《2025年通城学典组合训练八年级英语人教版江西专版》

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范畴:人与自然 主题:与自然和谐共生 体裁:记叙文 难度:★★★★ 建议用时:7分钟 评价:____/5
In 2013, my husband Robin took a new job in Ghana. We moved from London to the African grasslands. With few people around our home, I felt bored. I turned to nature and learned about the various local birds.
One morning in September 2018, after a bad storm, I found a baby bird on the ground outside our home. He was shaking. The poor little thing had been left behind by his partners. Clearly, he was too young to be able to survive(生存;存活) on his own. I placed him in a box. I stayed up all night that day to research how to care for him.
The next day, I fed him on some food. He jumped into my hand and then fell asleep in my palm. To him, I was Mother.
For the next 84 days, the cute little thing lived with me. Wherever I went, he would fly around me. He would make short flights from my hand to my head. I never named him because he didn't belong to me. I had to remind myself that he needed to return to the wild.
He was stronger, more confident and flying farther from me later. His partners had returned to the grasslands. It was time for him to go. Before I flew back to England in November for the holiday season, Robin and I had decided that he should be allowed to fly outside daily. Robin took him out to his partners three times. On the fourth day, the bird flew away with them.
When I returned, in January, I would watch out for him whenever the finches(雀科小鸟) flew past. I would still cry when I thought of him. I wrote our story into a book. That, along with the lesson that any tiny animal can make a difference, will be his legacy.
(D)1. Why did the writer learn about many different local birds?
A. Because she couldn't do anything else.
B. Because her husband told her to do so.
C. Because it was her job to study various birds.
D. Because she didn't have friends to play with.
(A)2. During which time period did the writer take care of the baby bird every day?
A. From September to November 2018. B. From September to December 2018.
C. From September 2018 to January 2019. D. From November 2018 to January 2019.
(C)3. Why didn't the writer name the bird?
A. Because she considered it strange to name a bird.
B. Because she could not come up with a satisfying name.
C. Because she knew the bird would fly back to his partners.
D. Because she was sure that birds could not understand human language.
(A)4. What happened to the writer after the bird returned to the wild?
A. She never met him again. B. She never returned to Ghana.
C. She could still see him every day. D. She decided not to leave Ghana.
(B)5. Put the following things into the correct order according to the passage.
① Her husband took a new job in Ghana. ② She went to England for the holiday.
③ She found a baby bird after a storm. ④ She wrote their story into a book.
A. ①②③④ B. ①③②④ C. ②①③④ D. ④①③②

答案： 1.D 2.A 3.C 4.A 5.B