【2011·天津宝坻区高三质量调查】

完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

I've always loved pigeons（鸽子）．Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start  16  them myself．They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt our _ 17  a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I_ 18   carried on．I learnt so much about them that I could_ 19  a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties．My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of _20  ．You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are_ 21  big prizes．

My wife had been changing her _ 22   to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway． She was quite _ 23  of all the prizes we'd won．Then there was the traveling, which she liked．You see someone has to take the pigeons a_ 24  way off and release （释放） them． Some of the _ 25  were really nice．I never traveled．I used to like to wait at home and see them come in．They've got this wonderful sense of_ 26  ．which can bring them back home so quickly．They had flown hundreds of miles sometimes 27 storms or against strong winds．And there they'd come, tiny white birds against the great_ 28  ．Then I'd watch them_ 29   round and come down onto the landing shelf．I'd look at my watch and think, " My goodness, that's a good _ 30   ．" And I'd take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to_ 31  what time he'd arrived．Then my wife would _32  up and say, "Has he arrived yet?" Then we would work out if we'd won _ 33 

Then last year we．_ 34 a disaster! One of them died, then they all  35   ．It was terrible, I had to burn them all．We lost a fortune, of course．

16．A．raising             B．feeding              C．tending              D．flying

17．A．dream               B．work            C．marriage         D．hobby

18．A．just                B．even                C．almost               D．hardly

19．A．notice              B．learn               C．imagine              D．recognize

20．A．living              B．fun               C．money              D．change

21．A．losing              B．winning            C．giving             D．making

22．A．subject             B．decision              C．relation            D．attitude

23．A．proud               B．fond              C．careful            D．sure

24．A．different            B．long               C．short                D．far

25．A．distances           B．activities             C．trips               D．movements

26．A．direction            B．sight               C．hearing            D．touch

27．A．over                B．across           C．with                                      D．through

28．A．river               B．mountain           C．cloud              D．sky

29．A．sing               B．dance             C．circle                                     D．whistle

30．A．fly                 B．time             C．day                D．look

31．A．write               B．record             C．count                                     D．memorize

32．A．come               B．show            C．phone           D．cheer

33．A．again              B．finally               C．only                D．accidentally

34．A．took                B．gave               C．managed         D．had

35．A．flew down          B．went down           C．let out           D．gave out

 I've always loved pigeons(鸽子). Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start   16  them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt(破坏) our 17 a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I  18  carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could  19 a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of   20 .

You see, people are prepared to pay big prices if they get to know that your pigeons are 21 big prizes.

My wife had been changing her  22  to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite   23  of all the prizes we’d won. Then there was the travelling, which she liked. You see some one has to take the pigeons a  24  way off and set them free. Some of the   25  were really nice. I never travelled. I used to like to wait at home and see them come in. They’ve got this wonderful sense of  26 , which can bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes   27  storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the great   28 . Then I'd watch them  29  round and come down onto the landing shelf. I'd look at my watch and think, “My goodness, that’s a good  30 . ”And I'd take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to  31  what time he’d arrived. Then my wife would  32 up and say, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we’d won   33 .

Then last year we had a   34 ! All of them got some sort of flu and  35 . It was terrible. I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.

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I’ve always loved pigeons（鸽子）. Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start   37   them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt（破坏）our   38   a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I    39   carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could   40   a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of   41   .

       My wife had been changing her   42   to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite   43   of all the prizes we’d won. Then there was the traveling, which she liked. You see someone has to take the pigeons a    44   way off and release them. Some of the    45   were really nice. I never traveled. I used to like to wait at home and see them   46   in. They’ve got this wonderful sense of    47   , which can bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes   48   storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the blue   49   .Then I’d watch them   50   round and come down onto the landing shelf. I’d look at my watch and think,“My goodness, that’s a good   51   .”And I’d take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to   52   what time he’d arrived. Then my wife would    53   up and say,“Has he arrived yet?”Then we would work out if we’d won   54  .

       Then last year we had a    55   !One of them got some sort of flu（流行病）and died, then they all went down.（病倒）. It was   56   , I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.

37．A．racing      B．feeding     C．tending     D．flying

38．A．kids  B．experiment       C．marriage   D．experience

39．A．just   B．even  C．almost      D．hardly

40．A．notice       B．learn C．imagine    D．recognize

41．A．living       B．fun    C．money      D．change

42．A．subject     B．decision    C．relation     D．attitude

43．A．proud       B．fond  C．careful      D．sure

44．A．different   B．long  C．short D．far

45．A．distances   B．activities   C．trips  D．movements

46．A．to come    B．come C．came D．have come

47．A．direction   B．sight  C．hearing     D．touch

48．A．over  B．across       C．with  D．through

49．A．heaven     B．mountain  C．cloud D．sky

50．A．turn  B．dance       C．circle D．whistle

51．A．fly    B．time  C．day   D．look

52．A．write B．record      C．count D．memorize

53．A．come B．show C．phone       D．cheer

54．A．again B．finally      C．only  D．accidentally

55．A．disadvantage    B．chance      C．test    D．disaster

56．A．terrible     B．great C．mean D．beautiful

完形填空（每小题1分，满分20分）

       I’ve always loved pigeons（鸽子）. Some years ago I managed to persuade my wife to let me buy a few and start   37   them myself. They cost a lot of money and so it spoilt（破坏）our   38   a bit, but my wife never actually stopped me so I    39   carried on. I learnt so much about them that I could   40   a good racer anywhere and I bought some beauties. My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of   41   .

       My wife had been changing her   42   to the pigeons over the last year or two anyway. She was quite   43   of all the prizes we’d won. Then there was the traveling, which she liked. You see someone has to take the pigeons a    44   way off and release them. Some of the    45   were really nice. I never traveled. I used to like to wait at home and see them   46   in. They’ve got this wonderful sense of    47   , which can bring them back home so quickly. They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes   48   storms or against strong winds. And there they’d come, tiny white birds against the blue   49   .Then I’d watch them   50   round and come down onto the landing shelf. I’d look at my watch and think,“My goodness, that’s a good   51   .”And I’d take off the little leg ring and push it through the machine to   52   what time he’d arrived. Then my wife would    53   up and say,“Has he arrived yet?”Then we would work out if we’d won   54  .

       Then last year we had a    55   !One of them got some sort of flu（流行病）and died, then they all went down.（病倒）. It was   56   , I had to burn them all. We lost a fortune, of course.

37．A．racing      B．feeding     C．tending     D．flying

38．A．kids  B．experiment       C．marriage   D．experience

39．A．just   B．even  C．almost      D．hardly

40．A．notice       B．learn C．imagine    D．recognize

41．A．living       B．fun    C．money      D．change

42．A．subject     B．decision    C．relation     D．attitude

43．A．proud       B．fond  C．careful      D．sure

44．A．different   B．long  C．short D．far

45．A．distances   B．activities   C．trips  D．movements

46．A．to come    B．come C．came D．have come

47．A．direction   B．sight  C．hearing     D．touch

48．A．over  B．across       C．with  D．through

49．A．heaven     B．mountain  C．cloud D．sky

50．A．turn  B．dance       C．circle D．whistle

51．A．fly    B．time  C．day   D．look

52．A．write B．record      C．count D．memorize

53．A．come B．show C．phone       D．cheer

54．A．again B．finally      C．only  D．accidentally

55．A．disadvantage    B．chance      C．test    D．disaster

56．A．terrible     B．great C．mean D．beautiful

I’ve always loved pigeons．Some years ago I persuaded my wife to let me buy a few and start racing them myself．They cost us a lot of money and   1   and they spoiled our hobby a lot, but my wife never actually stopped me so I   2   carried on．I learned so much about pigeons that I could   3   a good racer anywhere and I did buy some beauties．My pigeons won some top races, and I even began to make a bit of   4  ．You see people are prepared to pay big prices if they know that your pigeons are   5   big prizes．

   My wife had been changing her   6   to the pigeons over the past few years anyway．She was quite   7   of all the prizes we’d won．Then came the traveling, which she liked．You see someone has to take the pigeons a   8   way off and set them free．Some of the   9   were really nice and you could enjoy beautiful sceneries all the way．I never traveled．I used to like to wait at home and   10   them come in．They’d got this wonderful sense of   11   , which could bring them back home so quickly．They’d flown hundreds of miles sometimes   12   storms or against the endless  13   ．Then I’d watch them  14   round and come down onto the landing shelf．I’d looked at my watch and thought, “My goodness, that’d be a good   15  ．” And took off the little leg ring and pushed it through the machine to   16   what time he’d arrived．Then my wife would   17   up and said, “Has he arrived yet?” Then we would work out if we’d won   18   ．

   Then last year we had a   19   ! One of my pigeons got some sort of flu and died, and then they all   20   one by one．It was terrible; I had to burn them all．We lost a fortune of course．

1．A．food                     B．time                    C．power                 D．space

2．A．just                       B．even                    C．almost                 D．hardly

3．A．notice                   B．learn                   C．imagine               D．recognize

4．A．living                    B．fun                     C．money                D．change

5．A．losing                   B．winning               C．giving                 D．making

6．A．subject                  B．decision              C．relation                D．attitude

7．A．proud                   B．fond                    C．careful                D．sure

8．A．different                B．long                    C．short                   D．far

9．A．distance                B．activities              C．trips                    D．movements

10．A．see                     B．invite                  C．welcome            D．wish

11．A．direction              B．sight                   C．hearing                D．touch

12．A．over                    B．along                   C．under                  D．through

14．A．show                  B．look                    C．circle                  D．whistle

15．A．fly                      B．time                    C．day                     D．look

16．A．write                   B．record                 C．count                  D．memorize

17．A．come                  B．show                  C．call                     D．cheer

18．A．again                   B．over                    C．only                    D．accidentally

19．A．disadvantage       B．chance               C．problem              D．disaster

20．A．slowed down     B．went down       C．turned down    D．let down