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　　Every August on the island of Heimaey, off the southern coast of Iceland, young people often take a walk along the streets throughout the night. What's more, their parents allow them to ___1___. Why? The children of Heimaey are going to ___2___ young puffins-small black-and-white seabirds.

　　The cliffs（懸崖）above the town are ___3___ to a large group of puffins. The birds dig holes all around the cliffs. These holes are their homes. Their ___4___ stay in the holes for about seven weeks. Then they begin to leave. Some move slowly on their ___5___ wings and feet down to the northern Atlantic Ocean that surrounds Heimaey. ___6___, they swim, which they can do naturally, and learn to dive for fish. ___7___, however, may lose their way at night and ___8___ themselves in the town instead. On the ground, the young seabirds are ___9___. Because their wings are not fully developed, they cannot ___10___ quickly to sea and safety. The birds then become a good ___11___ for cats and other animals. For many years, islanders have ___12___ the young puffins. Early at night in late August, children ___13___ thick paper boxes and lights hurry to the seashore to catch puffins. They spend most of the night ___14___ after the birds. They put the birds they've caught in ___15___ and take good care of them. The next morning the children take the puffins to the ocean and set them ___16___. The birds will live ___17___ until they are at least two years old. Then they will ___18___ to the cliffs to build homes of their own for their families.

　　___19___ the children of Heimaey always come to save puffins? “Yes,” answer the boys. “We look forward to it. The ___20___ time for us is setting the birds free.”

(1)A．take a walk

B．stay out

C．come back

D．make friends

(2)A．kill

B．watch

C．catch

D．save

(3)A．home

B．close

C．dangerous

D．falling

(4)A．brothers

B．friends

C．parents

D．young

(5)A．undeveloped

B．strong

C．beautiful

D．ugly

(6)A．However

B．There

C．Therefore

D．Again

(7)A．These

B．Those

C．Others

D．Puffins

(8)A．make

B．send

C．bring

D．find

(9)A．a(chǎn)t ease

B．in trouble

C．a(chǎn)t rest

D．in safety

(10)A．take off

B．give off

C．send off

D．run off

(11)A．friend

B．toy

C．meal

D．game

(12)A．caught

B．eaten

C．helped

D．observed

(13)A．making

B．buying

C．tearing

D．carrying

(14)A．running

B．walking

C．playing

D．flying

(15)A．water

B．pockets

C．paper

D．boxes

(16)A．off

B．free

C．out

D．a(chǎn)way

(17)A．on land

B．a(chǎn)t sea

C．on cliffs

D．in town

(18)A．stick

B．devote

C．return

D．fall

(19)A．Will

B．May

C．Must

D．Did

(20)A．first

B．last

C．next

D．best

Answer 1

答案：B;D;A;D;A;B;C;D;B;A;C;C;D;A;D;B;B;C;A;D
解析：

(1)由前后句可知，一些孩子們可以整夜沿街散步，而且在外面過(guò)夜(stay out)。 (2)由下文可知，這樣做的目的是保護(hù)、拯救(save)海鳥(niǎo)。 (3)home to...意為“是……的家，故土”。 (4)young是名詞，這里指幼鳥(niǎo)。 (5)因?yàn)槭怯坐B(niǎo)，所以翅膀發(fā)育不全(undeveloped)。 (6)剛出生的幼鳥(niǎo)來(lái)自大西洋北部，在那里(there)學(xué)會(huì)游泳和捕魚(yú)。 (7)與第5空相對(duì)照，some..., others...，另一部分鳥(niǎo)可能會(huì)迷路。 (8)不知不覺(jué)地朝著城里的方向走去(find oneself doing)。 (9)由上下句知，一旦海鳥(niǎo)走在路面上，會(huì)出現(xiàn)很多麻煩事(in trouble)。 (10)因?yàn)槌岚虿挥�，所以不能起飛(take off)到海邊。 (11)它們成為貓和其他動(dòng)物的一頓美味(meal)。 (12)由下文可知，人們幫助(help)這些鳥(niǎo)不受傷。 (13)carrying the boxes and lights拿著盒子和燈。 (14)花整個(gè)夜晚來(lái)追鳥(niǎo)、逮鳥(niǎo)。 (15)由上文第13空可知：抓住鳥(niǎo)，把它們放在盒子里。 (16)考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)“放飛，釋放(set sb./sth. free)”。 (17)這些鳥(niǎo)將生活在海邊直到兩歲。 (18)然后又回到懸崖邊去筑巢。 (19)考查情態(tài)動(dòng)詞。will表示傾向性，“總是、意愿”，與always相對(duì)應(yīng)。 (20)對(duì)于孩子們來(lái)說(shuō)，最好的時(shí)間便是放飛了這些海鳥(niǎo)了。