妈不会回来了......。]

3. A. helped B. decided C. afforded D. meant

答案　B　[考查逻辑判断。由本句前半部分可知"她决定把蛋带回家"。 ]

4. A. placed B. protected C. treated D. examined

答案　A　[考查逻辑判断。由句中in the heat of a lamp可知她将蛋放在灯下进行孵化。]

5. A. ago B. out C. later D. long

答案　C　["一段时间＋later"意为"多久之后"。]

6. A. family B. lake C. home D. world

答案　D　[由句意可知baby geese孵化来到了这个世上。]

7. A. But B. Also C. Thus D. Still

答案　C　[考查逻辑判断。由上下文含义来看此处应表达"因此"之意。]

8. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew

答案　D　[考查词义辨析。grow"身体，庄稼等生长"；increase"数量，数目、价格等提高，增长"；improve"(状况)改善，提高"；rise"价格，水平面，雾，太阳，月亮上升，升起"。]

9. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow

答案　B　[考查逻辑判断。由As they grew可知女孩儿能领着它们在草地上跑了。]

10. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing

答案　A　[考查逻辑判断。由下文48空所在句中的plane可知。]

11. A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake

答案　D　[考查逻辑判断。both when ____and in her dreams. 中使用了省略结构，由in her dreams可推断出应是"醒着"。]

12. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse