五、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Stephen is an 8 - year - old boy from Canada. He went on a trip with his 1 last year. They went to Africa. Stephen loved the trip a lot because he rode a big elephant there.

The elephant was very tall and strong. Even his dad had to 2 to see the elephant's face. People could sit on the elephant's 3, and then the elephant took them around.
At first, Stephen was a little afraid of the elephant because he thought it looked 4. But when Dad asked Stephen if he wanted to ride the elephant, he said yes.
Then Dad gave some 5 to the owner of the elephant, so Stephen could ride the elephant. He climbed a special ladder (梯子) and sat on the elephant's back. Stephen was so 6 that he could look down at Dad's head. He could also see the top of the elephant's head. Slowly, the elephant began to 7. It flapped (拍打) its ears. Stephen thought it was very 8. 9 riding the elephant, Dad asked Stephen, "Do you like it?"
"Yes!" said Stephen. "The elephant is very cute. It has a cute head and a pair of cute ears. It walked in an interesting 10. It isn't scary at all. I like the elephant and also the beautiful sights from its back."
() 1. A. friend
B. dad
C. uncle
D. cousin
() 2. A. look up
B. look at
C. look down
D. look around
() 3. A. ears
B. nose
C. head
D. back
() 4. A. lovely
B. beautiful
C. scary
D. short
() 5. A. gifts
B. money
C. books
D. cards
() 6. A. strong
B. heavy
C. high
D. low
() 7. A. run
B. jump
C. dance
D. walk
() 8. A. interesting
B. boring
C. terrible
D. noisy
() 9. A. Before
B. After
C. If
D. Because
() 10. A. room
B. street
C. way
D. road

1—5 BADCB 6—10 CDABC

【分析】
做完形填空首先要先通读全文，理清故事整体脉络：本文讲述了8岁加拿大男孩Stephen和爸爸去非洲旅行，体验骑大象的趣味经历。解题时不需要急于选答案，先明确故事的人物、事件走向，之后每个空优先寻找上下文给出的提示线索，结合生活常识和词义辨析，排除不符合语境的选项，就能选出最佳答案，本题绝大多数空都能在前后文找到直接对应的提示信息，解题难度不高。
【解析】
1. 第1空：后文多处出现和Dad相关的描述，比如第二段的"Even his dad"、第三段的"But when Dad asked Stephen"，明确说明Stephen是和爸爸一同出行，选B.dad，排除不符合后文提示的A.朋友、C.叔叔、D.表亲。
2. 第2空：前文提到大象非常高大强壮，因此哪怕是成年的爸爸也要抬头才能看到大象的脸，look up表示抬头看，A符合语境；B.look at泛指看，C.look down是低头看，D.look around是环顾四周，都不符合大象很高的设定。
3. 第3空：后文第四段明确出现原句"sat on the elephant's back"，说明游客是坐在大象的背上，选D.back，A耳朵、B鼻子、C头既不符合常识也不符合后文提示。
4. 第4空：前文提到Stephen一开始有点害怕大象，害怕的原因是他最初觉得大象看起来很吓人，文末也出现了对应表述"It isn't scary at all"，选C.scary，A可爱的、B漂亮的、D矮的都和“害怕”的情绪逻辑矛盾。
5. 第5空：想要体验骑大象的项目，需要向大象的主人支付费用，符合生活常识，选B.money，A礼物、C书、D卡片都不符合付费体验项目的逻辑。
6. 第6空：后文提到他可以低头看到爸爸的头，说明他所处的位置非常高，选C.high，A强壮、B重、D低都不符合语境。
7. 第7空：文末明确出现对应表述"It walked in an interesting..."，说明大象是慢慢开始行走带游客游览，选D.walk，A跑、B跳、C跳舞都不符合游览项目的平缓设定。
8. 第8空：后文Stephen表示自己很喜欢大象，觉得大象很可爱，因此他认为大象扇耳朵的行为非常有趣，选A.interesting，B无聊的、C糟糕的、D吵闹的都不符合他的正面情绪。
9. 第9空：爸爸询问Stephen喜不喜欢骑大象的体验，显然是在他骑完大象之后才提问的，选B.After，A在…之前、C如果、D因为都不符合逻辑。
10. 第10空：固定搭配in a ... way表示“以某种方式”，这里指大象走路的姿态/方式很有意思，选C.way，A房间、B街道、D道路都不符合搭配和语境。
【答案】
1—5 BADCB 6—10 CDABC
【知识点】
完形语境推断，动词短语辨析，名词词义辨析
【点评】
这是一篇低难度的叙事类完形填空题，故事生动贴近日常，绝大多数答案都能在前后文找到明确的线索提示，核心考察学生抓取上下文关联信息的能力，同时巩固基础词汇、固定搭配的掌握，适合刚接触完形填空的学生练习基础解题思路。
【难度系数】
0.8