Question

One day a wounded eagle dropped in the field. A farmer found it. He was so _____  that he took it home and cleaned its wounds. After that he placed it outside in the yard, in the hope that it  ____  get well soon.

Strangely enough, the eagle soon got used to the __of all the chickens in the yard. It learned to ____from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽). For several years, the eagle _____ his new life on the farm.

Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked, “  ____  is that eagle acting like a chicken?” The farmer told him what had _____  , and the friend felt quite _____ .

“What a pity!” said the friend, “It should fly in the sky instead of living here!” He picked up the eagle, and______  it into the air. The eagle was_____ , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.

That night, the friend could hardly sleep as he remembered the chicken-like eagle. The next morning, he headed back to the farm for another ___  . This time he carried the eagle to the ____ of a nearby mountain.

When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, he looked into its eyes and shouted, “Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” As he ______the eagle up, he made sure it was facing into the bright  ____of the rising sun. Then he ______ tossed the bird into the sky. This time the eagle opened his wings, and disappeared into the clouds.

1.A. brave    B. kind    C. polite    D. proud

2.A. would    B. should    C. must    D. need

3.A. food    B. sounds    C. water    D. habits

4.A. walk    B. sleep    C. talk    D. drink

5.A. disliked    B. enjoyed    C. forgot    D. lost

6.A. When    B. Why    C. How    D. What

7.A. suffered    B. experienced    C. happened    D. found

8.A. funny    B. surprised    C. worried    D. pleased

9.A. pulled    B. moved    C. took    D. threw

10.A. satisfied    B. frightened    C. excited    D. angry

11.A. drink    B. meeting    C. rest    D. try

12.A. top    B. foot    C. center    D. side

13.A. tied    B. put    C. filled    D. held

14.A. sight    B. light    C. space    D. shape

15.A. powerfully    B. softly    C. hardly    D. easily

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.D

4.A

5.B

6.B

7.C

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.D

14.B

15.A

【解析】本文叙述了一位农民看到了一只受伤的鹰把它带回家疗伤，并把它放在院子里和鸡一块生活，结果，鹰学会了鸡走路和吃食的样子，喜欢上了这种生活，后来农民的朋友来家里，试图把鹰放回空中，结果第一次失败了，，他又把鹰带到了山上，这次鹰飞回了本属于它的天空。

1.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. brave勇敢的；B. kind善良的； C. polite礼貌的；D. proud自豪的。句意：他是如此的善良，以至于他把它带回家去擦拭它的伤口。cleaned its wounds.为动物擦拭伤口，可知农民的心是善良的，故选B。

2.考查动词及语境的理解。A. would过去将要；用于各种人称；B. should应该；过去将来时，但是仅用于第一人称；C. must必须；D. need需要。句意：之后，他把它放在院子的外边儿，希望它很快的就能好起来。根据he placed it可知，事情发生在过去，过去对未来的希望，应该用过去将来时。句子的主语it是第三人称，所以应该用would，故选A。

3.考查名词及语境的理解。A. food食物；B. sounds声音；C. water水； D. habits习惯。句意：足够奇怪的是，鹰很快习惯于院子里的所有的鸡了。根据It learned to ___4___from side to side like chickens, and eat happily from a trough (食槽).鹰也适应了鸡的生活习惯，它也学着鸡在槽里吃东西。故选D。

4.考查动词及语境的理解。A. walk走路； B. sleep睡觉；C. talk交谈；D. drink喝。句意：她学会像鸡一样左右摇摆的走路，从食槽里高兴地吃食物。根据常识鸡走路是左右摇摆的。故选A。

5.考查动词及语境的理解。A. disliked不喜欢；B. enjoyed喜欢；C. forgot忘记；D. lost失去。句意：鹰喜欢了在农场的新生活。根据He picked up the eagle, and___9___ it into the air. The eagle was___10___ , and cried loudly. Then it just fell down on the ground.可知鹰已经习惯了并喜欢上这里的生活不愿离开这里，故选B。

6.考查疑问词及语境的理解。A. When什么时候；B. Why为什么；C. How怎样；D. What什么。句意：为什么那头鹰像鸡一样呢？Then one day, one of the farmer’s friends pointed to the playing eagle and asked,他的朋友问，为什么鹰和鸡一样。故选B。

7.考查动词及语境的理解。A. suffered遭受；B. experienced经力；C. happened发生； D. found发现。句意：那个农民，告诉他所发生的一切。根据“It should fly in the sky instead of living here!”农民把以前发生的事情告诉了朋友。故选C。

8.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. funny滑稽可笑的；B. surprised吃惊的；C. worried担心的； D. pleased满意的。句意：朋友感觉很吃惊。根据“I can’t believe that!” said the friend.听了这个故事后，这位朋友感到很吃惊。故选B。

9.考查动词及语境的理解。A. pulled拉；B. moved移动；C. took拿走；D. threw扔。句意：他捡起了鹰，把它扔向空中。根据it into the air.可知鹰应该在被仍向天空，故选D。

10.考查形容词及语境的理解。A. satisfied满意的；B. frightened害怕的；C. excited 高兴的；D. angry生气的。句意：鹰很害怕，并且大声的哭。根据cried loudly可知，鹰害怕了。故选B。

11.考查名词及语境的理解。A. drink饮料；B. meeting会议；C. rest休息；D. try尝试。

句意：第二天早晨，他又回到农场，进行另外一次尝试。根据This time he carried the eagle to the ___12___ of a nearby mountain. 把鹰带到附近的山上再次做尝试，把它扔向天空，

故选D。

12.考查名词及语境的理解。A. top顶部；B. foot脚；C. center中心；D. side边。句意：这次他把鹰带到了附近的山顶。根据When he stood at the highest place of the mountain, 站在山的最高处，当然指山顶。故选A。

13.考查动词及语境的理解。A. tied系；B. put放；C. filled充满；D. held up举起。句意：当他举起鹰的时候，他确定他面对的是太阳升起的光芒。短语hold up举起。故选D。

14.考查名词及语境的理解。A. sight景象；B. light光； C. space太空； D. shape形状。句意：当他举起鹰的时候，他确定他面对的是太阳升起的光芒。根据of the rising sun可知，太阳光。故选B。

15.考查副词及语境的理解。A. powerfully强大地；B. softly温柔地；C. hardly几乎不；D. easily容易地。句意：然后他有力地把鹰抛向天空。根据“Don’t you understand? You weren’t made to live like a chicken!” 这位农民已经想好了不能把鹰留在家里了，所以这次“仍”是非常有力的。故选A。

点睛：完形填空题要根据上下文语境，运用语法和词汇知识，反复推敲以求得解答。对于同义词和近义词的选项，在充分考虑到上下文具体语境下特别注意这些同义词和近义词搭配。本文主要考查了动词（如：2、4、5、7、9、13题）、名词（如： 3、11、12、14题）、形容词（如：1、8、10题）、副词（如：15题）、连词等实词，需要考生弄懂上下文的语境。