ‎ ‎19. What’s the function of Dessi’s website? ‎ A. To do researches. ‎ B. To teach people about birds. ‎ C. To raise money for birds. ‎ ‎20. What did Dessi do in Alaska recently? ‎ A. He interviewed biologists. ‎ B. He bought some gold there. ‎ C. He studied on a type of eagle.‎ 第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分30分）‎ 第一节 ‎（共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分）‎ 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 A Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee ‎ Type：Fantasy Storyline：‎ ‎ When Ophelia moves to a strange city where it never stops snowing, she discovers a boy locked away for 75 years in a museum. She must help the boy before the Snow Queen freezes the world.‎ Along the way, Ophelia learns how to believe in things she cannot see.‎ Targeted readers：‎ People who like fairy tales would enjoy this book.‎ ‎ A Hundred Horses by Sarah Lean ‎ Type: Mystery ‎ Storyline：‎ ‎ The wooden horse Nell brings along during her visits to her aunt and cousins is stolen by a girl named Angel. As Nell finds out Angel’s true identity, a bond grows between them and a group of 99 horses. Word has it that the 100th horse is magical. But where is it? Nell doesn’t know, but Angel might know.‎ ‎ Targeted readers：‎ ‎ Kids who like animals and nature will be sure to find this book exciting.‎ ‎ How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks ‎ Type: Fantasy ‎ Storyline：‎ Birdie is an orphan who is good at trapping monsters with her singing voice. She is the only goblin(小妖精) hunter in the world. When kids go missing, it’s up to her to figure out why.‎ ‎ Targeted readers：‎ Anyone who is looking for monsters will take great pleasure in this book.‎ ‎ I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein ‎ Type: Fiction ‎ Storyline：‎ ‎ After a car accident Jamie loses his family, and then he moves in with his aunt, uncle and his cousin Stevie, whose basic aim is to trick Jamie. But Jamie keeps having a positive attitude and running after his goals. He was recently honored the Funniest Kid Comic of New York State.‎ ‎ Targeted readers：‎ This book would be great for anyone who is fond of humorous books.‎ ‎21．Which writer tells a story about a girl saving a boy?‎ A．Karen Foxlee. B．Sarah Lean.‎ C．Catherine Jinks. D．James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein.‎ ‎22．Nature lovers may take interest in________．‎ A．Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy B．A Hundred Horses C．How to Catch a Bogle D．I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story ‎23．Who went through life challenges without losing heart?‎ A．Ophelia. B．Nell.‎ C．Stevie. D．Jamie.‎ ‎24．In which section of a newspaper can we find such a passage?‎ A．Fashion. B．Literature.‎ C．Business. D．Local news.‎ B ‎ Recently, a painting of actress Elizabeth Taylor, which was drawn by American artist and filmmaker Andy Warhol, sold for US $63 million. Another simple black-and-white image of a Coca-Cola bottle sold for US $35 million. But the all-time record for a Warhol painting is $100 million for a piece titled “Eight Elvises”. What’s amazing is not that the pieces sold for so much, but the fact that they are not what you would call traditional art. They are “pop art”, art based on simple images of things and people from advertising, movies, music and day-to-day life. ‎ Born in the 1920s, Warhol grew up mostly separated from other children due to (由于) health problems. He spent a lot of his time alone drawing and then went on to study art in college. He began his career as a commercial (商业的) artist, creating pictures for magazine articles and newspaper ads. That inspired him to experiment ‎ with pop art and he hosted America’s first pop art exhibition in the 1960s. The show met with a lot of discussion with some people saying that what he was doing was not art. ‎ Warhol followed his first works with a series we are all familiar with — paintings of Coca-Cola bottles, Brillo soap pad boxes, and portraits (肖像) of famous people. Soon after, Warhol stopped creating his own artwork. Instead, he had assistants and other artists create them at his studio called “The Factory”. Warhol wanted to show the world that art doesn’t have to be complex or original; it can be created by anyone using ordinary things. ‎ Today, Warhol’s work is unmistakable in its uniqueness. No matter how you may feel about his work, one thing cannot be argued. He introduced the world to a whole new art form, inspiring future generations of artists, and eventually becoming one of the most famous and successful pop art artists in the world.‎ ‎25. During his childhood, Warhol _____.‎ A. drew pictures for magazines B. always lived a lonely life C. showed no interest in art D. liked to paint and dance ‎26. Calling his studio “The Factory”, Warhol tried to show _____.‎ A. his studio was as big as a factory B. pop art is different from traditional art C. artists prefer to work in a factory D. art should be simple and easy to produce ‎27. What would be the best title for the text?‎ A. Andy Warhol’s world of pop art B. Women in the pop art movement C. A fun pop-art self-portrait for kids D. Popular paintings by Andy Warhol C Have you ever listened to the sound of a raindrop? You might call the small sounds earth songs. Is it possible to catch earth songs, to put them into words?‎ Long ago, poets in Japan listened, watched, and did catch the beauty of the earth's songs. They did this with the tiniest poems in the world, called haiku. A haiku is a poem that is just three lines and seventeen syllables long. And the poets who wrote them watched and listened, not only with their eyes and ears, but also with their hearts!‎ In their haiku, the early Japanese poets caught the colors, sounds, and beauties of the seasons of the year. They sang of their islands' beauties. Their miniature poems were not meant to fully describe a scene or to explain it but rather were a flash impression.‎ The old poets are not the only writers of haiku. Today Japanese farmers, shopkeepers, grandparents, and students write it, and because of its strong appeal, haiku is written in many other countries throughout the world.‎ Interestingly enough, Japanese poetry has had a long and colorful history. In the prehaiku period in the early eighth century, Japanese poets wrote katauta, poems in a question-and-answer form, using two people. Each three-line verse (诗节) contained about seventeen syllables that could be delivered easily in one breath — just as one would naturally ask or answer a question. This has remained the basic pattern for traditional Japanese poetry throughout the centuries.‎ Another form that appeared was the tanka, which contained five lines and thirty-one syllables (5-7-5-7-7), written by either one or two persons. From that evolved (发展) the renga, which contained more than one verse, or link. Written by three or more people, it could have as many as 100 links! The first verse of the renga introduced a subject. It had three lines and was called the hokku, or starting verse. Renga parties became a great pleasure.‎ Around 1450, haikai no renga became popular. This style of linked verse contained puns (双关) and was humorous and amusing. The opening three lines were still called a hokku, and from haikai and hokku the term haiku evolved.‎ ‎28. What does the underlined word “miniature” in Paragraph 3 mean?‎ A. Clear. B. Little. C. Detailed. D. Selected.‎ ‎29. We know from the text that katauta _____.‎ A. was humorous and amusing B. contained thirty-one syllables C. could have as many as 100 links D. was written in a question-and-answer form ‎30. According to the text, what was the main activity at a renga party?‎ A. Creating a group poem. B. Changing haiku into tanka.‎ C. Studying the history of renga. D. Competing to write earth songs.‎ ‎31. Information in this text would be of most value to readers who want to _____.‎ A. teach how to write haiku B. research the history of haiku C. compare Japanese and American poetry D. find suggestions about hosting a renga party D Robert Munsch is an American born Canadian author of children's books. He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1945. After graduation, Munsch at first wanted to become a priest (牧师) but then he changed his career path towards writing stories for children. He started off with working at day care centers. In 1975 he decided to move back to Canada. There he worked in the preschool at the University of Guelph in Ontario. He also lectured and then became an assistant professor there in the Department of Family Studies.‎ Robert Munsch is all about storytelling and that is something he loves most. His illustrative (解说的) style of telling his story attracted the attention of his first audience in 1972. And that was the beginning of his storytelling career. According to Munsch, a perfect story takes 200 tellings in order to become perfect. He can spend days and years perfecting his tale before performing it in front of a larger audience. Robert then started putting his imaginative style on paper and thus became a famous author of children's books.‎ Munsch's characters are taken from real life; they're the children he meets while storytelling in different places. For example his story Ribbon Rescue was inspired by a girl who came to hear his story wearing a ribbon dress. Another story called Lighthouse was inspired by two children named Amanda and Jeremiah who he met in Pontiac, Michigan. His own children have also played some parts in his stories.‎ Munsch has written many books which have also been translated into various languages. His first books The Mud Puddle and The Dark were published in 1979. His ‎ most notable work is the book Love You Forever, which was published in 1986. This book became an international bestseller.‎ Robert Munsch is known for his overstated (夸张的) way of storytelling and use of different voices. He repeats a story many times to improve its quality. Some of his books have also been made into animated (动画的) series named A Bunch of Munsch.‎ ‎32. After graduation, Robert Munsch _____.‎ A. became a priest B. set up a day care center C. decided to take up teaching in a college D. prepared himself for his desirable career path ‎33. What does Robert Munsch think of storytelling according to Paragraph 2?‎ A. It's the perfect job for him.‎ B. It involves a lot of hard work.‎ C. It's hard to satisfy the audience.‎ D. It's easy to be bored with the job.‎ ‎34. What can we infer from Paragraph 3?‎ A. Munsch got ideas for his stories from real life.‎ B. Munsch's traveling experiences are interesting.‎ C. Munsch helped many children while storytelling.‎ D. Munsch's children helped him create some stories.‎ ‎35. Which of the following best describes Robert Munsch?‎ A. Brave and caring.‎ B. Talented and devoted.‎ C. Determined and patient.‎ D. Warmhearted and honest.‎ 第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）‎ ‎ 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 ‎ With today’s stressful lifestyles, it’s important to have time that you spend doing something just for the fun of it. While there are many great hobbies to choose from, the hobbies here are particularly useful in relieving stress.‎ ‎____36____‎ Whether you simply learn to take better pictures of your friends and family, or explore the world of creating true art, photography can be a great hobby. As you practice seeing the world through the eyes of a photographer, you may begin to see things differently.‎ Gardening Gardening can be a great stress reliever for many reasons.____37____. In addition, it can also create more beautiful surroundings to come home for each day, and more.‎ Knitting Aside from helping you create beautiful gifts for yourself and others, knitting provides you with an opportunity to relieve stress. The repetitive motion can get you into an experience of “flow”，or can at least provide an outlet for nervous energy._____38___．‎ Drawing You can get in touch with your artistic side and use drawing as a way to process emotions.____39___. The end result will be something beautiful and personal that you can enjoy or share.‎ Playing the piano ‎____40____. While listening to music can probably be considered a hobby, creating music can be an even more powerful stress relieving hobby. Learning to play an instrument such as the piano can be a stress reliever for you as well as for those around you.‎ A．Laughing more, stressing less B．Exploring photography C．It can get you into the sunshine and fresh air D．Music has many health and stress relief benefits E．These suggestions can help you reduce tension in your body now F．Gradually knitting may be making you better at your day job G．Besides, it can distract you, and achieve other stress management benefits 三、完形填空 (每小题1.5分，满分30分)‎ 阅读下面短文，掌握大意，然后从36-55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。 ‎ In the fall of 1985, I was a bright-eyed girl heading off to Howard University, aiming at a legal career and dreaming of sitting on a Supreme Court bench somewhere. Twenty-one years later I am still a bright-eyed 41 but one with quite a 42 story to tell. My grandma, an amazing woman, 43 from college at the age of 65. She was the first in our family to reach that 44 . But one year after I started college, she 45 cancer. I made the choice to stop learning at college to 46 her. It meant that school and my personal dream would have to 47 . Then I got married with another dream: building my 48 with adopted and biological (亲生的)ones. In 1999, we adopted our first son. To lay eyes on him was 49 — and very exciting. A year later came our second adopted boy. Then 50 son No. 3. In 2003, I 51 birth to another boy. You can imagine how 52 occupied I became, raising four boys under the age of 8! Our home was a complete zoo — a joyous zoo. Not surprisingly, I 53 did make it back to college full-time. But I never gave up on the dream, either. I 54 only one choice: to find a way. That ‎ 55 taking as few as one class each semester. The hardest part was feeling 56 about the time I spent away from the boys. They often wanted me to stay home with them. There certainly were times I wanted to 57 , but I knew I should set an example for them to follow through the rest of their lives. In 2007, I finished my study in the University of North Carolina. It took me over 21 years to 58 my college degree! I am not 59 , just single-minded. It always struck me that when you're looking at a big challenge from the outside it looks huge, but when you're inside, it just seems normal. Everything you want won't arrive in your life in a day. It's a 60 . Remember: little steps add up to big dreams.‎ ‎41. A. teacher B. housewife C. dreamer D. mother ‎42. A. different B. terrible C. simple D. disappointing ‎43. A. graduated B. came C. admitted D. entered ‎44. A. chance B. dream C. college D. goal ‎45. A. cured B. developed C. treated D. gained ‎46. A. talk with B. look at C. watch out D. care for ‎47. A. begin B. realize C. wait D. hide ‎48. A. house B. garden C. family D. flat ‎49. A. tiring B. fantastic C. hard D. busy ‎50. A. followed B. shared C. expected D. left ‎51. A. offered B. gave C. brought D. bore ‎52. A. partly B. particularly C. fully D. perfectly ‎53. A. always B. sometimes C. ever D. never ‎54 .A. lost B. put C. picked D. had ‎ ‎55. A. enjoyed B. seemed C. meant D. appeared ‎56. A. guilty B. satisfied C. tired D. proud ‎57. A. explain B. continue C. quit D. encourage ‎58. A. accept B. get C. hold D. master ‎59. A. common B. famous C. alone D. special ‎60. A .process B. change C. chance D. method ‎ 第Ⅱ卷 语法填空 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）：‎ 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。‎ During the Renaissance , new ideas and values gradually replaced those 61. ‎ ‎(hold) in 62. Middle Ages. People 63. (begin) to concentrate less ‎64. religious themes and adopt a more 65. (human) attitude to life. At the same time painters returned to classical Roman and Greek ideas about art. They tried to paint people and nature 66. they really were. Rich people wanted to possess 67.______ own paintings, so they could decorate their superb palaces 68. great houses. They paid famous artists 69. (paint) pictures of themselves, their houses and possessions as well as their activities and 70. (achieve)‎ 第四部分: 写作（共两节，满分35分）‎ 第一节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）‎ 增加：把缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。‎ 删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）划掉。‎ 修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。‎ 注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。‎ Dear Editor,‎ I'm a middle school student naming Lily. I'm writing to tell you something I don't think it good. Recently I've noticed many of my classmates often went to the ‎ Internet bar near our school. The other day I went there, too. I was very surprising to see many students playing games, seeing films or chat. Some were even talking about love affairs on-line. In my opinion, an Internet bar should be a place which we can find much useful information. As is known to all that the Internet is a window to an outside world rather than a place for games. The Internet is good if we make good use it. Otherwise, it will do us great harm. So the local government should take measure to make sure that the students use Internet bars positively.‎ 第二节.书面表达（25分）‎ 假定你是中学生李华，在学校食堂就餐的过程中发现学生浪费饭菜的情况十分严重，你深感痛心和羞愧。请你给校长写一封信，内容如下：‎ ‎1. 说明写信的目的；2. 对这些行为进行批评；3. 提出切实可行的建议。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头和结束语已为你写好。‎ 参考词汇：canteen 食堂 improper behavior不当行为 Dear Mr Headmaster,‎ I’m Li Hua, a student from Senior Two.‎ ‎________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎ Your faithfully,‎ Li Hua ‎2020届高二年级月考（二）英语试题参考答案 听力：‎ ‎1—5 BABAC 6—10 BCABA 11—15 ACACA 16—20 BBCBC 阅读：‎ A: 21-24.ABDB B：25-27 BDA C: 28-31BDAB D: 32-35 DBAB 七选五：‎ ‎36-40.BCFGD 完形填空：‎ ‎41-45 CAADB 46-50 DCCBA 51-55 BCDDC 56-60 ACBDA 语法填空：‎ ‎61. held 62 the 63. began 64. on 65. humanistic 66. as 67. their 68. and 69. to paint 70. achievements 改错：‎ ‎71. naming –-- named 72.think it good 去掉it 73. went --- go 74. surprising--surprised 75. or chat -- chatting 76. which - -where/ in which 77. As -- It 78. an outside -- the outside 79.use∧it----of 80. measure—measures ‎【范文】‎ Dear Mr Headmaster,‎ I’m Li Hua, a student from Senior Three. I ’m writing to draw your attention to some improper behavior among us students-wasting food in the school canteen. Some of us throw away most of food just because the food is not so delicious，which always makes me feel painful and ashamed.‎ In order to solve the problem, some measures should be taken. First, all of the students should raise awareness of the fact that a great number of people don’t have adequate food, which may help them realize how terrible it is for them to waste food. What’s more, I wonder if our school can set up specific regulations against such behavior.‎ I hope my suggestions will be of some help. Looking forward to your reply.‎ ‎ Yours faithfully,‎ Li Hua 听力材料 Text 1 ‎ M: What color do you think is fit for Dad?‎ W: Of course deep blue. How about having a big birthday party for him this weekend?‎ M: Good idea. I’ll pay for the jacket first.‎ Text 2 ‎ W: Mr. Smith, I feel the light in my room is turning dark. Could you ask someone come to fix it?‎ M: No problem, but your rent doesn’t include these fees. You need to pay it by yourself. ‎ Text 3 ‎ M: My heart beats like a drum. Could you please call the 911?‎ W: OK. Do you bring the medicine? ‎ M: It’s my first time feeling like this, and I don’t take any medicine. ‎ Text 4 ‎ M: I have finished reading Jean-Christophe (《约翰·克利斯朵夫》) yesterday. ‎ W: I just recommended it to you yesterday. You won’t get anything from it, if you read without reflecting. It’s like eating without digesting. ‎ Text 5 ‎ W: The next bus is coming in 15 minutes. ‎ M: Let’s take the subway. Though it needs 20-minute-walk to get to the station, it saves time in total. ‎ W: I don’t want to walk. Taking a taxi home is my choice.‎ Text 6 ‎ W: I want to lose weight! I didn’t eat much in this winter, but I have been overweight. Maybe it’s because of the pressure of work. ‎ M: I think for me it’s because of the age. ‎ W: I have a yoga class tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?‎ M: No, it’s too expensive. I’ve decided to take some exercises on my own.‎ W: What are you going to do? ‎ M: I plan to run around the track everyday. In the morning I run for an hour, and in the afternoon I run for an hour.‎ W: It sounds good. ‎ Text 7 ‎ M: Hello, Julia, I know a party will begin at midnight. Would you love to go?‎ W: I’d love to, but my mother has asked me to go home before eight tonight. ‎ M: What a pity! The party is very interesting. Could you have a talk with her?‎ W: No. I have no choice. My mother is always very strict with me.‎ M: I know your mom is concerned about your safety, but she’s an open-minded mom. I’m sure she’ll understand. ‎ W: No, I don’t think so.‎ Text 8 ‎ M: Okay, I’ll take it. By the way, do you provide delivery service?‎ W: Yes, we do. You don’t need to carry the furniture home.‎ M: Do you charge for delivery?‎ W: Normally it’s 20 yuan. But since you have spent over 1,500 yuan, we will deliver the furniture for you for free.‎ M: Very good. Could you deliver it to this address?‎ W: Sure, please write down your name and your phone number.‎ M: OK. Can you tell me the delivery time? Will you send it this afternoon?‎ W: No, but no later than tomorrow.‎ M: Well, could you send it the day after tomorrow? I’m not at home tomorrow. ‎ W: No problem. ‎ Text 9 ‎ W: Do you remember that Jason and his wife are coming for dinner tomorrow night?‎ M: Oh, I almost forgot it. At what time? ‎ W: Seven o’clock.‎ M: I guess we should expect them around 8:00 then, eh? ‎ W: They are always late. Ha ha. ‎ M: So, what are you making? ‎ W: I thought I’d make salad and beef and then chocolate cake for dessert. ‎ M: Yum. Chocolate cake sounds good. ‎ W: That reminds me. We have to go to the store tomorrow morning to pick up some groceries. ‎ M: What about tomorrow afternoon? ‎ W: Well, that’s Saturday afternoon. I’m going to a baby shower for Pauline. And don’t forget our boys have a soccer game. You’ll have to send them to school after lunch. ‎ M: What? I was supposed to watch a baseball game at 12:30 with my friends. ‎ W: Sorry, Doug. I have to go to the shower, so I can’t take them. Do you want them to miss their game? ‎ M: Alright. I’ll take them. I guess I can record the game. ‎ W: Good. ‎ Text 10 ‎ M: Hello, everyone. Today’s guest is just 14 years old, and he is protecting birds around the world. His name is Dessi Sieburth. His love of birds started when he made his first bird feeder about six years ago. Now, he has his own group called “Protecting Our Birds”. He has been making western bluebird boxes for about four years. Dessi hangs them up in trees and takes them down every week and looks at them to see if the bluebirds are nesting. He does that every year during the summer. He chooses the bluebird because they nest in dead trees, but a lot of dead trees are being cut down. Dessi makes these boxes to take the place of the trees. He does research about birds, runs a website to teach people about birds and how to help them, and builds boxes for birds. Dessi has interviewed biologists, written a lot of articles on birds for local newspaper. Dessi also recently spent 10 days in Alaska with his family where he did research on golden eagles in Denali National Park. So now let’s welcome Dessi Sieburth!‎