五、(2025·杭州期中)完形填空。
Long ago, there was no man. The crow (乌鸦) was the most bird in the world. His wings (翅膀) were made of rainbow feathers (羽毛), and his voice was the sweetest.
Then one day, came to the forest for the first time. The animals thought little of it at first, but soon a little mouse was covered. They had to stop the snow it covered everyone. Rainbow Crow offered to fly to the Great Sky Spirit and ask him for help. After three days, he the Great Sky Spirit and asked him to stop the snow. The Great One said he couldn’t give what Rainbow Crow because the snow had its own spirit. , he gave the gift of fire to warm the earth. He gave the bird a burning to carry in his mouth back to the forest.
Rainbow Crow flew quickly toward the earth. On the day, sparks (火花) from the stick burned his tail feathers, but he flew on. The next day, he noticed his wing feathers were covered with something . On the third day, Rainbow Crow could hardly breathe from the fire burning his throat, but he reached the woods just in time to his friends.
Rainbow Crow looked at . He was no longer beautiful, and his voice had become terrible. Rainbow Crow began to cry. The Great Sky Spirit appeared to him. He that one day man would come to the earth and hunt animals. “Man will not want your meat or your black feathers,” he said. “But you will always know your true beauty. your feathers closely, for you will see all the colours of the rainbow reflecting in them.” Crow returned to his friends in the forest, feeling , brave, and beautiful.
1. A. hard - working
B. valuable
C. beautiful
D. creative
2. A. snow
B. rain
C. water
D. fire
3. A. after
B. until
C. because
D. before
4. A. reached
B. refused
C. missed
D. educated
5. A. got
B. cooked
C. requested
D. repeated
6. A. Also
B. Instead
C. Besides
D. Similarly
7. A. feather
B. stick
C. candle
D. key
8. A. second
B. last
C. very
D. first
9. A. carelessly
B. politely
C. bravely
D. comfortably
10. A. black
B. green
C. white
D. yellow
11. A. understand
B. save
C. feed
D. thank
12. A. them
B. me
C. her
D. himself
13. A. believed
B. remembered
C. explained
D. thought
14. A. Look after
B. Look like
C. Look for
D. Look into
15. A. proud
B. fair
C. afraid
D. surprised

五、1. C 根据“His wings were made of rainbow feathers, and his voice was the sweetest.”可知，乌鸦是美丽的。
2. A 根据 They had to stop the snow 可知，是雪。
3. D 根据“They had to stop the snow... it covered everyone.”可知，是指在雪覆盖大家之前阻止它。
4. A 根据“Rainbow Crow offered to fly to the Great Sky Spirit and ask him for help.”可知，是指在飞了三天后，到达了伟大的天空之神那里。
5. C 根据 asked him to stop the snow 可知，是指伟大的天空之神说自己不能给予乌鸦请求的东西。
6. B 根据 The Great One said he couldn't give what Rainbow Crow requested 及 he gave the gift of fire to warm the earth 可知，他不能阻止雪，相反，他给了火以提供帮助。
7. B 根据 sparks from the stick 可知，是棍子。
8. D 根据 The next day 以及 On the third day 可知，此处指第一天。
9. C 根据 sparks from the stick burned his tail feathers 及 but 可知，火花烧掉了他尾巴上的羽毛，但他勇敢地继续飞。
10. A 根据 Man will not want your meat or your black feathers 可知，羽毛成了黑色。
11. B 根据“he reached the woods just in time to... his friends”可知，是指及时赶到森林救了他的朋友们。
12. D 根据“He was no longer beautiful, and his voice had become terrible.”可知，此处指乌鸦看着他自己。
13. C 根据 that one day man would come to the earth and hunt animals 可知，此处是伟大的天空之神向乌鸦解释未来的事情。
14. A 根据 for you will see all the colours of the rainbow reflecting in them 可知，是让乌鸦照顾好自己的羽毛。
15. A 根据“brave, and beautiful”可知，乌鸦是感到自豪、勇敢、美丽。

【分析】
这是一篇记叙类神话主题的完形填空，解题时首先通读全文梳理故事主线：远古时期拥有彩虹羽毛的美丽乌鸦，为了拯救被暴雪围困的同伴，冒险从天神处取来火种，最终羽毛被烧黑、嗓音变粗，却获得天神的肯定，内心充满自豪感。解题过程中不要孤立判断单句选项，要主动在前后文寻找对应的提示线索，比如原词复现、情节逻辑关联，逐一排除不符合语境的选项，全部选完后再通读全文验证整体逻辑是否通顺。
【解析】
1. 第1题：后文明确提到乌鸦的翅膀由彩虹羽毛构成，嗓音是最甜美的，对应描述它是世界上最美丽的鸟，排除A勤奋的、B有价值的、D有创造力的，选C。
2. 第2题：后文多处出现snow的相关提示，提到小动物被覆盖、大家需要阻止雪，可知第一次来到森林的是雪，选A。
3. 第3题：句意为“他们必须在雪覆盖所有人之前阻止它”，排除A在…之后、B直到、C因为，符合逻辑的是D在…之前。
4. 第4题：前文提到乌鸦主动飞去天神那里求助，飞了三天后，他抵达了天神的所在地，排除B拒绝、C错过、D教育，选A到达。
5. 第5题：乌鸦此前请求天神停止降雪，天神表示无法满足乌鸦所请求的内容，排除A得到、B烹饪、D重复，选C请求。
6. 第6题：前文说天神无法满足乌鸦停止降雪的请求，后文说他给出了火种来温暖大地，前后是转折替代的逻辑，排除A也、C此外、D类似地，选B相反。
7. 第7题：后文出现"from the stick"的原词复现，可知天神给了乌鸦一根燃烧的木棍叼着带回森林，选B。
8. 第8题：后文依次出现“第二天”、“第三天”的表述，对应这里是第一天，选D。
9. 第9题：句意为木棍的火花烧到了他的尾羽，但他仍然勇敢地向前飞，排除A粗心地、B礼貌地、D舒适地，选C勇敢地。
10. 第10题：后文天神提到"your black feathers"，可知他的羽毛被烧之后附上了黑色的东西，选A。
11. 第11题：乌鸦带着火种及时赶回森林，目的是拯救他的同伴，排除A理解、C喂养、D感谢，选B拯救。
12. 第12题：后文提到他不再美丽，嗓音也变糟糕了，可知乌鸦是看向自己，用反身代词himself对应主语，选D。
13. 第13题：天神出现在乌鸦面前，向他解释未来人类会来到地球捕猎动物的情况，排除A相信、B记得、D认为，选C解释。
14. 第14题：句意为“好好照看你的羽毛，你会看到彩虹的所有颜色都在其中反射出来”，排除B看起来像、C寻找、D调查，选A照看。
15. 第15题：乌鸦完成了拯救同伴的壮举，得到天神的肯定，内心充满自豪、勇敢和美好的感受，排除B公平的、C害怕的、D惊讶的，选A自豪的。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.B 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.C 14.A 15.A
【知识点】
语境推断，记叙文完形，词义辨析
【点评】
本题选取趣味性较强的神话故事作为载体，所有题目的解题线索都能在上下文中找到明确的对应提示，没有设置偏难怪的考点，重点考查学生依托上下文关联信息解题的能力，同时传递了奉献精神的正向价值观，适合初中中年级学生训练完形解题技巧。
【难度系数】
0.7