题目内容
One day while a girl was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small (1)_______. She cared them and felt great love for the birds.
One the (2)_______ and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. Therefore , (3)_______ he flew close, she grasped him (4)_______. She felt glad, but suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and (5)_______ in horror at the dead bird.
She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for (6)_______. She lifted him from the cage and (7)_______ him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.
The girl watched delightedly at the bird's enjoyment. Her heart was no longer (8)_______ with her loss. Suddenly the bird flew closer and (9)_______ softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to (10)_______ love is to hold on it too tightly, the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!
1. A. cage B. box C. tank D. room
2. A. weaker B. taller C. larger D. shorter
3. A. Because B. As C. If D. Since
4. A. gently B. freely C. elegantly D. wildly
5. A. stared B. glared C. glanced D. shouted
6. A. freedom B. food C. love D. space
7. A. dropped B. pulled C. seized D. tossed
8. A. packed B. concerned C. marked D. lined
9. A. landed B. sat C. slept D. stood
10. A. gain B. give C. lose D. show
【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章,通过一个爱鸟的小女孩的故事,表达了“若想令爱永恒,要将爱放飞”的主题。
【新词链接】 long for 渴望得到某物
on the edge of 在……的边缘
be concerned with 关注、注意、计较
【试题解析】
1. A 按常识判断,鸟应当养在“鸟笼”里。
2. C 根据下文中有the smaller bird,所以飞出鸟笼的鸟大一点。
3. B as引导一个时间状语从句。
4. D 因为担心鸟儿会飞走,所以当鸟儿飞回时,她会紧紧地抓住它。
5. A stare at是“盯着看”之意。
6. A 从前面描述的情况看,小鸟最需要的是自由。
7. D toss意为“抛向……”。
8. B be concerned with是“关注、注意、计较”之意。她的内心不再计较自己的得失。
9. A 鸟儿轻轻地降落在她的肩膀上。
10. C while前后两句是对比关系,后一句讲到keep love,那么前一句应该是“lose love”。
One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch(牧场) house in a large valley. 36
seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 37 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 38 ,the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 39 Raul. The thunder(雷声) was so loud that he buried his 40 in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it. Hoof beats(蹄声).He 41 .There before him stood a tall, white 42 . An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “My name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 43 .“Come with me.”
Raul followed on his horse. A 44 feeling came over him. All 45 them the rain was pouring down, 46 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 47 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once he found 48 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, 49 his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 50 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 51 him. “we have been 52 sick about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 53 .”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I 54 my great-grandfather used to tell storied about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They say he was 55 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?”
36. A. Something | B. Everything | C. Anything | D. Nothing |
37.A.dropped | B. fell | C. rolled | D. covered |
38.A.Suddenly | B. Strongly | C. Quickly | D. Hardly |
39.A.beating | B. blinding | C. burning | D. touching |
40.A.nose | B. hair | C. neck | D. head |
41.A.looked up | B. woke up | C. lay down | D. sat down |
42.A.tiger | B. horse | C. lion | D. elephant |
43.A.lazily | B. angrily | C. coldly | D. slowly |
44.A.natural | B. common | C. strange | D. bad |
45.A.around | B. beside | C. through | D. above |
46.A.yet | B. for | C. so | D. or |
47.A.walking | B. leading | C. heading | D. returning |
48.A.them | B. themselves | C. him | D. himself |
49.A.shook | B. waved | C. held | D. took |
50.A.gone | B. left | C. followed | D. lost |
51.A.see | B. meet | C. beat | D. ask |
52.A.waited | B. thought | C. worried | D. excited |
53.A.yard | B. wind | C. grass | D. rain |
54.A.believe | B. consider | C. doubt | D. forget |
55.A.defeated | B. caught | C. damaged | D. struck |
One day, Raul was miles away from the small ranch (牧场)house in a large valley. Everything seemed to be all right, yet he felt strange and somewhat uneasy. The wind had picked up, and angry, dark clouds 31 across the sky. He could smell the rain coming. And it did. 32 , the lightning flashed through the clouds, nearly 33 Raul. The thunder (雷声) was so loud that he buried his head in his hands and rubbed his eyes. Then he heard it — hoof beats (蹄声). He 34 . There before him stood a tall, white horse. An old man stared down at him from its back.
“Wh-wh-who are y-y-you?” asked Raul. “Oh, my name is Gray Cloud,” the old man answered 35 , “come with me.”
Raul followed on with his horse. A 36 feeling came over him. All 37 them the rain was pouring down, 38 not a drop fell on them. They seemed to be 39 back toward Raul’s home. Raul lost track of time. Then all at once, he found 40 at the ranch gate. The old man turned his horse, waved his hand, and smiled. Lightning flashed again. The old man and his horse were 41 .
Raul’s father ran out across the yard to 42 him. “We have been 43 about you. Are you okay? Hurry. Let’s get in out of the 44 .”
“Wait,” said Raul. “Have you ever heard of an old man called Gray Cloud?”
“Can’t say I … wait. I believe my great-grandfather used to tell stories about a man called Gray Cloud. He died a long time ago. They all say he was 45 by lightning during a terrible thunderstorm. Why do you ask?” At this, Raul was really more shocked than puzzled.
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