Question

Mary loved small animals．One morning while she was walking in the forest，she found     weak birds in the grass．She took them home and put them in a small cage．She cared them with love and the birds both grew     ．They thanked her     a wonderful song every morning．

     But something happened one day．Mary left the door of the cage open．The larger bird flew from the cage．She thought that it would      ．As it flew close，she grasped(紧抓)it．She was very excited to catch it．Suddenly she felt strange．She opened her hand and looked sadly at the      bird．Her great love had killed the bird!

    The other bird was moving back and forth(来回)in the cage．Mary could   its great need for freedom(自由)．It wanted to fly into the clear and blue sky．At once，Mary took the bird     the cage and let it fly away．The bird circled once，twice，three times…

     Mary enjoyed watching the bird flying and singing    ．Suddenly the bird flew    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 it too tight．The best way to keep love is to   it wings．

1.A. some    B. several      C. two        D. three

2.A. small    B. strong       C. thin       D. tired

3.A. with     B. for         C. about      D. at

4.A. return    B. die         C. fly back    D. fly away

5.A.1iving    B. interesting   C. lucky      D. dead

6.A. Take     B. feel        C. say        D. get

7.A. out of    B. out from    C. out off      D. away of

8.A. sadly      B. happily     C. friendly     D. angrily

9.A. higher     B. farther      C. closer      D. 1ater

10.A. show    B. give        C.pass        D. buy

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.D

5.D

6.B

7.A

8.B

9.C

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了有一天玛丽救了两只瘦弱的小鸟，她用心照顾他们，当较大的鸟从笼子里飞出时，她抓住了它，却死了。她放了另一只鸟，这只鸟却飞到她的头顶唱歌。这说明了一个道理，失去爱的原因是因为抓的太紧，拥有爱的最好方式是给他翅膀。

1.1】考查数词及语境的理解。根据后文the birds both那两只鸟都……，可知是两只，故选C

2.2】考查形容词及语境的理解。根据上文他用心的照顾小鸟，可知这两只小鸟长的很强壮。A小的B强壮的C瘦的D疲惫的，故选B

3.3】考查介词及语境的理解。每天早晨他们用优美的歌声感谢她。使用某种工具，用……，with。故选A。

4.4】考查动词词组及语境的理解。较大的那只鸟从笼子里飞出来了，她认为它会飞走，A回来B死C飞回D飞走，根据下文，可知是飞走。故选D。

5.5】考查形容词及语境的理解。A活着的B有趣的C幸运的D死的，根据上下文可知他悲伤的看着那只死鸟。故选D。

6.6】考查动词及语境的理解。她能感觉到它对自由的深深需要。A带走B感觉C说D获得。故选B

7.7】考查介词及语境的理解。立刻玛丽将小鸟从笼子里拿出来，让它飞走。out of……从……出来，故选A

8.8】考查副词及语境的理解。A悲伤地B快乐地C友好地D生气地。玛丽喜欢观看小鸟快乐地飞翔和歌唱。根据句意和结构，故选B。

9.9】考查形容词及语境的理解。根据后文landed softly on her head．小鸟轻轻的落在她的头上，可知小鸟飞得更近了。故选C

10.10】考查名词及语境的理解。失去爱的原因是因为抓的太紧，拥有爱的最好方式是给他翅膀。A展示B给C传递D买。根据上下文及结构，故选B。

考点：情感故事类短文