Question

【题目】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 to fly 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 tired 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(顺序) 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 swans 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-bB. a-e-c-d-bC. c-e-a-d-bD. e-a-d-c-b

【2】Why did the crow keep touching in 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.

【3】What can we infer 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(距离) flying than the crow.

【4】What does the story tell us?

A. No pain, no gain.(不劳而获)B. The early bird catches the worm.

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

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】B

【3】D

【4】C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是一篇寓言故事，通过乌鸦向天鹅挑战失败的故事告诉人们骄兵必败的道理。

【1】题意：以下事件的正确顺序是什么?考查细节排序。a.乌鸦炫耀它的飞行技巧；b.天鹅同情乌鸦，救了它；c.乌鸦嘲笑天鹅在飞翔；d.乌鸦跟着天鹅，惹上了麻烦；e.乌鸦向天鹅挑战，一只强壮的年轻天鹅接受了。根据短文内容：先是乌鸦鄙视天鹅的飞行技巧，接着发起挑战并炫耀它的飞行技巧；不料天鹅不停地飞啊飞，乌鸦跟着天鹅，惹上了麻烦差点掉进水里；最后，天鹅同情乌鸦，把他扛在肩上，飞回了海滩。可知c-e-a-d-b顺序正确，故选C。

【2】题意：乌鸦为什么一直在水里移动?考查细节理解。根据上文He was now tired that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.可知他不得不挣扎着不让自己掉进水里，故选B。

【3】题意：我们能从这篇文章中推断出什么?考查细节推断。A. The crow didn’t know flying. 乌鸦不会飞。B. Flying skills were useless. 飞行技能毫无用处。C. The swan saved the crow because they were good friends. 天鹅救了乌鸦，因为他们是好朋友。D. The swan was better at long distance flying than the crow.天鹅比乌鸦更擅长长距离飞行。根据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 tired that he found it hard to stay in the air, and had to struggle to keep himself from falling into the water.可知天鹅比乌鸦更擅长长距离飞行，The swan was better at long distance flying than the crow.说法正确，故选D。

【4】题意：这个故事告诉我们什么?考查主旨理解。A. No pain, no gain.不劳而获；B. The early bird catches the worm. 早起的鸟儿有虫吃；C. Pride goes before a fall.骄兵必败；D. Practice makes perfect.熟能生巧。根据乌鸦向天鹅挑战失败的结果，结合乌鸦的醒悟I’m in trouble because of my pride! If you don’t help me, I’ll lose my life…可知自高自大导致了他的失败，Pride goes before a fall.符合文意，故选C。