In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic （技工）. One day while walking along the bank of a lake, the girl 1 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 2 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 3 to take them home. There she carefully 4 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 5 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 6 .
Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 7 , to these young geese, the girl was their mother.
As they 8 , the girl was able to 9 her birds to run across the grass, but she could not teach them to 10. The girl became increasingly worried about this, both when 11 and in her dreams. Later, she had an 12 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 13 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled（组装）a small aircraft for her.
Caring about 14 safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However, the birds did not 15 or follow him, and 16 slept in the grass.
One day, the girl 17 into the plane, started it and soon left the 18 . Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds 19 flapped（拍打）their wings and 20 . She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.
【小题1】A．managedB．attemptedC．happenedD．supposed【小题2】A．realizedB．expectedC．imaginedD．admitted【小题3】A．helpedB．decidedC．affordedD．meant【小题4】A．placedB．protectedC．treatedD．examined【小题5】A．agoB．outC．laterD．long【小题6】A．familyB．lakeC．homeD．world【小题7】A．ButB．AlsoC．ThusD．Still【小题8】A．increasedB．improvedC．roseD．grew【小题9】A．askB．leadC．wantD．allow【小题10】A．flyB．raceC．swimD．sing【小题11】A．asleepB．awayC．aroundD．awake【小题12】A．ideaB．opinionC．explanationD．excuse【小题13】A．skyB．heavenC．flightD．plane【小题14】A．hisB．herC．theirD．its【小题15】A．respectB．rememberC．recognizeD．receive【小题16】A．soB．insteadC．hardlyD．too【小题17】A．climbedB．lookedC．reachedD．fell【小题18】A．houseB．floorC．waterD．ground【小题19】A．secretlyB．disappointedlyC．patientlyD．eagerly【小题20】A．looked awayB．set outC．went byD．turned backC
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(答案→)C
解析：本文讲述了一个小女孩抚养小鹅的故事，最后小鹅们在她的帮助下顺利的飞向了蓝天。
【小题1】A. managed管理 B. attempted企图 C. happened碰巧 D. supposed 假设；句意：她碰巧看见了20个野鹅蛋。故选C
【小题2】A. realized意识到 B. expected期望 C. imagined想象 D. admitted承认；句意：在一段时间后她意识到鹅蛋的妈妈不会回来取蛋了，故选 A
【小题3】她决定把蛋带回家，故选B,decide to do sth 决定做某事
【小题4】A. placed放置 B. protected保护 C. treated对待 D. examined 检查；句意：她很小心地将蛋放在台灯下，以获得热量，故选A
【小题5】句意：几天以后，later 之后，故选C
【小题6】句意：几天后，小鹅们来到了世界上，故选D
【小题7】前文讲到，小鹅们将第一眼见到的视为它们的妈妈，因此，这个女孩就是它们的妈妈，故选C
【小题8】A. increased 增加 B. improved 提高C. rose 上升 D. grew长大；句意：随着它们的长大，故选D
【小题9】A. ask问 B. lead引领 C. want 想要 D. allow允许，句意：女孩可以领着它们在草地上奔跑，故选 B
【小题10】从后文她开飞机教它们飞翔，可知此处她不能教它们飞翔，故选A
【小题11】A. asleep睡觉 B. away离开 C. around 周围 D. awake醒着的，句意：不管是醒着还是在梦里，女孩都非常担心，故选D
【小题12】最后，女孩想出了一个主意，idea主意，故选A
【小题13】A. sky天空 B. heaven天堂 C. flight飞行 D. plane飞机，in flight 表示在飞行中，句意：她能驾驶着飞机，在飞行中来引导它们飞翔，故选C
【小题14】父亲担心她的安全，her 她的，故选B
【小题15】A. respect尊重 B. remember记得 C. recognize承认 D. receive接收，句意：然而，小鹅们并不认得他，故选 C
【小题16】A. so所以 B. instead取而代之 C. hardly几乎不 D. too也；句意：而是仍然在草丛中睡觉，故选 B
【小题17】A. climbed爬 B. looked看 C. reached 到达 D. fell跌落；句意：一天这个女孩爬上了飞机，故选A
【小题18】小鹅们看到了，立刻离开了地面，故选D
【小题19】A. secretly秘密地 B. disappointedly失望地 C. patiently耐心地 D. eagerly急切地；句意：看到它们的妈妈飞向了天空，小鹅们也急切地拍动着它们的翅膀，故选D
【小题20】A. looked away转移目光 B. set out出发，动身 C. went by从旁走过 D. turned back折回；句意：小鹅们也起身飞向了天空，故选B