A group of swans flew down to a beach where a crow (乌鸦) was jumping around. The crow watched them with disdain (笔试).
“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 (挑战). 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 (自大) ! 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.
【小题1】What’s the correct order of the following events?
a. The crow followed the swan and got into trouble.
b. The swan felt pity for the crow and saved it.
c. The crow had to ask the swan for help.
d. The swan accepted a challenge of performing flying tricks.
A.a, d, b, cB.a, b, d, cC.d, a, c, bD.d, c, a, b
【小题2】What does the underlined word “exhausted” in Paragraph 4 mean?
A.Tired.B.Bored.C.Nervous.D.Frightened.
【小题3】What do we learn from the passage?
A.Practice makes perfect.B.The early bird catches the worm.
C.No pains, no gains.D.Pride goes before a fall.

An English traveler found himself in a northern European country with a little money to buy the ticket for the travel back home. As he knew that it would take him only two days to get to England, he thought that he would be all right without food. So he bought a ticket and went on board. He closed his ears to the lunch bell. When dinner time came, he refused to go to the dining hall, saying that he was not feeling well. The next morning, he didn’t go to breakfast and at lunch time he again stayed in his room. At dinner time he was so hungry that he could not stand it any longer. “I’m going to eat, ” he said, “even if they throw me into the sea. ” At dinner he ate everything in front of him at the table, then he worried about the coming trouble. “Bring me the bill,” he said. “there isn’t any bill. ” Was the answer. “On the ship the money for the ticket includes meals. ” The traveler regretted when he heard this.

根据短文内容选择正确答案。

1.The English traveler knew he would ________ in two days.

A. be back home?????????????????? B. buy some food to eat???

C. travel everywhere in Europe????? D. enjoy himself in the ship

2.The first day he _________ to have lunch and dinner.

A. stole????? B. sold???? C. refused??????? D. missed

3.He didn’t go to the dining hall because __________.

A. he was ill??????????? B. he was not feeling well???

C. he was not hungry??? D. he had no money

4.The next day he decided to ________ at last.

A. stay in his room????? B. be thrown into the sea

C. have dinner????????? D. run away

5.The English traveler _________ that he had no meal on the first day.

A. was excited??? B. was sad????? C. was glad??? D. was told

 

The clock struck(敲) eleven at night. The whole house was quiet. Everyone was in bed except me. Under the strong light, I looked sadly at a huge pile(堆) of those trouble things —books.

I was going to have my exam the next day. “When can I go to bed?” I asked myself. I didn’t answer. And I could not. The clock struck twelve. “Oh, dear! Ten more books to read before I go to bed!” We students are the most wretched ones in the world. Dad does not agree with me on this. He did not have to work so hard when he was a boy.

The clock struck one. I was quite hopeless now. I forgot all I did learn. I was too tired to go on. I did the only thing I could. I prayed(祈祷), “My god, please let me pass the exam tomorrow. I will work hard next time, Amen.” My eyes were so heavy that I could hardly open them. A few minutes later, with my head on the books, I fell asleep.

1.The word “wretched” in Line 6 means _______.

A.very happy                            B.forgetful

C.unlucky                               D.hopeful

2.What do you think happened to the writer?

A.He was late for the exam.

B.He passed the exam luckily.

C.He failed in the exam.

D.He fell asleep during the exam.

3.The best title for the passage is _______.

A.The Night Before The Exam                B.Working Far Into Night

C.A Slow Student                         D.Going Over Lessons

 

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