Question

   Mary loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest,she found 1 weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds both grew 2 . They thanked her 3 a wonderful song every morning.

   But something happened one day. Mary left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would 4 . As it flew close,she grasped (紧抓) it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the 5 bird. Her great love had killed the bird!

   The other bird was moving back and forth (来回) in the cage. Mary could 6 its great need for freedom (自由) .It wanted to fly into the clear and blue sky. At once,Mary took the bird 7 the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled once,twice,three times ...

   Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing 8 . Suddenly the bird flew 9 and landed softly on her head. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.

   The easiest way to lose love is to hold it too tight. The best way to keep love is to 10 it wings.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

() 1. A. some   B. several   C. two   D. three

() 2. A. small   B. strong   C. thin   D. tired

() 3. A. with   B. for   C. about   D. at

() 4. A. return   B. die   C. fly back   D. fly away

() 5. A. living   B. interesting   C. lucky   D. dead

() 6. A. take   B. feel   C. say   D. get

() 7. A. out of   B. out from   C. out off   D. away of

() 8. A. sadly   B. happily   C. friendly   D. angrily

() 9. A. higher   B. farther   C. closer   D. later

() 10. A. show   B. give   C. pass   D. buy

Answer 1

1. C 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. B

阅读提示：有一天玛丽救了两只虚弱的小鸟，她用心照顾它们， 当较大的鸟从笼子里飞出时，她抓住了它，小鸟却死了。她放了另一 只鸟，这只鸟却飞到她的头顶唱歌。这个故事说明了一个道理，失去 爱的原因是因为抓得太紧，拥有爱的最好方式是给它翅膀。

1. C考査数词及语境的理解。根据后文the birds both那两只鸟 都……，可知是两只，故选C.

2. B考査形容词及语境的理解。根据上文她用心地照顾小鸟，可 知这两只小鸟长得很强壮。

A小的，B强壮的,C瘦的，D疲惫的， 故选B.

3. A考査介词及语境的理解。每天早晨它们用优美的歌声感谢 她。使用某种工具，用with。故选A.

4. D考査动词词组及语境的理解。较大的那只鸟从笼子里飞出来 了，她认为它会飞走,A回来，B死，C飞回，D飞走，根据下文，可 知是飞走。故选D.

5. D考査形容词及语境的理解。

A活着的，B有趣的，C幸运的，D 死的，根据上下文可知她悲伤地看着那只死鸟。故选D.

6. B考査动词及语境的理解。她能感觉到它对自由的深深渴求。

A带走，B感觉，C说，D获得。故选B.

7. A考査介词及语境的理解。玛丽立刻将小鸟从笼子里拿出来，让它飞走。out of从 出来，故选A.

8. B考査副词及语境的理解。

A悲伤地，B快乐地，C友好的，D生气地。玛丽喜欢观看小鸟快乐地飞翔和歌唱。根据句意和结构， 故选B.

9. C考查比较级及语境的理解。根据后文landed softly on her head.小鸟轻轻地落在她的头上,可知小鸟飞得更近了。故选C

10. B考査动词及语境的理解。失去爱的原因是因为抓得太紧，拥 有爱的最好方式是给它翅膀。

A展示，B给，C传递，D买。根据 上下文及结构，故选B.