Ⅲ.阅读理解
The birds of the forest had no king. All the birds thought they needed a king. But who would be the king? One said, "Let the bird who flies the highest be the king." Everyone agreed. Eagle heard that and said, "Why not make me the king now? I can fly the highest."
" ▲ ," said Sparrow.
"Oh! Who's going to beat me? You?" Eagle laughed.
Owl started the race. When everyone was ready, Owl cried, "Whoo, whoo!" All the birds took to the air.
But they could not fly very high or fast for long. One by one, they dropped out of the race. Only Eagle went on flying.
"High, high ... I'm the king in the sky ..." he sang. He looked down and found all the birds giving up.
But Eagle did not know that Sparrow was flying under one of his wings all the way. When he stopped, Sparrow flew out. He flew just over Eagle's head and cried out, "No, no, no, Mr Eagle. I'm the king of the birds. Look! I am now flying higher than you."
All the birds were very surprised to see Sparrow fly higher. They wanted Sparrow as their king. Eagle did not like this at all. So he caught Sparrow and threw him to the ground.
Sparrow got hurt, and half of his tail was cut off. From then on, Sparrow had a short tail.
1. The bird who flew could be the king of the birds.
A. the fastest B. the farthest
C. the highest D. the longest
2. Choose a right answer to fill in the ▲ in paragraph 2.
A. You will be the king
B. You may not be the king
C. You can be the king
D. You may not lose
3. Put the sentences in the right order.
①Sparrow had a short tail.
②Sparrow flew higher than Eagle.
③Birds thought they needed a king.
④All the birds took to the air.
A. ①②③④ B. ①③②④
C. ③②④① D. ③④②①
4. What do the underlined words "dropped out of" mean?
A. Left. B. Went on.
C. Joined. D. Started.
5. What's the best title for the passage?
A. Who Needs the King?
B. Who Helps the King?
C. Who Is the King?
D. Who Loves the King?

【分层训练·评价】Ⅲ.本文讲述了麻雀与鹰争当鸟中之王的
故事。
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C

【分析】
本题为记叙文阅读理解，包含细节理解、句子还原、事件排序、词义猜测、主旨大意五类题型。解题思路：1. 先通读全文，梳理故事脉络（鸟类选国王，约定飞最高者当选，鹰自吹，麻雀挑战，比赛中麻雀藏于鹰翅下最终飞出更高，鹰伤害麻雀致其尾巴变短）；2. 针对每道题，定位原文对应信息，结合语境、逻辑逐一分析选项，选出正确答案。
【解析】
1. 细节理解题：根据原文第一段“Let the bird who flies the highest be the king.”可知，飞最高的鸟能当国王，故选C。
2. 句子还原题：鹰自吹飞最高要当国王，麻雀需提出质疑，B项“You may not be the king”（你可能不能当国王）符合语境，A、C为肯定表述，D与语境不符，故选B。
3. 事件排序题：梳理原文事件顺序：③鸟类认为需要国王（第一段）→④所有鸟起飞（第四段）→②麻雀飞比鹰高（第六段）→①麻雀尾巴变短（第七段），即③④②①，故选D。
4. 词义猜测题：前文提到鸟类无法长时间高飞，故“dropped out of”意为“退出”，对应A项Left（离开、退出），B（继续）、C（加入）、D（开始）均不符合，故选A。
5. 主旨大意题：全文围绕“谁是鸟中之王”展开，C项“Who Is the King?”最贴合主旨，故选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C
【知识点】
阅读理解（记叙文）、细节理解题、主旨大意题
【点评】
本文是一则趣味记叙文，通过麻雀与鹰争当鸟王的故事，考查学生对记叙文的细节提取、逻辑排序、词义猜测及主旨把握能力，题型全面，难度适中，适合学生巩固阅读基础技能。
【难度系数】
0.6