Question

    In 2000, when I was seven years old, my family and I were coming back from a T-ball game.  In our driveway, we spotted two adult geese and a baby goose. The adults were frightened by our return and flew away, but their baby was still too young to fly. We are no strangers to wildlife, so we avoided physical contact with the baby goose out of fear that it would keep us in its mind and be lost to its family forever.

Hours passed, and night fell. The baby goose needed protection, warmth and food. So we had to do something. We brought him onto our back porch (走廊). My sister called the little guy Peeper, because he would follow us making a peeping noise. We also decided that Peeper was a boy.

A year passed and we became best friends. Peeper slept on our back porch and used it as a restroom. My dad would spray off his droppings daily with a hose (软管). Part of this routine included Dad throwing Peeper up into the air, letting him fly around the house and come back once the porch was clean. One evening, my uncle came over, and my dad wanted to show him Peeper’s flight. He threw him up in the air, but Peeper just flew off. Everyone was sad. Twenty years passed, and Peeper became a fond memory.

Geese live to be around 25 years old and are very loyal, never forgetting their first home. Even so, it shocked me when, in 2019, an old adult goose appeared at my house. After two weeks of the goose coming back repeatedly, I believe this wasn’t a random goose. He did all of the same things Peeper used to and responded to the name Peeper. Much to my amazement, my old best friend had returned, 20 years later.

This experience has been as meaningful to me as anything in my life. I hope that my children,  someday, have the opportunity to connect with nature and a wild being in this same way.

1.Why did the writer’s family avoid physical contact with the baby goose at first?

A.They were worried about its health.

B.They didn’t know what to do with it.

C.They feared being attacked by its parents.

D.They didn’t want it to take them as its family.

2.Why did the writer’s dad throw the goose into the sky every day?

A.To prepare it to fly off some day.

B.To clean it by spraying water.

C.To have it practise flying skills.

D.To show his tricks of training.

3.What made the writer recognize the goose?

A.Its voice. B.Its appearance.

C.Its age. D.Its behavior.

4.How does the writer find this experience?

A.Discouraging. B.Rewarding.

C.Pitiful. D.Entertaining.

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.D

4.B

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者一家养育了一只小鹅一年的时间，二十年后这只鹅又飞回来的故事，作者希望有一天，自己的孩子们有机会以同样的方式与自然和野生生物联系起来。

1.

细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“We are no strangers to wildlife, so we avoided physical contact with the baby goose out of fear that it would keep us in its mind and be lost to its family forever.”可知，作者一家对野生动物的生活方式并不陌生，知道要避免与小鹅有身体接触，因为害怕小鹅错将作者一家当成家人后，会永远与它的家人失去联系。故选D项。

2.

推理判断题。根据第三段中“Part of this routine included Dad throwing Peeper up into the air, letting him fly around the house and come back once the porch was clean.”可知，作者的爸爸将Peeper抛向空中，这样它就可以围着房子飞行，门廊一打扫干净就再飞回来，这样做是为了让它练习飞行。故选C项。

3.

细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句“He did all of the same things Peeper used to and responded to the name Peeper. Much to my amazement, my old best friend had returned, 20 years later.”可知，这只鹅会做所有以前Peeper做的事，并且叫Peeper的名字时它会回应，所以是它的行为让作者认出了它。故选D项。

4.

推理判断题。根据最后一段“This experience has been as meaningful to me as anything in my life. ”可知，作者认为这次经历很有意义。故选B项。