完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sam’s uncle had an old bird which sat in its cage all day. One day his uncle said, “It is too expensive to
36 that bird. We will get rid of it.” But Sam wanted to
37 the bird.
Sam’s grandfather told him that the bird was once a famous
38 bird. Now
39 people knew it. His grandfather took the bird out, and then quickly took his arms away. The bird opened its huge
40 and flew into the sky. After a few minutes, it
41 with a small rabbit, cut it open and started to
42 it.
The next morning, Sam asked his uncle out. Sam did
43 his grandfather had done, but the bird
44 to the ground and stood still. Sam’s uncle
45 . Later his grandfather told him that the bird only hunted in late afternoon when light was less
46 . Sam asked his uncle to come out before
47 . This time the bird caught a mouse. His uncle was quiet with
48 , but laughed again, “We can’t eat mice, so this bird is
49 .” And he sold the bird without telling Sam.
Before Sam found the bird was
50 , two angry men arrived in a car. They
51 his uncle and said, the bird couldn’t hunt and they wanted their money back. Sam’s uncle looked
52 and said, “I have spent it. But… don’t worry!” He
53 at Sam, “Sam will show you
54 to make the bird hunt! It’s a great bird, isn’t it, Sam?” Sam opened the door of the car and took out the
55 . It flew away and disappeared forever.
| 小题3: | | A．singing | B．sleeping | C．eating | D．hunting |
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| 小题5: | | A．mouth | B．wings | C．tail | D．eyes |
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| 小题6: | | A．dealt | B．returned | C．met | D．parted |
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| 小题7: | | A．watch | B．search | C．eat | D．help |
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| 小题9: | | A．fell | B．rose | C．walked | D．ran |
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| 小题10: | | A．shouted | B．cried | C．laughed | D．nodded |
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| 小题11: | | A．attractive | B．pleasant | C．poor | D．strong |
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| 小题12: | | A．bed | B．supper | C．lunch | D．breakfast |
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| 小题13: | | A．patience | B．surprise | C．joy | D．sadness |
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| 小题14: | | A．harmful | B．strange | C．cheap | D．useless |
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| 小题15: | | A．leaving | B．gone | C．dying | D．cooked |
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| 小题16: | | A．shouted at | B．smiled at | C．looked after | D．took after |
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| 小题17: | | A．impressed | B．worried | C．satisfied | D．bored |
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| 小题18: | | A．waved | B．pointed | C．aimed | D．jumped |
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| 小题20: | | A．money | B．coat | C．bird | D．everything |
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