完型填空 (共15小题, 每小题1分,满分15分)
People have been raising pigeons(鸽子) for about 10,000 years. And pigeon keepers use different kinds of pigeons for different __ . Some people use pigeons for ___ _. For example, in parts of China people cook a special meal with pigeon to celebrate the New Year.
Some people also keep pigeons because they look especially___ _. There are many interesting kinds of these “pretty” pigeons. Different kinds of pigeons have interesting features ___ _ long, soft tail feathers or designs on their heads. The owners of these kinds of pigeons enter them in ___ _ and the best looking pigeons are chosen to win prizes.
But pigeons have many other ___ too. Pigeons can fly long distances without growing ____ _. They also have another ____ _ sense. No matter how far from home they are, pigeons can usually fly back to where they ____ _. This is often called a “homing sense”. This sense makes them good for carrying ___ _.
In many cities around the world, pigeons live in special houses, and pigeon keepers spend a lot of money and time ____ _ their birds. When someone has a very good pigeon, he is very ___ _. He may also have a way to make money. But this is not usually the main ___ __ people keep pigeons. For some people, they keep pigeons as a hobby.
People love pigeons so much that they even take them ___ when they move to a new country. They ___ _ these birds as their children. “When you are looking at a pigeon in the sky you feel free. It is the best feeling you have in a strange country”, a pigeon lover says.
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