2014届高考英语增值增分特训：13.docVIP

2014高考英语增值增分特训13 (一) What I noticed first about my new parrot, Chico, was that he couldnt fly. His wings had been cut short and he was stuck on the __1__ just like us humans. When the weather turned nice, I took Chico outside. I sat him on a branch of a tree, hoping to make him __2__. At first he seemed __3__. He walked back and forth on the branch looking anxious or nervous. He didnt even flap his wings in an attempt to fly. Somehow he knew he was __4__. One day Chico got especially excited. He paced back and forth and made an incredible amount of __5__. Then all of a sudden he stopped and let out an even louder scream. He started __6__ flapping his wings for the first time ever—then he lifted off the __7__ like a space shuttle! I was amazed and __8__. Little did I know his feathers had been growing back, and Chico had been __9__ until the moment was ripe for escape! Two days later Chico __10__. First I tried to trick him back with food, but he would not come near me. Then I took his __11__ and put it away—still he would not come. Finally, I made him a firm promise that I would let him __12__ every day if the weather was nice as long as he did come back. __13__， he flew onto my shoulder. From that day on, whenever the weather was good I would let him out early and he would fly around and be back before dark. The __14__ lasted for two months before suddenly Chico became __15__. The vet said that he had been infected with a disease from the pigeons in the neighborhood. Within a few days he died. I was very sad. The __16__ crossed my mind that if I had not set him free to fly, he would be still alive. But what __17__ is there in being a bird if you cant fly? Chico made his first break for __18__ on a late Monday afternoon in April. When will you make yours? You too can take a __19__ when the conditions are right, knowing you too, in your own way, were built to fly. If you dont __20__， what will be the purpose of your life? 1．A.floor