One day, a boy found an eagle's(鹰) egg. He didn't know what to do, so he put it in the nest of chickens. When the eagle was born, he ______. He grew up doing what chickens do, such as scratching at the dirt for food and flying short and low with his wings. It was a boring life.

Day after day, the eagle grew older. One day, he and his chicken friends saw a beautiful bird soaring in the sky, high above the mountains. “Oh, I wish I could fly like that!” said the eagle. The chickens answered, “Don't_give_it_another_thought. That's the strong eagle, and it's the king of all birds. You could never be like him because you are a chicken!” Then the eagle never thought about that again. He went on living like a chicken, digging the holes and feeling unhappy about the life. Even when he died, he thought he was a chicken.

My friends, you too were born an eagle. The God wanted you to be a real eagle, so don't listen to the chickens! Just keep your dream in the mind and try your best to fly in the sky.

1.Which of the following should we put in the ______ in Paragraph 1?

A. could even fly like an eagle

B. wanted to have a different life

C. thought he was a chicken

D. became very different from other chickens

2.What does the underlined word “soaring” mean in English?

A. running B. flying C. dancing D. living

3.The underlined sentence “Don't give it another thought.” means ________.

A. you can have a try B. everything may happen

C. stop thinking like that D. you should know what to do

4.The eagle couldn't fly above the mountains because ________.

A. he wasn't an eagle at all B. he believed chickens' words

C. he wasn't strong enough D. he didn't like flying high

5.What can you learn from the passage?

A. We should always listen to others' ideas.

B. There is something that we can never do.

C. It's important for us to choose good friends.

D. Don't let others' words affect(影响) your life.

In 2010, writer Ding Yan made a decision to leave her hometown in west China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region for Dongguan, a manufacturing(制造业) capital in south China’s Guangdong Province. She wanted to experience and write about the lives of the city’s factory girls who keep the production lines (生产线) moving.

For almost a year, Ding worked at two electronics factories and a CD packaging factory. It was a difficult experience for a woman in her forties. Every day, she would put a small notebook and pen into her pocket secretly before starting her work. Much of the book was written during her short toilet breaks at work. From her experiences and the stories of the women she met came a book, Factory Girls, which came out at the end of this April.

Factory Girls describes what life is like on the production line. It describes how the women stand all day, doing the same work. They sometimes chat quietly. One time, Ding was working next to a girl who told her, "I really wish the production line could just stop a moment for me to take a breath (呼吸). "

Ding said, "When I really thought about it, I came to realize that there was no difference between the factory girls and me. Although I don’t work physically as hard as they do to make a living, we are all experiencing the same helpless feeling towards life. The women I met were all very good at their jobs but they didn’t have great passion (热情) for life. "

1.Writer Ding Yan was born in ______________.

A. Beijing B. Guangdong C. Hainan D. Xinjiang

2.How many factories did Ding work in almost a year?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five.

3.What does her book Factory Girls describe?

A. Her hometown.

B. The lives of factory girls.

C. Her special life experience.

D. The production lines of the city’s factories.

4.What do we know about the factory girls on the production lines?

A. They are poor.

B. They were born in Dongguan.

C. They can do well in their jobs.

D. They can’t chat with each other at work.

5.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A. Ding Yan is a writer of 30.

B. Ding Yan lived as a factory girl and wrote the book.

C. Much of Ding’s book was written during short toilet breaks at work.

D. Ding Yan thinks there is no difference between the factory girls and her.

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