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Long, long ago, there was a little boy, and he was a shepherd(牧羊人). One day, he felt very 1 on the top of a mountain. So he wanted to play a trick on the farmers. He pretended there were some wolves. He cried out loudly, “Wolves! Wolves! Help!” The 2 farmers ran up the mountain to help the boy.
While 3, they shouted, “Don’t be afraid. We will help you drive away the wolves!” Then the farmers climbed to the top of the 4 out of breath(气喘吁吁). But they found there were no wolves at all after 5 for them all over the mountain! The boy laughed 6 them, “I played a trick on you!” The farmers were very angry, so they 7.
The next day, the boy played 8 old trick again. The kind farmers rushed up again to help him, but they 9 couldn’t find a wolf. The boy laughed so happily that he couldn’t stand up straight. “Ha! It’s a trick again! How 10 you are!” he said. Everyone started to hate the boy. They 11 not to help him again.
12, a group of wolves really came. The boy was afraid and shouted, “Wolves! Wolves! Come and save me 13!” But when the farmers heard his shouts, they thought, “He must be 14 again.” No one came to help him. As a 15, the wolves bit many of the boy’s sheep to death(死亡). The story teaches us to always tell the truth to others.
()1. A. tired B. bored C. surprised
()2. A. kind B. polite C. playful
()3. A. driving B. riding C. running
()4. A. river B. mountain C. farm
()5. A. searching B. waiting C. preparing
()6. A. for B. at C. to
()7. A. went away B. met up C. came out
()8. A. her B. his C. my
()9. A. maybe B. even C. still
()10. A. wise B. silly C. clever
()11. A. promised B. pretended C. practised
()12. A. After all B. In the end C. At first
()13. A. quietly B. suddenly C. quickly
()14. A. lying B. laying C. creating
()15. A. reason B. rule C. result

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

【分析】
本题为完形填空，需结合上下文语境、词汇辨析及固定搭配逐一分析每个空格：首先通读全文，明确文章是“狼来了”的寓言故事，核心是男孩两次撒谎捉弄农民，最终无人帮忙导致羊被狼咬死，故事传递诚信的道理。再针对每个空格，结合句意、选项词义及搭配选择最恰当的答案。
【解析】
1. 句意：一天，他在山顶感到很无聊，所以想捉弄农民。bored（无聊的）符合语境；tired（累的）、surprised（惊讶的）不符合，选B。
2. 句意：善良的农民跑上山帮忙。kind（善良的）符合农民的形象；polite（礼貌的）、playful（爱玩耍的）不符合，选A。
3. 句意：农民跑上山时喊着帮忙。running（跑）符合农民赶来的动作；driving（驾驶）、riding（骑）不符合，选C。
4. 句意：农民气喘吁吁爬到山顶。mountain（山）对应前文“on the top of a mountain”；river（河）、farm（农场）不符合，选B。
5. 句意：他们在山上找狼时发现没有狼。searching（寻找）符合找狼的动作；waiting（等待）、preparing（准备）不符合，选A。
6. 固定搭配laugh at（嘲笑），男孩嘲笑农民，选B。
7. 句意：农民很生气，所以走开了。went away（走开）符合语境；met up（偶遇）、came out（出版）不符合，选A。
8. 句意：男孩又玩了他的老把戏。his（他的）对应男孩的把戏；her（她的）、my（我的）不符合，选B。
9. 句意：农民还是找不到狼。still（仍然）符合语境；maybe（也许）、even（甚至）不符合，选C。
10. 句意：农民说他多傻啊。silly（傻的）符合农民的指责；wise（明智的）、clever（聪明的）不符合，选B。
11. 句意：他们承诺不再帮他。promised（承诺）符合语境；pretended（假装）、practised（练习）不符合，选A。
12. 句意：最后，一群狼真的来了。in the end（最后）符合情节发展；After all（毕竟）、At first（起初）不符合，选B。
13. 句意：男孩害怕，快速喊救命。quickly（快速地）符合紧急情况；quietly（安静地）、suddenly（突然）不符合，选C。
14. 句意：农民以为他又在撒谎。lying（撒谎）对应男孩之前的行为；laying（放置）、creating（创造）不符合，选A。
15. 固定搭配as a result（结果），狼咬死了羊，选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.C
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本题是经典寓言故事类完形填空，考查学生对上下文语境的理解能力，以及常用词汇、固定搭配的掌握，同时传递了诚信的重要性，是常见的基础题型。
【难度系数】
0.5