四、完形填空。
主题群:自然生态 子主题:人与动物 语篇类型:记叙文 难度:★★★
One day last summer, my 9-year-old son Ben and I were riding the waves at a popular ocean beach on outer Cape Cod. As we were playing happily with our surfboard, I suddenly a surprising sight(景象)—some whales were spouting(喷水) not far from where we .
We stared and pointed at them . “Ben, can you believe it?” I cried. “We’re swimming with the whales!” “Mum,” Ben said in reply, “we’re never swimming with the whales. This is their living area, not !” Ben’s words took my breath away, more than the exciting waves and the amazing sight of the . He was quite , of course. These whales live in the waters off Cape Cod. This is their —one that we visit, love and protect. So when we set foot into a space, it’s meaningful and important to that we are visiting someplace that is beautiful and enjoyable to us, but is not for us.
We each have a part to play in space. When we get to know we should live together, as Ben , we set ourselves up for success in how we interact(交流) with each other. This is as in the largeness of the ocean as it is in our where we live, work, play and serve.
How we and support each other in this huge ocean of life—that’s up to us.
1. A. showed B. changed C. noticed D. made
2. A. stood B. left C. started D. lay
3. A. in fear B. in joy C. in danger D. in need
4. A. mine B. ours C. his D. hers
5. A. beaches B. ships C. swimmers D. whales
6. A. confident B. crazy C. wrong D. right
7. A. home B. family C. school D. class
8. A. secret B. public C. natural D. native
9. A. forget B. remember C. talk D. return
10. A. forever B. only C. once D. almost
11. A. sharing B. creating C. improving D. finding
12. A. wrote B. spoke C. listened D. did
13. A. true B. easy C. funny D. powerful
14. A. researches B. dreams C. communities D. activities
15. A. live in B. connect with C. hear from D. learn from

1~4. CABB
5. D 根据上文“As we were playing happily with our surfboard, I suddenly noticed a surprising sight—some whales were spouting not far from where we stood.”可知，母子俩看到的是鲸喷水的景象。
6. D
7. A 根据上文“This is their living area, not ours!”以及“These whales live in the waters off Cape Cod.”可知，科德角附近的水域是鲸的栖息地，即它们的家。
8~9. CB
10. B 根据上文“This is their living area, not ours!”可知，此处考查not only用法，意为“不仅”，自然水域不仅仅提供给人们游玩，更是海洋生物的家园。
11. A 根据下文When we get to know we should live together可知，共存即分享空间。
12~15. DACB

【分析】首先通读全文，明确文章主题为“人与动物、自然生态”，讲述作者与儿子在海滩偶遇鲸鱼，儿子提醒这是鲸鱼的家园，需尊重自然、共享空间的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、代词指代及逻辑关系，逐题分析选项，确保符合文意与语法要求。
【解析】
1. 选C。此处表示“突然注意到一个惊人的景象”，noticed（注意到）符合语境。
2. 选A。句意为“离我们站立的地方不远”，stood（站立）契合海滩场景。
3. 选B。根据前文“playing happily”可知，母子俩开心地指着鲸鱼，in joy（高兴地）符合情绪。
4. 选B。此处指代“我们的生活区域”，用名词性物主代词ours，对应前文“their living area”。
5. 选D。前文提到鲸鱼喷水，此处指“鲸鱼的惊人景象”，whales符合文意。
6. 选D。儿子指出这是鲸鱼的家，他的说法是正确的，right（正确的）符合。
7. 选A。根据前文“their living area”可知，科德角附近水域是鲸鱼的家，home（家）符合。
8. 选C。进入自然空间（海洋），natural（自然的）契合语境。
9. 选B。此处强调要记得我们是在拜访自然，remember（记得）符合逻辑。
10. 选B。句意为“自然空间不仅对我们美好，也不是只属于我们”，only（仅仅）符合。
11. 选A。根据“live together”可知，是在分享空间，sharing（分享）符合。
12. 选D。正如Ben所做的（指Ben提醒的行为），did符合语境。
13. 选A。这种共存的道理在海洋中是真实的，true（真实的）符合。
14. 选C。对应前文的海洋，此处指我们生活、工作等的社区，communities（社区）符合。
15. 选B。我们如何在生活的海洋中连接和支持彼此，connect with（连接）符合。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.B 11.A 12.D 13.A 14.C 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧，词义辨析，上下文语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，围绕“人与动物、自然生态”主题，通过生活小事传递尊重自然、共享空间的理念。题目注重考查语境理解和词汇运用，需结合上下文逻辑分析选项，难度适中，适合提升学生的语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6