第二节．完型填空(每小题1.5分，共30分)
It was on a winter morning, near Oxford,
Maryland, that I set the breakfast table
beside the huge window, which
36 the Tred Avon River. The snow decorated the shore in
white. For a moment I stood quietly against the bookcase , appreciating what
the night’s snow had 37 .
38 I leaned forward and peered(盯着看)close to the frosted window. “It
really is!” I cried out loud. “There is a goose out there!” I 39 to the bookcase and pulled out a
pair of binoculars(望远镜). Into their sights came the
40 of a large Canada
goose(黑额黑雁), very
still, its wings folded tight to its sides, its 41 frozen to the ice.
Then
from the dark sides, I saw a line of swans. They crossed 42
the west of the broad river, moving 43
to the east.
As I 44 , the leader swung to the right, and
then英才苑the white 45
of birds become a white circle. It floated from the top of the sky
downward. At last, as easy as feathers coming to earth, the circle 46
the ice. The swans
47 the frozen goose!
Amazingly, those bills(啄)began to work on 48 . the long necks were lifted and
curved down, 49 . it went on for a long time. At
last, the goose was free and 50 its big webbed feet slowly. The
goose 51 its wings as far as they would go.
The swans took off and 52 their eastward journey, in perfect
formation, to their secret destination. 53 them, rising with incredible speed
and joy, the goose moved into the sky.
I
watched them 54 they disappeared over the tips of
the farthest trees. Only then did I realize that tears were running down my
cheeks.
This
is a true story. I do not try to interpret it here. I just often 55 it in bad moments, and tell myself, “If
so for birds, why not for man?”
36．A．undertook B．overlooked C．overshadowed D．evaluated
37．A．destroyed B．covered C．painted D．hidden
38．A．Finally B．Unwillingly C．Disappointedly D．Suddenly
39．A．rushed B．returned C．advanced D．reached
40．A．figure B．shadow C．cry D．baby
41．A．head B．body C．feet D．beak
42．A．along B．from C．around D．in
43．A．steadily B．smoothly C．in the snow D．closely
44．A．watched B．expected C．predicted D．feared
45．A．block B．mass C．dot D．string
46．A．skated on B．landed on C．fell down to D．broke into
47．A．threatened B．attacked C．surrounded D．killed
48．A．the ice B．their feather C．the river D．the shore
49．A．one after another B．side by side C．now and then D．again and again
50．A．washing B．protecting C．moving D．warming
51．A．enlarged B．spread C．lifted D．threw
52．A．started B．carried on C．repeated D．stopped
53．A．Behind B．In front of C．Along with D．Including
54．A．after B．although C．unless D．until
55．A．write about B．keep C．think of D．retell