Recently, people in Brittany, France were shocked by a wild duck. The duck seemed to lead a perfectly normal life though he was having a knife stuck in its neck.

People call the duck Donald. He has a red knife handle (柄) sticking out of the left side of his neck. What really stunned those who saw the wild duck was how unaffected (未受影响的) he seemed by the knife handle. He was swimming with other ducks and able to feed normally. People couldn’t believe that.

However, people worried that the knife could become a serious problem with time, so they decided to take it out. Because Donald was in excellent physical shape despite the knife handle, he was very difficult to catch. After days of attempts, on March 31, people succeeded in catching him. They sent him to the hospital. Doctors helped him take the red knife handle out. He is doing great now.

How did Donald get a knife stuck in his neck? A member of the League for the Protection of Birds said that it could not have happened by accident. Someone hurt the animal in the neck. Local authorities (地方当局) are now trying to find the bad person.

1.What does the underlined word “stunned” mean?

A Surprised.

B Allowed.

C Argued.

D Shamed.

解析：选A。A词义猜测题。根据第一段第一句“people in Brittany, France were shocked by a wild duck”和第二段最后一句“People couldn’t believe that.”可知，尽管这只鸭子的脖子上卡着一把刀，但他似乎过着完全正常的生活，人们对此感到惊讶。故选A。

2.Why did people send Donald to the hospital?

A Because Donald was becoming weaker and weaker.

B Because they feared that the knife would cause trouble.

C Because Donald seemed not to like the red knife handle.

D Because someone hurt Donald in the body.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的“people worried that the knife could become a serious problem with time”可知，人们担心随着时间的推移，这把刀可能会给这只鸭子带来严重的问题，因此他们决定帮他把刀取出来。故选B。

3.How is Donald now?

A He’s terrible.

B He’s quiet.

C He’s well.

D He’s busy.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“He is doing great now.”可知，这只鸭子现在状态良好。故选C。

4.What are local authorities doing now?

A They are stopping shop owners from selling red knives.

B They are encouraging people to save animals.

C They are looking for the person who hurt Donald.

D They are looking for an owner for Donald.

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据全文最后一句的“local authorities are now trying to find the bad person”可知，地方当局现在正试图找出伤害这只鸭子的人。故选C。

5.This passage probably comes from ___________.

A a story book

B a science magazine

C a travel book

D a newspaper

解析：选D。D推理判断题。本文主要介绍了法国布列塔尼一只脖子上插刀柄的野鸭的相关情况，属于新闻报道，可能来自新闻报纸。故选D。