单选题
In the United States, there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic(技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl (1) to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl (2) the mother would not return to her eggs and she (3) to take them home. There she carefully (4) the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days (5) the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the (6) . Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. (7) , to these young geese,the girl was their mother. As they (8) , the girl was able to (9) her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to (10) . The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when (11) and in her dreams. Later, she had an (12) : She would pilot a plane to guide them in (13) .She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her. Caring about (14) safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not (15) or follow him,and (16) slept in the grass. One day, the girl (17) into the plane, started it and soon left the (18) . Seeing their mother taking to the air, the birds (19) flapped (拍打) their wings and (20) . She flew the plane freely in the sky,her young birds following.
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A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] happen to see碰巧看到。
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A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 主人公意识到天鹅的妈妈不会来了。realize意识到。
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A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 通过前面的情况，小女孩决定把天鹅蛋带回家。
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A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 小女孩把天鹅蛋放在电灯下。place放，搁。
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A. ago B. out C. later D. long
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 几天后用several days later，ago表示……之前。
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A. family B. lake C. home D. world
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 小天鹅出生了，come into the world出生。
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A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] 与前文存在因果关系，故用thus。
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A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] grow随着天鹅的“成长”。
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A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] lead sb．to do sth．句意为“小女孩领着天鹅在草地上跑来跑去”。
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A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 结合下文得知小女孩不能教会天鹅去“飞翔”。
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A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] awake，醒着的。小女孩无论是醒着还是睡眠中都为此事而担心。
单选题
A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] have an idea，想到一个好主意。
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A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] lead sb．in flight，带领某人去飞行。
单选题
A. his B. her C. their D. its
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 父亲考虑到她(女儿)的安全，故用her。
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A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive
【正确答案】
C
【答案解析】[解析] recognize“承认，认可”，天鹅不认可他，也不跟着他。
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A. so B. instead C. hardly D. too
【正确答案】
B
【答案解析】[解析] 与上文相反，它们只是在草地上睡觉，故用instead。
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A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell
【正确答案】
A
【答案解析】[解析] 有一天，小女孩自己“爬进”飞机。
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A. house B. floor C. water D. ground
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 离开地面，ground。
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A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly
【正确答案】
D
【答案解析】[解析] 看到自己的“妈妈”飞上了天空，小天鹅急切地拍打翅膀并飞上了蓝天。
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A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back