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2025-2026学年上海市闵行区高三（上）期末英语试卷（一模）

一、选词填空-短文：本大题共1小题，共10分。

1.

A.distress

B.pin

C.scare

D.coexisting

E.unfold

F.channelling

G.single

H.familiarity

I.barely

J.restorative

K.unlikely

TheHealingPowerofCaringforaPigeon（鸽子）

Likemanypeople，Ihavealwaysconsideredpigeonstobeannoyinganddirtyvirus-carriers.Thesebirds，oftensaidto（1）______offsmaller，prettierspecies，hadneverinterestedmeuntilBrianBuckbeesmemoirWeShouldAllBeBirdschangedmyperception.

Oneeveningin2020，BuckbeespottedapigeononawalknearhishomeinMissoula，MT.Itwasstandingononelegandstaringrightathim.Hehadthefunniestlookinhiseye，oneof（2）______，asifwehadknowneachotherforalong，longtime.ThisdescriptionshowcasesoneofBuckbeesremarkableskills：（3）______asenseofpersonalityintobirds.

Asitturnedout，thepigeonsbentlegwasinjured，leavingit（4）______abletoflyandnearstarvation，soBuckbeebroughtithome，wherehewasnolongeraloneforthefirsttimesincethehealthcrisisbegan，andhenamedthebirdTwo-Step.

Likethebird，Buckbeewasin（5）______.Hewasonceanocean-swimmingworldtraveller，butforthepastfewyears，hehadstruggledwithadiseasethathasnoknowncause，noclearcure.

Hismemoirisabouthis（6）______friendshipwithTwo-Step，andwithadozenorsoothersickpigeonsthathelatertakesin.Itisaboutmorethan（7）______withwildcreatures.Itsalsoaboutsorrow，loss，pain，loneliness，andthe（8）______poweroflove.Itsastrikingillustrationofhowcaringforanotherlivingcreature—evenawildbird—cangivelifemeaning.

WeShouldAllBeBirdstakesplacebetweenMay2020andJanuary2023，butBuckbeemovesaroundintimeto（9）______thebackstory—hisrelationshipwithawoman，histripstoSoutheastAsiathatmighthavecausedtheillness，andhismemoriesofhismother.Itjoinsagrowingcollectionofbooksbywriterswhohavebondedwithbirdsandotheranimals.Howeve