Once upon a time there was a baby eagle. He lived in the nest on a cliff (悬崖), overlooking a beautiful valley with waterfalls and streams, trees and lots of little animals. The nest was the whole world to him. It was warm and comfortable, had a great view. And even better, he had all the food and love and attention that a great mother eagle could provide. The baby eagle grew strong and he felt good all the time.
But one day, the mother came back home and said,“Eat this, and it’s your last meal,” she said. The baby cried, but he ate and thought about what had happened. Just then, surprisingly, the mother pushed him out of the nest. He fell, head first, faster ad faster. He screamed. “I’m dying!” he cried. He looked up at his mother, “How could you do this to me?” He looked down. The ground rushed closer, faster and faster. “This is unfair!” he screamed.
Something strange happened. The air caught behind his wings and they snapped away from his body, with a feeling unlike anything he had ever experienced. He looked down and saw the sky. He wasn’t moving towards the ground any more, and his eyes were pointed up at the sun.
“Huh?” he said,“ What is going on here?”
“You’re flying,” his mother said.
“This is fun!” laughed the baby eagle, as he soared (翱翔) and dived.
“Yes, it is!”said the mother.
（节选自《快乐英语阅读》初二年级第2卷, 有改动）
1.Why was the nest the whole world to the baby eagle ?
A. It was on a cliff.
B. It had a great view.
C. It had many trees around it.
D. He could get everything from his mother.
2.Which is right according to the passage?
A. The baby eagle felt unhappy in the nest.
B. The mother eagle took good care of the baby eagle.
C. The baby eagle wasn’t frightened at all when he was falling down.
D. The mother eagle wanted to enjoy all the food herself.
3.The mother eagle pushed the baby out of the nest because______________.
A. she couldn’t find food to raise it
B. she didn’t like it any more and wanted to kill it
C. she tried to make it live alone
D. she didn’t know if the baby eagle could fly
4.What happened to the baby eagle at last?
A. It was dying.
B. It left the nest and fell onto the ground.
C. It failed to learn to fly.
D. It had fun flying and diving in its living areas.
5.From the story, what can you learn?
A. Learn to live by ourselves when we grow up.
B. Beauty lies in lover’s eyes.
C. Never give up your self-protection.
D. Think before you act.
In the old times, there was a man who wanted to buy a pair of new shoes. He measured (量) his feet with a straw (稻草)，then went out to a shop in the town.
The shoe shop boss took out a pair of new shoes, and let him try them. But when he looked into his pocket, he found that the straw had lost. So he said, “I’m sorry, I forgot the size! Let me go home to take it.” After these words, he ran out of the shop. When he got back home, he was out of breath. With the straw in his hand, he hurried to the shoe shop again, but he was disappointed (失望) because it was closed.
Someone beside him said, “Your feet are with you. Why wouldn’t you try which pair of shoes fits, and why do you only believe your straw, not believe your feet?”
1. A man wanted to _________one day.
A. measure his feet B. buy a straw
C. buy shoes D. go to the town
2.Where was the straw when the man arrived at the shop?
A. In the field. B. In his pocket.
C. In the shop. D. At home.
3.What’s the meaning of the underlined phrase out of breath?
A. 心急如焚 B. 气喘吁吁
C. 出门在外 D. 后悔不已
4.Why did he go back to his home?
A. Because he wanted to get the straw.
B. Because he had something to do at that time.
C. Because the shoe shop was closed.
D. Because he didn’t take money with him.
5.What do you think of the man?
A. Clever. B. Interesting. C. Foolish. D. Good.
Miss White was a dancing teacher. She was friendly to her students and had a lot of students to come to classes every week. One year she moved to a new city and taught in a dancing school there, but then she decided to move again to a big city. She thought she could have more work to do in the big city. When one of the girls, Catherine, heard that she was going to leave, she said to the teacher, “The new dance teacher will not be as good as you are.”
Miss White was happy when she heard this. But she said, “Oh, no! I’m sure he will be as good as I am—or even better.” The girl said, “No, five teachers have come and left while I have been here, and each new one was worse than the last.”
1.Miss White ___________dancing in a dancing school.
A. taught B. learned C. went D. liked
2.The girl thought the new teacher would be _________Miss White.
A. as good as B. worse than
C. better than D. as well as
3.Miss White was Catherine’s ________ dance teacher during her stay at this school.
A. fifth B. fourth C. seventh D. sixth
4. Catherine was Miss White’s _________.
A. daughter B. classmate C. student D. friend
5.Which is TRUE according to the passage?
A. Miss White decided to move to a big city and work there.
B. Miss White worked in the same school all her life.
C. Miss White’s students came to her classes every day.
D. Catherine liked Miss White best of all her dancing teachers.
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What is the most important thing in the world? I think ________ is health.
Do you want to keep ________ ? Exercise often, please. If you usually go to work ________ bus, from now on, go by bike or ________ foot. If you ________ get up late in the morning and only have ________ meals, lunch and dinner every day, I think you should set the clock to ________ you up earlier. So you can ________ morning exercises outside. You should breathe (呼吸) the fresh air and eat a balanced (平衡的) diet. Do you like to eat ________, such as potato chips, hamburgers ________ hot dogs? I’m sure they’re delicious. But I think you should eat ________ fruit and vegetables. Eating too much junk food is not good ________ your health. In order to (为了) eat healthily, you should ________ avoid（避免）eating food high in fat, like French fries or cookies.
Taking exercise every day ________ us build a strong body. Regular exercise is an important part of ________ you healthy.
1.A. this B. it C. that D. one
2.A. quiet B. busy C. healthy D. clean
3.A. on B. by C. in D. for
4.A. on B. by C. with D. at
5.A. never B. hardly C. hardly ever D. always
6.A. one B. two C. three D. four
7.A. call B. wake C. look D. stand
8.A. do B. get C. have D. make
9.A. fruit B. vegetables C. junk food D. bread
10.A. but B. and C. so D. or
11.A. many B. a lot C. more D. much
12.A. for B. at C. to D. with
13.A. too B. so C. and D. also
14.A. takes B. helps C. looks D. makes
15.A. keep B. keeps C. keeping D. kept
—I ran the fastest in the sports meeting and won the first prize last Saturday.
—Really? _______
A. That’s right. B. It’s very kind of you.
C. Don’t mention (提及) it. D. Congratulations!
— Can I use your bike? —_______.
A. Not at all B. That’s OK
C. No problem D. Glad to hear that
