2019-2020年高考英语阅读冲刺阅读理解13.doc

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1、2019-2020年高考英语阅读冲刺阅读理解13AMysonandIweretryingtosellthehousewehadrepairedbutinthebarn(谷仓)therewerebats(蝙蝠)andtheywouldnotleave.Thebarnwastheirhome.Theytoldussointheirownway.Theyhungthereinthebarnandseemeddeterminedtostayfortheseason.Don'tworryaboutit,Dad,"Patri

2、cksaid.Theykeepdownthemosquitoes(蚊子).”Unfortunatelytheyalsokeptthebuyersaway.whenwehadaskedapersontosell　thehouseforushehadrefusedtoshowitbecauseofthebats.Batsarepopular,"Patrickfortedme.They'reecological(生态学的)."Isn'tthereamachineyoucanbuythatproduceshighfre

3、quencysoundstokeepbatsaway?”Idon'tknow,”saidPatrick.ButIlikebats,andwhoeverbuysthishousewillprobablylikethemtoo."”Probably?"Ihatedthatword.Howmanybatsare　there,anyway?"Icountedabout90lastnight,"saidPatrick.Theyweredroppingoutfromundertheedgeoftheroof."Youmean

4、therearemore—outside?"They'reeverywhere,Dad.Butlookatitthisway.Whenthecoldweatheres,they’llbeofftoMexico.Maybeinthespringwecankeepthemout.Don'tworryaboutit,”hesaidforthehundredthtime.It'snotaproblem."ThebatexpertIcalledwasevenmoreactivethanPatrick.Ithinkyou'v

5、egotalargenumberthere,”hesaidinwonder,I’vebeentryingtoattractbatstoourhousefor25yearsAsinglebateatsuphisweightinmosquitoesandblackfliesthreetimeseverynight.You'reaveryluckyman.”Iofferedtosharemyluckwithhim.Hecouldtakethemaway.Batshavearemarkablehominginstinc

6、t(本能),"hesaid.They'dflystraightbackevenifItransportedthem100miles.Oncetheyhavesettled,youcan'tstopthemfromingback."Iwassilent.Finallywemanagedtorent“(出租)thehousetoayoungfamily,whowerealsointerestedinbuyingit.Whataboutthebats?"IsaidtoPatrick.Oh,theylovethebats

7、,”hesaid.Nomosquitoes.Noblackflies.It'soneofthethingsthatattractedthem."Doyouthinktheywillreallybuythebouse?"Probably."Probably?Well,iftheydo,IsupposeI'llhavetoadmitthatIwaswrong."Youmeanyou'regoingtoeatyourwords?"Yes,Iam."56Whatwastheproblemtheauthorhadwith

8、hishouse?ABatswerelivinginthebarnandwouldn'tgoaway.BTheauthorandhissoncouldn'tsleepwellbecauseofthebats.CTheauthorandhissonmightbeabletostayfortheseason.DThehousewasstillbadlyinneedof