完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In

完形填空（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）
One day a few years ago we had a guest of the uninvited variety. In fact, it was a bird, 1 a sparrow.
“What’s that?” I asked when I first heard the gentle thumping(重击声). “It sounds like Joe is outside playing basketball,” my wife, Anita, said. She 2 and listened more devotedly. “It’s coming from the 3 .” she said. “Maybe it’s one of the little kids.”
We rushed out the door. Jonathan, our youngest, was 4 to make trouble. “If he’s making holes in the wall again…” I said as I searched there. No children 5 . But there was that 6 again, coming from right up there.
And that’s when I 7 the sparrow. It was flying 8 just inches below the ceiling. It was 9 trying to get out, but couldn’t see that the way out wasn’t up, but down 10 the open door. So the bird continued 11 its wings and hitting its head against the 12 .
“Poor thing,” Anita said. “It must be 13 .”
“Well, maybe it’s because of us,” I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide（滑翔） down to get outside, but that only seemed to 14 it more. “Why don’t we just 15 for a few minutes?” Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll 16 eventually.” So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing 17 .Then suddenly, it was silent. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone.
“See?” Anita said. “I told you he’d succeed.”
“Yeah,” I said. “But how many knocks on the head did it 18 him?”
I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to 19 . Born to go upward, we don’t even consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping（拍打）around and just glide 20 a little bit.
【小题1】A．for exampleB．rather thanC．or ratherD．as well【小题2】A．hurriedB．pausedC．ignoredD．confirmed【小题3】A．basementB．kitchenC．garageD．hall【小题4】A．easyB．happyC．sorryD．angry【小题5】A．in allB．at allC．above allD．after all【小题6】A．guestB．voiceC．noise D．sound【小题7】A．watchedB．foundC．realizedD．caught【小题8】A．carefullyB．gentlyC．patientlyD．anxiously【小题9】A．eventuallyB．unwillinglyC．obviouslyD．thoroughly【小题10】A．throughB．overC．belowD．beyond【小题11】A．shakingB．breakingC．strikingD．injuring【小题12】A．wallB．floorC．doorD．ceiling【小题13】A．clumsyB．painfulC．amazedD．terrified【小题14】A．frightenB．comfortC．confuseD．calm【小题15】A．leaveB．screamC．relaxD．escape【小题16】A．put it asideB．leave it aloneC．give it upD．figure it out【小题17】A．accidentB．achievementC．struggleD．trouble【小题18】A．costB．offerC．earnD．owe【小题19】A．classifyB．handleC．debateD．conclude【小题20】A．upB．backC．forthD．downC

(答案→)C 解析：这篇文章讲述了几年前的一天，一只误飞进作者车库的麻雀是如何挣扎地飞出去的经过，作者想到我们的人生就像那只麻雀，经常遇到不知道如何处理的状况。【小题1】A．for example例如 B．rather than而不是 C．or rather更准确地说 D．as well也 根据句意：事实上，它是一只鸟，更准确地说，是一只麻雀。故选C【小题2】A．hurried 匆忙地 B．paused暂停的 C．ignored忽略 D．confirmed确认 根据句意：她停下来，更加仔细地听。故选B【小题3】A．basement地下室 B．kitchen厨房 C．garage车库 D．hall门厅 根据句意：好像来自于车库。故选C【小题4】A．easy容易的 B．happy高兴的 C．sorry对不起 D．angry生气的 根据句意：作者的儿子，乔纳森，很容易制造麻烦。故选A【小题5】A．in all总共 B．at all 根本 C．above all首先 D．after all毕竟 根据句意：那里根本没有孩子。故选B【小题6】A．guest 客人 B．voice声音 C．noise噪音 D．sound响声 根据句意：但是又有了一声响声。故选D【小题7】A．watched 观看 B．found发现 C．realized意识到 D．caught捕捉 根据句意：作者发现了一只麻雀。故选B【小题8】A．carefully仔细地 B．gently轻轻地 C．patiently耐心地 D．anxiously焦虑地 根据句意：它正在天花板下面几英寸处不安地飞着。故选D【小题9】A．eventually 最后 B．unwillingly勉强地 C．obviously明显地 D．thoroughly彻底地 根据句意：很明显正在努力地想飞出去。故选C【小题10】A．through通过 B．over 越过 C．below在下面 D．beyond超过 根据句意：向下通过开着的门。故选A【小题11】A．shaking震动 B．breaking破坏 C．striking 打 D．injuring受伤 根据句意：它继续拍打着翅膀。故选C【小题12】A．wall墙 B．floor地板 C．door门 D．ceiling天花板 根据句意：用它的头抵抗者天花板。故选D【小题13】A．clumsy笨拙的 B．painful痛苦的 C．amazed吃惊的 D．terrified感到恐惧的 根据句意：它一定很恐惧。故选D【小题14】A．frighten惊恐 B．comfort安慰 C．confuse使混乱 D．calm平静 根据句意：但是那使它看起来更加恐惧。故选A【小题15】A．leave离开 B．scream尖叫 C．relax放松 D．escape逃脱 根据句意：作者的妻子说我们为什么不离开几分钟呢。故选A【小题16】A．put it aside把它放在旁边 B．leave it alone让它单独在这 C．give it up放弃它 D．figure it out搞定它 根据句意：相信它最终能搞定的。故选D【小题17】A．accident事故 B．achievement成就 C．struggle 挣扎 D．trouble麻烦 根据句意：作者和他的妻子回到房子继续听着不间断的挣扎声。故选C【小题18】A．cost花费 B．offer提供 C．earn 赚的 D．owe欠 根据句意：但是它撞了多少次头呢？故选A【小题19】A．classify分类 B．handle处理 C．debate辩论 D．conclude 推断 根据句意：我们经常遇到一些不知道如何处理的情况。故选B【小题20】A．up向上 B．back 后退 C．forth向前 D．down向下 根据句意：只需要向下滑行一点点。故选D

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