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問題詳情：

As humans, it is natural to believe that we are born into this world with an instinct （本能）.

Without this instinct, everyday life would be a struggle. The idea is that humans are born with these abilities and as they grow older, they naturally start to become stronger. Some researchers think that this development depends on nature rather than education while others don’t think so. Another idea is that these instincts are given to us at birth, but it is the responsibility of the parent to teach these children how to perhaps walk or eat.

Similar to humans, birds are born with this same instinct, too. Now no bird is born with the ability to fly because it takes practice. Birds are trained by their parents through practice. The main motivation for baby birds is food. The baby bird knows nothing more than that at regular time their mother will come and drop some food off in their mouth. At last the mother bird will stand farther and farther away from the nest, forcing the baby bird to come out of the nest in order to get food. The bird realizes it needs this food to live and this is the motivation for them to step out onto a branch. Chances are the first few times the bird will fall down to the ground, but it will learn that it can ease its falls by spreading its wings. Finally,the baby bird will quite realize that it can’t survive unless it learns how to fly. So the parents will teach them until they learn how to flap their wings. Only with practice they develop their ability to flap their wings to their fullest power.

（  ）1.  Some researchers think that humans can naturally become stronger. Why do they think so?

A.      Because they think the development depends on education.

B.      Because they think the development is based on nature.

C.      Because they think the development depends on nature and education.

D.     Because they think the development is based on practice.

（  ）2.  What is the translation of the underlined “motivation”?

          A. 活動     B. 運動       C.動機      D. 感動

（  ）3.  What will the mother bird do finally?

A.      She will teach the baby bird how to walk or eat.

B.      She will come and drop some food off.

C.      She will tell the baby bird how to flap the wings.

D.     She will force the baby bird to come out of the nest.

（  ）4. How does the baby bird learn to fly?

A.      By standing away from the nest.

B.      By practicing many times.

C.      By flapping the wings.

D.     By stepping out onto a branch.

（  ）5. We can infer (推斷) from the passage that _____________

A. Practice makes perfect.

B. Each bird loves to hear himself sing.

C. Kill two birds with one stone.

D. Early bird catches the worm.

【回答】

1B 2C 3D 4C 5A

知識點：日常生活類

題型：閱讀理解