Long ago, the birds and the land animals had a big fight. A bat ______ in a cave (洞穴) to see which side was going to win.

After many hours, the land animals won. The bat flew ______ his cave to follow them. A bear looked at him and said, “Here is a bird. Let’s ______ it.” The bat cried, “Oh, please don’t! I can fly ______ a bird, but I’m not a bird. I have ______ in my mouth. Birds do not.”

The land animals talked it over and finally allowed (允许) the bat to join them. All was well ______ one day, the birds came back to fight again. Once again, the bat hid in a cave. This time, the ______ won the fight. The bat joined them. One old bird said to the bat, “______ are not one of us.” But the bat cried, “I am a bird. I have ______.” Finally, the birds allowed the bat to stay. The land animals and birds ______ fighting for many years. Each time, the bat hid and waited to see which side would win. Finally, everyone was tired of fighting and they decided to make peace (讲和). ______, they didn’t know what to do with the bat.

One of them said, “You have wings, but you are not a bird. You have teeth, but you are not a land animal. From now on, you will fly only at night when we are ______.” Maybe that is why bats only come out at night.

1.A.brought B.hid C.searched D.fought

2.A.down into B.all over C.up to D.out of

3.A.help B.accept C.kill D.become

4.A.as B.through C.like D.in

5.A.teeth B.food C.cave D.wings

6.A.from B.till C.on D.to

7.A.birds B.bat C.land animals D.bear

8.A.We B.You C.They D.He and I

9.A.wings B.teeth C.land D.mouths

10.A.finished B.failed C.kept D.began

11.A.So B.But C.However D.Otherwise

12.A.afraid B.alone C.around D.asleep

I was telling my boy Sonny the story of the hare and the tortoise. At the end I said, " Son, remember: Be slow and steady ( 镇定的), and that will win the race. Don't you think there's something to learn from the tortoise?"

Sonny opened his eyes wide, "Do you mean next time when I'm entering for the 60-metre race I should wish that Billy, Tony and Sandy would all fall asleep halfway?"

I was shocked, "But the tortoise didn't wish that the hare would fall asleep!"

"He must have wished that," Sonny said, "Otherwise how could he be so foolish as to race with the hare? He knew very well the hare ran a hundred times faster than he himself did."

"He didn't have such a wish," I insisted. "He won the race by perseverance, by pushing on steadily."

Sonny thought a while. "That's a lie," he said. "He won it because he was lucky. If the hare hadn't happened to fall asleep, the tortoise would never have won the race. He could be as steady as you like, or a hundred times steadier, but he'd never have won the race. That's for sure."

I gave up. Today's children are not like what we used to be. They're just hopeless.

1.What does the underline word mean ________________.

A.侥幸的 B.自然的 C.坚韧不拔的 D.乐观向上的

2.According to Sonny, it was the tortoise's wish that ____________.

A.the hare would be as steady as he was

B.he could run faster than the hare

C.the hare would fall asleep during the race

D.he would have a sleep during the race

3.Sonny believed that the tortoise won the race ___________.

A.by pushing on steadily B.by luck

C.by taking a risk D.by telling a lie

4.It is clear that the writer___________ in the end.

A.learned a lesson B.won the argument C.became impatient D.was satisfied

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