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My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). It's【C1】______for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people. In fact, they're hard to spot, 【C2】______they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching. This grouse came into our lives in【C3】______Tom was working out in the field when he【C4】______her walking around at the edge of the field. She was【C5】______unafraid and seemed to be【C6】______about what he was doing. Tom saw the【C7】______bird several times, and she got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew【C8】______of the bird and decided to call her Mildred. One day, as Tom was working, Mildred came within a few feet of him to watch. Tom【C9】______he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next. Apparently, she didn't like to be【C10】______She'd run up and peck (啄) at Tom's hands, then【C11】______off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the【C12】______and left. As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to【C13】______more and more often.【C14】______Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a【C15】______of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt【C16】______not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by. When hunting season opened, we put a【C17】______at the end of our driveway asking【C18】______not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, 【C19】______warned people not to shoot her.【C20】______, hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.
单选题11.【C1】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】unusual“不寻常的,罕见的”。根据下文中的“they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching”可知,松鸡与人接触不寻常。
【答案解析】comfortable“舒适的,舒服的,自在的”。根据上文中的“Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom’s leg and stay long”可推知,友好的松鸡不仅与“我”的家人在一起时感觉舒适,而且有路人或者开车经过的人在时也感觉自在。
【答案解析】根据本段中的“When hunting season opened”可知,空格处用hunters。
单选题29.【C19】
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】“我”父亲也警告人们不要向松鸡开枪。根据语境可知空格处应用also。
单选题30.【C20】
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】In fact“事实上,实际上”。根据文中的“hunters would stop and take pictures,because they had never seen anything like her”可知,猎人会停下来拍照,因为他们从来没有见过像Mildred这样的松鸡,这是当时的事实。故选In fact。