Unit 4 Wildlife protection.完形填空(建议用时22)My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet for a long time.Last spring I bought two newlyhatched chickens for her. She got _1_and took good care of them. _2_， a few days later, both chickens died. She _3_ into tears because of their death. I helped her _4_ the two chickens under a tree behind our house. I thought it would be the _5_ of her idea._6_， I was wrong. Children are children _7_. The failure hasnt _8_ my daughter in any way. She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.One day last winter, I _9_ under the eaves (屋檐) of the house a family of sparrows (麻雀). My daughter and I could _10_ the sparrows as our “pets”， but we didnt. So I told her to _11_ the grains on the windowsill (窗台). A few minutes later, the sparrows came to land on the windowsill _12_ and pecked (啄) at the rice. Suddenly my daughter asked me, “Mum, can we catch and _13_ the sparrows, and let them live with us in the room? How _14_ it is for them to live outside.”“Oh, my dear, I do not think its a good _15_. You know，” I explained to her. “The sparrow is a bird who loves _16_. No one can keep them in a cage. If they are caught, they will _17_quickly. They are _18_ to living outside. Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves.”From then on, we have set up a kind of relationship with the sparrow family. We feed them frequently and _19_ them as pet birds. However, we do not need to possess them. We _20_ seeing these little birds flying and jumping among branches, leaves and flowers in the spring morning.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了虽然女儿喜欢饲养宠物，但是我们却没有把树上的麻雀抓进笼子养起来，而是选择让它们自由飞翔、跳跃，并通过喂养它们与它们建立了深厚的友谊。1A.surprised B excitedCdisappointed D amazed答案：B由首句“My daughter has been crazy about raising a pet.”可知，“我”给她买了两只刚孵出来的小鸡使她非常兴奋。2A.Naturally B SuddenlyCUnfortunately D Finally答案：C由设空后的“. a few days later, both chickens died.”可知，两只小鸡不幸死去了，故用unfortunately。3A.broke B bore Cburst D turned答案：C由上文可知，因为她如此喜爱的两只小鸡死了，所以女儿放声大哭。burst into tears“突然放声大哭”，符合语境。4A.bury B put Cdig D set答案：A由空格后的“.under a tree behind our house.”可知，当小鸡死后，“我们”把它们埋在了树下。因此bury符合语境。5A.end B beginning Cwish D reality答案：A根据下文所述可知，此处表示“我”原以为，她以后就再也不想养小宠物了，这次经历断了她的念想。因此选A。6A.Thus B Then CTherefore D However答案：D“I was wrong.”与“I thought it would be the end of her idea.”前后构成转折关系。因此选D。7A.at all B in all Cafter all D for all答案：C本句的句意为：孩子毕竟是孩子。after all“毕竟”，符合语境。8A.upset B encouragedChelped D impressed答案：A由后面的“She still tried to keep a small animal or even a snail.”可知，这次养小鸡的失败经历并没有给她太大的打击。9A.stared B noticed Csensed D glared答案：B本句的句意为：我注意到在房子的屋檐下有一窝麻雀。notice“注意到”，符合语境。10A.look B act Ccatch D feed答案：C由后文女儿的建议“Mum，can we catch.”以及“我”的回答可知，“我们”本来是可以抓住麻雀当作宠物的。D有一定的干扰性，联系后文“.but we didnt.”以及后来“我们”一起喂养这些麻雀，可以排除其他选项。11A.throw B pour Cpile D scatter答案：D由空格后的“.the grains on the windowsill.”可知，“我”告诉她把谷粒撒在窗台上。scatter“均匀撒开”，符合语境。12A.one after another B one anotherCevery other D each other答案：A此处表示麻雀陆续落在窗台上，因此用one after another“一个接一个”。one another与each other都表示“彼此”；every other意为“每隔一个”。13A.stay B cage Clove D watch答案：B由空格前的“.can we catch.”可知，她想把它们养在笼子里，cage在这里是动词，意为“用笼子养”。14A.free B happy Ccold D warm答案：C由空格前的“.let them live with us in the room”以及空格后的“.to live outside.”可知，她认为麻雀在外面太冷了。15A.way B idea Cplan D advice答案：B根据上下文可知，此处表示“我”认为女儿想把麻雀养在笼子里的想法不好，故用idea。16A.freedom B spring Ctrees D nests答案：A由空格后的“No one can keep them in a cage.”可知，它们不喜欢待在笼子里，它们喜欢自由。17A.please B starve Csuffer D die答案：D上文提到没有人可以把它们养在笼子里，再结合常识可知，如果它们被关进笼子，很快就会死掉的。18A.safe B proud Cgrateful D used答案：D由上文内容及空格后的“.to living outside.”可知，它们习惯于住在外面。be used to doing.为固定搭配，意为“习惯于”。再联系后面的“Moreover, they have warm nest under the eaves.”也可以得出答案。19A.think B dreamCtreat D appreciate答案：C此处表示“我们”把它们当作宠物鸟来养。treat.as.意为“对待；把看作”。20A.enjoy B would likeCwant D consider答案：A根据上文可知，“我们”已经把它们当作宠物来养，所以“我们”非常喜欢看它们在春天的早晨在花和枝叶间飞翔、跳跃。.阅读理解(建议用时16)A2017石家庄摸底Visitor Oyster cards are electronic smartcards that come fully charged with credit. Whether youre making a oneoff trip to London or youre a regular visitor, using an Oyster travel smartcard is the easiest way to travel around the citys public transport network. Simply touch the card on the yellow card reader at the doors when you start and end your journey.Advantages of a Visitor Oyster CardA Visitor Oyster card is one of the cheapest ways to pay for single journeys on the bus, Tube, DLR, tram, London Overground and most National Rail services in London：Save timeyour card is ready to use as soon as you arrive in London.Its more than 50% cheaper than buying a paper travel card or single tickets with c