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  I work with Volunteers for Wildlife, a rescue and education organization at Bailey Arboretum in Locust Valley. Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain. However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.

I got a rescue call from a woman in Muttontown. She had found a young owl(貓頭鷹) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl. It had already been placed in a carrier for safety.

I examined the chick(雛鳥) and it seemed fine. If I could locate the nest, I might have been able to put it back, but no luck. My next work was to construct a nest and anchor it in a tree.

The homeowner was very helpful. A wire basket was found. I put some pine branches into the basket to make this nest safe and comfortable. I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down.

Now all that was needed were the parents, but they were absent. I gave the homeowner a recording of the hunger screams of owl chicks. These advertise the presence of chicks to adults; they might also encourage our chick to start calling as well. I gave the owner as much information as possible and headed home to see what news the night might bring.

A nervous night to be sure, but sometimes the spirits of nature smile on us all! The homeowner called to say that the parents had responded to the recordings. I drove over and saw the chick in the nest looking healthy and active. And it was accompanied in the nest by the greatest sight of all — LUNCH! The parents had done their duty and would probably continue to do so.

61．What is unavoidable in the author’s rescue work according to paragraph 1?

A．Efforts made in vain.

B．Getting injured in his work.

C．Feeling uncertain about his future.

D．Creatures forced out of their homes.

62．Why was the author called to Muttontown?

A．To rescue a woman.

B．To take care of a woman.

C．To look at a baby owl.

D．To cure a young owl.

63．What made the chick calm down?

A．A new nest.

B．Some food.

C．A recording.

D．Its parents.

64．How would the author feel about the outcome of the event?

A．It’s unexpected.

B．It’s beautiful.

C．It’s humorous.

D．It’s discouraging.

【回答】

61．A

62．C

63．A

64．B

【分析】

本文是一篇記敘文。本文主要介紹了作者救助一隻小貓頭鷹，給它做新的窩，幫助它回到父母身邊的故事。

61．細節理解題。根據文章第一段中的Trying to help injured, displaced or sick creatures can be heartbreaking; survival is never certain.可知，救助受傷動物是令人心碎的，因為不知道救助的動物是否能活下去，也就是為救助動物而花費的努力可能會白費，這是不可避免的。故選A。

62．細節理解題。根據文章第二段中的She had found a young owl(貓頭鷹) on the ground. When I arrived, I saw a 2-to 3-week-old owl可知，有人給作者打電話是因為有隻小貓頭鷹掉在地上了，作者趕過去看看情況。文中並沒有說小貓頭鷹受傷了，作者只是過去看情況，所以D選項錯誤。故選C。

63．推理判斷題。根據文章第四段中的I placed the chick in the nest, and it quickly calmed down可知，在作者把小貓頭鷹放在窩裡之後，它很快就安靜下來，所以是窩讓小貓頭鷹安靜下來的。故選A。

64．推理判斷題。根據前文描述可知，作者為小貓頭鷹做了窩，並且幫助它找回了它的父母。小貓頭鷹的父母還為它帶回了午餐。作者的救助成功了，說明結局是美好的。再結合第一段的However, when it works, it is simply beautiful.可推測，作者感覺很美好。故選B。

知識點：自然

題型：閱讀理解