Ⅰ. 完形填空
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From an early age, Ara loved watching the cows in the green fields in her village every day. When she was ten, she asked her parents if they could 1 a cow. Her father thought it would take much work and suggested learning about cows from the 2 in the community first.
The first farm they visited was 3 , which smelled fresh, like plants and rain. The cows were munching(嚼) on leaves, clean and smiling. They produced lots of tasty milk. 4 ,the second farm was different. The cows were smelly and covered in dirt. When Ara asked about the 5 , the farmers shook their heads.
That night, Ara couldn't fall asleep, wondering 6 she could do to help the sad cows. Finally, she 7 a plan with her parents. She asked the first farmers if they would help the second farmers,and they 8 . Ara organized a meeting and the first farmers shared their 9 . The advice they offered was so 10 that everyone learned a lot.
Weeks later, Ara found that the second farm was much cleaner. The farmers got more milk. They were 11 to Ara and willing to share with others. At the next meeting, many more farmers 12 .
That evening, Ara's father gave her a big hug (拥抱 ) and said, “You have made a difference to our 13 !” Thinking about all the cows and people she helped, Ara smiled, though she didn't own a 14 in the end. “One can make positive(积极的) 15 to the world at any age,” she thought proudly(自豪地). What will be your change to make?
1. A. borrow B. keep C. find D. save
2. A. parents B. teachers C. friends D. farmers
3. A. large B. different C. wonderful D. modern
4. A. However B. But C. Because D. So
5. A. cows B. milk C. grass D. village
6. A. what B. how C. why D. which
7. A. fought against B. put off C. thought of D. gave up
8. A. agreed B. arrived C. repeated D. believed
9. A. happiness B. health C. business D. skills
10. A. humorous B. simple C. helpful D. traditional
11. A. thankful B. honest C. surprised D. careful
12. A. took part B. rushed out C. set off D. passed by
13. A. family B. school C. market D. community
14. A. field B. cow C. result D. prize
15. A. change B. future C. charge D. heart

[文章大意]本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了亚拉想办法帮助农场里的农民改变养殖奶牛的方式和提升农场环境的故事。
1.B　[解析]考查动词辨析。borrow借(进);keep饲养;find找到;save拯救。根据“Ara loved watching the cows”以及“take much work”可知，亚拉喜欢奶牛，故询问父母是否可以养牛。故选B。
2.D　[解析]考查名词辨析。parent父(母);teacher教师;friend朋友;farmer农民。根据常识可知，想要了解关于牛的信息应该和农民沟通。故选D。
3.C　[解析]考查形容词辨析。large大的;different不同的;wonderful极好的;modern现代的。根据“which smelled fresh, like plants and rain”可知,第一个农场的空气十分清新，闻起来像植物和雨的味道，故此处指第一个农场很棒。故选C。
4.A　[解析]考查连词辨析。however但是;but但是;because因为;so因此。根据上下文可知，第二个农场和第一个农场完全不一样，上下文是转折关系，因为此处有逗号，所以应用however。故选A。
5.B　[解析]考查名词辨析。cow奶牛;milk牛奶;grass草地;village村庄。根据上文“They produced lots of tasty milk.”可推知，此处指亚拉在第二个农场询问牛奶的情况。故选B。
6.A　[解析]考查疑问词辨析。what什么;how如何;why为何;which哪一个。根据“wondering... she could do to help the sad cows”可知,此处宾语从句缺少宾语，用疑问代词what，表示亚拉想知道可以做什么来帮助可怜的奶牛。故选A。
7.C　[解析]考查动词短语辨析。fight against对抗;put off推迟;think of想出;give up放弃。根据空后的“a plan”可知,此处指想出一个计划。故选C。
8.A　[解析]考查动词辨析。agree同意;arrive到达;repeat重复;believe相信。根据下文“Ara organized a meeting and the first farmers shared their...”可知，此处指第一个农场的农民同意提供帮助。故选A。
9.D　[解析]考查名词辨析。happiness快乐;health健康;business生意;skill技术。根据下文“The advice they offered”可知，此处指第一个农场的农民分享了他们的技术。故选D。
10.C　[解析]考查形容词辨析。humorous幽默的;simple简单的;helpful有帮助的;traditional传统的。根据下文“everyone learned a lot”可知,此处指建议很有帮助。故选C。
11.A　[解析]考查形容词辨析。thankful感激的;honest诚实的;surprised惊讶的;careful小心的。根据上文“... the second farm was much cleaner. The farmers got more milk.”可推测，在亚拉的帮助下，第二个农场的状况逐渐好转，所以农民们很感谢她。故选A。
12.A　[解析]考查动词短语辨析。take part参与;rush out冲出去;set off燃放;pass by经过。根据上文的内容可知，在亚拉的帮助下，第二个农场的状况在逐渐好转，故此处指在下一场会议中，更多农民加入了进来。故选A。
13.D　[解析]考查名词辨析。family家庭;school学校;market市场;community社区。根据第一段中的“in the community first”可知，这个故事发生在亚拉的社区，此处指亚拉为这个社区带来了改变。故选D。
14.B　[解析]考查名词辨析。field田地;cow奶牛;result结果;prize奖品。根据第一段内容可知，亚拉一开始很想养一只奶牛;通过后面几段内容可知，亚拉帮助改善了一个农场奶牛的生存条件和农场的环境，故可推知，此处指她没能够养一只自己的奶牛。故选B。
15.A　[解析]考查名词辨析。change改变;future未来;charge费用;heart心脏。根据下文“What will be your change to make?”以及文章主旨可知，一个人在任何年龄都可以给世界带来积极的改变。故选A。