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【題目】 I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heart-breaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.

I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.

I examined the chick and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.

The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.

Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.

A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all—LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容選擇最佳答案。

【1】What is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according to Paragraph 1?

A.Efforts made in vain.B.Getting injured in his work.

C.Feeling uncertain about his future.D.Creatures forced out of their homes.

【2】Why was the author called to Muttontown?

A.To rescue a woman.B.To take care of a woman.

C.To look at a baby owl.D.To cure a young owl.

【3】What made the chick calm down?

A.A new nest.B.Some food.C.A recording.D.Its parents.

【4】How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?

A.It’s unexpected.B.It’s beautiful.

C.It’s humorous.D.It’s discouraging.

【5】The underlined word “advertise” probably means “________”.

A.發(fā)現(xiàn)B.出現(xiàn)C.展現(xiàn)D.做廣告

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】C

【3】A

【4】B

【5】C

【解析】

本文主要講述了作者作為一個救助野生動物的志愿者，挽救一個貓頭鷹雛鳥的故事，包括救助起因、過程和結(jié)果。

【1】推理判斷題。根據(jù)“Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heart-breaking; survival is never certain”可知試圖幫助受傷、流離失所或生病的生物可能會讓人心碎，生存永遠(yuǎn)是不確定的，與選項(xiàng)A表達(dá)意思一樣，故選A。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)“I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl on the ground.”可知我接到了馬特頓鎮(zhèn)一個女人的求救電話，她發(fā)現(xiàn)地上有一只小貓頭鷹，故選C。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段“ I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.”可知我把小貓頭鷹放在窩里，它很快就安靜下來了，故選A。

【4】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段“but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all”及第一段“when it works, it is simply beautiful.”可知作者的感受是美好的，故選B。

【5】詞義猜測題。根據(jù)“I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks.”可知我給了房主一份貓頭鷹幼鳥饑餓尖叫的錄音，可推測出該單詞的意思是“展現(xiàn)”，故選C。