初中英语阅读理解与完型填空［2014 辽宁鞍山·B篇］

初中英语阅读理解与完型填空［2014 辽宁鞍山·B篇］

The Death of the Camel

A camel is trekking in the desert with the midday sun shining like a big fireball．Hungry and thirsty，it feels very angry in heart，not knowing how to let out its anger．

On the way，it steps on a piece of glass by accident．

The camel，already tired，suddenly becomes extremely angry．It lifts its foot and kicks the glass hard，but cuts its foot deep and blood runs into the sand immediately．

The angry camel walks on and its blood attracts a vulture （秃鹫）in the sky，singing hungrily．The camel runs with great fear．

Soon later，the heavy smell of blood draws the attention of a hungry wolf nearby．The weak camel runs around like a headless fly in panic．Unfortunately，it runs to the home of man-eating ants．The man-eating ants，all run in the direction of the poor camel．

In a minute，the camel is covered with the man-eating ants．Before long，the camel falls down to the ground．

Just before dying，the camel says sadly：Why am I angry with just a small piece of broken glass in the first place？

1．What's the sun like in the midday？

A．A big plate．

B．A big fireball．

C．A big football．

D．A big bowl．

2．What happens to the camel？

A．It likes the midday sun very much．

B．It is trekking in the desert happily．

C．It steps on a piece of glass and hurts its leg．

D．It kicks the piece of glass and blood gets out of its foot．

3．When it meets a hungry wolf，the camel 　　　　　 ．

A．runs like a headless fly in panic

B．runs with great fear

C．falls down to the ground

D．becomes extremely angry

4．Do you know the real reason of the camel's death？

A．A vulture．

B．A wolf．

C．Man-eating ants．

D．Itself．

5．What can you understand from the passage？

A．Don't give up on the way to your dream．

B．Stand up from where you fall down．

C．Be good to your life，smile at your bad luck and get over your difficulties．

D．Say the truth before dying．

[参考答案]　1．B　2．D　3．A　4．D　5．C