《2025年天利38套常考基础题高中英语》

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We have a small wooden board suspended on a tree in our back garden to feed some of the parrots and squirrels that populate our neighbourhood.
They visit in the morning and evening to see if we have 　16　 any leftover rice or fruit, and loud noises can be heard if the 　17　 is empty.
The squirrels are usually the quietest of the creatures that visit, while the parrots are the bossiest. Sometimes, one of the squirrels will 　18　 in a flowerpot that hangs from the tree. He looks 　19　 standing on his hind legs, holding up a lump(块) of 　20　 as big as himself and eating it, his mouth working at great speed. The parrots, 　21　, never let the poor squirrels eat to his heart’s content, often peck(啄) at him and 　22　 him away.
One day in July last year, something quite 　23　 happened. A parrot went for the usual 　24　, but the squirrel, 　25　 backing away, 　26　 his head towards the parrot in defence. The parrot gave in 　27　, and quickly moved to the opposite end of the board before the two of them 　28　 the feast. The little squirrel 　29　 that nobody can mess with him and to this day he 　30　 to stand up to those bossy parrots.
16.A. put on
B. put up
C. put down
D. put out
17.A. board
B. tree
C. garden
D. house
18.A. play
B. sleep
C. hide
D. wander
19.A. aggressive
B. adorable
C. admirable
D. alarming
20.A. rice
B. banana
C. rock
D. bread
21.A. however
B. but
C. yet
D. though
22.A. take
B. blow
C. push
D. chase
23.A. common
B. abnormal
C. unusual
D. unlucky
24.A. fight
B. attack
C. quarrel
D. exercise
25.A. instead of
B. in case of
C. in spite of
D. in time of
26.A. pulled
B. cast
C. pushed
D. threw
27.A. constantly
B. immediately
C. finally
D. obviously
28.A. searched for
B. ate up
C. looked forward to
D. went on with
29.A. declared
B. agreed
C. assumed
D. proved
30.A. means
B. continues
C. intends
D. pretends

答案： 16.D 17.A 18.C 19.B 20.A 21.A 22.D 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.D 29.D 30.B