Question

【题目】 When my kids were young we bought them two pet parrots (鹦鹉). These beautiful, white birds would ________ all through the day, which sounded beautiful. We had a big ________ for them with toys, and a mirror, plus food and water dishes. We couldn’t let them live freely in the house ________ our dogs and cats, but it seemed that they didn’t ________ whether they lived in or out of their cage.

One day in spring when the sun was awakening the earth and the air became warm, I opened the window to let the gentle wind in. The songs of different birds outside our house ________ the air and our two parrots also sang with excitement. I went over to their cage to add some water, but as soon as I opened the door, ________ of them came out and flew to the window. He crashed into the glass, fell over onto the sofa, and then started to fly around the living room. The cats ran after him, hoping for a quick meal, and I ran to save the bird. It took me several minutes to stop the cats from catching the bird, and get him ________ back in his cage. After that day, however, I felt a little ________ the parrots. I knew that no matter how comfortable their cage was, they ________ wanted to fly.

Many of us in this life live in cages of our own. We close our minds, lock away our hearts, and limit (限制) our lives. We sit in our rooms day after day and never feel brave enough to once open the door. Let ________ fly! Don’t just stay in your own cage then.

【1】A.singB.danceC.laughD.play

【2】A.roomB.playgroundC.poolD.cage

【3】A.becauseB.as a resultC.because ofD.so that

【4】A.careB.seeC.knowD.question

【5】A.fullB.filledC.crowdedD.were

【6】A.eachB.everyoneC.bothD.one

【7】A.quietlyB.safelyC.slowlyD.loudly

【8】A.angry withB.afraid ofC.sorry forD.interested in

【9】A.alsoB.stillC.neverD.hardly

【10】A.yourselfB.meC.themD.themselves

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】D

【3】C

【4】C

【5】B

【6】D

【7】B

【8】C

【9】B

【10】A

【解析】

本文讲述了之前作者买了两只鹦鹉，这些美丽的白色小鸟整天都在唱歌，听起来很美。我们为他们准备了一个大笼子，里面有玩具、镜子、食物和水碗。因为家里有狗和猫，所以就把它们放在笼子里。有一次，喂水时，一只鹦鹉趁机飞了出来，作者明白不管笼子多好，鸟还是想飞出去。很多人都生活在自己的牢笼里。人们关闭他们的的头脑，锁住了心，并限制了生活。所以不要“关”住自己。

【1】句意：这些美丽的白色小鸟整天都在唱歌，听起来很美。

sing唱歌；dance跳舞；laugh大笑；play玩；根据“which sounded beautiful”听起来很美，故选A。

【2】句意：我们为他们准备了一个大笼子，里面有玩具、镜子、食物和水碗。

room房间；playground操场；pool泳池；cage笼子；根据“We couldn’t let them live freely in the house ”所以此处是买了个笼子，故选D。

【3】句意：因为我们的狗和猫。

because因为（+句子）；as a result结果；because of因为（+短语）；so that以便；根据“our dogs and cats”是名词短语，所以用“because of”，故选C。

【4】句意：但似乎他们不知道他们是住在笼子里还是出了笼子。

care关心；see看见；know知道；question问题；根据“ two parrots also sang with excitement”鹦鹉开心地唱歌，所以此处是知道，故选C。

【5】句意：屋外各种鸟儿的歌声充满了空气，两只鹦鹉也兴奋地唱着歌。

full完整；filled满；crowded拥挤的；were是；根据“The songs of different birds outside our house ____5____ the air ”屋外各种鸟儿的歌声 空气，所以此处缺谓语动词，鹦鹉文中是一般过去时，此处应该是“filled”，故选B。

【6】句意：但当我一打开门，它们中的一只飞了出来，飞向窗户。

each每一；everyone每个人；both两者都；one一个；根据“When my kids were young we bought them two pet parrots ”及“He crashed into the glass”所以此处是飞出来一只，故选D。

【7】句意：并把它安全地放回笼子。

quietly安静地；safely安全地；slowly缓慢地；loudly大声地；根据“The cats ran after him, hoping for a quick meal”猫追着他，希望能很快地吃上一顿，所以此处是安全地，故选B。

【8】句意：我为这些鹦鹉感到有些抱歉。

angry with对……生气；afraid of对……害怕；sorry for为……感到可惜，抱歉；interested in对……感兴趣；根据“I knew that no matter how comfortable their cage was, they still wanted to fly.”我知道不管笼子有多舒服，它们还是想飞，所以此处是感到可惜，抱歉。故选C。

【9】句意：它们仍然想飞。

also也；still仍然；never从不；hardly几乎不；根据“I knew that no matter how comfortable their cage was, they ____9____ wanted to fly.”我知道不管笼子有多舒服，它们 想飞，所以此处是仍然，故选B。

【10】句意：让自己飞!

yourself你自己；me我；them他们；themselves他们自己；根据“ Don’t just stay in your own cage then”那就别呆在自己的笼子里了，所以此处是“yourself”，故选A。

做完形填空时，首先要通读课文，明白主旨大意，然后再做题。做完形时要记住“瞻前顾后想结果”这一原则，根据上下文以及语境做题，切忌主观臆断。另外，平时还要多多积累词汇。完型填空常考名词、动词、形容词和副词等辨析。做词义辨析题时，首先要确认四个选项的含义，然后分析语境和逻辑关系，确定答案。

本文第二题考查名词。先确定四个词的意思。room房间；playground操场；pool泳池；cage笼子；根据“We couldn’t let them live freely in the house ”所以此处是买了个笼子，故选D。