Question

    When I first met my new parrot, Chico, his wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the earth just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I would take Chico outside. I _______ him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him happier. At first he seemed confused. He walked back and forth on the branch looking _______. He didn't even flap his wings in a(n) _______ to fly. Somehow he knew he was incapable.

One day Chico got especially excited. He paced back and forth and made a(n)  _______ amount of noise. Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started _______ flapping his wings for the first time ever — then he lifted off the _______ like a space shuttle! I was amazed and _______. Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been waiting until the moment was ripe for _______!

Two days later Chico returned. First I tried to _______ him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his cage and __________ it away — still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him out every day if the weather was nice as long as he did come back. __________, he flew onto my shoulder.

From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him __________ early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The routine lasted for two months __________ suddenly Chico became __________. The __________ said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.

I was very sad. The __________ crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what __________ is there in being a bird if you can't fly?

Chico made his first __________ for freedom on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a __________ when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don't set yourself free, what will be the __________ of your life.

1.A.brought B.seated C.caught D.chased

2.A.comfortable B.painful C.patient D.anxious

3.A.attempt B.stage C.journey D.path

4.A.serious B.first C.incredible D.accessible

5.A.slowly B.gently C.madly D.gracefully

6.A.ground B.branch C.window D.house

7.A.moved B.shocked C.delighted D.excited

8.A.patience B.exchange C.rescue D.escape

9.A.trick B.fasten C.seize D.expect

10.A.threw B.drove C.gave D.sent

11.A.At last B.As usual C.Once in a while D.In the meantime

12.A.out B.off C.away D.alone

13.A.until B.while C.since D.although

14.A.active B.weak C.annoying D.miserable

15.A.teacher B.community C.passer-by D.vet

16.A.fact B.thought C.concern D.detail

17.A.problem B.meaning C.interest D.mistake

18.A.relief B.willingness C.communication D.breakthrough

19.A.breath B.look C.holiday D.chance

20.A.success B.purpose C.contribution D.importance

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.C

6.B

7.B

8.D

9.A

10.A

11.A

12.A

13.A

14.B

15.D

16.B

17.B

18.D

19.D

20.B

【解析】

本文为夹叙夹议文。讲述了一只鹦鹉为了自由而努力飞翔。虽然最后鹦鹉被传染上疾病死了，但是作为一只鸟不会飞行又有什么意义呢？由此说明我们人类也应该有生活的目的，有自己的追求，并为之努力。

1.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我让他坐在一根树枝上，希望能让他快乐些。A. brought带来; B. seated使..就坐,能容纳; C. caught抓住; D. chased追求,追赶。根据下文hoping to make him happier可知，当天气好的时候我会带它出去，我让它站在树枝上，希望这样可以让它更快乐一点。故选B。

2.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初的时候它似乎很恐慌，在树枝上走来走去，看起来很焦虑，甚至都没有拍动翅膀尝试飞起来。A. comfortable舒服的；B. painful痛苦的；C. patient耐心的；D. anxious焦虑的。根据上文At first he seemed confused. He walked back and forth on the branch 可推断，起初Chico似乎很困惑，走来走去，看起来焦虑。故选D。

3.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：起初的时候它似乎很恐慌，在树枝上走来走去,看起来很焦虑，甚至都没有拍动翅膀尝试飞起来。A. attempt意图；B. stage阶段；C. journey旅行；D. path路径。根据下文Somehow he knew he was incapable（不知怎的，他知道自己无能为力。）可知，它没有飞起的意图，故选A。

4.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一天Chico特别兴奋。他来回地踱来踱去，发出了令人难以置信的声音。A. serious严肃的；B. first起初；C. incredible难以置信的；D. accessible易接近的。根据下文可知，Chico为起飞做准备，因此发出长鸣，让人防备不及难以置信。故选C。

5.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：他有生以来第一次疯狂地拍打着翅膀，然后像航天飞机一样从树枝上飞了起来! A. slowly慢慢地；B. gently轻轻地；C. madly疯狂地；D. gracefully优雅地。根据上下文语境可知，疯狂地（madly）拍打翅膀，是为第一次尝试飞起积蓄力量，故选C。

6.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：他有生以来第一次疯狂地拍打着翅膀，然后像航天飞机一样从树枝上飞了起来! A. ground地面；B. branch树枝；C. window窗；D. house房子。根据上下文可知，Chico试图从树枝上飞起，故选B。

7.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我感到惊讶和震惊。A. moved感动；B. shocked震惊；C. delighted高兴；D. excited兴奋。作者没有料到Chico会突然尝试飞起，因此是震惊的，故选B。

8.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不知道它的羽毛已经长出来了，而Chico一直等到时机成熟才逃走! A. patience耐心；B. exchange交换；C. rescue营救；D. escape逃跑。根据上文可知，这只鹦鵡之前的羽毛被剪短了，无法起飞，因此Chico一直等到逃跑的时机成熟，故选D。

9.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：起初我试图用食物把他骗回来，但他就是不愿靠近我。A. trick戏弄,欺骗；B. fasten栓紧，固定； C. seize抓住；D. expect期待,预料。作者先用食物骗（trick）它过来，故选A。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后我把它的笼子扔了，它还是不来。A. threw (away)扔掉；B. drove (away)赶走；C. gave (away)泄露，赠送；D. sent (away)派遣，驱逐。两天以后，Chico回来了，作者先用食物骗它过来,但是它并不靠近，然后把笼子扔掉，它还是不来。故选A。

11.

考查副词短语辨析。句意：我用尽了方法它都不靠近我，直到我向它承诺，只要天气好就让它出去，最后它才飞到我的肩膀上。A. At last最后；B. As usual照例；C. Once in a while偶尔；D. In the meantime同时。一系列的操作以后，最终这只鹦鹉才飞回我的肩膀上。本句说明这只鹦鹉很聪明，不希望被困在家里。故选A。

12.

考查动词短语搭配。句意：从那天起，只要天气好，我就让它早点出去，它就会飞来飞去，在天黑之前回来。 A. (let)out放出；B. (let) off排放；C. (let) away让…离开；D. (let) alone听任。这里指只要天气好，作者就让它早点出去，故选A。

13.

考查连词词义辨析。句意：这惯例持续了两个月，直到Chico突然变得虚弱。A. until直到；B. while在……时候；C. since自从；D. although尽管。根据下文可知，这个惯例持续了两个月直到Chico得了病，故选A。

14.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这惯例持续了两个月，直到Chico突然变得虚弱。A. active积极的；B. weak虚弱的；C. annoying恼人的；D. miserable悲惨的。根据下文The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the ___15___.可推知，Chico突然变得很虚弱是因为它被感染了一种病。故选B。

15.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：兽医说它是被附近鸽子传染的疾病感染的。A. teacher老师；B. community社区；C. passer-by过路人；D. vet兽医。根据常识可知，兽医检查Chico病情，故选D。

16.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：我突然想到，如果我没有给它自由飞翔的自由，它还会活着。A. fact事实；B. thought想法；C. concern关心；D. detail细节。一个想法突然闪过作者脑海，故选B。

17.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是，如果你不会飞，作为一只鸟又有什么意义呢？A. problem问题；B. meaning意义；C. interest兴趣；D. mistake错误。这是作者的感慨，如果你不会飞，作为一只鸟又有什么意义呢？故选B。

18.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：在四月份的一个星期一的下午，Chico为自由做出了第一次突破。A. relief安慰；B. willingness意愿；C. communication通讯；D. breakthrough突破。此处说的是Chico为了自由，第一次突破自我尝试飞行。故选D。

19.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：当条件合适时，你也可以抓住机会，因为你也知道，以你自己的方式，飞行是注定的。A. breath呼吸；B. look看；C. holiday假期；D. chance机会。作者呼吁人们当条件合适时，要抓住机会(chance)。故选D。

20.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果你不给自己自由，你人生的目的是什么?A. success成功；B. purpose目的；C. contribution贡献；D. importance重要性。作者由这只鹦鹉的例子告诉我们要和Chico一样，给自己自由，实现自己的人生目的。故选B。