
One day, Mum and I found a nest (鸟巢) outside our house. The nest was about to fall, so Mum ___1___ it with an umbrella. We hoped it would be stable (稳固的) again. All of a sudden, the nest fell down. I ___2___ to catch it and found that inside the nest, there was a baby bird. One of the bird’s legs caught on a vine (藤). And the bird was trying to get away from it. Without a second thought, Mum and I decided to help the poor ___3___. We used scissors to cut away the vine and the baby bird was ___4___.
After ___5___ all those things, we wondered whether the baby bird belonged to animals under protection. So we began to search for some ___6___ about the bird online. Half an hour later, we ___7___ found out that it really was. I called the animal protection team for ___8___. As soon as they arrived, they took a careful look at the bird and found it was hurt. Then they treated the bird with some medicine. After that, they put the nest back, ___9___ it, and left.
On the second day, I got up early to check on the bird. I saw the baby bird and its parents. The bird was in ___10___ condition (状态) again and was lively!
1.1.
A supported
B covered
C collected
D
解析:选A。根据前文“The nest was about to fall”(鸟巢快要掉下来了)可知,妈妈用雨伞支撑着鸟巢。“supported”意为“支撑”,符合语境。“covered”意为“覆盖”;“collected”意为“收集”,均不符合题意,所以选A。
2.2.
A sat down
B went away
C rushed up
D
解析:选C。看到鸟巢掉下来,作者应该是冲过去接住它。“rushed up”意为“冲上去”,符合语境。“sat down”意为“坐下”;“went away”意为“离开”,均不符合题意,所以选C。
3.3.
A bird
B cat
C butterfly
D
解析:选A。前文提到在鸟巢里有一只小鸟,所以这里妈妈和作者决定帮助这只可怜的鸟。“bird”意为“鸟”,符合语境。“cat”意为“猫”;“butterfly”意为“蝴蝶”,均不符合题意,所以选A。
4.4.
A brave
B free
C healthy
D
解析:选B。用剪刀剪断藤蔓后,小鸟就自由了。“free”意为“自由的”,符合语境。“brave”意为“勇敢的”;“healthy”意为“健康的”,均不符合题意,所以选B。
5.5.
A doing
B watching
C preparing
D
解析:选A。在做了所有这些事情(支撑鸟巢、救助小鸟等)之后,他们想知道这只小鸟是否属于受保护的动物。“doing”在这里表示做前面提到的那些事情,符合语境。“watching”意为“观看”;“preparing”意为“准备”,均不符合题意,所以选A。
6.6.
A music
B work
C information
D
解析:选C。为了知道小鸟是否属于受保护的动物,他们开始在网上搜索一些关于这只鸟的信息。“information”意为“信息”,符合语境。“music”意为“音乐”;“work”意为“工作”,均不符合题意,所以选C。
7.7.
A quietly
B finally
C simply
D
解析:选B。半小时后,他们最终发现这只鸟确实是受保护的动物。“finally”意为“最终”,符合语境。“quietly”意为“安静地”;“simply”意为“简单地”,均不符合题意,所以选B。
8.8.
A help
B truth
C food
D
解析:选A。因为小鸟是受保护的动物且受伤了,所以作者打电话给动物保护队寻求帮助。“help”意为“帮助”,符合语境。“truth”意为“真相”;“food”意为“食物”,均不符合题意,所以选A。
9.9.
A visited
B fixed
C washed
D
解析:选B。动物保护队的人把鸟巢放回原处,然后固定好它。“fixed”意为“固定”,符合语境。“visited”意为“参观”;“washed”意为“清洗”,均不符合题意,所以选B。
10.10.
A serious
B poor
C good
D
解析:选C。根据后文“and was lively”(并且很活泼)可知,小鸟的状态又变好了。“good”意为“好的”,符合语境。“serious”意为“严重的”;“poor”意为“贫穷的;可怜的”,均不符合题意,所以选C。