Question

阅读短文，按要求完成短文后的各项任务。

There was once a lonely girl who was thirsty for love.【1】One day while she was walking in the forest, she found two lovely songbirds（黄莺）. But the birds were so hungry and weak that they could not sing any songs. The girl took them home and put them in a small cage. She cared them with love and the birds grew stronger. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds.

One day the girl left the door of the cage open. The larger and stronger one of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was afraid that he would【2】____ ________. So when the bird flew close, she caught him quickly. She was glad that the bird did not fly away. But she held him too tight (紧),and the bird died in her hand. She opened her hand and sadly looked at the dead bird. She knew that her love had killed him.

The other bird was moving back and forth (来回地)in the cage. She knew he wanted very much to fly in the clear blue sky. So she opened the door of the cage .The bird flew out and circled once, twice, three times……

The girl watched happily at the bird’s enjoyment. Suddenly he flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. He sang her the sweetest song.

The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

1.在【2】处填入适当的词使句意完整、上下文通顺： ________ ___________

2.将【1】句译成中文:_____________________________________

3.根据课文内容，回答问题。

Why did the larger and stronger bird die ? .___________

4.在文中找出与下列句子意思相近的句子:

They sang a wonderful song to greet her every morning.-___________

5.找出文中最能表达该短文主题的句子:____________

 

Answer 1

1.fly away

2.一天当她在森林里散步时，她发现两只可爱的黄莺。

3.Because she held him too tight

4.Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song

5.The fastest way to lose love is to hold on it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings!

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一个有爱心的小姑娘，在森林里发现了两只又饿又虚弱的黄莺，于是就把它们养在笼子里，她每天都在呵护它们，可是有一天其中的一只飞走了，当另一只想要飞走的时候，她狠狠地抓住了它，结果打开手一看鸟死了，她很伤心。最后她明白了爱它最好的方式是给它自由。

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考点：阅读表达。