In 1956, Phoenix, Arizona, was a city with boundless blue skies. One day as I walked around the house with my sister Kathy’s new parakeet on my finger, I wanted to show Perky the sky looked like. Maybe he could make a little bird out there. I took him into the backyard, and then, to my , Perky flew off. The enormous blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue and suddenly he had gone, clipping its wings.
Kathy managed to me. With fake optimism, she even tried to reassure me that Perky would find a new .But I was far too clever to that such a thing was possible.
Decades later, I watched my own growing. We shared their activities, spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the of the kids’ friends, the Kissells. The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the of friends. One evening, the game was to tell Great Pet stories. One person claimed to
“The best thing Sweetie Pie,” he said, “was the
When I was finally able to , we examined the amazing evidence. The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all . It seems our two families had been
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当缺成分时，用疑问词what；此处缺宾语，what做look like的宾语故选项A正确。
根据下文的“… the sky looked like”可知，本处指的是作者想让Perky看看天空看上去是什么样子。
对疑问词的用法不熟悉。
make friends 交朋友。故C选项正确。
根据前文“Maybe he could make a little bird… 可知此处指作者带Perky出去是想它也许会在那里交到新朋友
固定短语记忆不清，及判断不出文章上下文文意而致错
joy n.乐趣，disappointment n.失望，satisfaction n.满意 to one’s horror 令
某人惊恐的是。故选项B正确。
根据下文的“Perky flew off”，可知，令作者措手不及的是，Perky竟然飞了。
判断不准上下文文意的关系而致错。
pleasure n.乐趣，sadness n.悲伤，treasure n.珍宝，sense n.感觉。故选项C正确。
根据上文的“The enormous blue sky swallowed up my sister’s blue…”，可知，此处指的是浩瀚的蓝天也把Kathy的宝贝Perky给吞没了。
判断不准上下文文意的关系及词义记忆不清而致错。
forgive v.原谅，comfort v.安慰，delight v.使高兴；故选项A正确。
根据原文可知，前面Perky突然飞走了，那么此时，Kathy应该是在安慰作者。
上下文文意判断不准。
find a new home 找到一个新家；故选项B正确。
根据上文“She even tried to reassure me that Perky would find a new…”可知，此处指Kathy在安慰自己，她认为Perky会找到一个新的家。
上下文文意判断不准。
imagine v.想象，suppose v.猜想，doubt v.怀疑，只有D选项believe 相信 符合文意。
根据前文“But I was far too clever to …” 可知本题意指“但是我太聪明而不会相信这样的事会发生”
短语用法不清致错。
watch my own kids growing 看着自己的孩子长大。所以选项D正确。
根据下文的“…spending soccer Saturdays in folding chairs with the… of the kids’ friends”可知，本处指作者看见自己的孩子逐渐长大。
忽略了前后文的照应关系。
parent n.父母，所以选项A正确。
根据下文的“the Kissells”，可知，本处讲的是小孩及其父母们一家人。
识别不出上下文的呼应而致错。
become the best friends 变成了做好的朋友；故选项B正确。
根据上文“The two families went camping around Arizona together. We became the…”可知，本句讲的是作者和小孩朋友的父母都成了好朋友。
固定短语记忆不清。
claim to do sth. 宣称做某事； the oldest living goldfish 最古老的活金鱼，故选项D 正确。
根据上下文“One person claimed to … the oldest living goldfish”可知，本处讲的是“其中一个人宣称拥有世界上最古老的活金鱼。”
词义搭配错误。
then 然后，接下来。故选项C正确。
根据上下文可知，前面已经有别人讲述了关于宠物的故事，“接下来”轮到Barry了。
对上下文文意及关系把握不准。
announce v.宣布，告诉；而其他几项虽然语意通顺，但用法错误。所以选项A正确。
根据下文“that the Greatest Pet of All Time was his blue parakeet, Sweetie Pie.
”可知，本句要表达的是“那位家长说他最爱的宠物就是他的蓝鹦鹉。”
词义记忆不清致错。
about 关于；所以B选项正确。
根据上下文可知，本句是在谈论一些“关于”蓝鹦鹉的事情。
上下文关系把握不准。
way n.方式，方法，place n.地方，story n.故事；故选项C正确。
根据下文的“One day, when I was about eight, out of the clear, blue sky, a little blue parakeet just…”可知，本处是在讲解当初是通过何种“方式”得到这只蓝鹦鹉的。
逻辑推理错误。
float v.漂浮；飘荡 dive v.俯冲；settle down 安顿下来；go down 下降。故选项A正确。
根据下文的“…down and landed on my finger.”可知，本句意指“一直蓝鹦鹉飞了下来落在了我的手指上面。”
短语记忆不清。
speak v.讲，说；interrupt v.打断；explain v.解释，故选项B正确。
根据上下文可知，前面大家都已经说了自己宠物的故事，接下来应该到作者“说”了，
对上下文意把握不准。
come up 提出；turn up 出现；turn out 结果是；match up 匹配；故选项D正确。
根据上文“The dates and the locations and the pictures of the bird all…”可知，本处说的是作者在检查关于这只鹦鹉的时间，地点以及照片信息是否匹配。
重点短语记忆不清致错。
fasten v.捆绑；introduce v.介绍；connect v.联系；故选项C正确。
根据上下文“It seems our two families had been … long before we ever met”可知，此处说的是“似乎很久以前我们两家就有了某种联系”。
词义搭配错误。
right adj.正确的；wrong adj.错误的；silly adj.愚蠢的；mad adj.发疯的；故选项A正确。
根据上下文可知，蓝鹦鹉飞走后不仅存活了下来，还找到一个新的家；看来之前Kathy的推断是“正确的“。
上下文文意不准。