《2025年红对勾高考一轮复习金卷英语》

Test2(2024·安徽十校联考)
There are many birds that visit our leafy garden. But it’s the pair of orange frogmouths (蟆口鸱) that have been returning for years to　1　 their young that bring the most excitement. It’s been wonderful to　2　 how both parents take on the serious duty of caring for their young.
Last summer the frogmouth family, parents and two babies, was　3　 sitting in a tall tree close to our backyard enjoying the late afternoon sunshine. With little　4　, a light rain began to fall.
At first the birds seemed to　5　 the rain and moved out along the branch, loosing their　6　 to take advantage of the wet weather. But within minutes, day turned to night.　7　 clouds gathered. Crashing thunder and blinding lightning, wild winds and driving rain　8　 the small garden into a(n)　9　 place for the little family.
Through the flashes of lightning, we watched in　10　 as the parents guided their little ones back along the branch to the tree trunk, both parents　11　 their wings over the young to protect them from the powerful rain. When the　12　 passed, the family moved back out along the　13　, bathed in the sunshine.
When I look up at the pair of orange frogmouths who continue to visit our　14　, I know I’m not just looking at devoted parents, but very　15　 ones.
1. A. raise
B. train
C. adopt
D. entertain
2. A. evaluate
B. observe
C. predict
D. realize
3. A. cautiously
B. secretly
C. happily
D. carelessly
4. A. urgency
B. fortune
C. relief
D. warning
5. A. take delight in
B. put up with
C. keep away from
D. lose sight of
6. A. tails
B. feathers
C. heads
D. paws
7. A. Soft
B. Furry
C. Dark
D. Thin
8. A. expanded
B. divided
C. extended
D. transformed
9. A. unsafe
B. cool
C. ideal
D. private
10. A. silence
B. amazement
C. peace
D. despair
11. A. folding
B. examining
C. pressing
D. spreading
12. A. eruption
B. test
C. storm
D. flood
13. A. branch
B. corridor
C. pipe
D. beach
14. A. zoo
B. garden
C. school
D. farm
15. A. honest
B. polite
C. wise
D. generous

答案： 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. D 9. A 10. B
11. D 12. C 13. A 14. B 15. C