一、完形填空。(15 分)
It's a cold evening. It snows outside. An old man walks in the street with a 1. He wants to find a 2 place because he is very cold now.
He finds a pub and goes in. There are 3 people in the pub. And most people stay by the fire to keep warm. He can't go 4. Then he has an idea and 5 to the waiter in the pub, “Waiter, please give some 6 to my horse.” The waiter asks, “Can your horse eat fish?” The old man says, “7. It can sing and 8. It can do a lot of things too. 9 I always give it fish to eat.” Then the waiter takes some fish 10. Many people in the pub go out to 11 the old man's horse. Then the old man sits near the 12 to keep warm. 13 later the waiter comes in and says, “Your horse 14 eat the fish.” The old man says, “Really? Maybe it's not so hungry. OK, please bring the fish to 15 and I'll eat it.”
()1. A. fish
B. horse
C. book
D. car
()2. A. warm
B. cold
C. sunny
D. happy
()3. A. one
B. much
C. any
D. many
()4. A. far
B. near
C. here
D. next
()5. A. laughs
B. visits
C. says
D. tell
()6. A. fish
B. food
C. vegetables
D. bread
()7. A. No
B. Yes
C. OK
D. Thanks
()8. A. dance
B. draw
C. jump
D. eat
()9. A. Because
B. But
C. So
D. Although
()10. A. in
B. out
C. to
D. on
()11. A. see
B. run
C. like
D. hope
()12. A. people
B. fire
C. cloud
D. waiter
()13. A. Two days
B. A moment
C. A week
D. One month
()14. A. really
B. can
C. doesn't
D. must
()15. A. me
B. him
C. it
D. us

1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.C 15.A

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握故事脉络，再结合上下文语境、词汇用法、逻辑关系逐一分析选项。本文讲述下雪天老人带马想找暖和地方，通过谎称马能吃鱼吸引酒吧众人外出，自己趁机坐火边取暖的趣味故事，需根据每空前后的信息匹配正确选项。
【解析】
1. 第1空：后文明确提到“my horse”，可知老人带的是马，选B。
2. 第2空：前文说老人很冷，因此他想找暖和的地方，选A。
3. 第3空：people是可数名词复数，many修饰可数名词复数，符合语境，选D。
4. 第4空：老人想靠近火取暖，near表示“靠近”，选B。
5. 第5空：say to sb是固定搭配，意为“对某人说”，主语he是第三人称单数，动词用says，选C。
6. 第6空：后文服务员询问“Can your horse eat fish?”，可知老人要给马鱼，选A。
7. 第7空：老人肯定回答服务员的问题，说明马能吃鱼，选Yes，选B。
8. 第8空：与sing并列，dance符合老人描述的马的“神奇”能力，选A。
9. 第9空：前文说马会很多事，因此老人给它鱼吃，是因果关系，选So，选C。
10. 第10空：take out表示“拿出去”，服务员把鱼拿出去，选B。
11. 第11空：众人外出是为了看老人的马，see表示“看”，选A。
12. 第12空：老人的目的是取暖，因此坐靠近火的地方，选B。
13. 第13空：故事发生在酒吧内，时间短，a moment later（一会儿后）符合语境，选B。
14. 第14空：服务员告知马不吃鱼，否定句，主语horse是第三人称单数，用doesn't，选C。
15. 第15空：老人说把鱼给自己，用me，选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.B 13.B 14.C 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
这是一篇趣味故事类完形填空，考查学生对上下文逻辑关系、词汇搭配的理解，需通读全文把握主旨，结合语境分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6