Question

【题目】 It was a usual day for Kathy. She was walking her dog in her neighborhood when some crows (乌鸦) flew over and one of them ________ a baby robin (知更鸟) to the ground. Kathy rushed over.________ , she carried him back home and ________ him in a box lined with grass. He looked like he was in ________ and the fall had injured his feet. “He was so tiny. He couldn’t fly yet; he needed a________ .”Kathy says.

She ________ the bird wet cat food using a tiny paintbrush. “It was like having a human baby,” Kathy says. A week later, she started bringing Squeaker — ________ for his talkative nature— out to her yard, where he would hop in the grass. Soon his feet healed, and his wings grew________ enough to take him up to low branches in a tree. Within a few ________, he was able to spend the night outside in the tree. For the next couple of weeks, every time Kathy went outside Squeaker would fly over and ________ on her shoulder. When she taught him how to dig for worms, he’d stand on her foot — always as ________ to his rescuer as possible. “I really became his mom,” she says. “We ________. I loved this little creature.”

One day, Squeaker decided it was time for him to ________ on his own. He ________, out of sight. Having known that this day would come, Kathy ________ hoped she had done enough to________ the robin for the big world out there.

One month later, Kathy was ________ when Squeaker swooped (俯冲) down on a branch right near her head. “I was so happy to see him and to watch him flying so well. I think he wanted to show me he was okay,” says Kathy holding back tears.

“We don’t think of the common bird as anything ________, but Squeaker taught me so much with his love and his ________ to recover. It was inspiring. It’s a(an) ________ of how connected we all are. ”

【1】A.placedB.droppedC.kickedD.abandoned

【2】A.GentlyB.CasuallyC.SecretlyD.Happily

【3】A.threwB.hidC.settledD.locked

【4】A.angerB.peaceC.anxietyD.shock

【5】A.momB.nurseC.teacherD.partner

【6】A.servedB.fedC.deliveredD.handed

【7】A.namedB.blamedC.knownD.praised

【8】A.oldB.heavyC.hardD.strong

【9】A.minutesB.hoursC.weeksD.years

【10】A.sitB.lieC.wanderD.land

【11】A.farB.closeC.coldD.kind

【12】A.cooperatedB.bondedC.succeededD.survived

【13】A.moveB.searchC.escapeD.explore

【14】A.took offB.rose upC.fell downD.flew off

【15】A.justB.evenC.stillD.yet

【16】A.followB.accompanyC.prepareD.raise

【17】A.outsideB.awayC.upstairsD.abroad

【18】A.importantB.familiarC.specialD.strange

【19】A.attemptB.fortuneC.determinationD.promise

【20】A.commitmentB.reminderC.achievementD.matter

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】C

【4】D

【5】A

【6】B

【7】A

【8】D

【9】C

【10】D

【11】B

【12】B

【13】D

【14】D

【15】A

【16】C

【17】A

【18】C

【19】C

【20】B

【解析】

本文为记叙文。文章主要讲了凯西在遛狗过程中救了一只知更鸟，帮助它成长最后让其翱翔蓝天，从而让我们意识到人与动物之间也是可以有善意和爱意的。

【1】考查动词辨析。句意：她在邻居家遛狗时，有几只乌鸦飞过，把一只小知更鸟摔在地上。A. placed放置；B. dropped掉落；C. kicked踢；D. abandoned抛弃。结合后文提及知更鸟受伤了，推断它是被外物以粗野的方式致其摔倒在地的，故选B。

【2】考查副词辨析。句意：凯西冲过去，轻轻地把他抱回家，然后把他放在一个铺着草的盒子里。A. Gently轻轻地，温柔地；B. Casually随意地，随便地；C. Secretly秘密地；D. Happily快乐地。故选A。前文提及知更鸟掉到地上，凯西向它奔过去，鸟受伤了，推断出她是轻轻地（gently）带它回家，故选Ａ．

【3】考查动词辨析。句意：凯西冲过去，轻轻地把他抱回家，把他放置在一个垫草的盒子里。A. threw扔掉；B. hid躲藏；C. settled安置；D. locked锁。根据前文提及到把知更鸟带回家，推断出接下来把它安置（settled）在铺垫了草的一个箱子里。故选C。

【4】考查名词辨析。句意：他看上去像是受了惊吓，摔倒伤了脚。A. anger生气；B. peace和平；C. anxiety焦虑；D. shock震惊。根据前文可知这是一只小幼鸟，被乌鸦所伤，被凯西所救，离开了妈妈，它应当是比较焦虑（anxiety）的，故选D。

【5】考查名词辨析。句意：他还不会飞，他需要妈妈。”凯西说。A. mom妈妈；B. nurse护士；C. teacher老师；D. partner搭档。根据上文可知，凯西所救的是小幼鸟，不会飞，可知。它还需要妈妈来照料。故选A。

【6】考查动词辨析。句意：她用一把小画刷给鸟喂湿的猫食。A. served服务；B. fed喂；C. delivered邮寄；D. handed上交。空格后提到用小画刷给小鸟吃湿的猫粮，推断出是喂(fed)，故选B。

【7】考查动词辨析。句意：她开始把“Squeaker”带到她的院子里，让它在草地上跳来跳去。A. named命名；B. blamed责备；C. known认识；D. praised赞扬。空前是小鸟的名字squeaker，结合squeaker有吱吱喳喳之意，而且后面提到这只小鸟爱讲话的特点，可知此处是指给小鸟命名（name），故选A。

【8】考查形容词辨析。句意：不久，他的脚痊愈了，翅膀也长得足够强壮。A. old老的；B. heavy重的；C. hard困难的；D. strong强壮的。上文说这只小鸟很小，且受伤了，可推断出一周后，经过凯西的照料，它伤愈了，翅膀开始变强壮（strong）了，故选D。

【9】考查名词辨析。句意：几周之内，他就可以在树上过夜了。A. minutes分钟；B. hours小时；C. weeks周；D. years年。前文提到它伤愈花费一周，后又提及数周后，它已经可尽力飞翔了，可知，以周（week）为时间长度表示它可在外面的树上过夜了。故选C。

【10】考查动词辨析。句意：凯西每次出门，斯奎克都会飞过去，在她的肩膀上。A. sit坐；B. lie位于；C. wander漫游；D. land降落，平稳着陆。根据语境可知，从空中飞到停下来降落（land）动作过程。故选D。

【11】考查形容词辨析。句意：当她教他怎么挖虫子的时候，他会站在她的脚上——总是尽可能靠近他的营救者。A. far远的；B. close近的；C. cold冷；D. kind善良的。根据“I really became his mom”我真的成了他的妈妈，推断出它想尽可能地靠近它的救命（close）恩人。故选B。

【12】考查动词辨析。句意：她说。“我们紧密相连。我喜欢这个小家伙。”A. cooperated合作；B. bonded结合；C. succeeded成功；D. survived幸存，活下来。上文提及凯西觉得自己俨然成了小鸟的妈妈，且题干后说她爱这只小生物，推断出她觉得他们是紧密联系（bonded）在一起的。故选B。

【13】考查动词辨析。句意：斯奎克决定自己该探索的时候了。A. move移动；B. search搜查；C. escape逃避；D. explore探索。上文提及凯西一直陪伴着这只小鸟成长，推断出一个月后，凯西决定让它自己闯（explore）一下，独自行动 ，故选D。

【14】考查短语辨析。句意：他飞走了，看不见了。A. took off脱下，起飞；B. rose up上升；C. fell down跌落；D. flew off飞离。结合后面的语境可知，提及它飞离（flew off）了凯西的视野。故选D。

【15】考查副词辨析。句意：她希望自己已经做了足够的努力，让知更鸟为飞向外面的世界做好准备。A. just只是，仅仅是；B. even 甚至；C. still仍旧；D. yet然而，还。上文说尽管知道这一天迟早会来，题干后出现转折，可知她只是（just）希望她为知更鸟翱翔蓝天所做的准备足够充分。故选A。

【16】考查名词辨析及固定搭配。句意：凯西知道这一天会到来，她只希望自己已经做了足够的准备，让知更鸟为飞向外面的大世界做好准备。A. follow跟随；B. accompany陪伴；C. prepare准备；D. raise提高，提升。根据语境可知，凯西希望自己为知更鸟飞向广阔世界做好了准备（prepare）选C。

【17】考查副词辨析。句意：一个月后，凯西在外面，这只小鸟俯冲下来，并停在凯西头顶的树枝。A. outside外面；B. away远离；C. upstairs楼上；D. abroad国外。根据语境可知这只小鸟俯冲下来，并停在凯西头顶的树枝，推断出凯西在外面（outside），所以才能遇到这只小鸟。故选A。

【18】考查形容词辨析。句意：我们没有觉得这只普通的鸟有什么特别的。A. important重要的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. special特殊的；D. strange奇怪的。根据语境可知，我们通常认为这是只平凡的小鸟。即没有什么特别的（special），故选C。

【19】考查名词辨析。句意：但斯奎克用他的爱和恢复的决心教会了我很多。A. attempt尝试；B. fortune运气；C. determination决心；D. promise允诺，承诺。前面叙述这只小鸟用它的爱教会了凯西很多东西，andspan>表示顺接，结合空格后出现的to recover(恢复)，可推断出这只小鸟的决心（determination）得以恢复。故选C。

【20】考查名词辨析。句意：它提醒我们大家有多亲密。A. commitment承诺；B. reminder提醒；C. achievement成就；D. matter事情。此处为这提示（reminder）了我们和动物之间是多么的紧密相连，这表示凯西的心理感受。故选B。