Question

【题目】 John Sumner and his bird friend "Chirpy" have developed a special connection since they started spending so many cold days playing together on the________. Sumner first met Chirpy when the bird had a broken leg. The seagull was________. Sumner helped to ________ him back to health.

“I saw him crying and shouting________ my head in pain and I did not know what to do,” recalled 80-year-old Sumner. "The next day he came around me again and tried to _________. He was still shouting in pain. I didn't think he would live, his leg was ________ broken.”

To help the bird, Sumner fed it dog biscuits that he had originated_________ along to the beach for his pet dog Jack. With Sumner's help, Chirpy' s leg got well and it now shares a special ________ with Sumner.

"He comes right up to me, he gets so_________. He won't go to anybody else but me, I think _________he has got some kind of relationship with me, " says Sumner. "Because in March, he will go off and do his natural thing ________then in September, he is back with me ________they have finished making their home.”

Chirpy is believed to be around 20 years old. It won't be close to anybody else on the beach, but the bird will fly straight over to Sumner__________ he arrives. There are about 20 black-headed birds on the beach. Chirpy is the__________one that comes close to summer.

“People are surprised when I tell them about it. They can't believe a seagull would come back like that. It makes you __________ what kind of world we actually are ---- do they know more than we think they know?”

【1】A.fieldB.farmC.mountainD.beach

【2】A.luckyB.healthyC.sorryD.easy

【3】A.take afterB.look afterC.take careD.look for

【4】A.onB.aboveC.inD.beside

【5】A.leaveB.eatC.drinkD.land

【6】A.carefulB.hardlyC.completelyD.kindly

【7】A.broughtB.tookC.lentD.borrowed

【8】A.membershipB.relationshipC.leadershipD.partnership

【9】A.smartB.farC.closeD.silly

【10】A.whatB.thatC.ifD.where

【11】A.andB.butC.orD.so

【12】A.beforeB.afterC.sinceD.while

【13】A.as long asB.as soon asC.as far asD.as well as

【14】A.sameB.lastC.bestD.only

【15】A.knowB.thinkC.wonderD.believe

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】B

【4】B

【5】D

【6】C

【7】A

【8】B

【9】C

【10】B

【11】A

【12】B

【13】B

【14】D

【15】C

【解析】

本篇讲述萨姆纳在沙滩救了一只受伤的海鸥Chirpy，照顾他直到痊愈。只要萨姆纳一到沙滩，Chirpy就径直飞向他，这只海鸥与他建立一种特殊的关系。

【1】句意：自从约翰·萨姆纳和他的鸟类朋友“Chirpy”在沙滩上度过了那么多寒冷的日子，他们建立了一种特殊的联系。

field田野；farm农场；mountain高山；beach沙滩；根据下文“The seagull was lucky”可知Chirpy是只海鸥，生活在海上，由此推断空格指在沙滩上；故选D。

【2】句意：他很幸运。萨姆纳帮助照顾他恢复健康。

lucky幸运的；healthy健康的；sorry难过的；easy容易的；根据下文“Sumner helped to look after him back to health”可知这只鸟是幸运的，得到萨姆纳的照顾；故选A。

【3】句意：他很幸运。萨姆纳帮助照顾他恢复健康。

take after（在外表、举止、性格方面）像（某家庭成员）；look after照顾；take care当心；look for寻找；根据上文“Sumner first met Chirpy when the bird had a broken leg. The seagull was lucky”推断空格指照顾他恢复健康；故选B。

【4】句意：我看见他在我头上哀嚎我不知道该怎么办。

on表示在….上，且表面接触；above指高于物体上方的任何一点，不接触，不一定垂直；in在……里面；beside在……旁边；从文字的表层意思推断空格指在他的头上方哀嚎；故选B。

【5】句意：第二天，他又来到我的周围，试图落地。

leave离开；eat吃；drink喝；land着陆；从文字的表层意思推断空格指这只受伤的海鸥试图落地；故选D。

【6】句意：我没想到他会活下来，他的腿完全断了。

careful小心的；hardly几乎不；completely完全地；kindly和蔼地；由上文when the bird had a broken leg和tried to land可知空格指他的腿完全断了没法落地；故选C。

【7】句意：为了帮助这只鸟，萨姆纳给它喂了狗饼干，原本是为了他的宠物狗杰克而带到海滩的。

brought带来；took拿走；lent借给；borrowed借来；从文字的表层意思推断空格处指萨姆纳给海鸥喂原本带来要喂宠物狗的饼干；故选A。

【8】句意：在萨姆纳的帮助下，奇皮的腿恢复了健康，它现在与萨姆纳有着特殊的关系。

membership成员；relationship关系；leadership领导；partnership伙伴关系；根据上文“With Sumner's help, Chirpy' s leg got well”推断由于萨姆纳的照顾，他和海鸥之间建立特殊的关系；故选B。

【9】句意：他径直向我走来，离我很近。

smart聪明的；far远的；close靠近的；silly愚蠢的；根据下文“He won't go to anybody else but me”推断空格指离我很近；故选C。

【10】句意：除了我他不会去找别人，我认为他和我有某种关系。

判断句子是宾语从句，what什么；where哪里，可做宾语从句是引导词；if当宾语从句是一般疑问句是的引导词，意为是否；that当宾语从句是陈述句时的引导词；“he has got some kind of relationship with me”是陈述句，故选B。

【11】句意：因为在三月份，他会去做他自然的事情，九月份，他们建完家后它就回来和我在一起。

and和，表顺承；but但是，表转折；or或者，表选择；so因此，表因果；“在三月份，他会去做他自然的事情”和“月份，他们建完家后它就回来和我在一起”2个的单句之间是并列关系；故选A。

【12】句意：九月份，他们建完家后它就回来和我在一起。

before“在……之前”，引导时间状语从句；after在……之后，引导时间状语从句；since自从……，引导时间状语从句；while当……时候，引导时间状语从句；根据自然规律可知海鸥在建完家后，回来与萨姆纳在一起；故选B。

【13】句意：它不会靠近海滩上的任何人，但萨姆纳一到这只鸟就会直接飞往他。

as long as只要；as soon as一……就……；as far as直到……为止，据……；as well as既…又…；从文字的表层意思推断空格指萨姆纳一到，这只鸟就会直接飞往他；故选B。

【14】句意：Chirpy是唯一一只在临近夏天时到来的。

same同样的；last最后的；best最好的；only只有；根据上文“He won't go to anybody else but me, I think that he has got some kind of relationship with me”推断Chirpy是唯一一只回来的找萨姆纳的鸟；故选D。

【15】句意：这让我不禁去想：我们是处在一种什么世界，他们是知道了比我们以为他们知道的更多吗？

know知道；think想；wonder想知道；believe相信；根据下文“do they know more than we think they know?”表疑惑，故选C。