二、完形填空( 共10 小题, 计10 分)
阅读下面的短文, 理解其大意, 然后从各小题所给的A、B、C、D 4 个选项中选出一个最佳答案, 使短文连贯、完整。
In autumn, it gets cold. Some birds like wild geese fly 1 for the winter, flying in a “V” formation. 2 do they fly in a “V” formation? Scientists find out that in this way, they can save energy. So they can fly 3 . And the trip will be safer and easier because they are travelling with the help of one another.

When a wild goose 4 out of formation, it won’t try to go alone but will quickly get back into formation. When the head wild goose gets tired, it 5 and another wild goose flies to the point. They just take turns to 6 . When a wild goose gets sick or is wounded( 受伤的), two other wild geese fall down with it. They follow it down to 7 the wild goose and give it help. They stay with the fallen wild goose 8 it is able to fly or till it dies.
If we learn from wild geese, we can stay in formation with people in the 9 direction( 方向) as we are. If we humans have the 10 of a wild goose, we can stand by each other like that, and life will be more enjoyable.
()1. A. east
B. north
C. south
D. west
()2. A. How
B. Where
C. When
D. Why
()3. A. more slowly
B. more quietly
C. more happily
D. more easily
()4. A. falls
B. takes
C. runs
D. climbs
()5. A. slows down
B. flies faster
C. sits down
D. stands back
()6. A. follow
B. lead
C. fly
D. shout
()7. A. protect
B. kill
C. invite
D. count
()8. A. when
B. after
C. while
D. till
()9. A. new
B. same
C. different
D. wrong
()10. A. meaning
B. answer
C. sense
D. trouble

1. C
2. D
3. D
4. A
5. D
6. B
7. A
8. D
9. B
10. C