Question

[2015 •陕西改编]阅读选择 阅读下面的短文，从所给的A、B、C选项中选出最佳答案。

       The eagle has the feathers longest life of its group. It can reach up to 70 years.But to reach this age,the eagle must make a hard and painful decision. 

       When an eagle reaches near 40 ,its short sharp beak becomes bent (弯曲 的) . Its long and once flexible (灵活的) talons can no longer catch animals or birds for food. And its old and heavy wings with thick feathers on its body make it difficult to fly. Then,the eagle has only two choices： to die or to go through a painful time of change which needs five months.

       When the eagle feels weak and is about to die,it goes to a place far away on the top of a mountain and sits on a nest. For a new life,the eagle knocks its beak against a rock until it pulls its beak out. After pulling it out,the eagle waits for a new beak to grow. And then it pulLs out its talons and old feathers. It takes the eagle five months to complete its change and get a new life. We can call it its rebirth. So it can live for 30 more years.

       Like the eagle,we human beings sometimes need to make some change to get out of our difficulty. In miserable condition,we have to change our ways of life. The changing may be very painful. But sometimes we have to throw off our old habits,memories and traditions. We can't go on with all our past burdens (重负) .

() 21. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

   A. When an eagle reaches near 40 ,its short sharp beak is still straight.

   B. For a new life,the eagle knocks its talons against a rock.

   C. The writer's idea is that we can't go on with all our past burdens.

() 22. The underlined word “miserable” here probably means“ ”

   A. terrible   B. good

   C. lonely

() 23. The best title for the passage can be“”

   A. The death of the eagle

   B. The living period of the eagle

   C. Rebirth of the eagle

() 24. It can be inferred (推断) from the passage that .

   A. all eagles can live up to 70 years

   B. not all of our traditions are good for our development

   C. the old beak makes it difficult for the eagle to fly

() 25. The sharp beak of the eagle will become bent when it turns near .

   A. thirty   B. forty

   C. fifty

Answer 1

21. C    22. A    23. C    24. B    25. B