Once there was a grasshopper（蚱蜢）, who was the best hopper（跳跃者） in the world．She taught other grasshoppers how to hop． Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very 1  

Then one day an eagle showed up．She immediately  2   to teach the eagle how to hop, as she was sure that hopping was the key to  3   , but every time she advised the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need．You are  4   with hopping, but I can fly． “

“Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper．“Flying is  5   in your imagination． “

The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle．“How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It  6   our teacher’s orders． “

“Hopping is useful, but when you can fly, it is no longer  7   ．” said the eagle．

“Tell us more, “ said the grasshoppers．

The eagle began telling them what the world  8   he grass fields was like．It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans（海洋）．

Then the eagle took one  9   grasshopper in his powerful talon to the sky．The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle had   10   ．

After the eagle landed, he saw a spark （闪光） in the grasshopper’s eyes． The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky．Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky．

1． A． angry                B． relaxed       C． stressed            D． proud

2． A． forgot               B． decided     C． failed                D． refused

3． A． business            B． weakness           C． happiness            D． sadness

4． A． satisfied               B． strict        C． patient             D． careful

5． A． just                  B． even         C． hardly             D． ever

6． A． turns down           B． puts off     C． goes against          D． works out

7． A． harmless              B． dangerous   C． necessary           D． safe

8． A． past                 B． through     C． under                     D． beyond

9． A． sad                  B． brave       C． attractive           D． frightened

10． A． imagined          B． created       C． changed             D． described

Once there was a grasshopper(蚱蜢), who was the best hopper(跳跃者) in the world. She taught __16__ grasshoppers how to hop. Soon all grasshoppers were hopping well, so she felt very proud.

Then one day an eagle appeared. She immediately decided to teach the eagle how to hop, __17__she was sure that hopping was the key to __18___ . But every time she __19___ the eagle to hop, he just said, “There is no need. You are satisfied with hopping, but I can fly. “

“Stop this silly talking of flying!” screamed the grasshopper. “Flying is__20__ in your imagination. “

The next day, some of the grasshoppers went to talk to the eagle. “How is it that you don’t know how to hop, yet you still talk of flying? It is ___21___our teacher’s orders.”

“Hopping is useful and can make you happy, but when you can fly, it is no longer___22___.” said the eagle.

“Tell us more,” said the grasshoppers.

The eagle began telling them what the world___23___the grass fields was like. It was a world that included mountains, rivers and oceans(海洋).

Then the eagle took one___24___grasshopper in his powerful wings to the sky. The grasshopper could see the mountains, rivers and oceans that the eagle ___25___.

After the eagle landed, he saw a spark (闪光) in the grasshopper’s eyes. The grasshopper told others what he had seen in the sky. Therefore, the grasshoppers dreamt of flying in the sky.

  A. another        B. other        C. others       D. the other

【小题 2】 A. as            B. and          C. or           D. because of

【小题 3】 A. business      B. weakness   C. happiness  D. succeed

【小题 4】 A. confused  B. told     C. advised      D. asked

【小题 5】. A. just         B. even       C. hardly     D. ever

【小题 6】. A. for          B. well with  C. against    D. down

【小题 7】 A. helpful       B. dangerous  C. necessary  D. safe

【小题 8】 A. on        B. through    C. across     D. beyond

【小题 9】 A. strong        B. brave      C. attractive D. beautiful

【小题 10】 A. imagined     B. had talked C. told      D. had described