Once a king got two nice falcons(猎鹰)from his son. He had never seen such beautiful falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer to train them to fly.
After several months, the king came to see how the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while the other was staying on the branch(树枝) of a tree quietly, just keeping still.
The king called all his falcons together and ordered them to try every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them succeeded. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came to his mind. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could solve this problem. He sent for a farmer who lived in the forest into his palace to train it at once.
The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying above in the sky freely. “ it is unbelievable !” shouted the king. How could you make it happen?”
The farmer replied,“It’s very easy. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.”
It is always the same to human beings. We all have “two flying wings” in our hearts as well, but we often seem not to notice them and stay where we just for safety and comfort. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the “branch” we are resting on breaks.
根据材料内容选择最佳答案。
1.What did the king do after he got the two falcons?
A. He kept them on the branch of a tree.
B. He sent them to a farmer in the forest.
C. He made the best falconer train them to fly.
D. He set them free and let them fly in the sky.
2.Why did the king call all his falconers together?
A. Because he wanted to get more falcons.
B. Because he wanted the other falcon to fly.
C. Because he wanted them to see his falcons.
D. Because he wanted to know more about his falcons.
3.Who made the king feel unbelievable when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky?
A. The king. B. The king’s son.
C. The farmer. D. The best falconer.
4.How did the king feel when he saw the other falcon fly freely in the sky?
A. Excited. B. Moved. C. Worried. D. Relaxed.
5.What is the best title for the text？
A. The Wise King B. The Nice Falcons
C. The Best Falconer D. The Flying Wings.
完形填空
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Sometimes, I doubt(怀疑) whether there is any love between my parents. Every day they are busy trying to money. They don’t act in the romantic(浪漫的) ways that I read in books or I see on TV. They never say, “I love you”. My father has a bad temper(性情, 脾气), and it is for him to be angry in his daily life.
One day, my mother was sewing a quilt (缝被子). I sat down beside her.
“Mom, I have a question to ask you.” I said after a while.
“What?” she asked, still working.
“Is there between you and Dad?” I asked her a very low voice.
My mother stopped her work and her head with surprise in her eyes. She didn’t answer immediately. Then she bowed(低下) her head and went on sewing(缝).
I thought I had hurt her. At last my mother said: “Susan, look at this thread(线). Sometimes it appears, but most of the time, it disappears in the quilt. It makes the quilt ___ . If life is a quilt, then love should be a thread. It can hardly be seen anywhere, it’s really there.”
I listened carefully but I didn’t understand her the next spring. My father suddenly got sick. My mother had to stay with him in the for a month.
After they got back, she helped my father walk slowly down the road every day. My father had never been so weak. “Dad, how are you feeling now?” I asked him one day.
“Susan, don’t worry about me.” he said gently. “I just like with your mom.”
Once I thought love meant flowers, gifts and sweet kisses. Now, I know that love is the thread that holds a family together.
1.A. have B. make C. put D. spend
2.A. the same B. difficult C. easy D. different
3.A. love B. money C. friendship D. peace
4.A. with B. under C. in D. by
5.A. nodded B. shook C. lowered D. raised
6.A. big B. wide C. thick D. strong
7.A. and B. for C. but D. so
8.A. until B. because C. when D. unless
9.A. school B. home C. garden D. hospital
10.A. talking B. walking C. sitting D. living
How difficult this math problem is for me! Can you tell me _______?
A. how can I work it out
B. how I can work it out
C. how I can work out it
D. how can I work out it
Teachers should encourage students to practice ______ English as much as they can.
A.speaking B. speak C. spoke D. to speak
My brother will go abroad, so I’ m going to the airport to .
A. meet him B. see him off
C. meet him off D. see off him
I _______ my hometown for many years. I really miss it.
A. left B. went away from
C. has left D. has been away from
