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太谷二中2014级2015—2016学年第二学期期中考试 英语试题 第Ⅰ卷　客观题（100分） 第部分：阅读理解（共20小题，每小题分，满分0分） 第一节 （共15小题，每小题分，满分分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A There was once a lonely girl who longed so much for love. One day while she was walking in the woods she found two starving songbirds. She took them home and put them in a small cage，caring them with love. Luckily, the birds grew strong little by little. Every morning they greeted her with a wonderful song. The girl felt great love for the birds. One day the girl left the door to the cage open accidentally. The larger and stronger of the two birds flew from the cage. The girl was frightened that he would fly away. So as he flew close，she grasped him wildly. Her heart felt glad at her success in capturing him. Suddenly, she felt the bird go week, so she opened her hand and stared in horror at the dead bird. It was her desperate love that had killed him. She noticed the other bird moving back and forth on the edge of the cage. She could feel his strong desire－needing to fly into the clear, blue sky. Unwillingly, she lifted him from the cage and tossed him softly into the air. The lucky bird circled once, twice, three times. The girl watched delightedly at the bird. Her heart was no longer concerned with her loss. What she wanted to see was that the bird could fly happily. Suddenly the bird flew closer and landed softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest tune that she had ever heard. Remember, the fastest way to lose love is to hold on to it too tight; the best way to keep love is to give it wings! 1．After the girl found the two birds, she________． A．became delighted at once B．treated them badly C．took them to their home D．fed them and raised them 2．Why did the girl grasp the stronger bird wildly? A．Because the girl disliked the bird any longer. B．Because the bird wanted to fly alone. C．Because the girl loved the bird deeply. D．Because the bird intended to find some food. 3．The underlined word“tossed”in the passage means________．