第二节:完形填空(共15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后从11-25各小题所给的A、B、C和D选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic (技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 11__________ to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose (野鹅). After some time the girl 12__________ the mother would not return to her eggs and she decided to take them home. There she carefully 13__________the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days later the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 14__________.
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. Thus,to these young geese,the girl was their mother.
As they 15__________,the girl was able to 16__________ her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 17__________. The girl became increasingly worried about this,both when 18__________ and in her dreams. Later, she had an 19__________:She would pilot a plane to guide them in 20__________. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装) a small aircraft for her.
Caring about her safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 21__________ or follow him, and instead slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 22__________ into the plane, started it and soon left the 23__________. Seeing their mother take to the air,the birds 24__________ flapped (拍打) their wings and 25__________. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
11. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed
12. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted
13. A. placed B. cured C. treated D. examined
14. A. family B. lake C. home D. world
15. A. increased B. improved C. rose D. grew
16. A. ask B. lead C. want D. allow
17. A. fly B. race C. swim D. sing
18. A. asleep B. away C. around D. awake
19. A. idea B. opinion C. explanation D. excuse
20. A. sky B. heaven C. flight D. plane
21. A. respect B. remember C. recognize D. receive
22. A. climbed B. looked C. reached D. fell
23. A. house B. floor C. water D. ground
24. A. secretly B. disappointedly C. patiently D. eagerly
25. A. looked away B. set out C. went by D. turned back
第三节:语法填空(共10小题,每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法和上下文连贯的要求,在空格中填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的适当形式填空,并将答案填写在答题卷上标号为26-35的相应位置上。