The squirrel, Bella, had a rough start to life. At the age of four weeks, an owl (猫头鹰) had 1 and badly wounded her.
Bella stood no 2 of surviving her wounds in the wild. 3 , Ruby Harrison took her home. Ruby not only gave Bella a home, but a 4 with three other adopted squirrels. They grew strong, but Ruby didn't domesticate (驯养) any of the squirrels. “They are part of the 5 rather than a pet,” she said.
It was time to say goodbye in April 2009. Ruby saw them 6 into the trees and never expected to see them often. Then, initially, the other three came back for a 7 once and stopped coming by, but Bella was 8 . She seemed to have a strong 9 with the Harrisons that kept her visiting almost daily.
In the past ten years since her release, it's not just Ruby herself who gets Bella's 10 . “Bella sits right at the front door to look in for someone's 11 ,” Ruby described. “My husband rushes out of the door to be 12 and happily runs back inside to the big bowl of nuts for her.”
More amazingly, this spring came with a(n) 13 . Bella came round again with her 14 family, with her three babies 15 someone to notice.
1.A.approached B.attacked
C.followed D.advanced
2.A.risk B.test
C.chance D.use
3.A.Suddenly B.Clearly C.Strangely D.Luckily
4.A.family B.series
C.hospital D.location
5.A.park B.wild
C.yard D.earth
6.A.look B.break
C.escape D.disappear
7.A.treat B.pity
C.praise D.rest
8.A.normal B.traditional C.different D.extraordinary
9.A.taste B.connection C.touch D.smell
10.A.sight B.reach
C.company D.observation
11.A.attention B.permission C.respect D.interest
12.A.found B.greeted
C.passed D.lifted
13.A.surprise B.event
C.group D.story
14.A.amusing B.invited C.interesting D.extended
15.A.afraid of B.forcing
C.waiting for D.applying for
Bella stood no 2 of surviving her wounds in the wild. 3 , Ruby Harrison took her home. Ruby not only gave Bella a home, but a 4 with three other adopted squirrels. They grew strong, but Ruby didn't domesticate (驯养) any of the squirrels. “They are part of the 5 rather than a pet,” she said.
It was time to say goodbye in April 2009. Ruby saw them 6 into the trees and never expected to see them often. Then, initially, the other three came back for a 7 once and stopped coming by, but Bella was 8 . She seemed to have a strong 9 with the Harrisons that kept her visiting almost daily.
In the past ten years since her release, it's not just Ruby herself who gets Bella's 10 . “Bella sits right at the front door to look in for someone's 11 ,” Ruby described. “My husband rushes out of the door to be 12 and happily runs back inside to the big bowl of nuts for her.”
More amazingly, this spring came with a(n) 13 . Bella came round again with her 14 family, with her three babies 15 someone to notice.
1.A.approached B.attacked
C.followed D.advanced
2.A.risk B.test
C.chance D.use
3.A.Suddenly B.Clearly C.Strangely D.Luckily
4.A.family B.series
C.hospital D.location
5.A.park B.wild
C.yard D.earth
6.A.look B.break
C.escape D.disappear
7.A.treat B.pity
C.praise D.rest
8.A.normal B.traditional C.different D.extraordinary
9.A.taste B.connection C.touch D.smell
10.A.sight B.reach
C.company D.observation
11.A.attention B.permission C.respect D.interest
12.A.found B.greeted
C.passed D.lifted
13.A.surprise B.event
C.group D.story
14.A.amusing B.invited C.interesting D.extended
15.A.afraid of B.forcing
C.waiting for D.applying for
（A）
1.B 一只叫做Bella的小松鼠一出生生活就很艰难。在长到四周大的时候,一只猫头鹰袭击(attack)了它,它受伤很严重。结合句子中的wounded可知它受到了猫头鹰的袭击,故选B项。approach 接近;靠近。follow跟随;遵循。advance 前进;进展。
2.C 在野外,Bella没有任何从这次受伤中活下来的机会(chance)。它受伤严重,没有存活的机会,故选C项。
3.D 幸运的是(luckily), 一个叫Ruby Harrison的人把它带回了家。在这危急时刻有人出手相救,当然是幸运的一件事,故选D项。
4.A Ruby不仅仅给了Bella一个家,还给了它包含另外3只收养的松鼠的一个家庭(family)。这4只被收养的松鼠组成了一个松鼠之家,故选A项。
5.B Ruby并没有驯养这些松鼠,它们是野生(wild)动物的一部分,而不是宠物。
6.D 2009年4月,到了和松鼠们说再见的时候了。Ruby看到它们消失(disappear)在树林里,心里也没有期望能常看到它们。
7.A 刚开始的时候,其他三只松鼠回来吃一顿饭(treat),就再也不来了。treat在此处意为:款待;请客。
8.C 下句话说Bella几乎每天都来,所以它和另外三只松鼠不一样(different)。
9.B 它似乎和Harrison一家关系很好。他们之间建立了深厚的联系。have a connection with 与……有联系/关系。
10.C 自从把它放回大自然以来的10年里,不仅仅是Ruby自己得到了Bella的陪伴(company)。此处表达Bella会经常回来陪伴Ruby和周围的邻居。
11.A Bella就站在大门前往里看,来得到人们对它的关注(attention)。此处表达Bella是在吸引人们对它的关注,故选A项。
12.B 看到Bella来到门前,我丈夫会跑出门外迎接(greet)它,然后跑进来给它拿一大罐坚果。
13.A 更让人感到惊讶的是,今年春天Bella给人们带来了一个惊喜(surprise)。下句话描述这个惊喜到底是什么。
14.D 这次Bella又回来了,带着它的大家庭,领着它的三个宝宝让人们看。an extended family 一个大家庭。
15.C 领着它的三个小宝宝等着(wait for)人们来看。此处表达Bella带着三个小宝宝等待人们过来关注它们幸福的一家,故选C项。
