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A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow(乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain(鄙视).

“You have no flying skills at all!” he said to the swans. “All you can do is to move your wings. Can you turn over in the air? No, that’s beyond you. Let’s have a flying competition. I’ll show you what real flying is!”

One of the swans, a strong young male, took up the challenge. The crow flew up and began to show his skills. He flew in circles, performed other flying tricks, and then came down and looked proudly at the swan.

Now it was the swan’s turn. He flew up, and began flying over the sea. The crow flew after him, making all kinds of comments(评价) about his flying. They flew on and on till they couldn’t see the land and there was nothing but water on all sides. The crow was making fewer and fewer comments. He was now so exhausted that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.

The swan pretended(假装) not to notice, and said, “Why do you keep touching the water, brother? Is that another trick?”

“No,” said the crow. He knew he had lost the competition. “I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…”

The swan took pity on him, and took him on his shoulders and flew back to the beach.

1.What’s the correct order of the following events?

a. The crow showed off its flying skills.

b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.

c. The crow laughed at the swan’s flying.

d. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.

e. The crow challenged the swans and a strong young swan accepted it.

A. e, c, d, a, b             B. a, e, c, d, b              C. c, e, a, d, b           D. e, a, d, c, b

2.What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?

A. Tired.                     B. Angry.            C. Frightened.          D. Regretful.

3.Why did the crow keep touching the water?

A. It was showing another flying skill.

B. It was struggling to keep itself from falling into the water.

C. It was thirsty and wanted to drink some water.

D. It was enjoying itself by doing so.

4.What can we infer(推断) from the passage?

A. The crow didn’t know flying.

B. Flying skills were useless.

C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends.

D. The swan was better at long-distance flying than the crow.

5.What does the story tell us?

A. No pains, no gains.                            B. The early bird catches the worm.

C. Pride goes before a fall.                  D. Practice makes perfect.

 

【答案】

 

1.C

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

【解析】短文大意: 这篇短文中骄傲的乌鸦瞧不起天鹅,向天鹅发起挑战.结果在挑战中失败,不得不向天鹅求救,最后被天鹅救了命. 从而告诉我们骄傲使人落后的道理.

1.根据短文描述,可知首先是天鹅接受了挑战,然后乌鸦跟随者天鹅遇到麻烦,再就是乌鸦像天鹅求救,最后天鹅很鄙视乌鸦并救了它的命。故选C。

2.联系下文that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.可知此处指的是劳累,筋疲力尽的意思.故选A.

3.联系前文and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.描述,可知乌鸦这样做的原因是为了不让自己落水.故选B.

4.这篇短文中的乌鸦是在长途飞行中输给了天鹅.可见天鹅比乌鸦更善于长途飞行.故选D.

5.这篇短文中骄傲的乌鸦由于骄傲,挑战天鹅,最后被它瞧不起的天鹅救了命,从而告诉我们骄傲使人落后的道理,故选C.

 

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