Question

A girl was walking in the woods when she found two weak ______. She looked at them with pity and decided to _______ them. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She _______ them well. The birds grew strong. Every morning, they greeted her with a ______ song. The girl loved them very much. She wanted them to sing for her forever.

One day, the girl left their cage door open. The bigger of the two birds flew out. The girl watched as he _______ high into the sky. She worried about _______ he would fly away. As he flew close, she caught him in her hand and held him tightly. She was happy. Suddenly, she felt something bad happened to the bird. She opened her hand. The bird was dead! She was very _______ and regretful. She thought if she was kind _______ to let the bird go, he would probably live a happier life. _______ her love for the beautiful songbird killed it.

The other bird was pushing against the bars (条) of the cage. She could see how much _______ wanted to be free. She took him out of the cage and gently flew him into the _______. She could hardly bear to _______ the bird fly away. But the bird just wanted to stretch its wings. He flew around the girl twice and then came to rest on her shoulder.

The girl watched the bird with _______ in her heart. She wanted the bird to be happy. The bird sat _______ the girl's ear and sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.

The best way to keep love is to be _______ and give it wings. And we need to know how and when to let it go.

1.A.cats B.dogs C.tigers D.birds

2.A.leave B.punish C.raise D.steal

3.A.looked up B.looked at C.looked for D.looked after

4.A.beautiful B.awful C.thankful D.meaningful

5.A.walked B.flew C.jumped D.ran

6.A.which B.who C.that D.why

7.A.excited B.relaxed C.afraid D.sad

8.A.much B.enough C.rather D.very

9.A.But B.And C.So D.Or

10.A.she B.it C.he D.they

11.A.air B.hole C.water D.ground

12.A.wait B.believe C.doubt D.watch

13.A.worry B.joy C.pity D.sorry

14.A.on B.behind C.by D.in

15.A.patient B.kind C.honest D.humorous

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.A

10.C

11.A

12.D

13.B

14.C

15.B

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位女孩在散步时发现两只小鸟，然后带回家将其养大，有一天一只鸟飞出了鸟笼，女孩因害怕失去小鸟而紧紧地抓住了它，因捂得太紧，小鸟死掉了。女孩就放飞了另一只小鸟，希望它自由，可小鸟依依不舍，不忍离去，又飞到女孩耳旁为她歌唱。通过这件事女孩明白一个道理：保持爱的最好方法是给他翅膀，让它自由。

1.

句意：一个女孩在树林里散步时发现了两只虚弱的小鸟。

cats猫；dogs狗；tigers老虎；birds小鸟。根据文中第三空后的句子“The birds grew strong.”可知鸟儿变得强壮起来。所以女孩散步时是发现了小鸟。故选D。

2.

句意：她怜悯地看着它们，决定把它们养大。

leave离开；punish惩罚；raise举起，提高；steal偷。根据“She took them home and put them in a small cage…they grew strong.”可知小女孩把它们带回家，然后把他们放到小笼子里面，之后小鸟变得强壮起来。所以小女孩应该是决定把小鸟养大。故选C。

3.

句意：她把它们照料的很好。

look up查阅；look at看，考虑；look for寻找；look after照料，照看。根据“The birds grew strong.”可知小鸟变得强壮起来，可以推测出小女孩把小鸟照料的很好。故选D。

4.

句意：每天早晨，小鸟以一曲美妙的歌声问候她。

beautiful美丽的，美妙的；awful可怕的，极讨厌的；thankful感激的；meaningful有意义的。根据文中第九空的句子“…her love for the beautiful songbird killed it.”可知她对这只美丽的鸣禽的爱扼杀了它。由此可知小鸟的歌声是美妙的。故选A。

5.

句意：女孩看着小鸟飞向高空。

walked走；flew飞；jumped跳跃；ran跑。根据文中“The bigger of the two birds flew out.”可知两只鸟中较大的那只飞出了鸟笼。所以女孩是看着他飞向高空。故选B。

6.

句意：她很担心他会飞走。

which哪一个；who谁；that无实际意义；why为什么。根据“As he flew close, she caught him in her hand and held him tightly.”可知当他一飞近，女孩就一把抓住他，紧紧地捂住他。故她是担心小鸟飞走。根据题干，应用that引导宾语从句。故选C。

7.

句意：她非常的伤心和后悔。

excited激动的，兴奋的；relaxed放松的，冷静的；afraid害怕，畏惧；sad伤心的，难过的，根据“The bird was dead!”可知小鸟死了。前文提到“The girl loved them very much.”女孩很喜爱他们。现在小鸟在她手中死去，可见她很伤心难过。故选D。

8.

句意：她想如果她能好心的放了这只鸟，他可能会过上更幸福的生活。

much许多，大量；enough足够；rather宁可，相当；very十分，很。根据固定搭配“be kind enough to”意为好心，承……好意。故选B。

9.

句意：但是她对那只美丽鸣鸟的爱把它杀死了。

But但是；And和，且；So所以，因此；Or否则，或者。根据“She thought if she was kind enough to let the bird go, he would probably live a happier life.”可知女孩以为如果她好心放了这只鸟，她可能过上更幸福的生活，但是小鸟死了。故选A。

10.

句意：她看到另一只小鸟多么想要自由。

she她；it它；he他；they他们。根据“She took him out of the cage and gently flew him…”可知女孩将他拿出笼子，轻轻地将他放飞填空。所以此处用“him”指代另一只小鸟。因题干是在句中作主语，所以用he。故选C。

11.

句意：她把他从笼子里拿出来，轻轻地把他飞到空中。

air空气；hole洞，孔；water水；ground地面。根据“She could see how much he wanted to be free.”可知小鸟非常渴望自由，所以女孩是放飞小鸟。故选A。

12.

句意：她简直不忍看着鸟飞走。

wait等待；believe相信；doubt疑问，怀疑；watch观看，注视。根据前文“The girl loved them very much. She wanted them to sing for her forever.”可知女孩非常喜爱小鸟，想小鸟为她永远歌唱。所以现在她放飞小鸟时，她不忍看着鸟飞走。故选D。

13.

句意：女孩满心欢喜的看着那只鸟。

worry担心，担忧；joy欢乐，高兴；pity遗憾；sorry抱歉。根据“She wanted the bird to be happy.”可知女孩希望小鸟快乐。所以她是满心欢喜的看着小鸟。故选B。

14.

句意：小鸟落在女孩的耳旁，歌唱女孩曾经听过的最美的歌曲。

on在……上面；behind在……后面；by在……旁边；in在……里面。根据“…sang the sweetest song she had ever heard.”可知小鸟歌唱女孩曾经听过的最美的歌曲，由此可见小鸟是落在女孩的耳旁，为她歌唱。故选C。

15.

句意：保持爱的最好方法是善待它，给它翅膀。

patient耐心的；kind友善的；honest诚实的；humorous幽默的。根据文中第一二三自然段的叙述可知女孩悉心照料小鸟，对小鸟十分友善，即使女孩十分喜爱小鸟，但为小鸟的自由而放飞了小鸟。所以女孩感悟出这样的道理：保持爱的做好方法是善待它，它翅膀。故选B。