《2025年拔尖特训九年级英语上册译林版》

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One hot day,three birds sat at the top of a tree near a river. "There's nothing to do," said Pink Bird. " 1 —nothing to do except sit in this big old tree," said Black Bird. "Yes," said White Bird. "Another 2 hot day."
"Hey,birds," said Crocodile(鳄鱼). He was listening from 3 ,floating(漂浮) on the warm water. "See those three large stones on the bank? They are about the same size. Let's see which one of you can fly the highest while carrying one of the stones with your feet. Whoever 4 will be the Best Flier."
"What a great idea!" White Bird jumped out of the tree and went for the stones. The other 5 birds quickly followed.
"They won't fly far with the heavy stones," thought Crocodile. "When they fall into the 6 ,I'll get a free lunch!"
"Ready?" shouted Crocodile. "Go!" Then he 7 ,"Or should I say lunchtime?"
The three birds lifted off 8 climbed high into the air.
Pink,black,and white feathers floated down from the sky.
" 9 birds," Crocodile said with a huge,toothy smile. "I can't believe they really listened to me." He looked up,waiting for them to fall out of the sky,but they 10 flying.
After a while,the three birds flew 11 and rested with their stones in the same tree.
"Oh,my dear! 12 your bodies have changed because of the big stones!" The floating Crocodile opened his mouth wide and 13 loud and hard,waiting for his free lunch.
"One,two,go!" The three birds let go of their big stones 14 . All three stones dropped straight down,right into Crocodile's huge,open,laughing mouth. The sudden 15 made him sink(沉) into the river. Only his eyes showed above the water.
Remember：Use our head,and we will find a way out.
( )1. A. Not at all
B. With pleasure
C. I don't agree
D. That's right
( )2. A. exciting
B. interesting
C. boring
D. moving
( )3. A. below
B. above
C. left
D. right
( )4. A. fails
B. wins
C. drops
D. rests
( )5. A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
( )6. A. lake
B. sea
C. stream
D. river
( )7. A. explained
B. complained
C. whispered
D. cried
( )8. A. and
B. but
C. so
D. or
( )9. A. Careless
B. Silly
C. Lazy
D. Rude
( )10. A. stopped
B. avoided
C. practised
D. kept
( )11. A. away
B. back
C. high
D. around
( )12. A. Which
B. Why
C. What
D. How
( )13. A. laughed
B. sang
C. tasted
D. breathed
( )14. A. all the time
B. for the first time
C. at the same time
D. at times
( )15. A. noise
B. wind
C. weight
D. laughter

答案： 1. D 根据 nothing to do except sit in this big old tree 可知，此处是对粉鸟的看法表示赞同。
2. C 根据 There's nothing to do 可知，没有什么可做的，因此很无聊。
3. A 根据“One hot day，three birds sat at the top of a tree near a river.”可知，鸟儿在树上，因此鳄鱼是在下面。
4. B 根据 will be the Best Flier 和常识可知，赢得比赛的会是最好的飞行者。
5. A 根据 three birds 可知，共有三只鸟，因此是剩余的两只。
6. D 根据下文中 made him sink into the river 可知，鳄鱼认为鸟儿们会掉进河里。
7. C 根据“Or should I say lunchtime?”可知，鳄鱼认为自己会有免费的午餐吃，此处表示低声说。
8. A 根据语境可知，前后句之间是顺承关系。
9. B 根据“I can't believe they really listened to me.”可知，鸟儿们听从了鳄鱼的建议，它认为它们很愚蠢。
10. D 根据 but 可知，此处表示转折，鸟儿们继续飞行。
11. B 根据 and rested with their stones in the same tree 可知，三只鸟飞回树上休息。
12. D 根据 your bodies have changed because of the big stones 和上文中 while carrying one of the stones with your feet 可知，此处是强调鸟带上石头之后身体的变化情况，应用 How。
13. A 根据“right into Crocodile's huge，open，laughing mouth”可知，鳄鱼在大笑。
14. C 根据 All three stones dropped straight down 可知，三只鸟同时放开大石头。
15. C 根据“All three stones dropped straight down，right into ... mouth.”可知，三块石头掉进鳄鱼的嘴里，这突然的重量导致它沉入水中。