四、语篇填空(15小题,每小题1分,共15分)
第一节
阅读短文,从方框中选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词,每词限用一次。
see while arrive fact interesting real it leave about breakfast
Last Sunday, my parents and I decided to go to the zoo. We were all excited 56. the idea of seeing different animals. We got up early in the morning and had a quick 57.. Then we 58. home to catch the bus.
When we 59. at the zoo, there were already many people there. We first went to see the monkeys. They were so funny and active. Some of them were jumping from one tree to another, 60. others were eating bananas. I couldn't help laughing when I saw a little monkey making faces.
Next, we visited the elephant area. The elephants were 61. huge(庞大的). One of them was using its long nose to pick up some hay(干草). It was amazing to watch them. After that, we 62. the beautiful peacocks(孔雀). We waited for a long time, and finally, one of the peacocks opened 63. colourful tail. It looked like a large fan.
During our visit, we also met a tour guide(导游). He told us a lot of interesting 64. about the animals. We learned that pandas mainly live on bamboo.
We spent the whole day at the zoo. It was not only 65. but also educational(有教育意义的). We all had a great time there and hoped to visit it again soon.
第二节
阅读短文,根据语篇要求填空,使短文通顺、意思完整。每空限填一词。
Last summer, I visited Huangguoshu Waterfall with my parents. It's one of the biggest waterfalls 66. China. It's one of the most beautiful places 67. interest in Guizhou, China. From a few kilometres away, we could hear the sound of the running water. It was even more powerful than thunder(雷声). 68. we came nearer, we were all surprised at its hugeness. It looked like a beautiful, huge painting. We all thought the waterfall was really 69. natural wonder. Maybe one day we will go there 70. enjoy its beauty again.

第一节：
56. about
57. breakfast
58. left
59. arrived
60. while
61. really
62. saw
63. its
64. facts
65. interesting
第二节：
66. in
67. of
68. When
69. a
70. to

第一节：
56. 固定搭配be excited about表示“对……感到兴奋”，结合语境填about。
57. 根据前文“早起”的语境，have breakfast是固定搭配，填breakfast。
58. 语境为离开家赶公交，leave的过去式left符合一般过去时要求，填left。
59. arrive at后接小地点表示“到达”，过去式arrived符合时态，填arrived。
60. while用于连接两个同时进行的对比动作，此处体现猴子不同的行为，填while。
61. 用副词really修饰形容词huge，强调大象的庞大，填really。
62. 语境为观看孔雀，see的过去式saw符合时态，填saw。
63. 用形容词性物主代词its指代孔雀的尾巴，填its。
64. a lot of后接可数名词复数，fact的复数facts表示“有趣的事实”，填facts。
65. 与后文“educational”对应，填interesting表示“有趣的”。
第二节：
66. 表示“在中国”用介词in，填in。
67. places of interest是固定短语，意为“名胜古迹”，填of。
68. 引导时间状语从句，意为“当我们走近时”，填When。
69. wonder是可数名词，此处表“一个自然奇观”，natural以辅音音素开头，用不定冠词a，填a。
70. 用不定式to表目的，意为“去欣赏它的美”，填to。