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【题目】I work with volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue(救援) and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Try to help wounded, homeless or sick _____. To keep them alive is never certain. _____, when it works, it is simply beautiful.
I got a rescue call from a woman in Mutton town. She had found a young owl(猫头鹰) on the ground. When I _____, I saw a 2 to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.
I examined the chick(雏鸟) and it seemed _____. If I could find its nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to build a nest and _____ it in a tree.
The homeowner was very _____. He gave me an old basket. I put some branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it became _____ soon.
Now all that was needed were the parents, _____ they had flown away. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. It could make the parents notice_____ chick; they ______ encourage the chick to start calling too. I gave the owner as much information as possible. Then I headed home to see what ______ the night might bring.
A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature ______ us all! The next morning I got the good news from the owner. She ______ to say that the parents had found their kid. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest ______ healthy and active. And it was having lunch with its parents. They had done their ______ and would probably continue to do so.
【1】A. people B. birds C. fish D. animals
【2】A. However B. Besides C. Anyway D. Therefore
【3】A. resulted B. arrived C. failed D. succeeded
【4】A. happy B. sick C. fine D. busy
【5】A. fix B. cut C. give D. throw
【6】A. thankful B. careful C. useful D. helpful
【7】A. careless B. quiet C. noisy D. weak
【8】A. but B. or C. and D. so
【9】A. your B. their C. his D. her
【10】A. need B. must C. might D. should
【11】A. advice B. idea C. story D. news
【12】A. smile on B. care for C. laugh at D. listen to
【13】A. asked B. ordered C. called D. told
【14】A. smelling B. looking C. sounding D. feeling
【15】A. work B. homework C. plan D. duty
【答案】
【1】D
【2】A
【3】B
【4】C
【5】A
【6】D
【7】B
【8】A
【9】B
【10】C
【11】D
【12】A
【13】C
【14】B
【15】D
【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。文中作者主要讲述了自己接到救援电话，救助一只猫头鹰幼鸟的故事。最后作者成功地帮助这只幼鸟重建了家园，又寻回了它的父母。这让作者体会到了自然精神的美丽。
【1】考查名词词义辨析。句意：努力帮助受伤的、无家可归的或者生病的_________。people人；birds鸟；fish鱼；animals动物。联系前文“for Wildlife”以及下文描述可知，作者的工作是救助野生动物。故选D。
【2】考查副词词义辨析。句意：_________，当救助有效时，那是相当美妙的。However然而；Besides此外，而且；Anyway无论如何，不管怎样；Therefore因此。对比前一句可知，设空处副词表示转折关系。故选A。
【3】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当_________我时，我看到一只两到三周大的猫头鹰。resulted结果，导致；arrived到达；failed失败，不及格；succeeded成功。根据本段第一句可知，作者是在接到一个救援电话后动身前往那里，所以此处是指“到达”。故选B。
【4】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我检查了这只幼鸟，它好像_________。happy高兴的；sick生病的；fine很好的，健康的；busy忙碌的。根据下文可知，这只幼鸟没有什么问题。故选C。
【5】考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的下一步工作是做一个鸟巢，_________在树上。fix修理，使固定；cut砍，切；give给；throw扔。鸟巢一般都是在树上，因此此处指“把它固定在树上”。故选A。
【6】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：屋主非常_________。thankful感谢的，欣慰的；careful仔细的；useful有用的；helpful有帮助的，乐于助人的。根据下文屋主为我提供帮助可知“屋主很乐于助人”。故选D。
【7】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：它很快变得_________。careless粗心的，马虎的；quiet安静的；noisy吵闹的；weak虚弱的。根据上一句可知，作者把鸟巢弄得非常安全和舒适，故可推知幼鸟变得安静了。故选B。
【8】考查连词词义辨析。句意：现在所需要的就是父母了，________它们已经走了。but 但是;or 或者；and 且，和；so 所以。根据语境可知，两句之间为转折关系。故选A。
【9】考查代词词义辨析。句意：这能让父母们注意到________幼鸟。your 你/你们的；their 他/她/它们的；his他的；her她的。根据句意可知，此处表示让父母注意到它们的幼鸟。故选B。
【10】考查情态动词词义辨析。句意：它们________鼓励幼鸟也开始鸣叫。need 需要；must 必须；might 可能；should 应该。结合句意可知此处表示这些叫声可能鼓励幼鸟也开始鸣叫。故选C。
【11】考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，我就回家了，看晚上可能会带来什么_________。advice建议；idea主意，想法；story故事；news新闻，消息。根据句意可知，此处指“消息”。故选D。
【12】考查动词短语辨析。句意：晚上紧张是肯定的，但是有时候自然精神我们所有人_________。smile on向……微笑；care for关心；laugh at嘲笑；listen to听。分析语境可知，此处指“自然精神向我们所有人微笑”。故选A。
【13】考查动词词义辨析。句意：屋主_________说（幼鸟的）父母已经找到它们的孩子了。asked问，要求；ordered命令；called打电话；told告诉，讲述。根据第二段第一句“I got a rescue call from a woman in Mutton town.”可知，这位屋主是用电话和作者联系的。因此此处指“打电话说……”。故选C。
【14】考查感官动词词义辨析。句意：我开车去过去，看见幼鸟在巢里_________健康且活跃。smelling 闻起来；looking看起来；sounding听起来；feeling感觉。根据语境应是“看起来”。故选B。
【15】考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们正在尽它们的_________，并且可能会继续这样做下去。work工作；homework家庭作业；plan计划；duty义务，职责。父母喂养孩子是应尽的义务。故选D。
