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【题目】完形填空
People have been raising pigeons (鸽子) for about 10,000 years. And pigeon keepers use different kinds of pigeons for different1. Some people use pigeons for2. For example, in parts of the world, people cook a special meal with pigeon to celebrate the New Year. Some people also3pigeons because they look especially 4. There are many interesting kinds of “pretty” pigeons. Different kinds of pigeons have interesting features (特点)5 long, soft tails or designs on their heads. The6of these kinds of pigeons enter them in7and the best looking pigeons are chosen to win prizes.
But pigeons have many other8too. Pigeons can fly a long way without growing9. They also have another10sense.No matter how far from home they are, pigeons can usually fly back to where they11. This is often called a “homing sense”. This sense makes them good for carrying 12.
In many cities around the world, pigeons live in special houses,13pigeon keepers spend a lot of money and time14their birds. When someone has a very good pigeon, he is very15. He may also have a way to make money. But this is not usually the main16people keep pigeons. For some people, they keep pigeons as a hobby.
People17their pigeons so much that they even take them18when they move to a new country. They19these birds as their children. “When you are looking at a pigeon in the sky you feel20. It is the best feeling you have in a strange country,” a pigeon lover says.
(1)A.ways B.types C.purposes D.decisions
(2)A.food B.sport C.money D.family
(3)A.help B.keep C.catch D.control
(4)A.beautiful B.clever C.funny D.happy
(5)A.because of B.according to C.except for D.such as
(6)A.visitors B.owners C.directors D.sellers
(7)A.shows B.competitions C.classes D.discussions
(8)A.skills B.ideas C.signs D.problems
(9)A.worried B.tired C.hungry D.cold
(10)A.special B.quick C.weak D.sixth
(11)A.live B.eat C.play D.fall
(12)A.luck B.peace C.messages D.supplies
(13)A.if B.because C.but D.and
(14)A.winning over B.looking at C.caring for D.warming up
(15)A.brave B.proud C.nervous D.patient
(16)A.duty B.prize C.reason D.power
(17)A.love B.miss C.trust D.teach
(18)A.along B.back C.up D.out
(19)A.wish B.consider C.prove D.choose
(20)A.small B.new C.safe D.free
【答案】(1)、C
(2)、A
(3)、B
(4)、A
(5)、D
(6)、B
(7)、B
(8)、A
(9)、B
(10)、A
(11)、A
(12)、C
(13)、D
(14)、C
(15)、B
(16)、C
(17)、A
(18)、A
(19)、B
(20)、D
【解析】本文是一篇说明文,讲述了人们饲养鸽子的原因,和鸽子的一些技能。
(1)考查名词。句意:鸽子饲养者用不同种类的鸽子来做不同的用途。A. ways“方法”;B. types“种类”;C. purposes“目的”;D. decisions“决定”。故选C。
(2)考查名词。根据下文“For example, in parts of the world, people cook a special meal with pigeon to celebrate the New Year.”例如,在世界的某些地方,人们用鸽子做一顿特别的大餐来庆祝新年,可知饲养鸽子用作食物。A. food“食物”;B. sport“运动”;C. money“金钱”;D. family“家庭”。故选A。
(3)考查名词。句意:有人饲养鸽子是因为它们看起来很漂亮。A. help“帮助”;B. keep“保持,饲养”;C. catch“赶上,抓住”;D. control“控制”。故选B。
(4)考查形容词。句意:有人饲养鸽子是因为它们看起来很漂亮。A. beautiful“漂亮”;B. clever“聪明”;C. funny“有趣的”;D. happy“高兴的”。故选A。
(5)考查介词短语。句意:不同种类的鸽子有各自有趣的特点,如长、软尾巴或者头上有设计。A. because of“因为”;B. according to“根据”;C. except for“除了......之外”;D. such as“比如”。故选D。
(6)考查名词。句意:这些鸽子的主人会让它们参加比赛,而最好看的鸽子也会被选中赢得比赛。A. visitors“参观者”;B. owners“主人”;C. directors“导演”;D. sellers“卖者”。故选B。
(7)考查名词。句意:这些鸽子的主人会让它们参加比赛,而最好看的鸽子也会被选中来赢得比赛。A. shows“表演”;B. competitions“比赛”;C. classes“课程,级别”;D. discussions“讨论”。故选B。
(8)考查名词。句意:但是鸽子还有很多其他的技能。A. skills“技能”;B. ideas“主意”;C. signs“标志,符号”;D. problems“问题”。故选A。
(9)考查形容词。句意:鸽子可以长时间飞行而不会感到疲惫。A. worried“担心的”;B. tired“疲惫的”;C. hungry“饥饿的”;D. cold“寒冷的”。故选B。
(10)考查形容词。句意:它们还有另一种特殊的感觉。A. special“特殊的”;B. quick“快速的”;C. weak“虚弱的”;D. sixth“第六”。故选A。(11)考查动词。句意:鸽子通常可以飞回它们所住的地方。A. live“居住”;B. eat“吃”;C. play“游戏”;D. fall“击倒”。故选A。
(12)考查名词。句意:这种感觉对它们携带信息有好处。A. luck“幸运”;B. peace“和平”;C. messages“信息”;D. supplies“物资”。故选C。
(13)考查连词。句意:鸽子都住在特殊的房子里,主人们花了很多钱和时间来照顾它们的鸟。A. if“如果”;B. because“因为”;C. but“但是”;D. and“和”。故选D。
(14)考查动词短语。句意:鸽子都住在特殊的房子里,主人们花了很多钱和时间来照顾它们的鸟。A. winning over“说服,胜诉”;B. looking at“看”;C. caring for“照顾”;D. warming up“预热”。故选C。
(15)考查形容词。句意:当一个人有一只很好的鸽子时,他很自豪。A. brave“勇敢的”;B. proud“自豪的”;C. nervous“神经的”;D. patient“耐心的”。故选B。
(16)考查名词。根据下文“For some people, they keep pigeons as a hobby”对一些人来说,他们把鸽子当作业余爱好,可知前边说到这不是养鸽子的主要原因。A. duty“责任”;B. prize“奖品”;C. reason“原因”;D. power“力量”。故选C。
(17)考查动词。句意:有人非常喜欢他们的鸽子,甚至当他们搬到一个新的国家时,他们也会带着鸽子 A. love“喜欢,爱”;B. miss“想念”;C. trust“信任,信赖”;D. teach“教”。故选A。
(18)考查动词搭配。句意:有人非常喜欢他们的鸽子,甚至当他们搬到一个新的国家时,他们也会带着鸽子。A. along与take搭配意思是“随身携带”;B. back与take搭配意思是“带回”;C. up与take搭配意思是“拿起”;D. out与take搭配意思是“取出,去掉”。故选A。
(19)考查动词。句意:他们把这些鸟当做自己的孩子。A. wish“希望”;B. consider“考虑,认为”;C. prove“证明”;D. choose“选择”。故选B。
(20)考查形容词。句意:当你看着天空中的鸽子时,你会感到自由。A. small“小的”;B. new“新的”;C. safe“安全的”;D. free“自由的”。故选D。