《2025年实验班全程提优训练高中英语必修第一册外研版》

(2024·湖北黄冈部分普通高中期中)阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为 150 左右。
A man called,asking if an owl(猫头鹰)could be rescued. Ellen Kalish was happy to help,who runs the Manhattan Wildlife Centre in New York. She is used to getting calls about taking in wild animals. The caller told her where this tiny owl was hiding out. It was found inside the Christmas tree in the Rockefeller Centre,where it is a yearly tradition to decorate trees. But this year,the tree looked a little worse. Many people made fun of its branches. They called the tree a “symbol of 2020”,meaning its sad look reminded them how tough the past year was.
The tale of the owl’s rescue quickly became the highlight of this year’s tree. Before the tree was put up to decorate,one of the workers caught sight of the creature. It was buried in the base of the tree. The owl most likely travelled with the tree on its journey to Manhattan. But there was no proof about where it came from and how it ended up stuck in this tree. Getting the little bird out from the base of the tree,the worker noticed that the creature got badly injured and seemed not to eat or drink anything for a few days. She was too weak to fly,but luckily she was still alive.
In that case,the worker had to bring the owl home. He named her Rocky as he spotted her in the Rockefeller Centre. Considering he himself had no idea how to keep an owl,he decided to find a place that rescues wildlife animals. That was why he called the Centre. After Kalish got the full story about the bird,she met the man at a gas station. Then the man handed her a box with the owl inside.
Paragraph 1：
Kalish took the box carefully. She gently opened it and saw the tiny owl inside. Rocky lay there weakly, her eyes half-closed, and one wing looked injured. Kalish softly touched her head, and Rocky let out a small sound. She quickly took Rocky to the centre. There, she checked Rocky’s wing and gave her some warm water and special food for owls. Then she put Rocky in a quiet, warm cage to rest.
Paragraph 2：
Rocky didn’t look that terrible as she was in the box a week before. Her eyes were bright now, and she could stand on her feet. When Kalish gave her food, she ate it quickly. Sometimes, she even flapped her wings a little. Kalish smiled, knowing Rocky was getting better. Soon, Rocky would be strong enough to fly. Then Kalish would take her to a quiet forest and let her go back to the wild.

答案： Paragraph 1: Kalish took the box carefully. She gently opened it and saw the tiny owl inside. Rocky lay there weakly, her eyes half-closed, and one wing looked injured. Kalish softly touched her head, and Rocky let out a small sound. She quickly took Rocky to the centre. There, she checked Rocky’s wing and gave her some warm water and special food for owls. Then she put Rocky in a quiet, warm cage to rest.
Paragraph 2: Rocky didn’t look that terrible as she was in the box a week before. Her eyes were bright now, and she could stand on her feet. When Kalish gave her food, she ate it quickly. Sometimes, she even flapped her wings a little. Kalish smiled, knowing Rocky was getting better. Soon, Rocky would be strong enough to fly. Then Kalish would take her to a quiet forest and let her go back to the wild.