C.became less satisfied with his own life
D.considered black as the ugliest color
解析:选C 推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的"A crow (乌鸦) lived in the woods and was satisfied with his life. But his life changed when he saw a swan (天鹅)."可知,乌鸦原本对自己的生活很满意,但是当他看到洁白的天鹅后,他觉得自己的黑色羽毛没有白色羽毛漂亮,于是他对自己的生活没那么满意了,故答案选C。
5.The swan thinks the parrot is the happiest bird because the parrot .
A.has many colors
B.can fly around freely
C.attracts lots of people
D.has one more color than him
解析:选D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的"I thought that I was the happiest bird until I saw a parrot (鹦鹉), who has two colors."可知,天鹅认为鹦鹉是世界上最幸福的鸟,因为鹦鹉拥有两种颜色的羽毛,比天鹅多一种颜色,故答案选D。
6.What does the underlined part "our problem" in the passage refer to?
A.Comparing ourselves with others.
B.Feeling unhappy all the time.
C.Having less than others.
D.Having no freedom.
解析:选A 推理判断题。根据文章之前所讲的四种鸟之间的相互对比以及画线部分后面的"We make unnecessary comparison (对比) with others and become sad."可知,画线部分是指把自己跟别人进行比较,故答案选A。
7.By writing the passage, the author wants to tell us that .
A.there are more unhappy people around us
B.we should be happy with what we have
C.nothing is better than having freedom
D.beauty doesn't mean happiness
解析:选B 主旨大意题。根据文章末段中的"Learn to be happy with what you have ... the happiest in the world."可知,作者写本文的目的是想告诉我们应该知足常乐,故答案选B。