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【完形填空】Cloze: The Fisherman and the Birds
Elias was a fisherman on a small island, and the sea was his first teacher.
The tide was (1) and he could never master it.
At first, he noticed only fish and weather.
Then a scientist arrived to study the island's birds.
She told him that birds (2) to the sea in ways that go beyond simple profit.
Their courtship and breeding habits, she said, (3) a complex pattern.
She wanted to (4) a comparison of their evolution.
Elias listened carefully.
He began to (5) with her work.
He started to roam the shore at dawn, (6) a new view.
One day he saw a female bird with a tag on its leg.
It was a wonder.
She said, "That tag can lead us to a specific latitude.
The bird has travelled an exceptional (7).
Its ability to acclimatise is fabulous.
But the species is elusive, so we must not (8) its progress."
He said, "I used to burn old nets.
I had no (9) to harm.
Now I see the benefit of a different approach.
I want to diversify my skills and entertain a new standpoint."
That was the turning point.
He felt a stir.
A year later, Elias became the foremost guide on the island.
Visitors came to marvel at the birds.
He would tease them, saying, "I was once (10) about nature."
He would give short tours and assign each guest a task.
Children loved him.
The tradition of fishing was not lost, but a modernism had arrived.
His expectancy for the future was high.
He had learned to adhere to one rule: look closely, and the world will pierce your heart.
Choices
(1) A. unpredictable B. predictable C. fixed D. steady
(2) A. link B. relate C. connect D. associate
(3) A. display B. exhibit C. show D. present
(4) A. do B. undertake C. take D. make
(5) A. engage B. involve C. join D. participate
(6) A. in expectation of B. in search of C. in anticipation of D. in hope of
(7) A. avenue B. street C. road D. path
(8) A. prohibit B. inhibit C. prevent D. stop
(9) A. purpose B. intent C. aim D. intention
(10) A. uneducated B. ignorant C. illiterate D. unaware