If you put a buzzard(禿鷹) in a cage without a roof(頂棚), the bird will be a prisoner. Even though it can fly, it can’t fly through the open roof. The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 3 or 4 meters. Without space to run, he will not even try to fly, but will stay in his small jail(監(jiān)牢) for the rest of his life.
The ordinary bat that flies around at night cannot take off from the ground. If it is placed on the ground, all it can do is shuffle(穿梭) about helplessly. If it reaches a higher place, it will be able to throw itself into the air. Then it takes off quickly. But on flat ground, it will never fly.
A bee dropped into a cup will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out. It never sees the means of escape at the top, but keeps trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom. It will look for away where none exists, until it completely destroys itself.
In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bee. They are struggling with all their problems and frustrations(挫折),not realizing that the answer is right there above them

  1. 1.

    A buzzard can’t fly through the open roof of a cage because       

    1. A.
      it is too big and heavy to fly up
    2. B.
      it feels the space is too small to start the flight
    3. C.
      it gets used to living in the cage without a roof
    4. D.
      it would like to spend the rest of his life in the jail
  2. 2.

    Paragraph 2 mainly tells us that        

    1. A.
      the bat is a kind of smart bird
    2. B.
      the bat can take off quickly on flat ground
    3. C.
      the bat flies only at night
    4. D.
      the bat can only take off from a higher place
  3. 3.

    Which is NOT true about the bee?

    1. A.
      The bee doesn’t try to find a way to escape
    2. B.
      The bee will die if it isn’t taken out of the cup in time
    3. C.
      The bee always wants to escape from the cup near the bottom
    4. D.
      The bee doesn’t see the way out at the top
  4. 4.

    What’s the purpose of the story?

    1. A.
      Many people are like the buzzard, the bat and the bee
    2. B.
      Animals will also give up when in trouble
    3. C.
      We should try new ways to deal with difficulties
    4. D.
      We should solve problems by ourselves
BDAC
試題分析:這篇短文介紹了禿鷹,蝙蝠和蜜蜂在困境中只認一種逃生方式,從而錯過了逃生的機會.由此告訴我們,在困難面前我們應該嘗試各種方法來解決問題.
1.根據(jù)短文第一段The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of 3 or 4 meters.描述,可知選B.
2.根據(jù)短文第二段描述,可知蝙蝠只有在高處才能起飛,故選D.
3.根據(jù)第三段but keeps trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom.描述,可蜜蜂只是嘗試從杯子的底部尋找一個逃生的出口,故選項A描述錯誤.
4.這篇短文介紹了禿鷹,蝙蝠和蜜蜂在困境中只認一種逃生方式,從而錯過了逃生的機會.由此告訴我們,在困難面前我們應該嘗試各種方法來解決問題.故選C.
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點評:本文淺顯易懂,層次分明,學生很容易把握文章中心內容。答題中注意帶著問題閱讀短文,一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文,根據(jù)短文中心總結出正確答案。
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