Helen loved small animals. One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass. She took them home and put them in a small cage. She looked after them with love and the birds both grew well. They thanked her with a wonderful song every morning.
But something happened one day. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage. She thought that it would fly away, so she grasped it. She was very excited to catch it. Suddenly she felt strange. She opened her hand and looked sadly at the dead bird. Her great love had killed the bird!
The other bird was moving back and forth (来回地) in the cage. Helen could feel the bird want to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Helen took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away. The bird circled, twice, three times…
Helen enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her head. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.
The easiest way to lose love is to hold too tight. The best way to keep love is to give it freedom.
根据短文内容，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出正确选项，并将所选答案涂到答题卡（填在答题卷）的相应位置上。
【小题1】 What was Helen doing when she found two weak birds?
| A．Singing | B．Walking |
| C．Dancing | D．Playing |
| A．抓住 | B．控制 |
| C．保护 | D．击打 |
| A．the larger bird was moving back and forth in the cage |
| B．the smaller bird was dead in Helen’s hand |
| C．Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage |
| D．the other bird thanked Helen with a wonderful song every morning |
| A．Because Helen hated the bird. |
| B．Because Helen could call the bird back again. |
| C．Because Helen thought the bird could fly back itself. |
| D．Because Helen realized the bird wanted freedom very much. |
| A．How to feed birds. | B．Helen’s favorite birds. |
| C．How to keep love. | D．The story of the two birds. |
【小题1】B
【小题2】A
【小题3】C
【小题4】D
【小题5】C
解析试题分析：这篇短文主要通过讲述海伦因为爱鸟而抓鸟却意外的致鸟死亡，把鸟从笼子里放出，却让她听到了从未听过的最美妙的歌声的故事，告诉我们，你把爱抓得越紧，你就越容易失去它。最容易拥有爱的办法恰恰是给爱插上翅膀。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据短文第一段One morning while she was walking in the forest, she found two weak birds in the grass的描述可知，海伦在散步的时候发现了两只虚弱的小鸟。故选B。
【小题2】词义猜测题。根据上文She thought that it would fly away以及下文She was very excited to catch it的描述可以推知，这里指的是因为害怕它飞走，所以想要把它抓住，并最终抓住了它。故选A。
【小题3】细节理解题。根据短文第二段But something happened one day. Helen left the door of the cage open. The larger bird flew from the cage的描述可知，有一天海伦打开鸟笼的时候，较大的那只鸟从笼子里飞了出来。故选C。
【小题4】细节理解题。根据短文第三段The other bird was moving back and forth (来回地) in the cage. Helen could feel the bird want to go out. It wanted to fly into the blue sky. At once, Helen took the bird out of the cage and let it fly away的描述可知，海伦感觉到它要飞出牢笼，飞向蓝天，获得自由。故选D。
【小题5】标题归纳题。通过阅读全文可知，这篇短文主要告诉我们，你把爱抓得越紧，你就越容易失去它。最容易拥有爱的办法恰恰是给爱插上翅膀。即怎样保留爱。故选C。
考点：故事类短文阅读。
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