Question

  When you see wild geese heading south for the winter,flying along in a "V" formation (隊(duì)形) ，you might consider what science has discovered as to why they fly that way. As each bird flaps (拍打) its 1     ,it creates an uplift for the 2        immediately following. By 3        in "V" formation,the whole flock 4        at least 72 % greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own.

  People who 5     a common direction and a sense of community can get where they are going more quickly and 6     ,because they are travelling on the push of one another.

  When a wild goose 7      out of formation,it suddenly feels the drag and resistance (阻力) of trying to go it 8      and quickly gets back into formation to take advantage of the 9      power of the bird in front.

  If we have as much sense as a wild goose,we will 10     in formation with those people who are 11      in the same direction as we are.  

  When the head wild goose gets tired,it rotates back in the wing and another wild goose flies point.

  It is sensible to 12     turns doing demanding jobs,whether with people 13     with wild geese flying south. Wild geese honk (叫) from behind to 14     those up front to keep up their speed.

  What message do we give when we honk from 15     ？ Finally,when a wild goose gets sick or is  16      by gunshot,and falls out of formation,two other wild geese fall out with that wild goose and follow it down to lend help and 17.        They stay with the 18          wild goose until it is able to fly or until it dies and only then do they launch out on their own,or with another formation to 19        their group. If we have the 20     of a wild goose,we will stand by each other like that.

  May we all be " honkers" of encouragement to each other and to our friends and families！

1. A. arms   B. feathers   C. wings   D. hands

2. A. insect   B. chick   C. animal   D. bird

3. A. running   B. flying   C. arranging   D. queuing

4. A. adds   B. changes   C. attains   D. decreases

5. A. enjoy   B. share   C. possess   D. occupy

6. A. steadily   B. wisely   C. easily   D. wildly

7. A. reaches   B. warns   C. keeps   D. falls

8. A. alone   B. indeed   C. too   D. though

9. A. reserving   B. lifting   C. beating   D. saving 

10. A. bring   B. turn   C. stay   D. take 

11.A. moving   B. choosing   C. directing   D. heading 

12. A. take   B. put   C. place   D. think 

13.A. and   B. or   C. besides   D. so 

14.A. advise   B. allow   C. encourage   D. show 

15.A. south   B. east   C. opposite   D. behind 

16. A. damaged   B. interested   C. wounded   D. amazed 

17. A. direction   B. goal   C. hope   D. protection 

18.A. fallen   B. sick   C. weak   D. painful 

19.A. put up with   B. catch up with   

 C. come up with   D. end up with 

20. A. sense   B. soul   C. interest   D. role

Answer 1

[文章大意]本文通過講述南下過冬的雁群以"v"形隊(duì)列飛行的好處來告訴人們，要和同一陣營中的人們互相鼓勵并且互相幫助，讓生活更容易。

1. C由上文的"As each bird flaps..."可知，鳥拍打它的翅膀。故選C項(xiàng)。wing翅膀;arm胳膊;feather羽毛; hand手。

2. D由此文的語境可知，它為緊跟其后的鳥創(chuàng)造出一種提升的力量。故選D項(xiàng)。

3. B

4. A根據(jù)上文的"…it creates an uplift…"可知選A項(xiàng)。

5. B此處表示"享有共同的方向和團(tuán)隊(duì)意識的人們……"。故選B項(xiàng)。

6. C由下文的"…because they are travelling on the push of one another."可知，它能更快更容易地到達(dá)他們要去的地方。故選C項(xiàng)。

7. D由下文的"…quickly gets back into formation ... ”口J" 知，此處表示"當(dāng)一只雁脫離隊(duì)形的時候"，故選D項(xiàng)。fail out of脫離，放棄;reach out of伸手去夠. ;warn警告;keep out of躲開，置身……之外。

8. A由上文的"".it suddenly feels the drag and resistance…"可知，當(dāng)一只雁脫離隊(duì)形的時候，它會突然感覺到獨(dú)自飛行的拖力和阻力并且很快回到隊(duì)列中去。go it alone 單干，獨(dú)自過活。故選A項(xiàng)。

9. B根據(jù)第一段中的"As each bird flaps (拍打) its…it creates an uplift for..."可知，此處為利用前面鳥的向上的力量。故選B項(xiàng)。lift升起;reserve保留;beat打，打敗; save救，節(jié)省，保存。 

10. C根據(jù)前文的"If we have as much sense as a wild goose..."以及第三段的內(nèi)容可知此處應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。 

11. D此處head意為"朝……行進(jìn)"。根據(jù)第一段中的"When you see wild geese heading south for the winter …"可得出答案。

move移動;choose選擇;direct對準(zhǔn)，指導(dǎo)。 

12. A take turns doing sth輪流做某事。故選A項(xiàng)。 

13. B whether—or…意為"無論.•••••還是"。故選B項(xiàng)。 

14. C由最后一段中的"May we all be ' honkers' of en?couragement to each other-..”可知，此處應(yīng)選C項(xiàng)。en?courage sb to do sth鼓勵某人做某事。 

15. D由上文的"Wild geese honk (叫) from behind…"可知該題選D項(xiàng)。 

16. C由下文的by gunshot可知，該題選C項(xiàng)。表示"因槍擊而受傷"。wounded受傷的;damaged被損壞的。 

17. D此處表示當(dāng)一只雁病了或受傷而脫離隊(duì)列時，其他的兩只雁會一同離開并跟隨著下降來提供幫助和保護(hù)。由help可知此^選D項(xiàng)合適。

18. A由上文的"…and falls out of formatior！…"可知選A 項(xiàng)。fallen落下的;sick病的;weak虛弱的;painful痛苦的，疼痛的。 

19. B因?yàn)檫@些雁掉隊(duì)了，所以要追趕上它們的隊(duì)伍。故選B項(xiàng)。catch up with追趕上;put up with忍受;come up with提出;end up with以... 結(jié)束。 

20. A由上文的"If we have as much sense as a wild goose …"可知此處選A項(xiàng)。