A. Because she liked the eggs. B. Because she wanted to eat the eggs.
C. Because her father asked her to do so. D. Because she knew that the mother goose will not come back. 正确答案：D
答案讲解：此题问的是为什么小女孩决定把这些蛋带回家。根据文章第一段中“After some time the girl realized the mother would not return to her eggs and she decided to take them home.”这句话，可知小女孩知道鹅妈妈不会回来了，所以把蛋带回了家，即答案为D。 13 The baby geese naturally took____________as their mother.
A. the mother geese B. the girl C. the first thing they touch D. the girl’s father 正确答案：B
答案讲解：此题问的是出于本性，小鹅们会把什么当做自己的妈妈。根据文章“Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother.”这句话可知鹅“把第一眼看见的活的东西”当作妈妈，而小鹅最先见到的是小女孩，因此就把小女孩当作了它们的妈妈，因此正确答案应该是B。
14 What did the girl's father do to help her?
A. He assembled a small plane. B. He piloted the plane himself. C. He taught the geese how to fly. D. Both A & B.
正确答案：D 答案讲解：此题问的是小女孩的父亲为了帮她做了什么。根据文章中“She asked her father for a plane and he assembled small aircraft for her.”和“Caring about her safety, the father decided to pilot the plane himself.”这两句话，可知D为正确答案，意思是“她的父亲帮她组装了一架飞机，并且亲自驾驶飞机”。
15 How did the young geese learn to fly?
A. By following the girl in the plane. B. By themselves. C. By following the girl's father. D. By staying in the plane.
正确答案：A
答案讲解：此题问的是小鹅们是如何学会飞的。根据文章最后一段“One day, the girl climbed into the plane, started it and soon left the ground. Seeing their mother take to the air, the birds eagerly flapped their wings and set out. She flew the plane freely in the sky, her young birds following.”可知小鹅们是跟着小女孩才学会飞的，所以答案为A。