Ⅳ.完形填空
One day, a young woman said something that made her best friend sad. She felt
21 about doing this at once and would do anything to take the words 22. But
no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't fix it. So she went to a 23 old
woman in the village, explained her situation, and asked for 24.
After listening to her, the old woman 25 the young woman's sadness and
knew she must help her. The old woman also knew she could never take away the
pain, but she could 26 her something else. She said, "Tonight, take your best
feather pillows and put a single feather on the doorstep of each house in the town
before the 27 rises."
The young woman hurried home to prepare for it, 28 the feather pillows
were very expensive to her. All night long, she 29 alone in the cold. Finally, the
sky was getting light and she placed the last feather on the step of the 30 house.
Just as the sun rose, she returned to the old woman.
"Now," said the old woman, "go back and refill your pillows with the feathers
you have 31 on the steps, and then everything will be as it was before."
The young woman was very surprised. "You know that's 32! The wind blew
away the feathers 33 I placed them on the doorsteps!" she said.
"That's true," said the old woman. "Each of your 34 is like a feather in the wind.
Once the words are said, no matter how regretful you are, they will never 35 to your
mouth. So choose your words well especially when speaking to those who you love."
()21. A. nervous B. sorry C. excited D. unfair
()22. A. back B. away C. up D. out
()23. A. bad B. healthy C. strong D. wise
()24. A. money B. time C. information D. advice
()25. A. felt B. touched C. sounded D. tasted
()26. A. pass B. teach C. refuse D. borrow
()27. A. moon B. star C. sun D. earth
()28. A. though B. if C. because D. while
()29. A. slept B. danced C. worked D. walked
()30. A. first B. last C. middle D. second
()31. A. bought B. fixed C. given D. put
()32. A. interesting B. huge C. necessary D. impossible
()33. A. as far as B. as soon as C. as high as D. as well as
()34. A. interests B. changes C. words D. deals
()35. A. return B. send C. cut D. clean

Ⅳ.21.B 22.A 23.D 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.D 33.B 34.C 35.A

【分析】
这是一篇哲理记叙文类完形填空，解题时首先要通读全文，理清故事主线：年轻女子说错话伤害好友后十分后悔，想要收回说出的话却做不到，于是向村里的老妇人求助，老妇人用放羽毛、收羽毛的事例点醒她，说出口的话就像风中的羽毛，一旦说出就无法收回。接下来逐空结合上下文语境、固定搭配和词义辨析推导答案：遇到描述人物情绪的空就往前找对应的事件，遇到逻辑连词就判断前后句的逻辑关系，遇到名词就找全文的核心主题呼应，就能顺理成章选出正确选项。
【解析】
21. 前文提到年轻女子的言语让自己最好的朋友伤心，由此可知她立刻就感到愧疚抱歉。A.nervous紧张的；B.sorry愧疚的、抱歉的；C.excited兴奋的；D.unfair不公平的，故选B。
22. 此处表达她愿意做任何事来收回自己说过的伤人的话，固定搭配take the words back意为“收回说过的话”，符合语境，故选A。
23. 后文老妇人用充满智慧的方式点醒女子，说明她是村里有智慧的老妇人。A.bad坏的；B.healthy健康的；C.strong强壮的；D.wise有智慧的，故选D。
24. 女子遇到无法解决的难题，向老人求助，想要得到的是解决问题的建议。A.money钱；B.time时间；C.information信息；D.advice建议，故选D。
25. 听完女子的讲述，老妇人共情到了她的难过情绪。A.felt感受到；B.touched触摸；C.sounded听起来；D.tasted尝起来，故选A。
26. 老妇人知道自己没法消除她带给朋友的痛苦，但可以教给她受用的人生道理。A.pass传递；B.teach教；C.refuse拒绝；D.borrow借，故选B。
27. 后文第三段明确提到"Just as the sun rose, she returned to the old woman"，对应此处老妇人要求她在太阳升起前完成放羽毛的任务。A.moon月亮；B.star星星；C.sun太阳；D.earth地球，故选C。
28. 句意：年轻女子匆忙回家准备这件事，尽管羽毛枕头对她来说非常昂贵，前后是让步关系。A.though尽管；B.if如果；C.because因为；D.while当……时，故选A。
29. 整晚上她冒着严寒挨家挨户去台阶上放羽毛，一整晚都在忙活这件事。A.slept睡觉；B.danced跳舞；C.worked忙活、劳作；D.walked走路，故选C。
30. 前文提到天终于快亮了，说明她已经走完了所有人家，把最后一片羽毛放在了最后一户人家的台阶上。A.first第一；B.last最后的；C.middle中间的；D.second第二，故选B。
31. 老妇人让她回去把之前放在台阶上的羽毛都收回来填回枕头，对应前文她放置羽毛的动作。A.bought买；B.fixed修理；C.given给；D.put放置，故选D。
32. 女子知道风已经把羽毛吹走了，要把所有散落在各处的羽毛完整收回来是完全不可能的。A.interesting有趣的；B.huge巨大的；C.necessary必要的；D.impossible不可能的，故选D。
33. 句意：我一把羽毛放到台阶上，风就把它们吹走了，as soon as意为“一……就……”完全符合语境。A.as far as远至；B.as soon as一……就；C.as high as高达；D.as well as和，故选B。
34. 全文的核心主题是说出口的伤人话语就像风中的羽毛，一旦说出就收不回。A.interests兴趣；B.changes改变；C.words话语；D.deals交易，故选C。
35. 句意：一旦话说出口，无论你多后悔，它们永远都不会回到你的嘴里。A.return返回；B.send发送；C.cut切割；D.clean清理，故选A。
【答案】
21.B 22.A 23.D 24.D 25.A 26.B 27.C 28.A 29.C 30.B 31.D 32.D 33.B 34.C 35.A
【知识点】
完形语境推理，固定短语搭配，连词词义辨析
【点评】
这是一篇难度适中的哲理类完形填空，故事通俗易懂，考点大多是初中阶段的核心基础词义和常用搭配，解题时只要先通读全文抓住“覆水难收、言语不可随意伤人”的核心主线，结合前后文的细节呼应就能轻松选出答案，同时也能让学生明白要谨慎对所爱之人说话的道理。
【难度系数】
0.7