高考英语阅读冲刺：阅读理解13
<p> 阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)</p><p> 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(<span word="A">A</span>、<span word="B">B</span>、<span word="C">C</span>和<span word="D">D</span>)中，选出最佳选项。</p><p> <span word="A">A</span></p><p> <span word="My">My</span> <span word="son">son</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="repaired">repaired</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barn">barn</span>(谷仓)<span word="there">there</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bats">bats</span>(蝙蝠)<span word="and">and</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="leave">leave</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="barn">barn</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="barn">barn</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="Dad">Dad</span>, " <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span>(蚊子).”</p><p> <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="kept">kept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="refused">refused</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bats">bats</span>. <span word="Bats">Bats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="popular">popular</span>, "<span word="Patrick">Patrick</span> <span word="comforted">comforted</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="ecological">ecological</span>(生态学的)."<span word="Isn">Isn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="produces">produces</span> <span word="high">high</span><span word="frequency">frequency</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="bats">bats</span> <span word="away">away</span>?” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="know">know</span>,” <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="bats">bats</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="buys">buys</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="too">too</span>."”<span word="Probably">Probably</span>?"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="hated">hated</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="word">word</span>. <span word="How">How</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="bats">bats</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="there">there</span> ,<span word="anyway">anyway</span>?" <span word="I">I</span> <span word="counted">counted</span> <span word="about">about</span> 90 <span word="last">last</span> <span word="night">night</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="dropping">dropping</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="edge">edge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="roof">roof</span>." <span word="You">You</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span>—<span word="outside">outside</span>?" <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="everywhere">everywhere</span>, <span word="Dad">Dad</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cold">cold</span> <span word="weather">weather</span> <span word="comes">comes</span>, <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Mexico">Mexico</span>. <span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spring">spring</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Don">Don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="worry">worry</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hundredth">hundredth</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>."</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="bat">bat</span> <span word="expert">expert</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="Patrick">Patrick</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="there">there</span>,” <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="wonder">wonder</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attract">attract</span> <span word="bats">bats</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="for">for</span> 25 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="bat">bat</span> <span word="eats">eats</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="weight">weight</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mosquitoes">mosquitoes</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="flies">flies</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="You">You</span>'<span word="re">re</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="lucky">lucky</span> <span word="man">man</span>.” <span word="I">I</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="him">him</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="Bats">Bats</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="remarkable">remarkable</span> <span word="homing">homing</span> <span word="instinct">instinct</span>(本能),"<span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>. <span word="They">They</span>'<span word="d">d</span> <span word="fly">fly</span> <span word="straight">straight</span></p>
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