阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从11—25各小题所给的A、B、C和D选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

    In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 11__________ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose (野鹅). After some time the girl 12__________ the mother would not return to her eggs and she decided to take them home. There she carefully 13__________the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days later the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 14__________.

    Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. Thus，to these young geese，the girl was their mother.

    As they 15__________，the girl was able to 16__________ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 17__________. The girl became increasingly worried about this，both when 18__________ and in her dreams. Later, she had an 19__________：She would pilot a plane to guide them in 20__________. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.

    Caring about her safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 21__________ or follow him, and instead slept in the grass.

    One day, the girl 22__________ into the plane, started it and soon left the 23__________. Seeing their mother take to the air，the birds 24__________ flapped (拍打) their wings and 25__________.  She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.

11. A. managed　　　   B. attempted              C. happened                       D. supposed

12. A. realized              B. expected               C. imagined                 D. admitted

13. A. placed               B. cured                          C. treated                    D. examined

14. A. family               B. lake                   C. home                      D. world

15. A. increased           B. improved              C. rose                           D. grew

16. A. ask                   B. lead                   C. want                      D. allow

17. A. fly                    B. race                  C. swim                      D. sing

18. A. asleep                B. away                   C. around                   D. awake

19. A. idea                   B. opinion                C. explanation              D. excuse

20. A. sky                   B. heaven                      C. flight                      D. plane

21. A. respect              B. remember             C. recognize                D. receive

22. A. climbed             B. looked                 C. reached               D. fell

23. A. house                B. floor                 C. water                     D. ground

24. A. secretly             B. disappointedly  C. patiently               D. eagerly

25. A. looked away      B. set out                C. went by               D. turned back

C
A white-haired old gentleman steps out of his car, bag in hand and coat over his arm, he has called from the office to say that he is on the way. His wife is preparing supper. He can see the light shining inside his own front door. He looks forward to a fire and hot milk. It is a cold night. A few seconds later he is lying on the icy ground in a pool of his own blood.
　　It doesn't happen very often, but it does happen in the capital city of the United States. It is more likely to happen in the near-deserted city center at night. What happened to him could happen to any of us.
　　Senator Stennis, who is 71 , got out of his white Buick at 7:40 p.m. outside his home at 3609 Cumberland Street. Two youths said, "Get out! Money, please." He followed the order. He handed over his wallet containing several cards, a gold watch and the only money he had in his pockets—twenty-five cents. The youths also said, "Now we're going to shoot you anyway." Anyway they did. One bullet(子弹) hit him in the leg and struck the bone. The other entered his chest just below the upper pocket of his suit. It narrowly missed his heart.
　　Strangely he made it across a ten-meter distance, up eight steps and along twenty more feet of stone path. His wife met him at the door, and saw two men running. The senator told her to call the police and the doctor.
　　The senator is a powerful political figure, but it is unlikely that the two young men knew who he was. More likely the reason for the killing was that he had only no more than a quarter of dollar - not enough for two cups of coffee.
49 According to the passage,_______.
　　A. such a mugging(行凶抢劫) might have happened to anyone
　　B. the mugging happened on a cold evening in a senator's home
　　C. the senator was killed because he was an important politician
　　D. the mugging might not have happened if the senator was young and strong
50. Having robbed the senator, the two young men _______.
　　A. pulled him into a pool 　　 B. shot two bullets into his body
　　C. hit out at him hard 　　　　D. carried him away
51. The two young men were angry by the fact that _______.
　　A. the senator attempted to cheat them
　　B. they failed to get the senator's expensive car
　　C. the senator didn't die in their hands
　　D. the mugging didn't bring them what they had expected
52 Which of the following statements is not true?
　　A. A near-deserted city center at night is a dangerous place.
　　B. People should always carry some money with them.
　　C. Though seriously wounded, the senator managed to get home on his own.
　　D. The senator's wife met the two men and recognized them.

He ____ the cave before the police arrived, but he failed.

A.managed to flee away from   B. tried fleeing out of  C. managed fleeing  D. tired to flee

C

A white-haired old gentleman steps out of his car, bag in hand and coat over his arm, he has called from the office to say that he is on the way. His wife is preparing supper. He can see the light shining inside his own front door. He looks forward to a fire and hot milk. It is a cold night. A few seconds later he is lying on the icy ground in a pool of his own blood.

　　It doesn't happen very often, but it does happen in the capital city of the United States. It is more likely to happen in the near-deserted city center at night. What happened to him could happen to any of us.

　　Senator Stennis, who is 71 , got out of his white Buick at 7:40 p.m. outside his home at 3609 Cumberland Street. Two youths said, "Get out! Money, please." He followed the order. He handed over his wallet containing several cards, a gold watch and the only money he had in his pockets—twenty-five cents. The youths also said, "Now we're going to shoot you anyway." Anyway they did. One bullet(子弹) hit him in the leg and struck the bone. The other entered his chest just below the upper pocket of his suit. It narrowly missed his heart.

　　Strangely he made it across a ten-meter distance, up eight steps and along twenty more feet of stone path. His wife met him at the door, and saw two men running. The senator told her to call the police and the doctor.

　　The senator is a powerful political figure, but it is unlikely that the two young men knew who he was. More likely the reason for the killing was that he had only no more than a quarter of dollar - not enough for two cups of coffee.

49 According to the passage,_______.

　　A. such a mugging(行凶抢劫) might have happened to anyone

　　B. the mugging happened on a cold evening in a senator's home

　　C. the senator was killed because he was an important politician

　　D. the mugging might not have happened if the senator was young and strong

50. Having robbed the senator, the two young men _______.

　　A. pulled him into a pool 　　 B. shot two bullets into his body

　　C. hit out at him hard 　　　　D. carried him away

51. The two young men were angry by the fact that _______.

　　A. the senator attempted to cheat them

　　B. they failed to get the senator's expensive car

　　C. the senator didn't die in their hands

　　D. the mugging didn't bring them what they had expected

52 Which of the following statements is not true?

　　A. A near-deserted city center at night is a dangerous place.

　　B. People should always carry some money with them.

　　C. Though seriously wounded, the senator managed to get home on his own.

　　D. The senator's wife met the two men and recognized them.