Question

    Al Larson is also known as the "Bluebird Man". He first began his work of love after he read a passage in National Geographic. 1. Then he started to fix up little boxes that could serve as homes for bluebirds. His work is helpful. It shows building birdhouses can help to control their falling populations.

At first, he started the work as a hobby to spend time in his retirement(退休).    2.After almost forty years of experience, he has recorded over 30,000 bluebirds, thanks to the 350 birdhouses that he has built across southwest Idaho. He often travels over 5,000 miles to check on all of his boxes during the summer nesting season.

3. Their population began to drop after the invention of the electric chainsaw(链锯)in the 1920s. It made it easier for people to cut down dead trees. Cutting down dead trees broke bluebirds' homes. The use of pesticides(农药)caused an uncertain future for the bluebirds in Idaho.

4. It has shown us that if we take a moment to understand the needs of a kind of animal, we'll find a way to deal with the problem.

Now that he is about 97 years old, Larson shows no signs of slowing down, what's more, his encouraging story has been turned into the Emmy award-nominated movie Bluebird Man.

"A1 is a living example of how much one person can achieve when he sets his mind on a task. But he's also an example of the advantages that a project like this can have for people, " filmmaker Matthew Podolsky said, "5."

And they are truly the secret to his long.

A.Bluebirds have given meaning to Al's life.

B.It’s true that the work of Larson is successful.

C.It's kind of good for bluebirds to live in zoos.

D.However, he turned it into full-time work later.

E.Bluebirds usually live in dead or nearly-dead trees.

F.The population of Bluebirds has increased quickly.

G.Larson saw a bluebird going in and out of a dead tree around his house.

Answer

1.G

2.D

3.E

4.B

5.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Al Larson保护拯救蓝鸟所付出的坚持不懈的行动，也表明如果一个人用心去做一件事，他会得到很大的成就。

1.

根据后句“Then he started to fix up little boxes that could serve as homes for bluebirds.”可知然后他开始整理一些小盒子，作为蓝鸟的家。可见上一句应该是说他看见一只蓝鸟在他房子周围的一棵死树上进进出出。所以才修理小盒子，为蓝鸟做家。故选G。

2.

根据所给空前句“At first, he started the work as a hobby to spend time in his retirement.”可知一开始，他把这项工作作为一种业余爱好，在退休后消磨时间。及所给空后一句“After almost forty years of experience, he has recorded over 30,000 bluebirds…”可知他经过近四十年的经验，他已经记录了超过30000只蓝鸟。可见他从事这一工作从开始作为消遣，到现在应该是他的全职工作。所以所给空应是表达他后来把它变成了全职工作。故选D。

3.

根据后句“Their population began to drop after the invention of the electric chainsaw(链锯)in the 1920s.”可知在20世纪20年代电锯发明后，蓝色知更鸟的数量开始下降。可以推测出上句应是说蓝色知更鸟的居住环境。故选E。

4.

根据“It has shown us that if we take a moment to understand the needs of a kind of animal, we'll find a way to deal with the problem.”可知它告诉我们，如果我们花一点时间了解一种动物的需要，我们就会找到解决问题的方法。可知上一句应是表达Al所作的一切对救助蓝色知更鸟是成功有效的。故选B。

5.

根据“Al is a living example of how much one person can achieve when he sets his mind on a task…”可知Al是一个活生生的例子，说明当一个人下定决心完成一项任务时，他能取得多大的成就。所以此处应是表达蓝鸟赋予了Al生命的意义。故选A。