中考英语阅读真题每日一练（36）

　　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 36 to see 20 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl 37 the mother would not return to her eggs and she 83 to take them home. There she carefully 39 the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days 40 the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the 41 .

　　Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. 42 ， to these young geese， the girl was their mother.

　　As they 43 ， the girl was able to 44 her birds to run across the grass， but she could not teach them to 45 . The girl became increasingly worried about this， both when 46 and in her dreams. Later， she had an 47 : She would pilot a plane to guide them in 48 . She asked her father for a plane and he assembled(组装)a small aircraft for her.

　　Caring about 49 safety， the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However， the birds did not 50 or follow him， and 51 slept in the grass.

　　One day， the girl 52 into the plane， started it and soon left the 53 . Seeing their mother take to the air， the birds 54 flapped(拍打)their wings and 55 . She flew the plane freely in the sky， her young birds following.

　　36. A. managed 　B. attempted 　C. happened　 D. supposed

　　37. A. realized　 B. expected　 C. imagined 　D. admitted

　　38. A. helped 　B. decided 　C. afforded 　D. meant

　　39. A. placed 　B. protected 　C. treated 　D. examined

　　40. A. ago 　B. out 　C. later 　D. long

　　41. A. family　 B. lake 　C. home　 D. world

　　42. A. But 　B. Also 　C. Thus 　D. Still

　　43. A. increased　 B. improved 　C. rose 　D. grew

　　44. A. ask 　B. lead 　C. want 　D. allow

　　45. A. fly 　B. race 　C. swim 　D. sing

　　46. A. asleep　 B. away 　C. around 　D. awake

　　47. A. idea　 B. opinion 　C. explanation 　D. excuse

　　48. A. sky 　B. heaven 　C. flight 　D. plane

　　49. A. his　 B. her　 C. their 　D. its

　　50. A. respect 　B. remember 　C. recognize 　D. receive

　　51. A. so　 B. instead 　C. hardly 　D. too

　　52. A. climbed 　B. looked 　C. reached　 D. fell

　　53. A. house 　B. floor 　C. water 　D. ground

　　54. A. secretly 　B. disappointedly 　C. patiently 　D. eagerly

　　55. A. looked away 　B. set out 　C. went by 　D. turned back