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【題目】根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從方框中選擇恰當?shù)木渥犹钊胛闹锌杖碧�，使短文意思通順、�?nèi)容完整。

Joseph Sekar, a man from India, is a superhero to thousands of wild parakeets (長尾小鸚鵡). The 63-year-old man had always left some grains (谷物) out for the neighborhood birds. 【1】

A few days after the earthquake, Sekar noticed two parakeets flying in the neighborhood and fed them with some rice. The following day, the birds not only returned but also brought along some hungry friends. 【2】 Today between 2,000 and 4,000 beautiful parakeets visit the “birdman” twice a day!

Sekar does not feed the birds with raw (未經(jīng)加工的) grains. He cooks them! 【3】

He then spreads the grains on his roof (屋頂). The breakfast begins at about 6:00 a.m. when a group of beautiful parakeets fly in and continues until the last grain is gone! The same thing happens in the evening. 【4】 Besides feeding them, this superhero also takes in sick birds and takes care of them.

【5】 Sekar spends 40% of his daily income (收入) ($13 USD) on their meals. He says all his actions come out of a sense of love.

A. More birds “heard” about the kind man and joined in too.

B. Of course, feeding so many birds is not cheap.

C. The birds arrive around 4:00 p.m. and stay for almost two hours.

D. However, things changed in 2004 when an earthquake hit the Indian Ocean.

E. He gets up at 4:30 a.m. and spends over an hour cooking the grains.

A. More birds “heard” about the kind man and joined in too.

B. Of course, feeding so many birds is not cheap.

C. The birds arrive around 4:00 p.m. and stay for almost two hours.

D. However, things changed in 2004 when an earthquake hit the Indian Ocean.

E. He gets up at 4:30 a.m. and spends over an hour cooking the grains.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】D

【2】A

【3】E

【4】C

【5】B

【解析】

這篇短文介紹了來自印度的Joseph Sekar是怎樣免費為小鸚鵡提供食物的。

【1】根據(jù)下文A few days after the earthquake, Sekar noticed two parakeets flying in the neighborhood and fed them with some rice. The following day, the birds not only returned but also brought along some hungry friends. _____2_____ Today between 2,000 and 4,000 beautiful parakeets visit the “birdman” twice a day! 可知上文是However, things changed in 2004 when an earthquake hit the Indian Ocean.然而，2004年印度洋發(fā)生地震后情況發(fā)生了變化。故選D

【2】根據(jù)下文Today between 2,000 and 4,000 beautiful parakeets visit the “birdman” twice a day! 可知上文是More birds “heard” about the kind man and joined in too. 更多的鳥“聽說”了這個善良的人，也加入了進來。故選A。

【3】根據(jù)上文Sekar does not feed the birds with raw (未經(jīng)加工的) grains. He cooks them! 可知下文是He gets up at 4:30 a.m. and spends over an hour cooking the grains. 他早上4點30分起床，花了一個多小時做飯。故選E

【4】根據(jù)上文when a group of beautiful parakeets fly in and continues until the last grain is gone! The same thing happens in the evening.可知下文是這些鳥大約下午4點到達，停留了將近兩個小時。故選C

【5】根據(jù)下文Sekar spends 40% of his daily income (收入) ($13 USD) on their meals. He says all his actions come out of a sense of love. 可知上文是Of course, feeding so many birds is not cheap. 當然，飼養(yǎng)這么多鳥并不便宜。故選B

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3、 題干中通常會有指示性詞匯

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