五、完形填空。〔人与自我——做人与做事〕
A long time ago，there lived an old man. He raised the finest horses in all the land. His family was happy and he was rich 1 friends too.
One night，the man’s prized horse，a big black horse，was 2. The old man was sad. 3 came to say how sorry they were. The old man just said，“What will be，will be. ” And he went on with his work.
Months later，the villagers saw the black horse coming back，leading two white horses. The village raised a cheer，4 for the return of the old man’s horse and the addition of two more. The old farmer thanked them for their happiness and said 5 for all to hear，“What will be，will be. ” And he went back to his work.
The old man’s only son loved horses，6 it was natural for the old man to give his son the black horse. The old man began to 7 his son to ride. Unluckily，the boy fell off the horse and broke his 8. No one knew if he could ever walk 9. Everyone was sad，and came to tell the old man how 10 they were. The old man just 11 them and said，“What will be，will be. ” And he returned to his work.
In a few weeks，another tribe(部落)invaded(侵略)the land. The king 12 his emissaries(使者)to enlist(征募)one male child from each family to fight against the invaders. When they reached the old man’s 13，they took one son from each home.
At the home of the old man，they found the disabled boy，so they did not take him. As he watched the 14 leaving for the dusty plains，the old man whispered to 15，“What will be，will be. ” And he went on with his work.
()1. A. of
B. with
C. from
D. in
()2. A. dead
B. alive
C. lost
D. hurt
()3. A. Children
B. Parents
C. Friends
D. Classmates
()4. A. brave
B. happy
C. rude
D. polite
()5. A. angrily
B. quietly
C. deeply
D. worriedly
()6. A. so
B. and
C. or
D. but
()7. A. watch
B. teach
C. tell
D. invite
()8. A. face
B. legs
C. arms
D. nose
()9. A. again
B. quite
C. even
D. rather
()10. A. sad
B. surprised
C. interested
D. bored
()11. A. shouted at
B. looked at
C. pointed at
D. laughed at
()12. A. sent
B. advised
C. helped
D. encouraged
()13. A. office
B. park
C. school
D. village
()14. A. soldiers
B. friends
C. villagers
D. horses
()15. A. itself
B. herself
C. himself
D. themselves

1~5. DCCBB 6~10. ABBAA 11~15. BADAC

【分析】
这篇完形填空改编自经典寓言“塞翁失马”，核心传递祸福相依的处事道理。解题时首先要通读全文，梳理完整故事脉络：老人养着当地最好的马→珍贵的马走失→走失的马带回两匹新马→儿子学骑马摔断腿→外敌入侵征兵，残疾的儿子免于征召，全程老人都保持坦然的态度。之后逐空结合上下文语境提示、逻辑关系、固定搭配筛选选项，暂时拿不准的空可以先标记，读到后文的对应线索后再回推验证，最后把所有选项代入通读检查整体逻辑是否通顺即可。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配，`rich in`表示“在……方面充足、富有”，此处指老人家境富裕，同时也有很多朋友，选D。
2. 根据后文“几个月后黑马回来了”的提示，可知此处是老人的爱马走失了，`lost`意为丢失的，选C。
3. 前文第一段提到老人有很多朋友，此处对应是朋友们前来向老人表达遗憾、安慰他，选C。
4. 前文提到全村都欢呼起来，大家既为走失的马归来开心，也为多了两匹新马开心，`happy`意为开心的，选B。
5. 结合老人一直坦然平和的状态，此处他是平静地说出那句“该发生的总会发生”，`quietly`意为平静地，选B。
6. 前半句“老人的独子非常喜欢马”，后半句“老人把黑马送给儿子是顺理成章的事”，前后是因果关系，用连词`so`，选A。
7. 此处指老人开始教儿子骑马，`teach sb to do sth`是固定搭配，意为教某人做某事，选B。
8. 根据后文“没人知道他还能不能走路”的提示，走路依靠腿，可知男孩摔断了腿，选B。
9. 此处指大家不确定男孩能不能再次正常走路，`again`意为再一次，符合语境，选A。
10. 儿子摔断腿，所有人都来向老人表达自己的难过，`sad`意为难过的，选A。
11. 老人没有过激反应，只是平静地看着前来安慰他的人们，说出那句常说的话，`looked at`意为看着，符合语境，选B。其余选项“冲……大喊”“指着”“嘲笑”都不符合人物状态。
12. 国王派出使者到各家征男丁参军，`send sb to do sth`是固定搭配，意为派某人做某事，选A。
13. 使者们来到老人所在的村庄，挨家挨户征召男丁，选D。
14. 使者从每户征召一名男丁，老人看着被征召走的村民们奔赴尘土飞扬的战场，选C。
15. 主语是老年男性，此处指老人低声对自己说出那句话，反身代词用`himself`，选C。
【答案】
1~5. DCCBB 6~10. ABBAA 11~15. BADAC
【知识点】
完形语境推理，固定搭配，词义辨析
【点评】
本篇完形依托大众熟悉的经典寓言，情节通俗易懂，没有生僻词汇，考点集中在基础逻辑连词、常用动词、代词的辨析，前后文呼应线索非常明显，学生只要顺着故事发展线梳理对应提示，就能顺利选出答案，同时也能理解寓言传递的坦然面对祸福的道理。
【难度系数】
0.7