----夹叙夹议

　　One day while a girl was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small (1)_______. She cared them and felt great love for the birds.

　　One the (2)_______ and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. Therefore , (3)_______ he flew close, she grasped him (4)_______. She felt glad, but suddenly she felt the bird go limp. She opened her hand and (5)_______ in horror at the dead bird.

　　She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his great need for (6)_______. She lifted him from the cage and (7)_______ him softly into the air. The bird circled once, twice, three times.

　　The girl watched delightedly at the bird's enjoyment. Her heart was no longer (8)_______ with her loss. Suddenly the bird flew closer and (9)_______ softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest melody that she had ever heard.

　　The fastest way to (10)_______ love is to hold on it too tightly, the best way to keep love is to give it WINGS!

　　1. A. cage B. box C. tank D. room

　　2. A. weaker B. taller C. larger D. shorter

　　3. A. Because B. As C. If D. Since

　　4. A. gently B. freely C. elegantly D. wildly

　　5. A. stared B. glared C. glanced D. shouted

　　6. A. freedom B. food C. love D. space

　　7. A. dropped B. pulled C. seized D. tossed

　　8. A. packed B. concerned C. marked D. lined

　　9. A. landed B. sat C. slept D. stood

　　10. A. gain B. give C. lose D. show

　　【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章，通过一个爱鸟的小女孩的故事，表达了“若想令爱永恒，要将爱放飞”的主题。

　　【新词链接】 long for 渴望得到某物

　　on the edge of 在……的边缘

　　be concerned with 关注、注意、计较

　　【试题解析】

　　1. A 按常识判断，鸟应当养在“鸟笼”里。

　　2. C 根据下文中有the smaller bird，所以飞出鸟笼的鸟大一点。

　　3. B as引导一个时间状语从句。

　　4. D 因为担心鸟儿会飞走，所以当鸟儿飞回时，她会紧紧地抓住它。

　　5. A stare at是“盯着看”之意。

　　6. A 从前面描述的情况看，小鸟最需要的是自由。

　　7. D toss意为“抛向……”。

　　8. B be concerned with是“关注、注意、计较”之意。她的内心不再计较自己的得失。

　　9. A 鸟儿轻轻地降落在她的肩膀上。

　　10. C while前后两句是对比关系，后一句讲到keep love，那么前一句应该是“lose love”。