B
Have you ever heard of and seen Canadian geese? Do you know that they 16 fresh grass and seeds?
Canadian geese have a good 17 for their politeness. They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. However, I have recently found that they can sometimes be 18 to their peers, especially on occasions when they quarrel for food—yes, these 19 gentlemen do quarrel, just for something to eat.
Yesterday I witnessed two Canadian geese arguing 20 for a clump(草丛) of beautiful fresh grass. The clump was 21 right in the middle of them, while the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other. It’s 22 to witness the “impolite” side of Canadian geese. Hence, I couldn’t help 23 my morning walk, standing still to watch these “gentlemen” quarreling. Interestingly, after a short while, a truck roared past their feast, disturbing their 24 conversation. The two geese were equally 25 by the massive “monster”, thus giving up their conversation.
Would they start quarreling again? I stood still, 26 the ridiculous question and waited. Beyond my expectations, right after the truck’s passing by, the two geese immediately lost their 27 for quarreling as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. Even the two turned around and left the 28 in opposite directions as if nothing had happened. They left only me there, imagining what might have happened without the 29.
They got along harmoniously again. Sometimes it’s not that bad to be 30.
()16. A. draw on B. focus on C. feed on D. try on
()17. A. desire B. reputation C. affection D. appetite
()18. A. generous B. faithful C. weird D. rude
()19. A. well-informed B. well-dressed C. well-behaved D. well-balanced
()20. A. fiercely B. blindly C. cautiously D. gently
()21. A. deserted B. located C. fixed D. laid
()22. A. frequent B. rare C. common D. constant
()23. A. restricting B. changing C. pausing D. speeding
()24. A. desperate B. simple C. serious D. disharmonious
()25. A. frightened B. annoyed C. crashed D. injured
()26. A. finding out B. dealing with C. looking into D. wondering about
()27. A. passion B. reason C. talent D. anxiety
()28. A. scene B. destination C. landscape D. park
()29. A. looker-on B. passer-by C. truck D. clump
()30. A. upset B. forgetful C. mean D. greedy

16.C 17.B 18.D 19.C 20.A 21.B 22.B 23.C 24.D 25.A 26.D 27.A 28.A 29.C 30.B
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了作者旁观两只加拿大鹅争吵的故事。
16. C 解析：根据后文的“fresh grass and seeds”可知，加拿大鹅以新鲜的草和种子为食。draw on 利用；focus on 专注于……；feed on 以……为食；try on 试穿。故选C。
17. B 解析：根据后文的“They always bow down to you whenever you walk by.”可知，每当你走过的时候，加拿大鹅总是向你鞠躬，故它们有良好的声誉。desire 欲望；reputation 声誉；affection 感情；appetite 食欲。故选B。
18. D 解析：根据后文的“especially on occasions when they quarrel for food”可知，加拿大鹅有时为食物争吵，故它们有时是粗鲁无礼的。generous 慷慨的；faithful 忠诚的；weird 奇怪的；rude 粗鲁的。故选D。
19. C 解析：根据前文的“They always bow down to you whenever you walk by.”可知，加拿大鹅举止得体。well-informed 见多识广；well-dressed 穿着考究的；well-behaved 举止得体的；well-balanced 平衡良好的。故选C。
20. A 解析：根据后文的“the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other”可知，两只加拿大鹅在激烈地争吵。fiercely 激烈地；blindly 盲目地；cautiously 谨慎地；gently 温和地。故选A。
21. B 解析：根据后文的“right in the middle of them”可知，草丛位于它们中间。desert 抛弃；locate 位于；fix 固定；lay 放置。故选B。
22. B 解析：根据前文的“Canadian geese have a good 17 for their politeness. They always bow down to you whenever you walk by.”可知，加拿大鹅通常情况下举止得体，其“不礼貌”的一面是稀有的。frequent 经常的；rare 稀有的；common 普通的；constant 恒定的。故选B。
23. C 解析：根据前文的“It's 22 to witness the 'impolite' side of Canadian geese.”可知，因为很少看到加拿大鹅“不礼貌”的一面，作者忍不住停下了早晨的散步。restrict 限制；change 改变；pause 暂停；speed 加速。故选C。
24. D 解析：根据前文的“The clump was ... look aggressively at each other.”可知，两只鹅大声喊叫着，尽量伸长脖子，恶狠狠地瞪着对方，它们的谈话不和谐。desperate 绝望的；simple 简单的；serious 严重的；disharmonious 不和谐的。故选D。
25. A 解析：根据前文的“a truck roared past their feast”以及后文的“by the massive 'monster'”可知，在两只鹅的眼中，这辆卡车像个巨大的怪物，故它们很害怕。frighten 使惊吓；annoy 使生气；crash 碰撞；injure 伤害。故选A。
26. D 解析：根据前文的“Would they start quarreling again?”可知，作者正在想它们会不会再吵架这个问题。find out 发现；deal with 处理；look into 调查；wonder about 想知道。故选D。
27. A 解析：根据后文的“Even the two turned around and left the 28 in opposite directions as if nothing had happened.”可知，两只鹅不再吵架，它们失去了争吵的激情。passion 激情；reason 原因；talent 天赋；anxiety 焦虑。故选A。
28. A 解析：根据后文的“They left only me there, imagining what might have happened without the 29 .”可知，两只鹅只留下作者一个人在那里，离开了现场。scene 场景；destination 目的地；landscape 景观；park 公园。故选A。
29. C 解析：根据前文的“Beyond my expectations, right after the truck's passing by, the two geese immediately lost their 27 for quarreling as if they had forgotten all about what had happened.”可知，卡车扰乱了它们的谈话，故作者想象着没有卡车会发生什么。looker-on 旁观者；passer-by 路人；truck 卡车；clump 草丛。故选C。
30. B 解析：根据前文的“as if they had forgotten all about what had happened”可知，两只鹅忘记了先前的争吵，故有时候健忘也没那么糟。upset 心烦意乱的；forgetful 健忘的；mean 吝啬的；greedy 贪婪的。故选B。