Question

【题目】 完型填空 （共15小题， 每小题1分，满分15分）

People have been raising pigeons(鸽子) for about 10,000 years. And pigeon keepers use different kinds of pigeons for different __ . Some people use pigeons for ___ _. For example, in parts of China people cook a special meal with pigeon to celebrate the New Year.

Some people also keep pigeons because they look especially___ _. There are many interesting kinds of these “pretty” pigeons. Different kinds of pigeons have interesting features ___ _ long, soft tail feathers or designs on their heads. The owners of these kinds of pigeons enter them in ___ _ and the best looking pigeons are chosen to win prizes.

But pigeons have many other ___ too. Pigeons can fly long distances without growing ____ _. They also have another ____ _ sense. No matter how far from home they are, pigeons can usually fly back to where they ____ _. This is often called a “homing sense”. This sense makes them good for carrying ___ _.

In many cities around the world, pigeons live in special houses, and pigeon keepers spend a lot of money and time ____ _ their birds. When someone has a very good pigeon, he is very ___ _. He may also have a way to make money. But this is not usually the main ___ __ people keep pigeons. For some people, they keep pigeons as a hobby.

People love pigeons so much that they even take them ___ when they move to a new country. They ___ _ these birds as their children. “When you are looking at a pigeon in the sky you feel free. It is the best feeling you have in a strange country”, a pigeon lover says.

【1】A. ways B. types C. purposes D. decision

【2】A. food B. sport C. money D. family

【3】A. beautiful B. clever C. funny D. happy

【4】A. because of B. according to C. except for D. such as

【5】A. shows B. competitions C. classes D. discussions

【6】A. skills B. ideas C. signs D. problem

【7】A. worried B. tired C. hungry D. cold

【8】A. special B. quick C. weak D. sixth

【9】A. live B. eat C. play D. fall

【10】A. luck B. peace C. messages D. supplies

【11】A. winning over B. looking at C. caring for D. warming up

【12】A. brave B. proud C. nervous D. patient

【13】A. duty B. prize C. reason D. power

【14】A. along B. back C. up D. out

【15】A. wish B. consider C. prove D. choose

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】A

【3】A

【4】D

【5】B

【6】A

【7】B

【8】A

【9】A

【10】C

【11】C

【12】B

【13】C

【14】A

【15】B

【解析】

试题分析：人们饲养鸽子有上万年的历史，许多人出于不同的目的而饲养鸽子。鸽子外观漂亮。可以让它们参加选美比赛。鸽子的飞行技能很强，不知劳累；无论离家多远都能飞回家，故能飞鸽传书。还有些人对鸽子宠爱有加，把它们视作自己的孩子，在它们身上投入大量的时间与金钱。

【1】 C细节理解及名词辨析题。句意：鸽子饲养员出于不同的目的使用不同种类的鸽子。A. ways方法；B. types 类型；C. purposes 目的；D. decision决定。鸽子的用途不同，人们饲养鸽子也出于不同的目的。故选C。

【2】A细节理解及名词辨析题。句意：有些人把鸽子用作食物。A. food 食物；B. sport 运动； C. money 金钱；D. family家庭。从文中句子“in parts of China people cook a special meal with pigeon to celebrate the New Year.”可知，在中国有的地方，人们把鸽子作为一道菜来庆祝新年。故答案选A。

【3】A细节理解及形容词辨析题。句意：有些人饲养鸽子，是因为它们看起来特别美丽。A. beautiful 漂亮；B. clever聪明；C. funny有趣；D. happy高兴。从下文出现的单词“pretty”可知，答案应为A。

【4】D细节理解及连词辨析题。句意：不同种类的鸽子有一些有趣的特征，例如长而柔软的尾巴羽毛或头部造型。A. because of因为；B. according to根据；C. except for除了；D. such as例如。依据句意可判断，此处是举例。故答案选D。

【5】B细节理解及名词辨析题。句意：拥有不同种类鸽子的主人会让它们参加比赛，挑选出最漂亮的鸽子去赢得奖品。A. shows 表演；B. competitions 比赛；C. classes班级；D. discussions讨论。依据句意可知，为了赢得奖品，鸽子的主人们先让它们参加比赛，挑选出选手。故答案选B。

【6】A细节理解及名词辨析题。句意：但是鸽子还有许多其它的技能。A. skills 技能；B. ideas 想法；C. signs 标志；D. problem问题。从下文的介绍我们可以看出，鸽子有许多本领技能。故答案为A。

【7】B细节理解及形容词辨析题。句意：鸽子可以长途飞行而不会越来越累。A. worried 担忧； B. tired 劳累；C. hungry 饥饿 ；D. cold寒冷。长途飞行应该与劳累构成转折关系。故答案为B。

【8】A细节理解及形容词辨析题。句意：它们还有另外一种特殊的感官。A. special 特殊的；B. quick 快速的；C. weak 虚弱的；D. sixth第六。由下文内容可知，鸽子离家多远，它们都能飞回所住的地方。靠的是一种特殊的感官。故答案为A。

【9】A细节理解及动词辨析题。句意：无论鸽子离家多远，它们都能飞回所住的地方。A. live居住；B. eat 吃；C. play 玩；D. fall落下。飞回家就是飞回所居住的地方。故答案为A。

【10】C细节理解及名词辨析题。句意：这种感觉能让他们更好地携带信息。A. luck 运气；B. peace 和平；C. messages 信息；D. supplies供应。由上文可知，鸽子的这种技能，可以用来飞鸽传信。故答案为C。

【11】C细节理解及动词短语辨析题。句意：鸽子的饲养者花费大量的金钱和时间来照看他们的鸟。A. winning over说服；B. looking at看一看；C. caring for 照顾；D. warming up热身。依据句意知，饲养鸽子的人会在鸽子身上投入大量的精力来照看它们。故答案为C。

【12】B细节理解及形容词辨析题。句意：当有人拥有一只很好的鸽子的时候，他会很自豪。A. brave 勇敢的；B. proud 自豪的；C. nervous 紧张的；D. patient有耐心的。由文章可知，饲养鸽子的人对好的鸽子宠爱有加，因此感到自豪。故答案为B。

【13】C细节理解及名词辨析题。句意：但这也不是通常人们饲养鸽子的主要原因。A. duty 义务； B. prize 奖品；C. reason 原因；D. power力量。由下文可知，有些人只把饲养鸽子作为一种兴趣爱好。故答案为C。

【14】A细节理解及副词辨析题。句意：人们如此的喜欢鸽子，以至于当他们搬到一个新的国家的时候会带着这些鸽子。A. along向前；B. back向后地；C. up向上； D. out出外，向外。take along带上，随身携带。故答案为A。

【15】B细节理解及动词辨析题。句意：他们把这些鸟视作自己的孩子。A. wish 希望；B. consider 认为；C. prove 证明；D. choose选择。consider…as把……视作。故答案为B。