专题34 公墓人员为”痴情鹅“寻找新伴侣-2023年高考英语外刊阅读及模拟强化训练

Cemetery Staff Take out Personal AD for Goose and Find Her a New Match 公墓人员为“痴情鹅”寻找新伴侣 文章选自《CBS新闻网》 主题语境：人与社会 子语境：爱护动物 原文出处：CBS News 语篇类型：新闻报道 关键词：goose；death；mate；cemetery 篇章导读：没有什么比被悲剧打断的爱情故事更悲伤的了。爱荷华州马歇尔镇的一个墓地里有这样一个故事，那里的员工注意到一只名叫Blossom的鹅在她的伴侣Bud去世后身体不适。 原汁原味外刊阅读及模拟强化训练 There are few things sadder than a love story cut short by tragedy. One such story comes out of a cemetery in Marshalltown, Iowa, where employees noticed that a goose, Blossom, was out of sorts after the death of her mate, Bud. Blossom and Bud had lived on the pond in Riverside Cemetery, but after he died in August 2022, Blossom's behavior changed, general manager Dorie Tammen said. Blossom started spending time near the front office, looking at her reflection in glass windows and on model tombstones. "She wanted company," Tammen said. After watching that, Tammen got an idea. Tammen posted a personal ad for the "lonely, widowed domestic goose," writing that Blossom wanted a "life partner for companionship and occasional shenanigans." In the ad, Tammen called Blossom "youthful, adventurous and lively." The joke worked better than anyone could have expected: Tammen soon heard from Deb and Randy Hoyt, owners of a widower goose named Frankie. Just like Blossom, Frankie was in need of a mate. "He (was) so lonely," Deb Hoyt said. Randy Hoyt saw the ad and said he thought "Well, that'll be great." The Hoyts and Tammen set up a Valentine's Day blind date for the birds, where Blossom welcomed Frankie with open wings. Now, the two are spending all their time together at the cemetery, and even taking dips in the lake. "They started walking off together and they haven't really left each other's side since," Tammen said. · 读后强化训练 I. 单句语法填空 1. The eyes of a hunting cat flashed green in (reflect) of the lights. 2. He was a man of decisive action and an (adventure) disposition. 3. But even as they laughed, they expresse