听短文，选择正确的答案。短文读两遍。
()16. Which season could it most probably be?
A. Spring.
B. Summer.
C. Autumn.
()17. When is the speaker making the weather report?
A. In the morning.
B. In the afternoon.
C. In the evening.
()18. What is the temperature now at the airport?
A. 29 degrees.
B. 37 degrees.
C. 40 degrees.
()19. What will the weather be like for the next five days?
A. Rainy.
B. Dry.
C. Windy.
()20. What does the speaker suggest people do?
A. Buy a tent.
B. Sleep outside.
C. Get more sleep.

16.B 17.C 18.A 19.B 20.C

Ⅱ.完形填空(本题共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
根据短文内容,从A、B、C三个选项中选择一个最佳答案。
Once upon a time, there lived a 21 on a farm. He 22 on a farm. He 22 a dog and a donkey. The dog kept watch on the farm and the donkey 23 some heavy things.
One night, a thief came into the farm. At that time, the farmer was 24 . The dog didn't bark(吠叫) 25 he was also asleep. But the donkey was awake. He saw the thief and decided to 26 the farmer. Then he brayed(嘶叫) loudly. The thief felt frightened and ran away 27 . The farmer was woken up by the donkey's braying but didn't 28 the thief. So he didn't 29 why the donkey brayed. He was 30 and beat(打) the donkey with a stick. Then the donkey 31 him about the thief. He regretted(懊悔) beating the donkey and said 32 .
The dog was 33 woken up. He stood behind the farmer and laughed 34 the donkey was beaten. The farmer also beat him because he didn't do his 35 well. After all, keeping watch on the farm was what he should do.
()21. A. doctor B. worker C. farmer
()22. A. kept B. loved C. took
()23. A. carried B. provided C. made
()24. A. eating B. sleeping C. drinking
()25. A. although B. but C. because
()26. A. get out B. put up C. wake up
()27. A. quickly B. easily C. excitedly
()28. A. watch B. see C. look
()29. A. reach B. know C. promise
()30. A. happy B. sad C. angry
()31. A. told B. asked C. called
()32. A. sorry B. thanks C. goodbye
()33. A. about B. also C. off
()34. A. when B. if C. that
()35. A. decision B. job C. hobby

21.C 22.A 23.A 24.B 25.C 26.C 27.A 28.B 29.B 30.C
31.A 32.A 33.B 34.A 35.B

【分析】
做完形填空时，首先需通读全文把握故事主旨（本文讲述农夫与狗、驴的故事），再逐句结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配等分析每个空，最后通读验证确保逻辑通顺，选出最佳选项。
【解析】
21. 根据后文“on a farm”及农夫饲养动物的语境，此处指“农夫”，选C。
22. 表示“饲养动物”用keep，keep a dog and a donkey符合语境，选A。
23. 表示“搬运重物”用carry，carry heavy things是固定搭配，选A。
24. 后文提到狗和驴都睡着了，可知农夫当时在睡觉，选B。
25. 狗不吠叫的原因是它也睡着了，表原因用because，选C。
26. 驴看到小偷后决定叫醒农夫，wake up符合语境，选C。
27. 小偷被驴的嘶叫吓到，快速逃跑，quickly表“快速地”，选A。
28. see强调“看到”的结果，此处指农夫没看到小偷，选B。
29. 农夫不知道驴嘶叫的原因，know符合语境，选B。
30. 农夫被吵醒后没看到小偷，因此生气打驴，angry符合，选C。
31. 驴向农夫告知小偷的事，tell sb. about sth.是固定搭配，选A。
32. 农夫懊悔打了驴，因此说对不起，sorry符合，选A。
33. 狗也被驴的嘶叫吵醒，also表“也”，选B。
34. 当驴被打的时候，狗在一旁笑，when引导时间状语从句，选A。
35. do one's job是固定搭配，此处指狗没做好自己的工作，选B。
【答案】
21.C 22.A 23.A 24.B 25.C 26.C 27.A 28.B 29.B 30.C 31.A 32.A 33.B 34.A 35.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文完形填空，通过农夫与狗、驴的故事，考查学生对上下文语境的理解能力及常用词汇的运用，整体难度适中，需结合故事逻辑分析选项。
【难度系数】
0.6