【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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9A. live B. eat C. play D. fall

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

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

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

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

14A. along B. back C. up D. out

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

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