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【题目】You have probably heard of homing pigeons, which usually appeared in wars. From 3000 B. C. to the present, homing pigeons have 【1】 as postmen. They have been especially useful for carrying messages 【2】 wars. The telegraph is not 【3】 to carry about. Sometimes only the little pigeon can take a message where it ought to go.

In 1870，when the Prussians surrounded the city of Paris, the city was cut off from all the 【4】 means of communication. The people 【5】 many different ways of sending news. One way was to let go small balloons carrying mail. 【6】 of course, they only drifted (漂） 【7】 the wind carried them. Often they landed inside the enemy's lines. Even balloons large enough to carry a pilot could hardly be 【8】 controlled.

It was pigeons that in the end solved the 【9】 . Homing pigeons were brought into the city. Soon they were carrying letters far and wide. The enemy brought 【10】 to catch pigeons, but the little postmen could fly faster than their 【11】 Strangely enough, pigeons played an important 【12】 during the war.

During the First World War every army unit had a group of pigeons 【13】 . Many of them were 【14】 . Among them was an American pigeon with a French name Cher A mi, which meant " dear friend". A group of US soldiers were surrounded by the enemy. They had no food and no bullets. They nearly died of 【15】 . There was little hope for them. Cher Ami made his way 【16】 the bullets and succeeded. At once planes 【17】 to drop food and ammunition(军火）to them. With their strength 【18】，the soldiers fought back to their own army and eot saved.

【19】 can pigeons carry the message? There were various methods. Usually the message is put into a little glass tube. The tube is tied to the leg or hidden under 【20】 or hung around the neck.

A. considered B. served C. regarded D. made

A. in favour of B. in need of C. during D. in time of

A. easy B. difficult C. necessary D. important

A. present B. past C. usual D. ordinary

A. used B. did C. tried D. managed

A. And B. Though C. Since D. But

A. which B. that C. to which D. where

A. well B. rather C. only D. just

A. questions B. situation C. problem D. thing

A. dogs B. soldiers C. planes D. hawks

A. enemies B. postmen C. balloons D. bullets

A. action B. part C. ball D. game

A. trained B. taught C. bought D. fed

A. killed B. sold C. honoured D. sent

A. the enemy B. hunger C. anger D. war

A. for B. to C. in D. through

A. landed B. found out C. set out D. set about

A. recovered B. arrived C. lost D. missing

A. Why B. How C. When D. Where

A. the head B. the body C. the foot D. a wing

Answer 1

【答案】【1】B

【2】D

【3】A

【4】C

【5】C

【6】D

【7】D

【8】A

【9】C

【10】D

【11】A

【12】B

【13】A

【14】C

【15】B

【16】D

【17】C

【18】A

【19】B

【20】D

【解析】 [语篇解读]本文介绍了信鸿产生的历史。

【1】考查动词辨析；难点是正确理解信鸿的作用，掌握各选项动词的用法。易错选A, C项。如果是被动语态A或C项也对，这里是主动语态，故排除A、C项。通信鸿在部队里使用，应视为“服役”，故选B项。

【2】考查介词短语，难点是理解句意，掌握各选项短语的含义。易错选C项。根据句意排除A, B项；表示“在战争期间”用 during the war 或 in time of war，故选 D 项。

【3】考查语句理解，难点是联系上下文作出判断。易错选B项。在战争期间用电报方式联络时，将其四处携带是不容易的，故选A项。

【4】考查形容词词义辨析，难点是联系上下文正确理解句意。易错选B、D项。present意为“目前的”；past意为“过去的” ；usual意为“往常的”；ordinary意为“普通的”。根据句意可以看出，由于被包围，所以“往常”的通讯方式已被切断，故选C项。

【5】考查动词辨析，难点是依据上下文合理分析。易错选A项。A项表示的意思是“使用”很多不同的方法，不合题意。既然惯用的方式不奏效，就只能“试着”用其他方式了，故选C项。

【6】考查连词。易错选A项。根据前后两句来判断，后句有转折的意思，故选D。

【7】考查状语从句的种类，易错选B项b句意为“但小气球只能飘到风把它们带到的地方”。根据句意，应是一个地点状语从句，故选D项。

【8】考查副词辨析。易错选C项。句意为“甚至大得能载飞行员的气球也不能很好地被控制”。根据题意只能选A(well表程度）。

【9】考查名词词义辨析。易错选A项。英语中question通常是“有疑问，需要答案的问题”，而problem是“难以处理，等待答复或解决的问题”，故选C。

【10】考查文意理解，难点是依据常识作出判断。这里用hawks(麼）来对付鸿子才是妙法。

【11】考查文意理解，难点是根据上下文正确推断。易错选C项。句意为“但小通信员（鹤子）能比他们的敌人(魔）飞得更快些”。这里的廣应视为鸽子的敌人，故选A项。

【12】考查动词短语，难点是理解句意。易错选A项。句意为“非常奇怪的是鸿子在战争中起重要作用”。这里play a(n)…part in sth. 意为“在……中起……的作用”，是一个固定短语，故选B项。

【13】考查动词辨析，易错选B, D项。句意为“第一次世界大战中每个部队都有一组被训练过的鹤子”。据常识可知，对动物的“教，授”称之为“训练”，部队不是出于喂养目的才带着鹤子的，故选A项。

【14】考查文意理解，难点是联系上下文，合理推断。易错选 A项。从下文的举例中可知，鹤子勇敢地救了不少战士，因此应是“立功受奖的”，故选C项。下文并没有提到鸿子之死。

【15】考查文意理解，难点是联系上下文正确理解句意。易错选D项。句意为“他们差点死于饥饿”，而不是死于战争，因为前面已提到no food，故选B项。

【16】考查介词，难点是理解句意，掌握选项介词用法。易错选 B 项。make one's way to some place 意为“向某地走去”，不合句意；make one's way through bullets表示“从枪林弹雨中穿过”，故选D项。

【17】考查动词短语辨析，难点是正确理解句意。易错选A, D项。planes landed表示“飞机着陆”，不合句意;set about后接动名词，不接不定式；set out to do sth. 表示“开始做某事”。

【18】考查文意理解，难点是结合上下文猜词义。易错选C, D项。句意为“由于身体恢复了，士兵们挣扎着回到部队，生命得救”。此题可以通过上下文语境排除B, C和D项。recover意为“恢复”，故选A项。

【19】考查疑问词的用法，难点是联系上下文理解句意。易错选A项。下文谈到通信鸿携带信息的方式，不是原因、时间和地点，故选B项。

【20】考查文意理解，难点是运用常识进行分析。易错选B项。通过句子中的kg和neck排除A, C项。因其安全的地方应是翅膀下面，故选D项。