《2025年小题狂做八年级英语上册译林版巅峰版》

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(2023·常州中考)Last year in early summer, I was walking up the hill to my house when I saw two birds, each about 60 centimetres tall, standing on the path. They didn't seem to 1A me until I was right in front of them and then they at once moved quickly into the bushes.
I was quite excited by the idea of two birds making a nest(巢) in my front yard, although I didn't really expect them to 2C wild birds don't usually nest so close.
A few weeks later, the birds 3D again. I found them crouching beside a tree off to the side of the path. As I moved nearer to them, I 4B that they would run away like they did last time. But instead they stuck out their heads and made a threatening(威胁的) croaking(呱呱叫) sound. It seemed to warn me not to go any 5A.
I didn't know why they were croaking at me until a short time later I made an amazing 6A: they had two small baby birds.
As I moved quietly towards the birds, 7C not to make any sudden movements, they started their croaking again. They straightened their necks forward so they seemed 8B and more threatening. The mother carefully crouched down over the chicks, and 9D her babies well in her feathers.
I was watching them with 10D when I suddenly tripped and fell to the ground. The birds took this as a threat and the father raced towards me, 11B his wings to protect the mother and the chicks while making himself appear larger.
I was 12C to have surprised them and left quickly. I was amazed by their fearless actions. Their parental natural ability kicked in and made them so courageous. It is hard not to respect nature.

答案： 1. A 提示：notice 意为“注意”；welcome 意为“欢迎”；follow 意为“跟着”；believe 意为“相信”。句意：他们似乎没有注意到我，直到我就在他们正前方，然后他们立刻躲进了灌木丛中。
2. C 提示：when 意为“当……时”；until 意为“直到”；because 意为“因为”；while 意为“当……时”。句意：想到两只鸟在我的前院筑巢，我非常兴奋，尽管我真的没想到他们会这么做，因为野生鸟类通常不会在这么近的地方筑巢。
3. D 提示：fight 意为“斗争”；fly 意为“飞”；scream 意为“尖叫”；appear 意为“出现”。句意：几周后，鸟儿再次出现。
4. B 提示：explain 意为“解释”；imagine 意为“想象”；confirm 意为“确认”；remember 意为“记得”。句意：当我离他们更近些时，我想象他们会像上次那样跑掉。
5. A 提示：nearer 意为“更近”；faster 意为“更快”；earlier 意为“更早”；deeper 意为“更深”。句意：它似乎在警告我不要再走近。
6. A 提示：discovery 意为“发现”；contribution 意为“贡献”；achievement 意为“成就”；agreement 意为“同意”。句意：我不知道他们为什么向我呱呱叫，直到不久之后，我有了一个惊人的发现：他们有了两只雏鸟宝宝。
7. C 提示：patient 意为“耐心的”；curious 意为“好奇的”；careful 意为“仔细的”；polite 意为“有礼貌的”。句意：当我悄悄靠近鸟儿，小心地不要做出任何突然的动作时，他们又开始叫了。
8. B 提示：句意：他们向前伸直脖子，这样显得他们身形更长，更具有威胁性。
9. D 提示：pull 意为“拉”；shake 意为“摇摆”；touch 意为“碰”；hide 意为“藏”。句意：他们的妈妈小心翼翼地蹲在雏鸟身上，把孩子们藏在自己的羽毛里。
10. D 提示：trust 意为“信任”；courage 意为“勇气”；confidence 意为“自信”；respect 意为“尊重”。句意：我正满怀敬意地看着他们，突然我被绊倒在地。
11. B 提示：shut 意为“关”；spread 意为“打开，传播”；control 意为“控制”；break 意为“打破”。句意：鸟儿们认为这是一种威胁，鸟爸爸向我飞来，张开翅膀保护鸟妈妈和雏鸟，同时让自己显得更大。
12. C 提示：angry 意为“生气的”；happy 意为“高兴的”；sorry 意为“抱歉的”；proud 意为“骄傲的”。句意：我很抱歉让他们大吃一惊，我赶紧离开了。