A Baby Eagle And His Mother

林锋

Once there was a baby eagle（鹰）living in a nest（巢）on a cliff（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 the 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？ Im hungry. Dont 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 wasnt moving to the ground any more. Also， his eyes were pointed up at the sun.

“You are flying！ You can make it！” His mother smiled.

跟蹤练习：

1. The baby eagle ________before his mother stopped coming to the nest.

A. lived in a nest in the tree

B. got nice food from his mother

C. was always cold and hungry

D. lived very happily with friends

2. The baby eagle felt ________as soon as he saw his mother coming again.

A. sad B. happy C. afraid D. angry

3. The baby eagles mother________when she came the last time.

A. put some food in the nest

B. just came to see him again

C. shouted at her baby eagle and flew away

D. pushed her baby eagle out of the nest

4. The underlined word “abandon” means ________.

A. 抛 弃 B. 保护 C. 歧视 D. 拯救

5. We can infer（推断）from the story that the baby eagle________.

A. lost his mother B. feel down and died

C. could get food himself D. was still angry with his mother

【导语】本文主要讲述了小鹰在巢里过着舒适的生活，但是有一天他的妈妈突然消失了，不再给他送吃的。再次回来时将小鹰推下了山崖，小鹰因此学会了飞行，自己能够去寻找食物。

【解析】

1.细节理解题。根据“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. ”可知在妈妈不再来巢之前，小鹰从妈妈那里得到了美味的食物。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“Two days later， his mother appeared with some nice food. The baby eagle was wild with joy.”可知小鹰一看到妈妈来了，就非常高兴。故选B。

3.细节理解题。根据“‘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.”可知小鹰的妈妈最后一次来的时候，把小鹰推出了巢。故选D。

4.词语猜测题。根据前文“The baby eagle fell down， faster and faster. He looked up at his mum.”可猜测出，后句应是问：“你为什么抛弃我？”故下画线单词的意思应是“抛弃”。故选A。

5.推理判断题。根据文中“Here is the last meal I give you. Come and get it by yourself.”和“You are flying！ You can make it！”可推理出，小鹰可以自己得到食物。故选C。