Question

My husband and I enjoy seeing life through the eyes of our five children. It is amazing to watch them discover their ______.

One day last summer, our oldest daughter, Kaytlin found a(n) ______ red squirrel beneath the steps.

We watched it from a distance, not wanting to ______ it. But after a long wait,

we ______ that the tiny squirrel was likely an orphan. He was ______ and hungry. There were no wildlife rehabilitators(复健员) in our country, ______ we decided to care for the squirrel ourselves. More extensive research taught us how to ______ him and that we should release him as soon as he could ______ on his own.

Our daughters and I fed “Squit”. Kaytlin volunteered to take more ______. She woke in the night ______ his needs. To our ______, Squit soon began to get better. Within a few weeks, he would ask for his next meal and playfully crawl around on the girls. It wasn’t long ______ he was reintroduced to the wild.

On the first few visits to the great outdoors, he seemed to be ______ about the surroundings. After playing in the grass for a bit, he would ______ Kaytlin for safety. Soon she had him climbing trees and finding some leaves and sticks for nest.

One day in the trees, Squit met up with a family of gray squirrels that was not

____ at all. They tried to hit him, but finally he managed to get the ______ of dealing with them. Several days later, he played all day in the trees and came down at bedtime. And then one raining night, he didn’t ______. But when the sun rose the next day, there was Squit, begging for food. And that ______ the pattern for weeks.

The ______ was heartwarming for our family. In the wild and silly moments of

____ an orphaned baby squirrel, our children learned to value and appreciate life.

1.A. relation    B. stress    C. world    D. problems

2.A. old    B. baby    C. big    D. strong

3.A. disturb    B. beat    C. lose    D. leave

4.A. realized    B. remembered    C. forgot    D. admitted

5.A. brave    B. healthy    C. sad    D. weak

6.A. so    B. but    C. though    D. for

7.A. trap    B. train    C. feed    D. attract

8.A. fight    B. survive    C. climb    D. play

9.A. responsibilities    B. measures    C. risks    D. photos

10.A. for    B. by    C. with    D. to

11.A. regret    B. relief    C. disappointment    D. sorrow

12.A. before    B. after    C. when    D. since

13.A. confident    B. excited    C. uncertain    D. serious

14.A. look back on    B. catch sight of    C. stay away from    D. run back to

15.A. active    B. frightened    C. rude    D. friendly

16.A. habit    B. interest    C. trick    D. purpose

17.A. eat    B. return    C. go    D. sleep

18.A. developed    B. changed    C. built    D. remained

19.A. truth    B. lesson    C. experience    D. experiment

20.A. teaching    B. raising    C. encouraging    D. finding

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.A

5.D

6.A

7.C

8.B

9.A

10.A

11.B

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.D

16.C

17.B

18.D

19.C

20.B

【解析】通过养育一只小松鼠的故事，让孩子们学会了珍惜和感恩生命。

1.C

考查名词。A. relation 关系； B. stress 强调； C. world 世界； D. problems问题。我和我的丈夫喜欢透过我们五个孩子的眼睛看生活。可知观看孩子们发现他们自己的世界是令人惊讶的。故选C。

2.B

考查形容词。A. old 老的； B. baby 婴儿； C. big 大的； D. strong强壮的。句意：一只婴儿红松鼠。故选B。

3.A

考查动词。A. disturb打扰； B. beat 打败； C. lose 失去； D. leave离开。我们从一定的距离观看这只松鼠，不想打扰它。故选A。

4.A

考查动词。A. realized 意识到； B. remembered 记得； C. forgot忘记； D. admitted承认。根据下文He was ___5___ and hungry.可知过了一段时间，我们意识到这只松鼠是个孤儿。故选A。

5.D

考查形容词。A. brave 勇敢的； B. healthy 健康的； C. sad 伤心的； D. weak虚弱的。他虚弱和饥饿。故选D。

6.A

考查连词。句意：在我国没有野生动物康复师，所以我们决定照顾自己的松鼠。故选A。

7.C

考查动词。A. trap 使陷入困境； B. train 训练； C. feed喂养； D. attract吸引。更广泛的研究教会了我们如何喂养他。故选C。

8.B

考查动词。A. fight 战斗； B. survive 幸存； C. climb 爬； D. play玩。一旦他能靠自己生存，我们就应该释放他。故选B。

9.A

考查名词。A. responsibilities 责任； B. measures措施； C. risks 冒险； D. photos照片。我和女儿喂养“Squit”，女儿承担更多的责任。故选A。

10.A

考查介词。她在半夜因为他的需要醒来。故选A。

11.B

考查名词。A. regret遗憾； B. relief 安慰； C. disappointment 失望； D. sorrow难过。使我们感到欣慰的是，Squit开始变好。故选B。

12.A

考查连词。不久他就被重新引进了野外。It’s not long before---，不久之后就---。故选A。

13.C

考查形容词。A. confident 自信的； B. excited 感到兴奋的； C. uncertain 靠不住的； D. serious严重的。前几次到大户外参观，他似乎对周围的环境不太确定。故选C。

14.D

考查动词词组。A. look back on 回顾； B. catch sight of 看见； C. stay away from 躲避； D. run back to跑回。在草坪上他玩了一会儿，跑回到Kaytlin那里寻求安全。故选Ｄ。

15.D

考查形容词。A. active 活跃的； B. frightened 感到害怕的； C. rude粗鲁的； D. friendly友好的。一天在树上，Squit遇到了一家不友好的灰色松鼠家族。故选Ｄ。

16.C

考查名词。A. habit 习惯； B. interest兴趣； C. trick 诡计； D. purpose目的。他们尽力地攻击他，但是最后他想法找到了解决他们的办法。故选Ｃ。

17.B

考查动词。A. eat吃； B. return归还； C. go 去； D. sleep睡觉。然后一个下雨的晚上他没有回来。故选Ｂ。

18.D

考查动词。 A. developed 发展； B. changed 改变； C. built 建造； D. remained保持。那种模式保持了几周。故选Ｄ。

19.C

考查名词。A. truth事实； B. lesson教训； C. experience 经历，经验； D. experiment实验。这经历对我们家来说是感人的。故选Ｃ。

20.B

考查动词。A. teaching教育； B. raising 喂养，提高； C. encouraging鼓励； D. finding找到。喂养了一只松鼠，我们的孩子学会了珍惜和感恩生命。故选Ｂ。

【名师点睛】

Before 在英语中是一个比较常用的虚词,它既可作介词或副词用,也可作从属连词用.在近几年的高考试题中常常出现考查其从属连词用法的题目.下面就把其作为从属连词的用法归纳如下：

1.表示“在…..之前就…..”.

Mary had finished her homework before her mother returned.

2.表示“过了多久后才……..,动作进行到什么程度才……”

The man almost knocked me down before he saw me .

3.表示“来不及； 尚未…..就…”

Before I could get in a word ,he had measured me .

4.表示“刚…就…”

I had hardly sat down before the bell rang.

5.表示“不知不觉就…..； 还没弄清就……”

Time passed quickly and three months went by before Aqiao knew it.

６.用于句型“it was +时间段+ before …” 表示 “过了多久才…”

It was three days before he came back..

７.用于句型 “ it was not long +时间段+ before …” 意为“不久就….”

It was not long before he sensed the danger of the position .

８.用于句型“it will be(not )+时间段+ before….”表示“要过多久/ 不久…才…”

It will be half a year before you graduate from this school .

本题第１２小题，句意：不久他就被重新引进了野外。It’s not long before---，不久之后就---。故选A。