Question

完形填空

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldn’t fly. His wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the   ________ just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I took Chico outside. I sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him ________ . At first he seemed ________ . He walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. He didn’t even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. Somehow he knew he was ________ .

One day Chico got especially excited . He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of   ________ . Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started ________  flapping his wings for the first time ever － then he lifted off the   ________  like a space shuttle! I was amazed and ________  . Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been ________  until the moment was ripe for escape!

Two days later Chico   ________ . First I tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his ________ and put it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him   ________ every day the weather was nice if he did come back. ________   , he flew onto my shoulder.

From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The   ________ lasted for two months before suddenly Chico became ________  . The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died.

I was very sad. The ________ crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what ________ is there in being a bird if you can’t fly?

Chico made his first break for ________ on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a   ________ when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you don’t   ________, what will be the purpose of your life?

1.A. floor        B. earth       C. scene       D. road

2.A. smarter      B. healthier   C. happier      D. stronger

3.A. disappointed B. determined C. frightened   D. confused

4.A. incapable   B. disabled    C. wrong        D. stupid

5.A. noise        B. progress   C. energy       D. consideration

6.A. slowly      B. gently      C. madly        D. gracefully

7.A. ground      B. tree        C. cage         D. branch

8.A. moved        B. shocked    C. delighted    D. excited

9.A. struggling   B. pacing      C. flying       D. waiting

10.A. left       B. returned   C. survived    D. recovered

11.A. cage        B. feather     C. chain       D. food

12.A. in          B. out         C. off          D. alone

13.A. As usual    B. At that moment C. Once in a while D. At the same time

14.A. action      B. attempt     C. routine      D. effort

15.A. active      B. injured     C. sad          D. ill

16.A. fact        B. concern     C. thought      D. detail

17.A. sense       B. mistake     C. interest     D. problem

18.A. life        B. freedom   C. fun          D. food

19.A. break       B. holiday     C. chance      D. look

20.A. keep yourself busyB. cheer yourself upC. let yourself downD. set yourself free

Answer

1.B

2.C

3.D

4.A

5.A

6.C

7.D

8.B

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.B

13.B

14.C

15.D

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：

本文讲述了一只鹦鹉为了自由而努力飞翔，说明我们人类也应该有生活的目的，有自己的追求，并为之努力。

1.B．考查名词辨析。名词floor地板；earth地球，地面；scene风景，现场；road道路；指这只鹦鹉和人类一样不会飞，只能呆在地上。故B正确。

2.C。考查上下文串联。形容词smart聪明的；healthy健康的；happy幸福的；strong强壮的，坚强的；天气好的时候，我带它到外面，并把它放在树枝上希望它能开心。故C正确。

3.D。考查形容词辨析。形容词disappointed失望的；determined意志坚定的；frightened害怕的；confused困惑的；根据后面鹦鹉在树枝上来来回回的走很紧张说明它很困惑不知道做什么。故D正确。

4.A。考查形容词辨析。形容词incapable满意能力的；disabled残疾的；wrong错误的；stupid愚蠢的；根据上文鹦鹉设置都没有拍动翅膀，最后它知道自己没有飞行的能力，而不是残疾，错误或者愚蠢。故A正确。

5.A。考查名词辨析。名词noise噪音；progress进步；energy能量；consideration考虑；前文提及鹦鹉在树枝上来来回回地走，自然是发出很大的噪音。故A正确。

6.C。考查副词辨析。副词slowly缓慢地，gently温柔地；madly发疯地；gracefully感激的；鹦鹉第一次飞行，应该是疯狂的拍打翅膀。故C正确。

7.D。考查上下文联系。名词round地面；tree树；cage笼子；branch树枝；由前文可知鹦鹉是在树枝上的。故D正确。

8.B。考查形容词辨析。形容词moved感动的；shocked震惊的；delighted高兴的；excited兴奋的；我很震惊因为鹦鹉会飞了。故B正确。

9.D。考查动词辨析。动词struggle挣扎，努力；pace走来走去；fly飞行；wait等待；由上下文可知英语是等着逃跑的时机。故D正确。

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12.B。考查上下文联系。介词in在里面；out出来；off离开；alone单独；我答应它在天气好的时候让它出来。故B正确。

13.B。考查介词短语辨析。短语as usual和平时一样；at that moment在那时；once in a while偶尔；at the same time同时；那时候，鹦鹉终于落到我的肩上。故B正确。

14.C。考查名词辨析。名词action行动；attempt尝试；routine路线方针；effort努力；在天气好的时候让鹦鹉外出是我制定的方针。故C正确。

15.D。考查上下文串联。形容词active积极的；injured受伤的；sad悲伤的；ill生病的；由后文可知这里的鹦鹉病了。故D正确。

16.C。考查名词辨析。名词fact事实；concern担心；thought想法，思考；detail细节；是这样的想法一直在我的脑海里。故C正确。

17.A。考查名词辨析。名词sense感觉，知觉，意义；mistake错误；interest兴趣；problem问题；作为一只鸟不会飞行又有什么意义呢？故A正确。

18.B。考查上下文辨析。名词life生活，生命；freedom自由；fun高兴，快乐；food食物；鹦鹉是在为自由而奋斗的。故B正确。

19.C。考查固定词组。Take a chance抓住机会。当机会合适的时候，你也可以抓住机会。故C正确。

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【名师点睛】

故事类阅读应试技巧：

1、抓住文章的6个要素：

阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。

2、注意作者的议论和抒情：

高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。

3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：

故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。

4、有章有据进行解题判断：

分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。

考点：考查故事类阅读