五、阅读短文，完成任务。
Little Bird wanted to learn to fly. She hoped to fly with her family in the sky. At first, it was not easy for her. She flapped (扇动) her wings, but only flew a short distance and then fell down. She felt afraid and wanted to give up. But her mum said, “Don’t stop! Try again.”
So Little Bird practised every day. She flapped her wings and tried to fly steadily (稳稳地). Even though she fell a few more times, she didn’t stop. After three days, she could fly! She flew high with her family and saw the blue sky and white clouds. She felt so excited.
A. 根据短文内容，选择正确的答案。
(
B
) 1. What did Little Bird want to do?
A. Learn to swim. B. Learn to fly. C. Learn to jump.
(
C
) 2. At first, what happened when Little Bird tried to fly?
A. She could fly very high.
B. She could fly with her family easily.
C. She flew a short distance and fell down.
(
B
) 3. Why could Little Bird keep practising?
A. Because she didn’t feel tired.
B. Because her mum encouraged (鼓励) her.
C. Because she wanted to fly with her friends.
(
C
) 4. What happened at last?
A. Little Bird gave up learning to fly.
B. Little Bird fell down again and cried.
C. Little Bird could fly high with her family.
B. 根据短文内容，完成思维导图。
解析：
【分析】
这是一道英语阅读理解题，分为选择题和思维导图填空两部分。解题时需先通读短文把握主旨，再针对A部分的选择题，定位每个问题对应的原文细节，选出正确选项；针对B部分的思维导图，根据原文内容提取匹配的单词，注意时态和语境的一致性。
【解析】
A. 选择题：
1. 原文第一句“Little Bird wanted to learn to fly”，可知小鸟想学习飞行，选B。
2. 原文第一段“She flapped her wings, but only flew a short distance and then fell down”，对应选项C。
3. 原文第一段妈妈鼓励“Don’t stop! Try again”，所以小鸟坚持练习是因为妈妈的鼓励，选B。
4. 原文最后一段“She flew high with her family”，对应选项C。
B. 思维导图填空：
(1) 原文“then fell down”，填fell；
(2) 原文“felt afraid and wanted to give up”，填wanted；
(3) 原文“So Little Bird practised every day”，填practised；
(4) 原文“She flew high with her family”，填flew。
【答案】
A. 1. B 2. C 3. B 4. C；B. 1. fell 2. wanted 3. practised 4. flew
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、信息提取、动词时态
【点评】
本题考查学生对英语短文细节的理解与信息提取能力，题目难度较低，只要认真阅读短文，定位关键信息即可完成解答。
【难度系数】
0.8
