一、完形填空

What's FOREST? What is FOREST for? Answers like nature's green treasure, the home of wildlife may appear in our minds, while in the Grimms' stories, a forest is often 1 as the home of evil witches, talking animals and other magical beings.
Once upon a time, a devil(魔鬼) living 2 happened to meet a young soldier, who acted with courage(勇气) in the war, but when peace was made, he had 3 to go and didn't know how to make a living by himself. The devil knew what the soldier needed. 4, the devil wanted to test his courage. Here was the 5 the devil made with him. The soldier could live a rich life, but he would be bearskin without bathing, haircutting or cutting nails for 6 years. And if he died during the time, the devil would take the soldier's soul. During seven years' period, people were 7 to the bearskin for his generosity—wherever he went, he helped the poor and people in trouble. At the end of the story, the devil 8 the promise(诺言) and the bearskin harvested his love.
At my young age, what lesson I got from the story is that small acts of 9 go a long, long, long way. If you are kind, evil spirits will keep off you. Yet, as I grew up, my opinion of this book 10. What came to my mind is the meaning of a forest. In the Grimms' story, magical power is from a forest.
Forests which 11 the unknown, mysteries, dangers... are used 12 in many classic novels like *Alice in Wonderland*, *The Wonderful Wizard of Oz*, *The Secret Garden*... So why not enjoy a 13 time with nice reads and the smell of nature in forests?
A good 14 should carry out activities to encourage a culture of reading and spread its values in all ages.
At its best, reading happens 15. Slow down and feel the double gifts from nature and knowledge.
()1. A. managed
B. described
C. published
D. translated
()2. A. in a forest
B. near the sea
C. in a mountain
D. on the sand
()3. A. nowhere
B. anywhere
C. somewhere
D. everywhere
()4. A. Otherwise
B. Anyway
C. Moreover
D. However
()5. A. business
B. game
C. advice
D. trade
()6. A. five
B. six
C. seven
D. eight
()7. A. thankful
B. meaningful
C. careful
D. helpful
()8. A. broke
B. kept
C. copied
D. showed
()9. A. courage
B. attention
C. kindness
D. happiness
()10. A. continued
B. changed
C. introduced
D. improved
()11. A. ask for
B. prepare for
C. look for
D. stand for
()12. A. widely
B. wildly
C. quickly
D. quietly
()13. A. calm
B. possible
C. surprising
D. fantastic
()14. A. review
B. story
C. read
D. act
()15. A. naturally
B. certainly
C. quickly
D. safely

【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过格林童话中的故事阐述了自己从小到大对森林的看法的变化。
1. B根据空前“in the Grimms' stories”和空后“the home of evil witches”可知，在格林童话故事中，森林经常被描述成邪恶巫婆的家。故选B。
2. A根据语境“while in the Grimms' stories, a forest is often 1 as the home of evil witches”可知，此处指住在森林里的一个魔鬼。故选A。
3. A根据空后“didn't know how to make a living by himself”可知，战争结束后，这个年轻士兵无处可去，也不知道如何谋生。故选A。
4. D上文“The devil knew what the soldier needed.”和下文“the devil wanted to test his courage”是转折关系。故选D。
5. D根据下文“The soldier could live a rich life, but he would be bearskin without bathing, haircutting or cutting nails for 6 years.”可知，这是魔鬼和士兵的交易。故选D。
6. C根据下文“During seven years' period”可知，士兵需要穿着熊皮七年。故选C。
7. A根据空后“for his generosity—wherever he went, he helped the poor and people in trouble”可知，人们感谢士兵的慷慨。故选A。
8. B根据空后“the bearskin harvested his love”可知，魔鬼遵守了诺言；keep the promise表示“遵守诺言”。故选B。
9. C根据下文“If you are kind, evil spirits will keep off you.”可知，作者通过这个故事明白了善良的重要性。故选C。
10. B根据空前“Yet”可知，此处与上文是转折关系，根据下文“What came to my mind is the meaning of forest.”可知，作者对这本书的看法改变了。故选B。
11. D根据语境“Forests which 11 the unknown, mysteries, dangers”可知，森林代表未知、神秘、危险。故选D。
12. A根据空后“in many classic novels like Alice in Wonderland, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, The Secret Garden”可知，森林被广泛用在许多经典小说中。故选A。
13. D根据空后“with nice reads and the smell of nature in forests”可知，这是极好的时光。故选D。
14. C根据上文“So why not enjoy a 13 time with nice reads and the smell of nature in forests?”和空后“carry out activities...”可知，此处指好的读物。故选C。
15. A根据下文“Slow down and feel the double gifts from nature and knowledge.”可知，阅读最好是自然发生。故选A。

【分析】
这是一篇以“格林童话中的森林”为主题的夹叙夹议类完形填空，解题时首先要通读全文，梳理出行文脉络：作者先引入格林童话里森林的特殊奇幻意象，再通过熊皮人故事展开叙述，随后讲述自己从小到大对作品认知的转变，最后倡导大家享受自然与阅读结合的体验。解题过程中要优先定位每个空对应的上下文线索，利用原词复现、逻辑关系判断、词义匹配、固定搭配等方法逐一排除错误选项，遇到逻辑类题目要先判断前后句是转折、递进还是并列关系，遇到词义辨析题要结合全文主题排除不符合语境的选项，确保选出的答案既符合单句语义，也贴合整篇文章的主旨。
【解析】
1. B 结合语境，在格林童话的故事中，森林常常被描述为邪恶女巫的居所，describe表示“描述”，符合语境，manage（管理）、publish（出版）、translate（翻译）均不符合语义。
2. A 全文核心主题是格林童话里的森林意象，对应前文提到的森林是奇幻存在的居所，此处指住在森林里的魔鬼，选A。
3. A 根据后文“不知道怎么独自谋生”，可知战争结束后这名士兵没有地方可去，nowhere表示“没有任何地方”，符合语境。
4. D 前句说魔鬼知道士兵需要什么，后句说魔鬼想要测试他的勇气，前后是转折关系，however表示“然而”，符合逻辑。
5. D 后文约定士兵可以过上富裕生活，但要多年保持熊皮人的状态，这是魔鬼和士兵达成的交易，trade表示“交易”，符合语境。
6. C 后文明确出现“During seven years' period”的提示，可知约定的时长是7年，选C。
7. A 根据后文提到他慷慨、帮助穷人和有困难的人，可知人们对他十分感激，be thankful to表示“对……感激”，符合语境。
8. B 后文提到这名熊皮人最终收获了爱情，说明魔鬼遵守了当初的约定，keep the promise是固定搭配表示“遵守诺言”，选B。
9. C 后文直接提示“If you are kind, evil spirits will keep off you”，可知这里指小小的善举能带来深远的影响，kindness表示“善良”，符合语境。
10. B 前文提到小时候从故事里得到的教训，此处用yet转折，说明长大后作者对这本书的看法发生了改变，change表示“改变”，符合语境。
11. D 句意为“森林代表未知、神秘、危险”，stand for表示“代表、象征”，符合语境，ask for（请求）、prepare for（准备）、look for（寻找）均不符合。
12. A 后文列举了多部经典名著都用到森林意象，说明森林在这类作品中被广泛使用，widely表示“广泛地”，符合语境。
13. D 结合语境，伴着优质读物和森林里的自然气息，享受一段美妙的时光，fantastic表示“极好的、美妙的”，符合语境。
14. C 前文提到享受阅读的时光，此处指好的读物应当开展相关活动，营造阅读文化，选C。
15. A 后文提示“慢下来，感受来自自然和知识的双重馈赠”，说明阅读最好是自然地发生，naturally表示“自然地”，符合语境。
【答案】
1-5 BAADD 6-10 CABCB 11-15 DADCA
【知识点】
完形上下文推断，词义辨析，固定搭配
【点评】
本题选材贴合文学阅读主题，将格林童话的经典内容融入语篇，既考查学生对完形填空常用解题技巧的掌握，也对学生的逻辑判断能力、语篇整体感知能力有一定要求，多数题目都能在前后文找到明确的提示线索，引导学生养成通读全文、依托语境解题的好习惯，同时传递了亲近自然、享受深度阅读的正向理念。
【难度系数】
0.4