五、完形填空
Deep in the forest lives David, who loves books. As soon as he reads one book, he brings his 1 another.
Soon the house is filled with 2. His wife, Alice, is angry. “You 3 do something!”
David thinks hard and has an idea. “I can bring my books into the faraway 4 and share 5 I have with the children.”
Every week, David 6 across the countryside to faraway villages with his two donkeys. Early in the morning, David and his donkeys stop at a river to 7. Then, from deep in the shadows, a bandit(土匪)jumps out! “Please let us pass,” David says. “The 8 are waiting.” The bandit takes one book and 9, “Next time I want money!”
They move on until at last, David sees some houses below. The children run to meet 10. David reads them a story first. 11 the story ends, it's time for everyone to choose a book. The children hold their books close as they say goodbye and run home 12. David and his donkeys head back, over and around the hills, and into the sunset.
At home, Alice feeds her hungry husband and the donkeys. But then, instead of 13, David picks up his book, 14 reads deep into the night. And far away in the hills, candles and lanterns burn as the children 15 deep into their night, too.
()1. A. school
B. home
C. library
D. garden
()2. A. children
B. lights
C. books
D. candles
()3. A. must
B. could
C. would
D. may
()4. A. beaches
B. cities
C. hills
D. forests
()5. A. what
B. who
C. why
D. how
()6. A. starts off
B. comes back
C. hurries up
D. puts away
()7. A. sleep
B. play
C. move
D. drink
()8. A. donkeys
B. families
C. children
D. friends
()9. A. shouts
B. smiles
C. explains
D. asks
()10. A. her
B. us
C. him
D. me
()11. A. Before
B. When
C. If
D. Because
()12. A. beautifully
B. successfully
C. happily
D. carefully
()13. A. talking
B. laughing
C. visiting
D. sleeping
()14. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. so
()15. A. sing
B. dance
C. talk
D. read

1—5 BCACA 6—10 ADCAC 11—15 BCDAD

【解析】
1. 第1题：根据前文“Deep in the forest lives David”和“Soon the house is filled with...”可知，David读完一本书就带回家另一本，故选B（home）。
2. 第2题：由前文David不断带回家书可知，房子里堆满了书，故选C（books）。
3. 第3题：妻子Alice因房子堆满书生气，要求David必须做点什么，must表示“必须”，符合语境，故选A（must）。
4. 第4题：根据后文“far away in the hills”可知，David计划把书带到远处的山里，故选C（hills）。
5. 第5题：share后接宾语从句，从句中have缺宾语，what可在宾语从句中作宾语，指代“我拥有的东西（书）”，故选A（what）。
6. 第6题：根据“to faraway villages”可知，David每周出发去乡下的偏远村庄，starts off意为“出发”，符合语境，故选A（starts off）。
7. 第7题：在河边停下来是为了喝水，drink符合逻辑，故选D（drink）。
8. 第8题：David说孩子们在等他的书，故选C（children）。
9. 第9题：土匪拿走书后大喊下次要钱，shouts符合土匪的强硬语气，故选A（shouts）。
10. 第10题：孩子们跑过来见David，用人称代词him指代David，故选C（him）。
11. 第11题：此处表示“当故事结束时”，when引导时间状语从句，符合语境，故选B（When）。
12. 第12题：孩子们拿到书后开心地跑回家，happily符合语境，故选C（happily）。
13. 第13题：根据后文“reads deep into the night”可知，David回家后没有睡觉，而是继续看书，故选D（sleeping）。
14. 第14题：“picks up his book”和“reads deep into the night”是顺承关系，用and连接，故选A（and）。
15. 第15题：呼应前文David看书，孩子们也在深夜阅读，故选D（read）。
【答案】
1—5 BCACA 6—10 ADCAC 11—15 BCDAD
【知识点】
语境理解、词义辨析、从句引导词运用
【点评】
本文讲述了爱书的David分享书籍的暖心故事，题目紧密结合上下文语境，考查学生对词汇词义的辨析能力和对语篇逻辑的把握能力，需通过上下文线索推断正确选项。
【难度系数】
0.6