第二节 完形填空

My husband, Tom, has always been good with animals, but I was still amazed when he befriended a female grouse (松鸡). It's    11    for a grouse to have any contact (接触) with people. In fact, they're hard to spot,   12   they usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.

This grouse came into our lives in  13  Tom was working out in the field when he  14

her walking around at the edge of the field. She was   15   unafraid and seemed to be  16

about what he was doing.

Tom saw the   17   bird several times, and site got more comfortable around him. We quickly grew   18   of the bird and decided to call her Mildred.

One day, as Tom was working, Mildred camc within a few feet of him to watch. Tom  19

he didn't see her and kept working to see what she would do next.

Apparently, she didn't like to be   20   . She'd run up and peck (啄) at Tom's hands, then

21   off to see what he would do. This went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became tired of the   22   and left.

As spring went and summer came, Mildred started to   23   more and more often.   24

Mildred felt comfortable enough to jump up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get a

25   of the two of them together. This friendly grouse soon felt   26   not just with our family, but with anybody who walked or drove by.

When hunting season opened, we put a   27   at the end of our driveway asking   28

not to shoot our pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road,   29   warned people not to shoot her.   30   . hunters would stop and take pictures, because they had never seen anything like her.

11. A. interesting           B. reasonable         C. impossible         D. unusual

12. A. though                B. because             C. unless               D. until

13. A. spring                 B. summer             C. autumn             D. winter

14. A. got                            B. kept                  C. noticed              D. imagined

15. A. naturally             B. certainly            C. normally           D. surprisingly

16. A. crazy                       B. curious              C. concerned          D. cautious

17. A. shy                     B. awkward           C. friendly             D. elegant

18. A. careful                B. tired                 C. fond                 D. sick

19. A. supposed             B. realized             C. hoped               D. pretended

20. A. ignored               B. observed           C. amazed             D. disturbed

21. A. put                            B. back                 C. set                    D. take

22. A. game                  B. work                 C. place                 D. man

23. A. give up               B. come out           C. turn over           D. fly by

24. A. Eventually          B. Suddenly           C. Constantly         D. Presently

25. A. chance                      B. dream               C. picture                     D. sense

26. A. comfortable        B. guilty                C. anxious             D. familiar

27. A. lantern                B. sign                  C. gun                   D. loudspeaker

28. A. drivers                B. farmers             C. hunters              D. tourists

29. A. just                    B. yet                    C. thus                  D. also

30. A. In fact                B. For long            C. On the contrary  D. By the way

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