(2018·河南郑州第二次质量预测)One autumn morning, I spotted a pair of wild geese on our pond. The beautiful sight caught me by __1__ because I'd never seen geese there before. Thinking they would soon leave, I __2__ the chance to get close to them.
The next morning, the geese were still my __3__. I walked round to the mailbox, showing them I meant no harm. __4__， I couldn't resist getting a __5__ look. I hid behind some trees and __6__ the handsome pair quietly through the branches. I was surprised to see they were staring at me, too!
As days passed, I started __7__ to them on my trips to the mailbox. They craned(伸长) their necks and raised their heads __8__， but seemed to realize I was their friend. By then, my curiosity about __9__ they were staying so long at the pond changed to __10__. As they were feeding in the grass the other day, I discovered the reason for their __11__： the male had a broken left wing. He couldn't __12__， and his faithful mate wouldn't leave him behind.
I asked a biologist what to do. He explained that sometimes a __13__ wing will heal by itself and suggested letting nature take its course.
One morning, I was working in the neighborhood of the geese with my tractor. As I bent to fasten a chain from the tractor, I __14__ some movement from the corner of my eye. Both geese were running towards the pond. Their wings were __15__ like crazy, struggling for takeoff. Gradually, they flew over the pond. They __16__ enough altitude to fly past a neighbor's house, and then circled back towards me as if to say goodbye. Then they were out of my __17__.
The season's first snowflakes fell the very next day. The birds must have __18__ that winter was coming, and it was time to go. I became fond of them during their __19__ visit to our pond, and now I miss them. I'll never forget their __20__ to each other.
语篇解读：作者发现自家池塘中有一对大雁驻足，这让作者感到意外。后来偶然发现原来是其中一只大雁左翼折断，在这里疗伤，而另外一只不离不弃与之作伴。后来这只大雁的翅膀恢复之后它们离开这里，作者为它们之间的爱而感动。
1．A.accident B．surprise
C．nature D．fortune
[解析] 根据本句话中的because I'd never seen geese there before可知，作者之前从来没在那里见过大雁，这样的美景让作者感到惊讶，catch sb. by surprise是一个固定短语，意为“让某人感到吃惊或者意外”，符合语境。by accident意为“偶然地；意外地”；by nature意为“天生地”；by fortune意为“凭运气”。
[答案] B
2．A.increased B．created
C．deserved D．valued
[解析] 本句中的Thinking they would soon leave是现在分词短语作状语，表示原因。作者想到大雁在这里呆的时间不会长，所以很珍惜近距离接触它们的机会，value意为“珍惜；重视”，符合语境。increase意为“增加”，create意为“创造”；deserve意为“值得”。
[答案] D
3．A.guests B．puzzles
C．fellows D．friends
[解析] 根据第一段可知，这对大雁不请自来，来到了作者家的池塘，所以作者将其看作自己的客人。故guests符合语境。puzzle意为“拼图游戏；难题”；fellow意为“家伙；男人”；friend意为“朋友”。
[答案] A
4．A.Instead B．Therefore
C．Still D．Anyhow
[解析] 根据第一段第三句话中的get close to them和本句话中的couldn't resist getting可知，作者还是忍不住想更靠近一点观察这对大雁，这里用Still强调作者好奇心一直未减，也表示语气加强。instead意为“相反；而；却”；therefore意为“因此”；anyhow意为“无论如何；总之；不管怎样”，不合逻辑，也无法与上文呼应。
[答案] C
5．A.closer B．quicker
C．quieter D．broader
[解析] 根据第一段第三句话中的get close to them可知，作者一看到大雁的时候就想靠近它们，而第二天早上看到它们还没有离去，好奇心更强，所以想靠得更近一点看看它们。故closer符合语境。
[答案] A
6．A.approached B．calmed
C．observed D．protected
[解析] 根据句中的hid behind some trees和through the branches可知，作者躲在了一些树的后面，想在不打扰它们的情况下观察它们，observe意为“观察”，符合语境。approach意为“靠近”，强调的是动作。但是作者为了不惊扰到它们，是悄悄地走近并需要树木的遮蔽，说明不是立刻靠近它们。calm意为“镇静”；protect意为“保护；防护”。
[答案] C
7．A.turning B．attending
C．driving D．talking
[解析] 句意为：随着时间的推移，我去往信箱的时候看到这对大雁就会和它们“说说话”。也就是作者开始和大雁们友好交流，结合下一句话中的craned their necks可知，当作者和它们打招呼的时候，它们会伸长脖子作为回应，这里的talk其实就是“打招呼”。turn to意为“转向；翻到；求助于”；attend to意为“处理；招待”；drive to意为“驱车前往”。
[答案] D
8．A.firmly B．cautiously
C．warmly D．proudly
[解析] 根据上一句话可知，作者对它们打招呼，而本句话中的seemed to realize I was their friend说明大雁们开始对作者还是心怀戒备的，但是后来好像意识到作者不会伤害它们，而是它们的朋友，cautiously意为“谨慎地”，符合大雁仍有戒备心这一语境。firmly意为“坚定地”；warmly意为“热情地”；proudly意为“骄傲地”。
[答案] B
9．A.why B．when
C．how D．whether
[解析] 此处表示作者很好奇这对大雁为何在这个池塘呆这么长时间，故用why引导宾语从句，表示原因。
[答案] A
10．A.sympathy B．rescue
C．pleasure D．concern
[解析] 句意为：但是在那个时候，我的好奇心发生了变化，起初我很好奇为什么它们会在这个池塘呆那么久，但后来这种好奇变成了担心。下一句话的a broken left wing是它们呆那么久的原因，也是作者担心的原因，concern意为“担心”，符合语境。sympathy意为“同情”；rescue意为“营救”；pleasure意为“愉快；满足”。
[答案] D
11．A.companion B．visit
C．settlement D．care
[解析] 根据第一段可知，这对大雁是不速之客，以前从来没有来过这里，但是来到这里之后就暂留在这里，本空与第二段第一句话中的guests呼应。最后一段倒数第二句话中的visit to our pond也是解题线索，故选visit。companion意为“伴侣”；settlement意为“正式协议；清偿；定居”；care意为“照料；护理”。
[答案] B
12．A.recover B．survive
C．fly D．return
[解析] 根据上一句话中的a broken left wing可知，一只大雁的左翼断了，所以不能飞了，而它忠实的伴侣是不会丢下它不管的，所以两只大雁就暂留在了这里，故fly符合语境，意为“飞”。
[答案] C
13．A.weak B．folded
C．broken D．flightless
[解析] 这位生物学家说有时断翅会自愈的，建议顺其自然，我最好不要插手。上一段倒数第二句话中的had a broken left wing是解题线索，broken意为“断了的；破了的”，属于原词再现。weak意为“虚弱的”；folded意为“折好了的”；flightless意为“不能飞的”。
[答案] C
14．A.held B．caught
C．directed D．made
[解析] 作者弯腰固定拖拉机链条的时候，眼角余光看到了这对大雁的活动，catch sth. from the corner of one's eye意为“从眼角瞥到了某物”。故caught符合语境。hold意为“抓住；握住”；direct意为“对准”；make意为“制作；制造”。
[答案] B
15．A.spreading B．sweeping
C．trembling D．beating
[解析] 根据上一句话中的running towards the pond可知，作者看到这对大雁在跑向池塘，而本句话中的Their wings和like crazy说明它们在跑的时候也在随之快速拍打翅膀，beat意为“拍打”，符合语境。spread意为“展开”；sweep意为“清扫”；tremble意为“颤抖”。
[答案] D
16．A.gained B．set
C．discovered D．lost
[解析] 根据上一句话中的flew over the pond可知，它们在逐渐往高处飞，结合本句话中的enough altitude可知，后来到达一定的高度之后终于飞了起来。gain意为“增加”；符合语境。set意为“放置”；discover意为“发现；找到”；lose意为“失去；丧失”。
[答案] A
17．A.reach B．sight
C．control D．help
[解析] 在增加高度起飞之后，大雁飞了回来，在作者的上空飞翔，好像在依依道别，然后在作者的视野之中慢慢消失，out of sight意为“看不见”，是一个固定短语。out of reach意为“够不着”；out of control意为“失控”。
[答案] B
18．A.concluded B．indicated
C．sensed D．confirmed
[解析] 根据本句话中的that winter was coming，and it was time to go可知，作者猜测这对大雁之所以离开，一个原因是翅膀愈合了，另外一个原因就是感受到了冬天的到来，sense在本句话中是一个动词，意为“感受到”，符合语境。conclude意为“得出结论”；indicate意为“暗示”；confirm意为“证实”。
[答案] C
19．A.unexpected B．casual
C．regular D．long
[解析] 根据第一段第二句话中的I'd never seen geese there before可知，作者之前从来没有见过大雁在这里落脚，所以这对大雁的到访是出乎意料的，unexpected意为“出乎意料的”，符合语境。casual意为“偶然的；随意的”；regular意为“经常的；通常的”；long意为“长时间的；长的”。
[答案] A
20．A.contribution B．promise
C．treat D．devotion
[解析] 根据第三段最后一句话中的his faithful mate wouldn't leave him behind可知，一只大雁折翼之后另外一只大雁选择与其作伴一起疗伤，不离不弃，说明它们之间非常忠诚，devotion意为“热爱；忠心”，符合语境。contribution意为“贡献；捐献”；promise意为“承诺；誓言”；treat意为“宴请；请客；款待”。
[答案] D
