Question

There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love.One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds.She took them home and put them in a small cage，caring them with love.Luckily，the birds grew strong little by little.Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song.The girl felt great love for the birds.

One day the girl left the door to the cage open accidentally.The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage.The girl was so frightened that he would fly away so as he flew close，she grasped him wildly.Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him.Suddenly，she felt the bird go limp，so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird.It was her desperate love that had killed him.

She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage.She could feel his strong desire－needing to fly into the clear，blue sky.Unwillingly，she lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air.The lucky bird circled once，twice，three times.

The girl watched delightedly at the bird.Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss.What she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily.Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder.It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard.

Remember，the fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight；the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

1.After the girl found the two birds，she________．

A．became delighted at once

B．treated them for a long time

C．took them to their home

D．fed them and raised them

2.Why did the girl grasp the stronger bird wildly?

A．Because the girl disliked the bird any longer.

B．Because the bird wanted to fly alone.

C．Because the girl loved the bird deeply.

D．Because the bird intended to found some food.

3.The underlined word “tossed” in the passage means________．

A．throw someting with slightly force

B．give up something happily

C．hold something fast

D．cast something without patient

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A．Catch what you can catch on your way to success.

B．Going too far is as bad as not going far enough.

C．The best things come when you least expect them to.

D．A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.C

3.A

4.B

【解析】爱需要空间，缺乏空间的爱只会让爱窒息。

1.，caring them with love.”可知小鸟是饿的要死，然后她把他们带回家养了起来。

2.2】C　推理判断题。从第二段的第三句“The girl was so frightened that he would fly away”可推知，她怕心爱的鸟儿飞走了，因此才用力的抓住了它。

3.3】A　词义猜测题。根据划线词所在的段落可知，女孩虽然不情愿，但是已经意识到了小鸟对天空的向往，因此她把鸟儿从笼中取出并轻轻地把它抛向了天空。

4.4】B　归纳概括题。从文章过程及文章的主旨段(最后一段)可知：要给爱以空间，否则会过犹不及。