语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
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[2020·山东省滨州市高三三模]At first, a Belgian man thought the noise coming from his outdoor planter was annoying pigeons. It __1__ to be Europe's largest owl—four of them.
One of the world's largest owls，the Eurasian eagle owl，set up __2__ in Jos Baart's thirdstorey apartment planter. __3__ the mother owl's three chicks hatched, they've taken to watching __4__ through the window with their new landlord(房东).
In video footage, the huge, fluffy chicks can be seen standing at attention in __5__，eyeing the television screen __6__ Baart's shoulder.
Their __7__ mom typically watches over her hatchlings from behind a bush for six to eight hours at a stretch each day，seemingly a little more __8__ of Baart and her babies' TVwatching habits.
They seem to have grown __9__ to each other now，but not so long ago，Baart，thought they were __10__. “I thought，damn，those pigeons again，” he says. He was proven __11__ one day when he arrived home and the large mother owl took __12__ right in front of him. “You can see how __13__ they are，” Baart says in the footage. “They're not scared at all.”
Eagle owls typically nest on cliffs and ledges，but are sometimes known to __14__ abandoned golden eagle nests. They have no natural predators and a long lifespan of 20 years in the __15__，but can live up to 60 years in captivity (圈养)．
1．A. holds on B．turns out C．1ives up D．gives away
2．A. camp B．time C．business D．shop
3．A.Before B．Until C．Once D．Since
4．A.video B．footage C．games D．TV
5．A.sense B．way C．row D．hurry
6．A.over B．on C．off D．by
7．A.lessdiligent B．lessfriendly C．gentle D．ambitious
8．A.careless B．patient C．cautious D．sensitive
9．A.addicted B．accustomed C．attached D．opposed
10．A.annoyances B．guests C．friends D．enemies
11．A.fake B．true C．right D．wrong
12．A.fright B．flight C．care D．place
13．A.cute B．tense C．relaxed D．alert
14．A.leave behind B．stand up C．put up D．take over
15．A.region B．nest C．wild D．field
