第一节 完形填空
The Very Hungry Goat
One morning a mother goat led her kids up a mountain. The mountain was tall. After walking for a while, the kids grew and wanted to rest. But the mother told them to keep going. "I see grass just above us. We'll be there you know it."
Soon the goats reached the grass. "How it tastes, Mother!" the kids said. They began to eat. But before long, the biggest kid began to . "The hard walk made us all very ," he said. "I am sure there is not enough grass here for all of us." "That is silly," his mother laughed. "There is more than enough grass here."
The biggest kid did not listen to his mother. , he looked over at the next mountain. On the of it he saw a green patch(一小块地). His mouth began to water. "I shall go down this mountain and up the ," said the biggest kid. "There I will have all the grass for ." So he started off.
The trip down and up the mountains was and tiring. When he finally arrived, he was to find only bad-tasting weeds instead of grass. As he made his way , he cried. "By now my brothers and sisters have eaten every piece of grass. I am sure they have left for me."
But when he got back, his family was sleeping in the warm sun. Most of the grass was eaten, but there was still enough to fill the biggest kid's very belly(肚子).
Sometimes, happiness isn't about finding "" somewhere else. It's right here, in what we already have and share with those who love us.
()1. A. cold B. bored C. tired
()2. A. after B. before C. when
()3. A. salty B. sweet C. sour
()4. A. play B. hurry C. worry
()5. A. hungry B. thirsty C. sleepy
()6. A. However B. Finally C. Instead
()7. A. top B. side C. road
()8. A. next B. other C. last
()9. A. myself B. himself C. yourself
()10. A. short B. long C. far
()11. A. glad B. sad C. late
()12. A. back B. up C. home
()13. A. nothing B. something C. everything
()14. A. soft B. big C. empty
()15. A. more B. less C. better

1-5 CBBCA 6-10 CBAAB 11-15 BAACA

1. 结合后文“wanted to rest（想要休息）”可知走了一段时间后小羊们累了，A. cold寒冷的，B. bored无聊的，C. tired劳累的，故选C。
2. 此处是常用表达"before you know it"，意为“不知不觉，没等你反应过来”，山羊妈妈用这句话安慰小羊，说很快就能走到有草的地方，故选B。
3. 草是小羊爱吃的食物，味道对它们来说是甜美的，A. salty咸的，B. sweet甜的，C. sour酸的，故选B。
4. 结合后文小羊担心草不够大家分，可知他开始担忧，A. play玩耍，B. hurry匆忙，C. worry担忧，故选C。
5. 走了很长的难走的路，小羊们此时非常饥饿，对应后文他担心草不够的内容，A. hungry饥饿的，B. thirsty口渴的，C. sleepy困倦的，故选A。
6. 前句说最大的小羊不听妈妈的话，后句说他转头看向另一座山，是相反的行为，A. However然而，B. Finally最终，C. Instead反而、取而代之，故选C。
7. 他在邻山的山坡上看到一小块绿地，A. top顶部，B. side侧面、山坡，C. road道路，故选B。
8. 前文提到过"the next mountain"，此处表示他要爬去下一座山，A. next下一个的，B. other其他的，C. last最后的，故选A。
9. 这是小羊说的直接引语，他想独自占有所有的草，对应第一人称反身代词myself，A. myself我自己，B. himself他自己，C. yourself你自己，故选A。
10. 下山再爬上另一座山的旅程漫长又劳累，A. short短的，B. long漫长的，C. far远的，故选B。
11. 他好不容易到了地方，发现只有难吃的杂草没有草，心情很难过，A. glad开心的，B. sad难过的，C. late晚的，故选B。
12. 发现没有草之后，他转身往回走，A. back返回，B. up向上，C. home家，故选A。
13. 他担心兄弟姐妹们已经把草都吃完了，什么都没给他剩下，A. nothing什么都没有，B. something某物，C. everything所有事物，故选A。
14. 小羊跑了一路没吃到东西，肚子是空的，剩下的草足够填满他空空的肚子，A. soft柔软的，B. big大的，C. empty空的，故选C。
15. 故事告诉我们：幸福并不需要去别处寻找“更多”，它就在我们当下已经拥有、和爱我们的人分享的事物里，A. more更多，B. less更少，C. better更好，故选A。