A group of swans (天鹅) 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 compitition. 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 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 (肩膀) and flew back to the beach.

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(　 ) 62. 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 , c　　 B. a , b , d , c ,　 C. d , a , c , b ,　 D. d , c , a , b

(　 ) 63.Who has better skills according to the crow ?

　 A. The swan.　　 B. The crow.　　 C. Both the swan and the crow.　　 D. He didn’t know.

(　 ) 64.What does the underlined word “exhausted “ in Paragraph 4 mean ?

　 A. Bored. 　　 B. nervous.　　 C. Tired .　　　 D. Frightened.

(　 )65. Which of the following is right according to the text ?

　 A. A group of crows met a swan on a beach.　 B. The crow could fly as well as the swan.

　 C.The swan wasn’t afraid of the challenge.　 D. The swan flew away and the crow died.

(　 ) 66.What can we learn from the passage ?

A. No pains , no gains. B. Pride goes before a fall. C. The early bird catches the worm.　 D. Practice makes perfect.

Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖). The baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.
He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world   
changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him.
Two days later mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry. Don’t you know I will die if 1 have nothing to eat?”
“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself.” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.
The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum, “ Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
“You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.
(    )6. Which of the following is TRUE about the baby eagle’s life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?
A. He lived in a nest in the tree.     B. His mother offered him nice food.
C. He was always cold and hungry.      D. He lived very happily with friends.
(    )7. How did the baby eagle feel as soon as he saw his mother coming again?
A. Sad.              B. Happy.           C. Afraid.           D. Angry.
(    )8. What did the baby eagle’s mother do when she came the last time?
A. She put some food in the nest.       B. She just came to see him again.
C. She shouted at he baby eagle and flew away.
D. She pushed her baby eagle out of the nest.
(    )9. What does the word “abandon” mean?
A. 抛弃              B.保护             C.歧视            D. 拯救
(    )10. We can infer (推断) from the story that _____________.
A. The baby eagle lost his mother     
B. The baby eagle fell down and died
C. The baby eagle could get food himself
D. The baby eagle was still angry with his mother

   Once there was a baby eagle living in a nest (巢) on a cliff (山崖). the baby eagle loved his nest. It was warm, soft and comfortable. And even better, he had all the food and love that his mother could give. Whenever the baby eagle was hungry, his mother would always come just in time with the delicious food he liked.

   He was growing happily day after day. But suddenly his world eagle changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest, he was full of sadness and fear. He thought he would die soon. He cried, but nobody heard him.

   Two days later mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was wild with joy. But his mother put the food at the top of the mountain and then looked down at her baby. The baby eagle cried out, “Mum, why did you do this to me? I’m hungry. Don’t you know I will die if I have nothing to eat?”

   “Here is the Last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself,” his mother said. Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest.

   The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster. He looked up at his mum,”  Why do you abandon me?” He looked down at the earth. The ground was much closer. Then something strange happened. The air caught behind his arms and he began to fly! He wasn’t moving to the ground any more. Instead, his eyes were pointed up at the sun.

   “You are flying! You can make it!” His mother smiled.

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(   ) 1. Which of the following is TRIJE about the baby eagle’s life before his mother stopped coming to the nest?

        A. lie lived in a nest in the tree.            B. His mother offered him nice food.

        C. He was always cold and hungry.     D. He lived very happily with friends.

(   ) 2. How did the baby eagle feel as soon as lie saw his mother coming again?

        A. Sad.          B. Happy.       C. Afraid.       D. Angry.

(   ) 3. What did the baby eagle’s mother do when she came the last time?

        A. She put some food in the nest.

        B. She just came to see him again.

        C. She shouted at he baby eagle and flew away.

        D. She pushed her baby eagle out of the nest.

(   ) 4. What does the word “abandon” mean?

        A. 抛弃         B.保护          C.歧视         D. 拯救

(   ) 5. We can infer (推断) from the story that _____________

        A. The baby eagle lost his mother

        B. The baby eagle fell down and died

        C. The baby eagle could get food himself

        D. The baby eagle was still angry with his mother