My parents quarreled (吵架) a lot, and I was really worried about it. I didn’t know who I should talk with about how I was feeling. So I asked Mom to allow me to stay the night at my best friend’s house. Though I knew I wouldn’t tell her about my parents’ situation, I was looking forward to getting out of the house. I was packing up my things when suddenly the power (电) went out in the neighborhood. Mom came to tell me that I should stay with my grandpa until the power came back on.

I was really disappointed(失望的) because I felt that we did not have much to talk about. But I knew he would be frightened alone in the dark. I went to his room and told him that I’d stay with him until the power was restored(恢复). He was quite happy and said.

“Great chance.”

“What is?” I asked.

“To talk, you and I,” he said. “To hold a one-to-one little meeting about what we’re going to do with your mom and dad, and what we’re going to do with ourselves and the situation we are in now.”

“But we can’t do anything about it, Grandpa,” I said, surprised that here was someone with whom I could share my feelings and someone who was in the same “boat” as I was.

And that is how the most amazing friendship between my grandfather and me started. Sitting there in the dark, we talked about our feelings and fears of life from how fast things change to how they sometimes don’t change fast enough. That night, because the power went out, I found a new friend, with whom I could safely talk about all my fears and pains, whatever they may be.

Suddenly, the lights all came back on. “Well,” he said, “I guess that means you’ll want to go now. I really like our talk. I hope the power will go out every few nights!”

1.Why was Grandpa happy to see the writer?

A. Because he felt quite lonely.

B. Because he could discuss the problem with him.

C. Because he was afraid of darkness.

D. Because he had not seen him for a long time.

2.In which order(顺序) did the story happen?

a. The lights came back on.

b. The writer went to his grandpa’s room and stayed with him.

c. The power in the neighbourhood suddenly went out.

d. The writer worried about the parents’ disagreement and wanted to leave his home.

e. The writer had a talk with his grandpa and started the most amazing friendship between them.

A. d-b-e-c-a B. a-b-e-c-d

C. c-d-b-e-a D. d-c-b-e-a

3.What can be inferred(推断) from the story?

A. The lights would go out again.

B. The writer wanted to leave very much.

C. They would have more chats.

D. It would no longer be dark.

Once upon a time there was a baby eagle(鹰) living in a nest on a cliff(悬崖). The baby eagle liked the nest. It was the only world he had ever known. It was warm and comfortable. Many times each day the mother would swoop down from the sky and land in the nest and feed the baby eagle delicious food. She was like a god to him he had no idea where she came from or how she worked her magic.

The baby eagle was hungry all the time, but the mother eagle would always come just in time with the food. The baby eagle grew strong. The mother wanted him to try flying and getting the food out of the nest. But the baby eagle was afraid to do it. The mother eagle flew away and stopped coming to the nest. The baby eagle cried and cried. But there was no one there to hear him. Two days later, the mother eagle appeared at the top of the mountain cliff with a big bowl of delicious food and she looked down at her baby.

The mother said, “Here is some very delicious food, all you have to do is come to get it.”

“Come to get it!” said the baby, with much anger. “How?”

The mother pushed him out of the nest. The ground rushed closer, faster and faster. Something strange happens. He looked down and saw the sky. He wasn’t moving towards the ground anymore, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.

“Hug?” he said. “What’s going on here!”

“ You’re flying,” his mother said.

“This is fun!” laughed the baby eagle.

1.What does the underline word “swoop” mean?

A. 俯冲 B. 攫取 C. 抓起 D. 飞标

2.Every day the mother eagle ____________ when the baby is young.

A. flew away B. asked him to fly

C. worked her magic D. took food to the nest

3.The mother eagle stopped coming to the nest because _____

A. she was too old to do things for her baby.

B. she didn’t love her baby anymore.

C. she had a long way to find some food for her baby.

D. she wants her baby to get the food by itself.

4.The mother eagle taught her baby to fly by ______________.

A. telling him how to do

B. pushing him out of the nest

C. flying around him

D. asking his father to teach him

5.What does the writer want to tell us?

A. The baby eagle can not live without food.

B. The baby eagle can not fly without his mother.

C. Don’t be overcome by the fear in your heart.

D. Don’t try to do the things you have never done.

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