Question

【题目】One day,all the birds decided to hold a ________ to see who could be the king.

The crow(乌鸦)said,“The one who flew the_______could be the king.”Everybody ____.As the birds got ready for the competition,no one noticed a small sparrow(麻雀）creeping(缓慢行进）under the wings of an eagle(老鹰).Before the competition was over,the sparrow came out from the eagle’s wings and________shouted loudly.He wanted to fly the highest.

The other birds heard the noise and found out what happened.They were angry_____the sparrow and they decided to punish him,Thee sparrow flew into a small_______in an old tree.None of the other birds could fly into the hole_______it was too small.

The owl was known to be the_______.Other birds asked him to watch the hole and to______the sparrow.Hours passed and the owl grew sleepy.When the owl_______his eyes,the sparrow flew away.

The owl felt ashamed and thought that he would no longer be called wise.So he decided to come out only at night.He didn’t want anyone to see him.

【1】A. party B. sport C. competition D. show

【2】A. fastest B. slowest C. lowest D. highest

【3】A. refused B. agreed C. disagreed D. left

【4】A. never B. hardly C. even D. yet

【5】A. for B. over C. about D. with

【6】A. wing B. house C. hole D. river

【7】A. although B. if C. until D. because

【8】A. tallest B. wisest C. best D. worst

【9】A. help B. set C. save D. catch

【10】A. opened B. closed C. kept D. turned

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】B

【4】C

【5】D

【6】C

【7】D

【8】B

【9】D

【10】B

【解析】这个故事告诉我们为什么猫头鹰只有在晚上出来。

【1】根据后文中Before the competition was over---可知，所有的鸟类举行了一场比赛。故选C。

【2】句意：谁飞的最高，谁就是百鸟之王。最高的是highest。故选D。

【3】句意：每个人都同意了。同意是agree。故选B。

【4】句意：在比赛结束时，麻雀从鹰的翅膀底下钻出来甚至大声喊叫。甚至是even。故选C。

【5】此处考查be angry with sb（生某人的气）。故选D。

【6】根据None of the other birds could fly into the hole可知，麻雀钻到树洞里了。故选C。

【7】句意：其他鸟都不能钻到树洞里去，因为树洞太小了。因为是because。故选D。

【8】句意：众所周知猫头鹰是最聪明的。聪明的是wise。故选B。

【9】句意：其他鸟让猫头鹰看住树洞并捉住麻雀。捉住用catch。故选D。

【10】根据Hours passed and the owl grew sleepy可知，本句意为：当猫头鹰闭上眼睛时，麻雀飞走了。故选B。