Question

Once there was a baby eagle （鹰）living in a nest（巢）on a clif（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 his 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.

1.How long at least did the mother eagle stop offering her baby eagle nice food?

A. One day.    B. Two days.    C. Three days.    D. Four days.

2.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. He lived very happily with friend.

C. He was always cold and hungry.    D. His mother offered him nice food.

3.What does the underlined word “abandon” mean?

A. 抛弃    B. 保护    C. 歧视    D. 拯救

4.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

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

【解析】

这篇短文主要讲述了雏鹰在成长过程中，母鹰通过食物的引导教小鹰学习飞翔本领。

1.细节理解题。根据第一段“But suddenly his world changed. His mother stopped coming to the nest.”及第二段“Two days later his mother appeared with some nice food.”可知母鹰停止供给雏鹰食物至少两天时间，故选B。

2.是非判断题。根据“Once there was a baby eagle （鹰）living in a nest（巢）on a clif（山崖）”可知雏鹰不是住在树上的巢里，故A错误；根据第一段描述可知雏鹰和妈妈一起生活而不是朋友，故B错误；根据第一段可知在妈妈离开他时，他的巢温暖舒适，妈妈提供食物，所以他不总是又冷又饿，故C错误；根据第一段“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.”可知雏鹰的妈妈为他提供美味食物，故选D。

3.词义猜测题。根据“Then she flew down and pushed the baby eagle out of the nest. The baby eagle fell down, faster and faster.”可知妈妈把雏鹰推出巢，所以可以推断雏鹰责问妈妈为什么抛弃他，故选A。

4.推理判断题。根据“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.”可知雏鹰学会了飞翔，由此可以推断雏鹰以后可以自己觅食，故选C。