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If you put a buzzard（*） in a pen（围栏） six to eight feet square and entirely open at the top, the bird, in spite of its ability to fly, will be a prisoner．The reason is that a buzzard always begins a flight from the ground with a run of ten to twelve feet．Without space to run, it will not even attempt to fly, but remain a prisoner for life in a small prison with no top．     The ordinary bat that flies around at night, a remarkably nimble creature in the air, cannot take off from a level place．If it is placed on the floor or flat ground, all it can do is to shuffle about helplessly and, no doubt, painfully, until it reaches some slight height from which it can throw itself into the air．Then, at once, it takes off like a flash．     A bumblebee （大黄蜂）, if dropped into an open tumbler（平底玻璃杯）, will be there until it dies, unless it is taken out．It never sees the means of escape at the top, but insists on trying to find some way out through the sides near the bottom．It will seek a way where none exists until it completely destroys itself．      In many ways, there are lots of people like the buzzard, the bat and the bumblebee．They are struggling about with all their problems and frustrations, not realizing that the answer is right there above them． 12．Why does a buzzard choose to stay in a pen?

       A．Because it is safe to live there．           

       B．Because it gets used to living there．

       C．Because it cannot take off within an limited area．         

       D．Because it lost its ability to fly．

13．The underlined word in the second paragraph probably means “        ．”

       A．to run slowly        B．to move slowly   C．to pace slowly     D．to fly slowly 14．A bumblebee will completely destroy itself for         ．

       A．it does not look for a way out above    B．it is dropped into an open cage

       C．it does not try to find a way to escape                                      D．it hurts itself while flying

15．In which way are many people similar to a buzzard, an ordinary bat and a bumblebee?

       A．They are overcoming all their problems and frustrations．           

       B．They are all content with the things as they are．

       C．They choose to give in to problems and frustrations．         

       D．They do not seek new ways to deal with difficulties．

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