Question

    Once upon a time, there lived a kind -hearted king. He liked birds and animals, and had a huge bird sanctuary（禁猎区）in his kingdom. He never ______ the animals and birds. He even did not ______ them for their meat. One day, the king looked up and ______ two birds. One bird was flying very high, very quickly. ______, the other bird just sat on the branch（树枝）and didn't move even a step. The trainer said that he had tried everything he could but still ______ to make the bird move. Soon, the king ______ that anyone who could make the other bird move and in a week would be given a bag of ______.

The news spread very quickly. A few days later, an old man reached the king' s palace and promised that he would make it ______ the other one. The king asked the trainer to take the old man to ______ the bird.

The next day, the king went to visit the old man. He was very ______ to see the other bird fly like the first one to great heights in rapid speed. The king was very happy and offered the old man a bag of gold and asked the old man ______ he had done to make the bird fly in just a   ______. Without saying too much, the old man ______replied, "I just cut down the branch of the tree where the bird ______to sit"

Many of us are like this. We have ______ to fly; we know how to fly, and where to fly.  Still we sit doing nothing or doing something that makes us inferior（较差的）to others.

1.A. harmed B. protected C. bought D. fed

2.A. teach B. kill C. watch D. find

3.A. heard B. saw C. felt D. smelled

4.A. Anyway B. Besides C. Moreover D. However

5.A. managed B. failed C. preferred D. forgot

6.A. asked B. discovered C. doubted D. announced

7.A. apples B. vegetables C. rice D. gold

8.A. for B. to C. like D. with

9.A. throw B. catch C. punish D. train

10.A. nervous B. proud C. surprised D. worried

11.A. what B. why C. when D. how

12.A. second B. minute C. day D. week

13.A. loudly B. suddenly C. quickly D. simply

14.A. happened B. used C. continued D. decided

15.A. arms B. feet C. feathers D. wings

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.D

5.B

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.C

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.D

【解析】

主要讲述的是从前有一位善良的国王。他喜欢鸟类和动物，在他的王国里有一个巨大的鸟类保护区（禁猎区）这样一个故事。

1.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：He never harmed the animals and birds.他从不伤害动物和鸟类。A.伤害；B.保护；C.购买；D喂食。依据He liked birds and animals, and had a huge bird sanctuary（禁猎区）in his kingdom.他喜欢鸟类和动物，在他的王国里有一个巨大的鸟类保护区（禁猎区）可知，国王从不伤害动物和鸟类。harmed伤害，故选A。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：He even did not kill them for their meat. One day, the king looked up and saw two birds.他甚至不杀死它们吃肉。一天，国王抬头看见两只鸟。A.教；B.杀；C.观看；D.发现。依据文中他喜欢鸟类和动物，在他的王国里有一个巨大的鸟类保护区，他从不伤害动物和鸟类可知。他不杀鸟类，kill杀死，故选B。

3.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：One day, the king looked up and saw two birds.一天，国王抬头看见两只鸟。A.听到；B.看到；C.感觉；D.闻。依据文中鸟在树上可知，国王抬头看到鸟，saw看到，故选B。

4.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：One bird was flying very high, very quickly. however, the other bird just sat on the branch（树枝）and didn't move even a step.一只鸟飞得很高，很快。可是，另一只鸟却只是落在树枝上，一动不动。A. Anyway 不管怎样；B. Besides除了；C. Moreover还有； D. However可是。 however表示转折，用于谈及一个既成事实时,表示转折,其意为“可是”“仍然”等。可放在句首、句中或句末,通常用逗号与句子其他成分隔开。依据句意可知，故选D。

5.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：The trainer said that he had tried everything he could but still failed to make the bird move.训练员说他已经尽力了，但还是没能让鸟飞起来。A. managed 管理；B. failed失败；C. preferred较喜欢；D. forgot忘记。国王想让落在树枝上的那只鸟也飞起来。依据上文一只鸟飞得很高，很快。可是，另一只鸟却只是落在树枝上，一动不动。训练员没有办法做到让那只鸟飞起来就是失败了。 failed失败，故选B。

6.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：Soon, the king announced that anyone who could make the other bird move and in a week would be given a bag of gold.不久，国王宣布，能在一周内让另一只鸟飞起来的任何人都将会得到一袋黄金。A. asked问； B. discovered发现； C. doubted怀疑； D. announced宣布。国王为了让落在树枝上的那只鸟也飞起来。发布了悬赏令：任何人能让另一只鸟飞起来任何的人都将会到一袋黄金。announced宣布，故选D。

7.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：. A. apples苹果； B. vegetables蔬菜； C. rice大米；D. gold黄金。依据The king was very happy and offered the old man a bag of gold国王非常高兴，给了老人一袋金子可知。gold黄金，故选D。

8.考查介词及语境的理解。句意：A few days later, an old man reached the king's palace and promised that he would make it like the other one.

几天后，一位老人来到了国王的宫殿，并承诺他能够让这只鸟像另一只鸟一样飞起来。A. for为了； B. to向； C. like 就像；D. with和。依据文中The other bird fly like the first one to great heights in rapid speed.另一只鸟像第一只鸟一样快速飞到很高的地方可知。Like就像，故选C。

9.考查动词及语境的理解。句意：The king asked the trainer to take the old man to train the bird.国王让训练师把老人带去那里训练鸟飞起来。A. throw投掷； B. catch抓住；C. punish惩罚； D. train训练。依据The king asked the trainer to take the old man国王让训练师把老人带去那里可知。来的老人是要训练另一只鸟飞起来，train训练，故选D

10.考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：The next day, the king went to visit the old man. He was very surprised to see the other bird fly like the first one to great heights in rapid speed. The king was very happy第二天，国王去拜访老人。他很惊讶地看到另一只鸟像第一只一样快速地飞到很高的地方。国王非常高兴。A. nervous紧张； B. proud骄傲； C. surprised惊奇、惊讶； D. worried担心。依据句意国王看到另一只鸟像第一只一样快速地飞往高处感到惊讶。Be surprised to do惊奇做某事固定搭配，故选C。

11.考查特殊疑问词及语境的理解。句意：The king was very happy and offered the old man a bag of gold and asked the old man what he had done to make the bird fly in just a day. 11. A. what B. why C. when D. how国王非常高兴，给了老人一袋金子，问老人他做了什么，使鸟在短短的一天内飞起来。A.什么；B.为什么；C.何时；D.如何。what he had done to做了什么。依据I just cut down the branch of the tree where the bird used to sit 我只是砍掉了那只鸟曾落在上面的树枝可知。这个句子回答了国王的问话，what he had done 做了什么。故选A。

12.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：The king was very happy and offered the old man a bag of gold and asked the old man what he had done to make the bird fly in just a day. 国王非常高兴，给了老人一袋金子，问老人他做了什么，使鸟在短短的一天内飞起来。A. second第二次；B. minute分钟； C. day一天； D. week一周。依据第二天，国王去拜访老人。他很惊讶地看到另一只鸟像第一只一样快速地飞到很高的地方可知。是一天的时间，故选C。

13.考查副词及语境的理解。句意：Without saying too much, the old man simply replied, "I just cut down the branch of the tree .老人没有说太多，只是简单地回答说：“我刚刚砍下了树枝。A.大声；B.突然；C.迅速；D.简单地。依据Without saying too much老人没有说太多可知。只是简单回答了国王的问话。simply简单地，故选D。

14.考查动词及语境的理解。句意： I just cut down the branch of the tree where the bird used to sit 我只是砍掉了那只鸟曾落在上面的树枝。A. happened发生； B. used使用过的；C. continued继续； D. decided.决定。used to do过去常常，过去曾经;过去常常做某事(表示现在不再)。那只鸟曾落在上面的树枝被砍掉了现在已经不存在了。used to do过去常常固定搭配。used使用过的，故选B。

15.考查名词及语境的理解。句意：Many of us are like this. We have wings to fly我们很多人都是这样的。我们有翅膀可以飞。A.胳膊；B.脚；C.羽毛；D.翅膀。依据fly飞这个词可知。飞要有翅膀。wings翅膀，故选D。