Last month, Kris Duncan began leaving food on a window ledge (窗台) outside his apartment in Paris. He hoped that some local birds might 1 to keep him company.
Among the flock of 2 pigeons that began stopping for those free snacks, Duncan noticed there was one that was a little 3 . This pigeon wasn’t able to walk 4 , and seemed to be in pain. When Duncan got 5 to look, he saw a piece of string around the pigeon’s little feet. “His movement was 6 by the string,” Duncan said. It was then that Duncan decided he would try his best to help.
Being a wild bird still 7 to fly, the pigeon was unwilling to let Duncan approach. But Duncan didn’t 8 . Each day, when the bird in trouble 9 , Duncan was there to let him know that his 10 was good—ready with food and a pair of scissors to cut the string when the pigeon was comfortable. It wasn’t a(n) 11 task. “Over the course of the next four weeks, I tried to come up with various ideas and 12 ,” Duncan said. “I 13 him every day so he knew I was no 14 . And, in the end, I gained his trust.”
15 Duncan, the pigeon was freed from the string that had kept him under control.
1. A. sit down B. break in C. drop by D. fly away
2. A. busy B. happy C. lazy D. crazy
3. A. ugly B. tall C. smart D. different
4. A. skillfully B. quietly C. normally D. slowly
5. A. higher B. closer C. quicker D. harder
6. A. limited B. led C. recorded D. followed
7. A. afraid B. able C. worried D. ready
8. A. pull up B. stay up C. show up D. give up
9. A. appeared B. finished C. left D. changed
10. A. taste B. opinion C. attitude D. intention
11. A. usual B. annoying C. important D. easy
12. A. solutions B. aims C. problems D. results
13. A. fed B. treated C. needed D. served
14. A. pain B. threat C. exception D. secret
15. A. Regardless of B. Instead of C. Thanks to D. But for
① keep sb. company 和某人做伴；陪伴某人
② flock n. （羊或鸟）群 vi. 群集；蜂拥
③ string n. 细绳；线；一系列；一连串
④ approach vi. & vt. 接近 n. 方式，方法
⑤ various adj. 各种各样的
⑥ free...from... 使……摆脱……
Among the flock of 2 pigeons that began stopping for those free snacks, Duncan noticed there was one that was a little 3 . (Para. 2)
这是一个主从复合句。第一个that引导定语从句，修饰先行词“the flock of 2 pigeons”；“noticed”后为省略了that的宾语从句；第二个that引导的也是定语从句，修饰先行词“one”。
本文主要讲述了Duncan救助一只鸽子的事情。他在长达四周的时间里一直给脚上缠绕着绳子的鸽子投食，最终获得了它的信任，帮它剪掉了绳子，使它重获自由。
1. C 根据空后的“to keep him company”可知，Duncan把食物放在窗台上，是希望能够吸引一些当地的鸟造访。drop by意为“造访，顺道拜访”，符合语境。故选C。
2. B 根据空后的“pigeons that began stopping for those free snacks”可知，这些鸽子有免费的食物吃，因此它们应该是快乐的。故选B。
3. D 根据空后的“This pigeon wasn’t able to walk 4 , and seemed to be in pain.”可知，这只鸽子走路有问题，所以此处指Duncan注意到有一只鸽子有点儿不同。故选D。
4. C 根据空后的“and seemed to be in pain”和下一句中的“he saw a piece of string around the pigeon’s little feet”可知，这只鸽子不能正常走路。skillfully意为“熟练地”；quietly意为“安静地”；normally意为“正常地”；slowly意为“缓慢地”。故选C。
5. B 根据空后的“he saw a piece of string around the pigeon’s little feet”可知，当Duncan靠近去观察时，他看见这只鸽子的脚上缠着一根绳子。close意为“接近，靠近”，符合语境。故选B。
6. A 根据上文的“This pigeon wasn’t able to walk 4 , and seemed to be in pain.”和文章最后一句中的“the pigeon was freed from the string that had kept him under control”可知，这只鸽子不能正常走路，它的活动受到这根绳子的限制。limit意为“限制”；lead意为“引领”；record意为“记录”；follow意为“跟随”。故选A。
7. B 根据上文可知，这只鸽子能够飞到Duncan的窗台吃东西。再根据空后的“the pigeon was unwilling to let Duncan approach”可知，这只鸽子还能飞。故选B。
8. D 根据下一句中的“Duncan was there to let him know that his 10 was good”可知，Duncan并没有放弃救助这只鸽子。pull up意为“停车，停止”；stay up意为“熬夜”；show up意为“出现，露面”；give up意为“放弃”。故选D。
9. A 每天当这只鸽子出现时，Duncan都会准备好食物和为它剪绳子的剪刀。appear意为“出现”，符合语境。故选A。
10. D 根据空后的“ready with food and a pair of scissors to cut the string”可知，Duncan准备好了食物和为鸽子剪绳子的剪刀，他想让这只鸽子知道他的意图是好的。intention意为“意图，目的”，符合语境。故选D。
11. D 根据空后的“Over the course of the next four weeks, I tried to come up with various ideas...And, in the end, I gained his trust.”可知，为了帮这只鸽子剪掉缠绕在它脚上的绳子，Duncan费了好大的工夫，所以这不是一项容易的任务。故选D。
12. A 所选词和“ideas”并列，它们的意义相近。此处指Duncan在接下来的四周里尽力想出各种主意和解决方案。故选A。
13. A 根据上文的“Each day, when the bird in trouble...ready with food”可知，Duncan每天喂这只鸽子以减轻它的防备心。故选A。
14. B 根据下一句中的“in the end, I gained his trust”可知，最终Duncan获得了这只鸽子的信任，故此处指这只鸽子知道Duncan对它不会构成威胁。threat意为“威胁”，这里指“构成威胁的人或形成威胁的事物”。故选B。
15. C 根据上文可知，多亏了Duncan，这只鸽子才被从束缚它的绳子中解救出来。thanks to意为“幸亏，由于”，符合语境。regardless of意为“不管，不顾”；instead of意为“代替”；but for意为“要不是”。故选C。
上个月，Kris Duncan开始把食物放在他位于巴黎的公寓外的窗台上。他希望能有一些当地的鸟前来造访，陪伴他。
在这群开始停下来吃免费零食的快乐的鸽子中，Duncan注意到有一只鸽子有点不同。这只鸽子不能正常行走，似乎很痛苦。当Duncan走近看时，他看到鸽子的小脚上缠着一根绳子。“它的活动受到了绳子的限制。”Duncan说。正是在那时，Duncan决定尽最大努力提供帮助。
作为一只仍能飞行的野鸟，这只鸽子不愿意让Duncan靠近。但Duncan没有放弃。每天，当这只遇到麻烦的鸟出现时，Duncan都会在那里并让它知道自己的意图是好的——准备好食物和一把剪刀，在鸽子放松的时候，可以剪断绳子。这不是一项容易的任务。“在接下来的四周里，我试图想出各种主意和解决方案。”Duncan说，“我每天给它喂食，所以它知道我（对它）不会形成威胁。最后，我赢得了它的信任。”
多亏了Duncan，鸽子才摆脱了控制它的绳子。
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