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十三（
2014
四川卷）
My husband, Tom, has always been good
with animals, but I was still amazed when he
befriended
a female grouse
(
松鸡
). It's 11 for a
grouse to have any contact
(
接触
) with people. In fact,
they're hard to spot, 12 they
usually fly off when they hear humans approaching.
This grouse came into our lives in 13
Tom was working out in the field when he 14 her
walking
around at the edge of the
field. She was 15 unafraid and seemed to be
16 about what he was
doing.
Tom saw the 17 bird several times,
and site got more comfortable around him. We
quickly grew
18 of the bird and
decided to call her Mildred.
One day,
as Tom was
working, Mildred came within
a few feet of him to watch.
Tom 19 he
didn't see her and kept working to see
what she would do next.
Apparently, she
didn't like to be 20 . She'd run up and peck
(
啄
) at Tom's hands, then
21 off
to see what he would do. This
went on for about 20 minutes, until Mildred became
tired of the 22
and left.
As spring went and summer came, Mildred
started to 23 more and more often. 24
Mildred felt
comfortable enough to jump
up on Tom's leg and stay long enough for me to get
a 25 of the
two
of
them
together.
This
friendly
grouse
soon
felt
26
not
just
with
our
family,
but
with
anybody
who walked or drove by.
When hunting
season opened, we put a 27 at the end of our
driveway asking 28 not to shoot
our
pet grouse. My father, who lived down the road,
29 warned people not to shoot her. 30 .
hunters would stop and take pictures,
because they had never seen anything like her.
11. A. interesting B.
reasonable C. impossible D.
unusual
12. A. though B.
because C. unless D.
until
13. A. spring B.
summer C. autumn D. winter
14. A. got B. kept
C. noticed D. imagined
15.
A. naturally B. certainly C.
normally D. surprisingly
16.
A. crazy B. curious C.
concerned D. cautious
17. A.
shy B. awkward C. friendly
D. elegant
18. A. careful B.
tired C. fond D.
sick
19. A. supposed B. realized
C. hoped D. pretended
20.
A. ignored B. observed C. amazed
D. disturbed
21. A. put B.
back C. set D.
take
22. A. game B. work
C. place D. man
23. A.
give up B. come out C.
turn over D. fly by
24. A.
Eventually B. Suddenly C.
Constantly D. Presently
25. A.
chance B. dream C. picture
D. sense
26. A. comfortable
B. guilty C. anxious D.
familiar
27. A. lantern B. sign
C. gun D. loudspeaker
28.
A. drivers B. farmers C.
hunters D. tourists
29. A.
just B. yet C. thus
D. also
30. A. In fact B. For
long C. On the contrary D. By the
way
（
2014
重庆卷
）
A
Five months after my husband Steve
died
，
I woke up one morning
to the maddening sound of a
leaking
faucet (
水龙头）
.I knew it
needed repairs badly
，
but it
16 me so much just to think of it.
All
our 17 life, I
was the “artist,”
bringing to our house much imagination. Steve was
the “
18
”
one.
He had a real gift for handling chores
(
家务活），
19 me from unpleasant
repair jobs.
But how could such a good
man have his life cut short so suddenly! I had
been so sad and angry
that I completely
20 the house. That leaky faucet somehow awakened
me to the fact that I now
had to 21 the
challenge of getting things fixed.
I got a workman named Ahmed. Entering the
house
，
he stopped before a
picture of Steve and
me. “Doesn’t your
husband
22
this kind of
work?” he asked. “It’s not hard. ”