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It was a beautiful spring day in a forest in ancient China. High up in a tree, a
mother bird was watching six baby birds come out of the eggs lovingly. Five of
them were strong. They chirped loudly. But last one that came out was not
strong at all. This little one Little Six. He was weak and quiet. He was not fast
enough the worms Mama Bird brought back. Little Six ate
food, so he was always hungry. And he didn't like that.
Little Six didn't have a strong body, he had a strong will. He decided
he would get stronger. He would do exercises and flap his wings every
day.
Every morning, Little Six would rise the sun came up. When his brothers
and sisters woke, Little Six had already finished all his exercises. Morning after
morning, he practised his wings, and they were getting stronger and stronger.
He always got the first worms Mama brought back home.
All through the spring, Little Six woke up than his brothers and sisters.
Week after week, he worked harder than they did. He eat big meals and did
not go hungry any more.
After a couple of months, all the baby birds had grown well. Mama Bird brought
them together and them to fly. everyone's surprise, Little Six was the
first to start flying!
"Chirp! Chirp! at me!" Little Six cried while his brothers and
sisters still fought hard, trying to fly up.
1. A. she B. herself C. hers D. her
2. A. the B. an C. a D. /
3. A. called B. was called C. was calling D. were called
4. A. get B. to get C. getting D. got
5. A. much B. few C. little D. many
6. A. but B. and C. because D. so
7. A. what B. why C. that D. when
8. A. after B. before C. until D. if
9. A. flapping B. to flap C. flap D. flapped
10. A. early B. earlier C. earliest D. the earliest
11. A. must B. might C. should D. could
12. A. teach B. teaches C. taught D. will teach
13. A. In B. At C. For D. To
14. A. Looks B. Look C. To look D. Looking
15. A. happily B. happier C. happiness D. happy

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B 11.D 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.A

【分析】
这是一篇英语完形填空题，需结合语境、固定搭配、语法知识（物主代词、被动语态、非谓语动词、比较级、时态等）逐一分析每个空：
1. 修饰名词短语six baby birds，需用形容词性物主代词，结合主语mother bird选her；
2. 特指“最后一只”，固定搭配the last one；
3. 主语little one是动作call的承受者，用一般过去时被动语态；
4. 固定结构enough to do sth，表“足够...做某事”；
5. food是不可数名词，结合后文hungry表“少”，用little；
6. 前后句为转折关系（身体弱但意志强），选转折连词but；
7. decide后接宾语从句，引导词that无实际意义；
8. 结合语境“在太阳升起前起床”，选before；
9. 固定搭配practice doing sth，表“练习做某事”；
10. 句中than提示用比较级，early的比较级是earlier；
11. 表过去的能力，用could；
12. 并列谓语，与过去式brought一致，用taught；
13. 固定搭配to one's surprise，表“让某人惊讶的是”；
14. 祈使句用动词原形开头，Look at是固定短语；
15. 修饰动词cried，用副词happily。
【解析】
1. 选D：形容词性物主代词her修饰名词短语six baby birds，符合语境；
2. 选A：固定搭配the last one特指“最后一只（小鸟）”；
3. 选B：主语little one是call的承受者，一般过去时被动语态结构为was called；
4. 选B：固定结构adj.+enough to do sth，此处表“不够快去获取虫子”，用to get；
5. 选C：food为不可数名词，结合后文hungry可知“吃的食物少”，little表否定含义；
6. 选A：前后句为转折关系，用转折连词but；
7. 选C：decide后接宾语从句，引导词that在从句中无实际意义；
8. 选B：结合语境“在太阳升起前起床锻炼”，用before；
9. 选A：固定搭配practice doing sth，此处用flapping；
10. 选B：句中than提示用比较级，early的比较级是earlier；
11. 选D：表过去的能力，用could；
12. 选C：并列谓语，与过去式brought一致，用taught；
13. 选D：固定搭配to one's surprise，表“让某人惊讶的是”；
14. 选B：祈使句以动词原形开头，Look at是固定短语；
15. 选A：修饰动词cried，用副词happily。
【答案】
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.B 9.A 10.B 11.D 12.C 13.D 14.B 15.A
【知识点】
物主代词；固定搭配；被动语态；非谓语动词；形容词比较级；时态；连词；副词
【点评】
本题是励志主题的完形填空，考查初中英语核心语法与固定搭配，需结合语境分析逻辑关系，难度适中，适合初中学生练习，能提升完形解题能力。
【难度系数】
0.5