Question

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A．come back    B．right   C．bigger    D．turned off   E．warmer    F．last

Weeks ago，Chicago became the first city in the US to join the"Lights Out Plan"．People（38）Dthe lights in the city's tallest buildings，so that thousands of birds could get to their winter homes．Every year in autumn，some birds fly over Chicago on their way to the south，and（39）Athe next spring．Lights mean danger to birds．Birds find their way by looking at the stars in the sky．Lights in tall buildings are so bright that birds may mistake them as stars．This means they cannot find the（40）Bway to go home．
    This time，about 300 types of birds are flying over Chicago to go back to the south to live through the cold winter．Many birds cannot live in the cold places，so they fly to（41）Eplaces．Another reason is that they want to have baby birds．Many birds like to have their baby birds in the same"house"they lived in （42）Fyear，so they fly back there．

Answer 1

分析 芝加哥成为美国第一个加入熄灯计划的城市，人们关掉最高大楼的等，是为了那些去暖和的地方过冬的鸟，这些灯光在晚上就像是星星，会让鸟失去正确的方向．

解答 38．D．短语考查．结合上文"Lights Out Plan"．熄灯计划，可知这里是说关掉灯，故用turn off关掉，故选D．
39．A．短语考查．结合so that thousands of birds could get to their winter homes是说鸟儿去过冬的地方，也就是Every year in autumn，some birds fly over Chicago on their way to the south每年秋天穿过芝加哥去南方，第二年春天回来，故come back返回，故答案是A．
40．B．形容词考查．结合mistake them as stars可知是会误导他们，也就是找不到正确的路，故选B．
41．E．比较级考查．结合前文Many birds cannot live in the cold places，不能在寒冷的地方生存，也就是要去暖和的地方，故用比较级warmer，故答案是E．
42．F．形容词考查．结合上文Many birds like to have their baby birds in the same"house"they lived in 许多鸟儿喜欢在他们去年居住的相同的地方孵小鸟，故last year去年，故答案是F．

点评 统览全局，把握大意．要填的单词肯定是在一定的语言环境中才能确定．只有了解了短文的大意，把握了全局才能主导方向，从而有助于正确理解空缺词所在的句子，缩小词的选择范围．