Question

A flock of wild ducks were flying in formation, heading south for the winter. They formed a beautiful V in the sky, and were admired by everyone who saw them from below.

One day, Wally, one of the wild ducks in the formation, spotted something on the ground. It was a barnyard with a flock of _    ducks who lived on the farm. They were waddling around on the ground, quacking merrily and eating _    that was thrown on the ground for them every day. Wally liked what he saw. "It sure would be nice to have some of that corn," he thought to himself. "And all this flying is very tiring. I'd like to just __   around for a while."

So after thinking it over a while, Wally left the formation of wild ducks, made a sharp __  , and   for the barnyard. He landed _    the tame ducks, and began to waddle around and quack    . He also started eating corn. The formation of wild ducks continued their journey South, but Wally didn't care. "I'll __   them when they come back North in a few months," he said to himself.

Several months went by and __  enough, Wally looked up and spotted the flock of wild ducks in formation, heading north. They looked beautiful up there. And Wally was tired of the   . It was muddy and   he waddled, there was nothing but duck doo. "It's time to leave." said Wally.

So Wally _  his wings furiously and tried to get airborne. But he had gained some   from all his corn-eating, and he hadn't exercised his wings much either. He finally    the ground, but he was flying too _    and slammed into the side of the barn. He fell to the ground with a thud and said to himself, "Oh, well, I'll just wait until they fly __   in a few months. Then I'll rejoin them and become a wild duck again."

When the flock flew overhead once more, Wally again tried to    himself out of the barnyard. But he simply didn't have the strength. Every winter and every spring, he saw his wild duck friends flying overhead, and they would    to him. But his attempts to leave were all    .

    Eventually Wally no longer paid any attention to the wild ducks flying overhead. He hardly even noticed them. He had   , become a barnyard duck.

1.A. tame                              B. ugly                                   C. beautiful                            D. wild

2.A. food                              B. grain                                 C. corn                                    D. vegetable

3.A. rest                                B. waddle                    C. walk                                    D. fly

4.A. turn                   B. dive               C. land                                     D. circle

5.A. hurried                B. looked             C. left                                      D. headed

6.A. between               B. among             C. behind                                D. within

7.A. loudly                                B. sadly               C. merrily                               D. eagerly

8.A. see                   B. recognize           C. leave                                       D. rejoin

9.A. strange                B. lucky              C. sure                                    D. natural

10.A. barnyard          B. corn               C. waddling                         D. quacking

11.A. every day             B. every time                 C. everywhere                            D. nowhere

12.A. flapped           B. spread                    C. removed                           D. opened

13.A. strength         B. skills                      C. friends                             D. weight

14.A. got off          B. got to               C. got up                                          D. got back

15.A. slowly          B. fast                   C. high                                     D. low

16.A. back            B. south                C. north                                      D. overhead

17.A. lift             B. fly                        C. struggle                              D. rise

18.A. call out          B. come back                          C. come over                         D. call back

19.A. in return              B. in need                            C. in vain                                 D. in place

20.A. after all                B. above all                    C. therefore                          D. however

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.A

2.C

3.B

4.B

5.D

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.C

10.A

11.C

12.A

13.D

14.A

15.D

16.B

17.A

18.A

19.C

20.A

【解析】

試題分析：一群野鴨排著整齊的隊形飛往南方過冬。他們在空中組成一個美麗的“V”字，地面上的人抬頭仰望，無不贊嘆。隊伍中的野鴨沃利看到一群農場養的家鴨在搖擺著走來走去，歡快地嘎嘎叫著，啄食著人們每天撒在地上喂它們的谷物。也想享受悠閑的生活，于是脫離了鴨群。最終，沃利不再去關注那些頭頂飛過的野鴨群，甚至對他們視而不見。他終究變成了一只家鴨。這個故事告訴我們“生于憂患，死于安樂”的道理。

1.根據ducks who lived on the farm可知，是家養的鴨子，且根據第三段“the tame ducks”可知，用tame。A馴服的；B丑陋的；C漂亮的；D野蠻的。故選A。

2.根據后面的“to have some of that corn”可知，撒在地上的是corn，A食物；B谷物；C玉米；D蔬菜。故選C。

3.根據“They were waddling around on the ground...all this flying is very tiring”可知，Wally覺得長途飛行太累，想悠閑的在地上散步，A休息；B搖搖擺擺地走；C走；D飛。故選B。

4.made a sharp __ Wally是從空中俯沖而下，A轉向；B俯沖；C降落；D盤旋。故選B。

5.head for前往，A匆忙；B尋找；C離開；D前往。故選D。

6.He landed _    the tame ducks他降落在家鴨之間，A兩者之間；B三者以上之間；C后面；D在......范圍內。故選B。

7.根據第二段“quacking merrily”可知，用merrily，A大聲地；B悲傷地；C開心地；D急切地。故選C。

8.I'll __   them when they come back North in a few months等他們幾個月后回來時，我再加入他們的隊伍。A看見；B認出；C離開；D重新加入。故選D。

9.幾個月過去了，Wally確信地看著天空，奇怪的；B幸運的；C肯定的；D自然的。故選C。

10.根據第三段“  for the barnyard”可知，Wally厭倦了場院里的生活，A場院；B玉米；C鴨子搖擺地走；D發出嘎嘎聲。故選A。

11.Wally厭倦了場院里的生活，那里滿是泥濘，所到之處都是鴨屎。A每天；B每次；C到處；D無處。故選C。

12.So Wally _  his wings furiouslyWally猛烈地拍打著翅膀，A拍打；B伸展；C移除；D打開。故選A。

13.But he had gained some   from all his corn-eating但是他已經長胖了，A力量；B技能；C朋友；D體重。故選D。

14.根據but he was flying too可知，他飛起來了，A離開；B到達；C起床；D返回。故選A。

15.but he was flying too _    and slammed into the side of the barn但是飛的太低，突然撞在了谷倉的另一邊上，A慢慢地；B快，迅速；C高；D低。故選D。

16.I'll just wait until they fly __   in a few months根據前文可知，野鴨群往北飛了，Wally決定等到鴨群再往南飛時再歸隊。A回來；B南方；C北方；D在頭頂上。故選B。

17.Wally again tried to _    himself out of the barnyard沃利再次想離開谷倉，A舉起，抬起；B飛，不及物；C掙扎；D上升，不及物。故選A。

18.they would    to him他們會向Wally叫喊，A叫喊；B回來；C過來；D回電話。故選A。

19.But his attempts to leave were all     .但是他的嘗試都是徒勞的。A作為回報；B需要；C徒勞；D到位。故選C。

20.他最終成了一只家鴨。A畢竟，終究；B最重要的是；C因此；D然而。故選A。

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