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An owl(猫头鹰) called Plump ate so many mice that she became too fat to fly and had to be put on a diet. The little owl was found in a place by local people who thought she was injured, but when workers at Suffolk Owl Centre examined her, they found she was just “very obese”. She weighed 245g when it was sent to the centre, around a third heavier than a large healthy female little owl, but lost 30g to 40g on a two-week diet.

The owl was set free back into the wild. The leader Rufus Samkin thought Plump put on weight because of “very high” numbers of prey in the area where she was found, near Saxmundham, and a warm winter. He said, “This is the first time we’ve had this. It’s quite unusual. ”

As it is so unusual for wild birds to get into this condition naturally, workers carried out an experiment to make sure she was not an escaped pet. But there was no information about her and local people also did not give any answers.

1.What’s wrong with the owl according to local people?

A It was injured.

B It was young.

C It was too fat.

D It grew up in the cage.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段The little owl was found in a place by local people who thought she was injured可知，当地人以为它受伤了，故选A。

2.The underlined word “obese” means _______ in Chinese.

A 贪食的

B 肥胖的

C 笨拙的

D 可怜的

解析：选B。词义猜测题。根据文章第一段She weighed 245g when it was sent to the centre, around a third heavier than a large healthy female little owl...可知，这只猫头鹰在送进中心时体重245克，比一只健康的雌性小猫头鹰重约三分之一，由此推测obese意为“肥胖的”，故选B。

3.How can Plump improve its health condition?

A It must go on a diet.

B It should return to the wild.

C It should eat many mice.

D It should practise flying more often.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第一段...and had to be put on a diet.以及第二段...but lost 30g to 40g on a two-week diet.可知，这只猫头鹰不得不通过节食来改善健康状况，故选A。

4.What can we learn from the passage?

A Plump is probably a pet.

B The public all love bird protection.

C The living condition improved for owls.

D It is not easy for a wild owl to get weight.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段This is the first time we’ve had this. It’s quite unusual.以及最后一段As it is so unusual for wild birds to get into this condition naturally...可知，野生鸟类自然进入这种状态是非常罕见的，由此推断野生猫头鹰不容易发胖，故选D。