Question

    Like many other animals, swallows will fly south when the days turn cold and the leaves from trees begin to fall. They travel many miles to find a warmer________This type of travel is called migration (迁徙).

Birds are animals that like to migrate a lot when it is ________. About 600 out of 9,000 kinds of birds do it.They ________ in autumn and come back during the warm spring months.

Many birds don't like the cold. They need ________, but plants die and insects (昆虫) hide in winter. So,they'll only come home the next year, when there will be plenty of food for them to eat.But the________is often hard and not safe. Many birds fly in groups and make noises. Cranes (鹤) fly in groups like the________ “V”, or in a row. Others travel in pairs ________alone.

Some can travel a very ________ way. They fly between lands. For example, the Arctic tern (北极燕鸥) can travel 20,100 kilometres. They________a home near the North Pole, go to the Antarctic in autumn, and then come back in spring.Birds never________ .How do the birds find their way? They look at things like the sun, moon and stars. They are very clever,aren’t they?

1.A.winter B.summer C.autumn

2.A.hot B.dry C.cold

3.A.live B.leave C.harvest

4.A.water B.clothes C.food

5.A.trip B.time C.day

6.A.post B.word C.letter

7.A.but B.or C.and

8.A.dark B.long C.hard

9.A.look B.build C.decorate

10.A.get lost B.grow up C.give up

Answer

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.B

9.B

10.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文，主要介绍了许多鸟类在冬天都会迁徙到南方，然后在春天再回来，但是这次旅行通常很艰难，而且不安全，鸟儿们通过看太阳、月亮和星星之类的东西找到方向，他们从不迷路。

1.句意：他们跑了很多英里去寻找温暖的冬天。

考查名词。winter名词，冬天；summer名词，夏天；autumn名词，秋天。根据“when the days turn cold and the leaves from trees begin to fall.”当日子变冷，树上的叶子开始掉下来。可知此处描写的是秋天，候鸟迁徙是想过冬，故此处表示寻找温暖的冬天。故选A。

2.句意：鸟类是喜欢在寒冷的时候迁徙的动物。

考查形容词。hot形容词，热的；dry形容词，干燥的；cold形容词，寒冷的。根据“swallows will fly south when the days turn cold and the leaves from trees begin to fall.”可知天气开始转冷了，鸟类开始迁徙。故选C。

3.句意：他们在秋天离开，在温暖的春天回来。

考查动词。live动词，居住；leave动词，离开；harvest动词，丰收。根据后半句“…and come back during the warm spring months.”可知在春天的时候回来，故在秋天的时候离开。故leave符合题意，故选B。

4.句意：他们需要食物，但是在冬天植物死了，昆虫躲藏起来。

考查名词。water名词，水；clothes名词，服装；food名词，食物。根据后半句“but plants die and insects hide in winter.”可知这里的plants植物和insects昆虫都是鸟类的食物，food符合题意，故选C。

5.句意：但是旅行经常是艰难和不安全的。

考查名词。trip名词，旅行；time名词，时间；day名词，白天。根据后半句“…is often hard and not safe.”提示可知是迁徙的旅程很艰难和不安全。trip符合题意，故选A。

6.句意：鹤成群地像字母“V”一样飞行……

考查名词。post名词，邮件；word名词，单词；letter名词，字母。根据句中“V”提示可知，此处指“V”这个字母。letter符合题意，故选C。

7.句意：其他的鸟类成对或独自飞行。

考查连词。but并列连词，但是，表示转折；or并列连词，或者，表示选择；and并列连词，并且，表示并列。根据上一句句意可知，鹤成群飞行，故此处表示其他的鸟类成对或者独自飞行，故空白处表示或者。or符合题意，故选B。

8.句意：有些鸟可以旅行很远。

考查形容词。dark形容词，黑色的；long形容词，长的；hard形容词，坚硬的，艰难的。根据“For example, the Arctic tern (北极燕鸥) can travel 20,100 kilometers.”例如，北极燕鸥能够飞行20，100公里。可知此处表示鸟类可以进行的很远的旅行。long符合题意，故选B。

9.句意：他们在北极附近建了一个家。

考查动词。look动词，看；build动词，建造；decorate动词，装饰。根据后半句“a home near the North Pole”可知是指北极燕鸥建了自己的房子。故选B。

10.句意：鸟类绝对不会迷路。

考查动词短语。get lost迷路；grow up长大；give up放弃。根据“They look at things like the sun, moon and stars. They are very clever, aren’t they?”他们看着太阳、月亮和星星。他们很聪明，不是吗？可知鸟类可以用很多方法避免迷路。故选A。