(2021·湖北黄冈高三4月调研)
A lonely girl found two starving birds in the woods. She took them home and put them in a 1 cage. She cared for them with love and the birds grew strong. One day the girl 2 the door to the cage open. One bird flew from the small cage. The girl was so 3 that it would fly away. As it flew close, she grasped it 4 . She was glad at her success in 5 it. Suddenly she felt the bird breathless. It was her desperate love that had killed the bird.
She 6 the other bird moving back and forth on the 7 of the cage. She could feel its great 8 for freedom. It needed to fly into the blue sky. She lifted it from the cage and tossed(抛) it 9 into the air. The bird circled once, twice, and three times.
The girl looked happily at the bird’s 10 . She was no longer concerned with her 11 , because she did want the bird to be 12 . Suddenly the bird flew closer and 13 softly on her shoulder. It sang the sweetest song that she had ever heard.
The fastest way to lose love is to 14 it too tight, while the best way to keep love is to give it 15 .
1.A.dark B.wooden
C.plastic D.small
2.A.left B.remained
C.imagined D.remembered
3.A.excited B.frightened
C.annoyed D.pleased
4.A.unexpectedly B.quickly
C.wildly D.immediately
5.A.holding B.reaching
C.catching D.following
6.A.heard B.realised
C.recognised D.noticed
7.A.edge B.top
C.base D.surface
8.A.idea B.wish
C.share D.destination
9.A.softly B.quietly
C.heavily D.suddenly
10.A.entertainment B.enjoyment
C.exercise D.singing
11.A.opinion B.relief
C.pain D.loss
12.A.trapped B.strong
C.happy D.alone
13.A.landed B.fell
C.dropped D.sat
14.A.hold up B.hold on to
C.take up D.take in
15.A.soul B.life
C.wings D.legs
