Question

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl  1to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl   2the mother would not return to her eggs and she   3to take them home. There she carefully   4the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days   5the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the   6.

Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.   7, to these young geese, the girl was their mother.

As they   8, the girl was able to   9her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to   10. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when   11and in her dreams. Later, she had an   12: She would pilot a plane to guide them in   13. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.

Caring about   14safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not   15or follow him, and   16slept in the grass.

One day, the girl   17into the plane, started it and soon left the   18. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds   19flapped（拍打）their wings and   20. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

1.A. managed         B. attempted            C. happened        D. supposed

2.A. realized         B. expected             C. imagined         D. admitted

3.A. helped           B. decided              C. afforded          D. meant

4.A. placed           B. protected            C. treated           D. examined

5.A. ago              B. out                  C. later              D. long

6.A. family           B. lake                 C. home             D. world

7.A. But             B. Also                 C. Thus               D. Still

8.A. increased        B. improved            C. rose              D. grew

9.A. ask             B. lead                 C. want              D. allow

10.A. fly             B. race                 C. swim              D. sing

11.A. asleep          B. away                 C. around            D. awake

12.A. idea           B. opinion              C. explanation        D. excuse

13.A. sky             B. heaven               C. flight              D. plane

14.A. his              B. her                  C. their              D. its

15.A. respect        B. remember            C. recognize         D. receive

16.A. so                  B. instead               C. hardly            D. too

17.A. climbed          B. looked                 C. reached         D. fell

18.A. house            B. floor                  C. water           D. ground

19.A. secretly          B. disappointedly          C. patiently        D. eagerly

20.A. looked away      B. set out                 C. went by        D. turned back

Answer

1.C happen 意为“发生”,happen to do sth.意为“碰巧做某事”,根据see的宾语“20 eggs laid by a wild goose”可判断出在湖边散步时碰巧看见20个天鹅下的蛋。manage意为“办理,处置,处理;支配,管理;经营”，manage to do sth.意为“设法做成某事”；attempt意为“试,企图”；suppose意为“设想,推测;猜想某事(某人)如何”。

2.A realize 意为“认识到”,表示过了一段时间,这个女孩意识到天鹅妈妈不会回来找它的蛋。expect意为“期待,预期,预料”；imagine意为“想象,设想;猜想,推测”；admit意为“接受,许可入场,承认,容许(辩解)”。

3.B decide 意为“决定”。根据下文中的“There she carefully placed the eggs in the heat of a lamp.”可判断出她决定把这些蛋带回家去。help意为“帮助,援助;救,救济”；afford意为“给予,供给;产,生产,出产”；mean意为“有……的意思,意思是……”。

4.A place 意为“放置”。根据地点状语从句in the heat of a lamp可判断出她把这些蛋放在灯下温暖的地方。protect意为“保护,包庇,守护;警戒;防止(危险、损害等)”；treat意为“对待,待遇，处置；处理”；examine意为“调查,检查,审查，检验,检定，观察,研究”。

5.C later 常与一段时间连用,意为“多长时间后”,根据下文中的“the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the world.”可判断出过了几天后,天鹅蛋破壳了,小天鹅来到了世上。ago意为“以前,前”；long意为“长久;久已”。

6.D world 意为“世界”,表示“过了几天后,天鹅蛋破壳了,小天鹅来到了世上”。family意为“家,家庭;(集合名词)家庭成员,家属,子女，亲属”；lake意为“湖”；home意为“家,家庭，住宅”。

7.C hus 意为“于是,因此”,根据上文中“Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.”可判断出人们都知道天鹅把最先看见的生物当作自己的妈妈,因此对于这些小天鹅来说,这位女孩就是它们的妈妈。but意为“但,但是,可是,然而,不过”；also意为“亦,也,同样;〔口语〕而且,还”；still意为“还,仍,尚,现在还,至今还;但是还”。

8.D grow 意为“成长”。根据下文中的“the girl was able to lead her birds to run across the grass”可判断出随着这些小天鹅的成长,女孩可以把它带到草地上去。increase意为“增加,增大,增多;增强,增进”；improve意为“改良,改善,增进”；rise意为“上升,升起”。

9.B lead 意为“带领”；表示“随着这些小天鹅的成长,女孩可以把它们带到草地上去”。ask意为“求,请求,祈求”；want意为“(想)要,想望;想得到”；allow意为“准许(做某事),许可(某现象存在)”。

10.A fly 意为“飞翔”。根据天鹅的习性可判断出天鹅游水是不用教的,而飞翔要由妈妈教给它们。race意为“赛跑,竞走;竞赛”；swim意为“游水,游泳”；sing意为“唱歌”。

11.D awake 意为“醒着”。根据下文中的in her dreams可判断出女孩无论是醒着还是睡梦中都为无法教天鹅飞翔而焦虑。asleep意为“睡着,睡熟”；away意为“离开”；around意为“周围,四面”。

12.A idea 意为“主意”。根据下文中的“she would pilot a plane to guide them in flight.”可判断出女孩想出了一个主意。opinion意为“意见，看法，见解，〔常 pl.〕主张”；explanation意为“解释,注释;说明”；excuse意为“解释，理由，托词,借口”。

13.C flight 意为“飞行”。根据上文中的would pilot a plane可判断出女孩将开着飞机引导它们飞行。sky意为“天,天空”；heaven意为“天,天空，天堂,天国,极乐世界,乐园，极快乐的事”；plane意为“飞机”。

14.B 根据下文中的“the father decided to pilot the plane himself”可判断出由于担心小女孩的安全,父亲亲自驾驶飞机。

15.C recognize 意为“认识”,根据上文的内容可知,天鹅把女孩当作了自己的妈妈,所以不认识或不跟随她的父亲。respect 意为“尊敬;尊重”；remember 意为“记起,想起,回忆起”；receive 意为“领受,接到,收到”。

16.B instead 意为“代替”,强调用甲而不用乙,并含有否定乙的意味,表示不跟着女孩的父亲,而是在草地上睡觉。so 意为“因此”；hardly 意为“几乎不”；too 意为“也”。

17.A climb 意为“爬”,表示女孩爬上飞机。look意为“看,注视”；reach意为“到,抵,到达(特定地点,目的地等)”；fall意为“落下;散落”。

18.D ground 意为“地面”。根据上文中的started it可判断出女孩发动了飞机,飞机离开了地面。house意为“房屋”；floor意为“地板”；water意为“水面”。

19.D eagerly 意为“热心地,急切地”,根据上文中的“seeing their mother take to the air”可判断出由于小天鹅们看见自己的妈妈飞上天空,它们都急切地拍打着翅膀。secretly 意为“秘密地,背地里”；disappointedly 意为“失望地”；patiently意为“有耐性地,有毅力地”。

20.B set out 意为“出发”。根据下文中的“She flew the plane freely in the sky,her young birds following.”可判断出小天鹅们也飞了起来。look away意为“把脸转过去”；go by意为“(从……旁)走过,依照,顺便走访”；turn back意为“使停止往前,往回走,翻回到,重新提到,折转,挡住”。