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第二部分 时文组合练
时文组合训练(一) [见学生用书《热点冲刺组合练》P24]
一、完形填空
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A backyard bird watcher named Stuart Dahlquist spent years leaving out food for a family of crows—but he 1.__never__ expected to be given anything in return for the snacks.That was why he was all the more 2.__shocked__ when he received a gift from the crows.
The Seattle homeowner first 3.__paid__attention__to__ the bird family after he saved two chicks that had fallen out of their home in his front yard years ago.One day,he went outside and 4.__found__ the tiny crows on the ground.He knew he had to help.
Although the adult bird shouted at him 5.__angrily__,Dahlquist managed to pick up the chicks and put them back in the home.He even 6.__left__ food and water at the foot of the tree in case they fell a second time.He then began regularly 7.__throwing__ bird food into his front yard—and the crows clearly took notice.
One day 8.__when__ Dahlquist was preparing for his daily feeding,he was surprised to find a twig(小树枝)that had been fixed up with a soda can tab(标签).Not only that,it was 9.__just__ left in the place where he fed the crows.
“I noticed it straight away because I kind of care about the 10.__rubbish__ going where it belongs,” he said.“But the tab being passed onto the twig was 11.__special__ and I picked it up.”
The next day,he was offered a second soda tab that was fixed up with a twig by the 12.__birds__.
“This isn't only kind,it's creative,it's art,” Dahlquist wrote on social media(社交媒体).“I was shocked and 13.__moved__.”
Dahlquist says he has kept a close 14.__relationship__ with the bird family since the event first happened.They'll 15.__follow__ Dahlquist when he takes his walks.The adult bird is sometimes very kind and may fly within a few feet,coming over by saying,“Here I am!”
( A )1.A.never B.sometimes
C.usually D.always
( C )2.A.scared B.worried
C.shocked D.stressed
( B )3.A.looked forward to B.paid attention to
C.took part in D.made fun of
( D )4.A.wond