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The goose did not notice as the swan began coming nearer and nearer while he had a short sleep, eating the green grass at the water's edge, quite close by.
One day, the goose awoke from his short sleep to find the swan swimming and feeding very near. The swan had his back to the goose and didn't know that the white bird had awoken. The goose watched the black bird with the bright orange bill for a while, and he felt much better knowing there were eyes keeping watch. Carefully, he went into the water and began to feed just a short distance from the smaller bird.
When the swan saw that the goose had entered the water, he began to swim away. However, he soon realized that the goose, while watching closely, was only feeding and drinking, not tracking him. The swan stopped and watched the big white bird, shocked by the brightness of his feathers. The big bird shone in the sun like a small shiny river. The big bird looked strong and fierce yet he didn't attack. After a while, the swan began to relax and feed, eating nervously at first, and then more bravely. He actually felt much safer with the goose nearby.
As the days went by, and the nights grew cold, the birds spent more time feeding together and began to take turns keeping watch. At night, they slept together, first on one side of the lake, and then the other. They stayed close for warmth, still sharing guard duties. Day by day, they moved around the lake until they found the perfect place—a rise just beyond the trees, where visibility was good, and the tall grass made a comfortable, dry bed. The water here was clear and not deep, so they knew that food was easy to reach.
And so they passed their days eating, preening, watching, and sleeping together. Little did they know that they were being watched as guardedly as they watched for danger. But this was not a killer; this was a young girl. She had noticed how the young goose stayed away from the group all summer, worrying that he would be easy food for a fox. She had also seen the lame swan and had wondered how he would be able to continue to live.
Now each day she watched the pair growing closer and living together. It seemed to her that they were taking care of each other.
But winter was coming. How would they manage once the snow fell and the water froze over? The little river that fed the lake usually ran all winter, so fresh water was not a problem. But there would be no grass to eat, no plants along the edges of the lake they could reach. What would they do then? What could she do?
素材来源: Cricket
()1. 新考法·行文方式 How does the writer start the passage?
A. By giving advice.
B. By using a saying.
C. By making a report.
D. By describing a scene.
()2. What can we infer from Paragraph 4?
A. The two birds left the lake for winter.
B. The two birds depended on each other.
C. It was difficult for the birds to look for food.
D. It was impossible for the two birds to get along.
()3. Which is the CORRECT order of the two birds' experience?
① They took turns keeping watch and slept together for warmth.
② The swan began to swim away.
③ The goose carefully entered the water to feed near the swan.
④ They found a perfect place with good visibility and a dry bed.
A. ③②①④
B. ②③④①
C. ③①②④
D. ②①③④
()4. What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A. They would fly to the south.
B. They would have a happy winter.
C. They would stay away from the girl.
D. They would have a hard time in winter.

一只鹅与一只天鹅没有与自己的族群一起生活。这两只离群独居的鸟相互依赖，同生共存。冬天即将来临，湖边没有多少植物可以食用，他们怎样熬过严冬呢？
1. D 行文方式题。由首句“The goose did not notice as the swan began coming nearer and nearer while he had a short sleep ...”可知，本文以描述一个场景开头。
2. B 推理判断题。由在一起觅食、轮流放哨、晚上睡在一起、互相取暖、分担警戒的职责等信息推断：这两只鸟互相依赖。
3. A 信息排序题。根据第二段、第三段和第四段内容可知，正确顺序是③②①④。
4. D 推理判断题。由“But there would be no grass to eat, no plants along the edges of the lake they could reach.”推测，他们在冬天会过得很艰难。