为止。根据上下文可知,此处是解释这只鸟对"我"有特殊意义的原因:因为我也极度想要飞。故选B。]
C.belief D.flight
D [communication交流;imagination想象;belief信念;flight飞行。上文说"我"也极度想要飞,但是现实中飞行是不可能的。故选D。]
8.A.dreamed B. worried
C.knew D.argued
A [dream梦想;worry担忧;know知道;argue辩论。由下文的例子可知,"我"梦想的东西大多数都不可能实现。故选A。]
9.A.improved B. enriched
C.changed D.ruined
C [improve提高;enrich丰富;change改变;ruin毁掉。由下文可知,此处是说一些意想不到的事情突然改变了"我"的生活。故选C。]
10.A.educated B. adopted
C.outgoing D.independent
B [educated有教养的;adopted被收养的;outgoing外向的;independent独立的。根据本空后的"in a family I was not born into"可知,"我"发现自己是一个被收养的孩子。故选B。]
11.A.weak B. comfortable
C.terrible D.central
C [weak弱的;comfortable舒适的;terrible可怕的,糟糕的;central中心的。根据本空后的"living in a city that they do not understand at all"可知,生活在一个完全不了解的城市是糟糕的。故选C。]
12.A.between B. against