After living away from the coast for more than 25 years, I came back to my hometown in Scotland. One of the things I enjoy most here is the sound of seagulls (海鸥).

I grew up in a village by the sea. Only 26 people lived here, but seagulls were everywhere. Their calls were around us all the time. During my childhood, I often heard the seagulls call down the chimney (烟囱). I imagined they were using the chimney as a phone to send messages to us.

My family even had a “pet” seagull. We named him Willy. The top of the wall of our garden was his favourite place. From there, he had a good view of our dining room. As soon as we sat down for a meal, he usually landed by the window and waited patiently for food. Sometimes, when Willy was very hungry, he would knock at the window to ask for food. Then, we would throw him bits of bread through the window. And he would skillfully catch the bread in mid-air.

Once, when my mum was feeding Willy with a spoon, he took the spoon with food and swallowed (吞下) it whole. We were worried that he would get hurt. To our surprise, when he appeared for his meal the next day, he looked all right. And later we found the spoon in the garden! He was probably the only seagull in Scotland to return cutlery (餐具).

I have a deep love for seagulls. When I wake up to their calls or see them flying in the sky, a feeling of happiness washes over me. I know I’m home.

1.1. What does the writer enjoy most about seagulls?

A Their shape.

B Their size.

C Their sound.

D

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。原文第一段：One of the things I enjoy most here is the sound of seagulls.作者最喜欢海鸥的声音。shape 外形；size 大小。

2.2. What did seagulls use the chimney as according to the writer?

A A radio.

B A bell.

C A phone.

D

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。原文第二段：I imagined they were using the chimney as a phone to send messages to us. 作者想象海鸥把烟囱当成电话。radio 收音机；bell 铃铛。

3.3. Why would Willy knock at the window?

A To ask for food.

B To greet the family.

C To enter the house.

D

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。原文第三段：Sometimes, when Willy was very hungry, he would knock at the window to ask for food. 解析：威利敲窗户是为了讨要食物。greet 打招呼；enter 进屋。

4.4. What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?

A A daily habit of feeding Willy.

B An unusual story of Willy and a spoon.

C The surprising discovery of a lost feeding spoon.

D

解析：选B。B 主旨大意题。第四段讲述威利吞下勺子，后来勺子又被找到的离奇小故事。 A 是喂食日常（不是本段重点）；C 只说了找回勺子，概括片面。

5.5. What do seagulls bring to the writer?

A Happiness.

B Success.

C Health.

D

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。原文最后一段：…a feeling of happiness washes over me. 海鸥带给作者幸福感。success 成功；health 健康。