My previous home had a stand of woods behind it and many animals in the backyard. That first year, I    11    feeding peanuts to the blue jays, then the squirrels. The squirrels had no   12   coming up right to me for them. As the months went by, the rabbits saw that I was no    13    and didn't escape. When I threw carrot slices(薄片), they even came for a nibble(啃). Slowly they came to   14   me, and by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.

That second year, the rabbits   15   me, and one would even sit up for slices! While I was feeding them, I   16   that a groundhog who used to run away was now taking an   17   interest in this food situation. I carefully extended a long   18   , with a keen eye on those teeth, and    19   , there were times I would have the groundhog sitting next to a rabbit, both munching(津津有味地咀嚼)on carrots. A few months later, while    20   , she would even turn her back to me.    21   when she was facing away, I reached out and    22   scratched(搔) her back with my finger. She didn't move. 

By year three，the rabbits and the groundhog were back. The groundhog    23    didn't have a problem with me scratching her back, and I got an idea. I'd always   24   , while slicing up carrots, that the end looked like a cap.    25    one day, just to see what she would do, I gently    26    one on top of the groundhog's head. Again, not a    27   . The next time, I had my camera ready to record what you see here, one of several dozen such pictures.    28   she had a slice to eat, she never    29    the one on her head. It was a fair  30   —I got a pleasure, and she had yet another tasty treat. 

1.

A avoided

B started

C canceled

D suggested

解析：选B。B　考查动词在语境中理解。avoid 避免；start开始；cancel取消；suggest建议。根据语意及下句的then可知，第一年开始用花生喂冠蓝鸦，然后(喂)松鼠。故选择B。

2.

A business

B fun

C problem

D privilege

解析：选C。C　考查名词在对语境中理解。business 生意；fun乐趣；problem问题；privilege特权。下文23题复现并考查短语have no problem doing sth意为“做某事没问题”。根据意思选择C。

3.

A help

B cheat

C threat

D exception

解析：选C。C　考查名词在对语境中理解。根据下文的didn't escape可知，兔子不怕我，故选择C，意为兔子看到我并没有威胁。

4.

A trust

B miss

C admire

D appreciate

解析：选A。A　考查动词在语境中理解。 trust信任；miss错过，思念；admire钦佩；appreciate感激，欣赏。根据下文 by the end of the year they were eating out of my hand.可知，小兔越来越信任我。故选择A。

5.

A feared

B ignored

C discovered

D remembered

解析：选D。D　考查动词在语境中理解。fear 害怕；ignore忽视；discover发现；remember记住。根据下文的one would even sit up for slices可知小兔们甚至坐着吃，也就是说他们开始记得我。

6.

A proved

B decided

C noticed

D understood

解析：选C。C　考查动词在语境中理解。prove证明；decide决定；notice注意 understand理解。根据下文的 a groundhog who used to run away was now taking an increasing interest in this food situation.可知选择C, 意为注意到这么一个不断增加的情况。

7.

A extreme

B increasing

C additional

D inspiring

解析：选B。B　考查形容词在语境中理解。extreme极端的； increasing不断增长的；additional 额外的； inspiring 鼓舞人心的。选B，解析同上。

8.

A squirrel

B rabbit

C peanut

D carrot

解析：选D。D　考查名词在语境中理解。 squirrel 松鼠； rabbit 兔子；peanut 花生；carrot 胡萝卜。根据下文的both munching(津津有味的咀嚼) on carrots.可知选择D。

9.

A before long

B long ago

C over and over

D all over again

解析：选A。A　考查连词在语境中理解。 before long 不久之后；long ago 很久之前；over and over 一次又一次；all over again 再一次。根据下文可知，不久之后土拨鼠不怕作者了。

10.

A eating

B playing

C sitting

D sleeping

解析：选A。A　考查动词在语境中理解。解析见18，故选择A。

11.

A Next

B Once

C Soon

D Lately

解析：选B。B　考查副词在语境中理解。 next 下一次； once 曾经、一次；soon 很快；lately 最近、近来。一次当她转过脸去的时候，我伸出手指给她小心的挠痒。根据句意选B。

12.

A carefully

B suddenly

C violently

D patiently

解析：选A。A　考查副词在语境中理解。carefully 仔细地、小心地；suddenly 突然；violently 暴力地； patiently 有耐心地。指作者小心翼翼地伸出手去搔她的背，故选择A。

13.

A also

B thus

C just

D still

解析：选D。D　考查副词在语境中理解。also 也；thus 因此；just 正好、恰恰；still 仍然。到了第三年动物仍然不怕他，故选择D。

14.

A thought

B doubted

C admitted

D recognised

解析：选A。A　考查动词在语境中理解。think 认为； doubt 怀疑； admit 承认；recognize 辨认。根据下文的that the end looked like a cap可知，这是作者的想法，故选择A。

15.

A While

B Or

C So

D For

解析：选C。C　考查连词在语境中理解。while 在……期间； or 否则；so 因此； for 因为。根据上文可知，作者认为胡萝卜根部像帽子，因此有一天他就把它当帽子用了，故选择C。

16.

A fixed

B placed

C hung

D kept

解析：选B。B　考查动词在语境中理解。fix 安装；place 放置；hang 悬挂；keep 保持。因为作者把胡萝卜根部当帽子戴在土拨鼠的头上，故选择B。

17.

A tremble

B move

C delay

D hesitation

解析：选B。B　考查动词在语境中理解。tremble 颤抖；move 动；delay 推延；hesitation 犹豫。土拨鼠没有动，故选择B。

18.

A Even if

B Ever since

C As far as

D So long as

解析：选D。D　考查连词在语境中理解。even if 即使； ever since 自从；as far as 就……而言；so long as 只要。只要有胡萝卜片吃。

19.

A welcomed

B required

C bothered

D expected

解析：选C。C　考查动词在语境中理解。welcome 欢迎； require 要求； bother 烦恼；expect 期待。根据上文可知，只要她有吃的，她就不会烦恼头上这片了，故选择C。

20.

A trade

B competition

C task

D affair

解析：选A。A　考查名词在语境中理解。trade 交易；competition 竞争； task 任务；affair 事务。这是一个公平的交易。