2020-2021学年江苏省宿迁市沭阳县八年级(下)联考英语试卷含详解(11)

"For seven years a bird had come. After the long winter， the bird built her nest in the same place and raised her young ones there. She had just returned on the day that I went there to work.
"During the day， I thought I would try my skill upon her. She sat upon a stick near her nest， and looked at me trustfully. I found a nice stone and threw it with my best skill.
"It shot（击中）the bird on the head， and she dropped dead!
"I was sorry as soon as I saw her fall. But the deed was done. All day long her mate flew about， and was so sad that he made my heart ache. Why had I taken a life so innocent（无辜的）， and hurt the poor mate so deeply？
"I said nothing to the old couple about it. But， through a grandchild， they found it out. Though they never said a word to me on the mattermourned the birdand buried（埋葬）it. I could never look them in the face afterwards. Oh， I had told them how sorry I was!
"They have been dead many， many years. But don"t you see how that stone rebounded and hit me？ How deep it made upon my memory! How deep upon my conscience（良知）！Why， how I want to give a great deal today if I could do something for that deed!