One spring morning, my husband was in the yard cutting down an overgrown tree.
He then __ it across the front yard and put it on a pile of wood.
I was inside the house tending to some things, when suddenly he came into the house, looking __ and said, “I’m not sure if I should tell you this. ”
“What?”I said, totally expecting the very worst.
“Just come with me, ” he said. I __ him out to the yard. He pointed. “There, ” he said.
In front of us were four baby birds in the tree branches, having fallen out of their nest (巢) during the terrible ride, __ amazingly all still alive.
I immediately picked them up and made a “nest” in the front of my T-shirt. My husband just looked at me and said, “You won’t be able to keep them ___. You have never nursed a bird back to health before. ”
Luckily, we were able to find the nest in the center of the tree. I placed the baby birds inside the nest. They had no feathers (羽毛), so these tiny birds had no protection __ the sun. I thought they wouldn’t make it through the day. As we stood far enough away from the nest, I wondered if their mother would ever find and __ them as her own.
I couldn’t believe it! Within a few minutes, a Blue Jay flew in and was jumping around the nest. She then flew up to the nest and __ herself on her babies, spreading her wings to __ them. And soon, the father joined the __ and continued his task of bringing food to the family while she warmed and kept the baby birds safe.
On one rainy day, I remember seeing her wings were spread especially wide across the nest. It was a __ sight, to see how a bird with a tiny brain, the size of the tip of my little finger, still had the will to so deeply __ her babies.
Then one day, all four baby birds jumped out of the nest and were gone. The parents had done their job and now the youngsters were __ to go make nests of their own.
I ended up __ that nest. Whenever I look at it, it reminds me to never give up no matter how bad things look, and be inspired by the inner___ of the Blue Jay parents to provide for their family.
【小题1】A.dragged | B.planted | C.kicked | D.threw |
【小题2】A.disappointed | B.cheerful | C.serious | D.angry |
【小题3】A.led | B.forced | C.invited | D.followed |
【小题4】【小题5】A.awake | B.alive | C.active | D.alone |
【小题6】A.against | B.of | C.above | D.for |
【小题7】A.pick | B.study | C.guide | D.recognize |
【小题8】A.warmed | B.calmed | C.settled | D.helped |
【小题9】A.hide | B.cover | C.separate | D.remove |
【小题10】A.reunion | B.celebration | C.chance | D.event |
【小题11】A.lively | B.touching | C.funny | D.common |
【小题12】A.depend on | B.look into | C.believe in | D.care for |
【小题13】A.ready | B.afraid | C.curious | D.unwilling |
【小题14】A.discovering | B.decorating | C.saving | D.making |
【小题15】A.beauty | B.joy | C.peace | D.strength |