“Poor thing, ”Anita said. “It must be　13　. ”

　　“Well, maybe it’s because of us, ”I said as I moved toward it. I tried to show the bird how to glide(滑翔)down to get outside, but that only seemed to　14　it more. “Why don’t we just　15　for a few minutes? ”Anita suggested. “I’m sure he’ll　16　eventually. ”So we went back into the house, where we continued to hear the ongoing　17　. Then suddenly, it was silent. We looked into the garage, and our uninvited guest was gone.

　　“See? ”Anita said. “I told you he’d succeed. ”

　　“Yeah, ”I said. “But how many knocks on the head did it　18　him? ”

　　I’ve thought about that little sparrow through the years. Just like that sparrow, we often meet situations we don’t know how to　19　. Born to go upward, we don’t even consider the possibility that something good might happen if we stop flapping(拍打)around and just glide　20　a little bit.

　　【文章大意】本文主要叙述了在车库里一只麻雀找不到出去的路, 在多次把头撞击天花板之后, 向下通过门飞出去了。

　　1. A. for example B. rather than

　　C. or rather

　　D. as well

　　【解析】选C。考查词义辨析。事实上它是只鸟, 确切地说是一只麻雀。or rather确切地说; for example例如; rather than而不是; as well也。

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