五、完形填空
There once lived a beautiful white elephant, and everyone in the land wanted to find her just to have a look. The news travelled all over the land and finally 1. the king.
The king wished to have this elephant for himself, 2. he sent his men deep into the forest to find her. After many months, the king’s men discovered where she lived, put her in chains and 3. her to the king.
The king wanted to make the 4. obey. He ordered his trainers to make her tame（驯化的）. However, no matter how hard 5. tried, the elephant could not be trained. Maybe she could not understand the 6. . Or perhaps she was stubborn（顽固的）. But this only angered the trainers. They beat her and pierced her until her skin was black and blue from the 7. .
The elephant rose up one day and broke her chains. She 8. through the palace, frightening everyone. She then broke through the gates and made her way deep into the forest. She travelled for 9. , fearing the king’s men might catch her again. But they 10. their pursuit（追赶）after two weeks, and returned to the palace.
The elephant could not make the memory of her abuse go away. Every time the wind blew in the trees, she became 11. , causing her to run, bumping into trees and branches and rocks. She became 12. and blue again from all of the running in fear.
Then one day, the wind blew again and she started running as usual. After running for many hours in fear, the elephant came to rest 13. a special tree in which a wise man lived. The wise man could feel her great fear. He said to her, “The wind moves the clouds in the sky but it is not your enemy（敌人）. Do not be afraid of the 14. , for it cannot hurt you. Your fear is in your mind. Look there and you will find it.”
The elephant 15. understood what he was telling her. She began to breathe easily and she never lived in fear again.
（）1. A. found
B. reached
C. missed
D. reminded
（）2. A. or
B. but
C. because
D. so
（）3. A. led
B. called
C. paid
D. shouted
（）4. A. trainers
B. elephant
C. forest
D. palace
（）5. A. he
B. she
C. it
D. they
（）6. A. decision
B. reason
C. language
D. fact
（）7. A. food
B. beatings
C. leaves
D. king
（）8. A. walked
B. jumped
C. looked
D. rushed
（）9. A. minutes
B. hours
C. days
D. seconds
（）10. A. took away
B. handed out
C. gave up
D. held back
（）11. A. afraid
B. pleased
C. surprised
D. tired
（）12. A. white
B. yellow
C. green
D. black
（）13. A. in
B. against
C. over
D. with
（）14. A. man
B. tree
C. enemy
D. wind
（）15. A. quickly
B. usually
C. hardly
D. seriously

1—5 BDABD 6—10 CBDCC 11—15 ADBDA

【解析】
1. 第1题：消息传遍全国最终传到国王那里，reach表示“传到，到达”，符合语境，故选B。
2. 第2题：国王想拥有这只大象，因此派人去森林寻找，so表示因果关系，故选D。
3. 第3题：找到大象后将其锁住并带到国王面前，lead sb. to...意为“带领某人到……”，此处用过去式led，故选A。
4. 第4题：国王想让这只大象服从自己，故选B。
5. 第5题：此处指代前文的trainers（复数），用they，故选D。
6. 第6题：大象可能无法理解驯兽师的语言，故选C。
7. 第7题：驯兽师殴打大象，她的皮肤因挨打变得青一块紫一块，beatings表示“殴打”，故选B。
8. 第8题：大象挣脱锁链后冲过宫殿，rush表示“冲，奔”，符合语境，故选D。
9. 第9题：她害怕被抓，跑了好几天，结合后文“两周后追兵放弃”可知选C。
10. 第10题：追兵两周后放弃追赶，give up意为“放弃”，故选C。
11. 第11题：之前的虐待让大象一听到风声就害怕，故选A。
12. 第12题：她因害怕奔跑又变得青一块紫一块（black and blue），故选D。
13. 第13题：她靠在一棵特别的树旁休息，against表示“靠在”，故选B。
14. 第14题：智者告诉大象不要害怕风，因为风不会伤害她，故选D。
15. 第15题：大象很快明白了智者的话，quickly表示“很快地”，故选A。
【答案】
1—5 BDABD 6—10 CBDCC 11—15 ADBDA
【知识点】
1. 动词词义辨析
2. 连词逻辑关系
3. 名词语境运用
【点评】
这篇完形填空通过白象的故事，考查学生对词汇词义、语境逻辑的理解与运用，同时传递了“恐惧源于内心”的道理。题目注重结合上下文语境选择合适词汇，需要学生准确把握故事发展脉络和词汇的细微差别。
【难度系数】
0.6