soon felt 16 not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.
When hunting season opened, we put a 17 at the end of our driveway asking 18 not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road, 19 warned people not to shoot her. 20 , hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。叙述了作者的丈夫如何与一只松鸡成为朋友的事情。文章描述了作者的丈夫Tom与松鸡成为朋友的过程, 而后, 松鸡变成了这一家人的朋友, 即便是在狩猎季节, 他们也提醒那些猎人不要猎杀那只松鸡。
1. A. interesting B. reasonable
C. impossible D. unusual
【解析】选D。对于一只松鸡来说与人类有任何的接触都是不寻常的。interesting"有趣的"; reasonable"有道理的"; impossible"不可能的"; unusual"不寻常的; 罕见的"。
2. A. though B. because C. unless D. until
【解析】选B。事实上, 它们很难被发现, 因为当它们听到人类靠近的时候, 通常就会飞走。though"虽然"; because"因为"; unless"除非"; until"直到"。
3. A. spring B. summer
C. autumn D. winter
【解析】选A。这只松鸡是在春天走进我们的生活的。倒数第二段首句有提示: As spring went and summer came。
4. A. got B. kept
C. noticed D. imagined
【解析】选C。Tom正在田地里劳作, 突然他注意到她在田边上走动。get"使得"; keep"保持"; notice"注意到"; imagine"想象"。
5. A. naturally B. certainly
C. normally D. surprisingly
【解析】选D。令人感到惊奇的是, 她并不害怕, 而且看起来对他所做的事情很好奇。naturally"自然地"; certainly"当然"; normally"正常地"; surprisingly"令人惊奇地"。
6. A. crazy B. curious
C. concerned D. cautious
【解析】选B。crazy"疯狂的; 着迷的"; curious"好奇的"; concerned"关心的; 担心的"; cautious"慎重的"。
7. A. shy B. awkward
C. friendly D. elegant
【解析】选C。Tom看了这只友好的松鸡几次, 然后她就感到待在他周围更加舒服了。shy"害羞的"; awkward"笨拙的"; friendly"友好的"; elegant"优雅的"。
8. A. careful B. tired C. fond D. sick
【解析】选C。我们很快喜欢上了这只松鸡并决定叫她Mildred。careful"仔细的"; tired"疲倦的"; fond"喜欢的"; sick"生病的"。
9. A. supposed B. realized
C. hoped D. pretended
【解析】选D。Tom假装没看到她而继续做他的事情, 看看她下一步要做什么