江苏省泗阳中学2013届高三英语 冲刺试题完形填空9.docVIP

江苏省泗阳中学2013届高三冲刺试题-完形填空9 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 One day a few years ago we had an uninvited guest—a sparrow. 36 the little bird had flown into our open garage. Then I 37 the bird before I saw it. “What’s that?”I asked when I first heard the sound. “It’s coming from the 38 .”my wife, Anita, said. “Maybe it’s one of the little 39 .” I looked into the garage. No children at all. But there was that sound again, coming from right up there. And that’s 40 I saw the sparrow. It was flying 41 just inches below the ceiling. It was clearly 42 to get out, but couldn’t see the way out was not up, but 43 and and out through the garage door. So the bird continued flapping its wings and bumping its little head 44 the ceiling. I tried to terrify it out, but only succeeded in driving it into the 45 open space between the door and the ceiling. Then I tried to show the bird how to fly down a few feet 46 it could get outside, but that only seemed to 47 it more. “Why don’t we just leave for a few minutes,” Anita 48 .“I’m sure he’ll figure it out eventually.” We went back into the house, where we 49 to hear the ongoing struggle between the sparrow and the ceiling. Then suddenly, it was 50 and our uninvited guest was gone I’ve 51 that little sparrow through the years, and I’ve decided that birds are not different much from people. We think we were 52 to fly ever upward, and we don’t even consider the 53 that something good might happen if we just fly down a little bit. Once we figure out that we can make 54 without banging（碰）our heads against ceilings, we can usually save ourselves much 55 . 36.A. Still B. Somehow C. Instead D. Perhaps 37.A. heard B. caught C. searched D. observed 38.A. house B. backyard C. garage D. basement 39.A. birds B. guests C. cats D. kids 40.A. when B. how C. why D. whether 41.A. quickly B. anxiously C. cautiously D. slowly 42. A. deciding B. hesitating C. trying