Question

To Test Your Wings

"We have to let him try it, Lila," I said to my wife. "Can't you see that?"

"But how will he ________ on his own?"

"He'll make it."

"But he can't see, he's blind!"

"I know it."

Of course I knew it. I'm Andy's father, aren't I? But I also knew how much it hurt Lila to say that. It was years before I heard her accept it. She  knew  it  and had been told it  over  and over  by all  the ________ at  the hospitals we had taken Andy to when we were still hoping during the early years.

"Lila," I tried again, "he's nineteen years old. He's clever. He's ambitious. He's ________ -he believes in   himself. He wants to try things on his own. We've given him what we can. We have to let him go."

"But why does he have to ________ a college halfway across the country?"

"Because he wants to test his wings."

"That's all very well, " she continued to protest (抗议), "but he cannot see. How do we know he can fly on his own?"

"I think he can," I said softly. "And we have to let him ________. He'll come back sometimes." We were both silent for a while.

"Remember Gertie, the bird we saved?" I asked.

"Yes," Lila nodded. "I remember Gertie."

"And we let her use her wings, didn't we?"

Lila ________ again.

"Even though she had broken her wing; even though you wanted to hold onto her; even though she was disabled too in a way, and we were ________ she might not make it, we still let her test her wings."

"Yes."

"And she did come back, didn't she? Not only that spring, but for several springs, and a couple of falls, too."

"But never to stay."

"No. Never to stay," I agreed. "And that's the ________ it is with children too, once they're grown and gone."

There were tears in Lila's eyes again, but her voice was firm (坚定的) as she stood up.

"Let's go find Andy. We'll tell him he can go and test his wings."

1.A.manage B.move C.change D.communicate

2.A.teachers B.doctors C.friends D.neighbors

3.A.bored B.confident C.patient D.nervous

4.A.miss B.leave C.choose D.discover

5.A.regret B.wait C.run D.try

6.A.laughed B.nodded C.asked D.promised

7.A.surprised B.afraid C.satisfied D.moved

8.A.secret B.way C.interest D.lesson

Answer

1.A

2.B

3.B

4.C

5.D

6.B

7.B

8.B

【解析】

这篇短文讲述的是Andy是一个失明的孩子，他选择去一个离家很远的大学读书。文章中是Andy的父母之间的对话，Andy的爸爸正在劝说Andy的妈妈，要让Andy去尝试。

1.句意：但他自己怎么能行呢？
考查动词辨析及语境。manage设法，管理；move移动；change改变；communicate交流。根据上文“We have to let him try it, Lila,” I said to my wife.可知，“我”对Lila说要让他去尝试，而Lila比较担心，怕他做不了。故选A。

2.句意：他知道这一点，早年我们还抱着希望的时候，我们带Andy去的医院里，所有的医生都一遍又一遍地告诉他。
考查名词辨析及语境。teachers老师；doctors医生；friends朋友；neighbors邻居。根据空后…at the hospitals可知，这里指“医院里的医生告诉……”。故选B。

3.句意：他很自信——他相信自己。
考查形容词辨析及语境。bored无聊的，厌烦的；confident自信的；patient有耐心的；nervous紧张的。根据空后 “he believes in himself”“他相信自己”可知，他是自信的。故选B。

4.句意：但是为什么他要选择一所横跨半个国家的大学呢？
考查动词辨析及语境。miss想念；错过；leave离开；choose选择；discover发现。根据上下文语境 “He wants to try things on his own……. Because he wants to test his wings.”可知，Andy想要自己去尝试，所以他“选择”了一所很远的大学。故选C。

5.句意：我们必须让他试一试。
考查动词辨析及语境。regret后悔，遗憾；wait等待；run跑；try尝试。根据上文 “He wants to try things on his own. We've given him what we can. We have to let him go.”可知，Andy想要去尝试，“我”觉得必须让他去试一试。故选D。

6.句意：Lila再次点了点头。
考查动词辨析及语境。laughed笑；nodded点头；asked问；promised承诺，答应。根据上文“Yes,” Lila nodded.“Lila点了点头”可知，这里说Lila又点了点头。故选B。

7.句意：……而且我们担心她做不到。
考查形容词辨析及语境。surprised吃惊的；afraid害怕的，担心的；satisfied满足的，满意的；moved移动，感动的。根据上文“Even though it had broken her wing; even though you wanted to hold onto her; even though she was disabled too in a way”可知，这只鸟翅膀折了，所以我们担心她做不到。故选B。

8.句意：一旦孩子们长大了，离开了，他们也会这样。
考查名词辨析及语境。secret秘密；way 方式；interest兴趣；lesson课程，教训。根据文意可知，“我”用曾经救过的鸟举例，告诉Lila孩子长大了，也会像那只鸟那样离开大人们。the way it is with…“……也是这样，是同一个道理”。故选B。