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Ⅴ. 短文填空。（10分）
阅读短文，在文中空白处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。
When I turned nine, my parents surprised me with a bird from a pet shop. I named him Bubba, and I was 66.
But soon, the excitement went away. As a kid, I didn't know how much work it takes 67.
A lot of people buy birds without thinking too much, just like my family did. Birds can get really sad and lonely in cages, and sometimes they even hurt 73.
So, 74.
阅读短文，在文中空白处填入一个恰当的单词或括号内所给单词的正确形式。
When I turned nine, my parents surprised me with a bird from a pet shop. I named him Bubba, and I was 66.
excited
(excite) to have a new friend.But soon, the excitement went away. As a kid, I didn't know how much work it takes 67.
to look
(look) after a bird. My parents didn't know, either. Bubba lived in 68. a
small, dirty cage. He couldn't fly around as he wanted. The bird ended up living a much 69. shorter
(short) life than living in the wild. It's a sad story. 70. Unluckily
(unlucky), it's a common story. Birds shouldn't be living in cages, but lots 71. of
them do. Many people don't look after these birds72. well
(good) and they die young.A lot of people buy birds without thinking too much, just like my family did. Birds can get really sad and lonely in cages, and sometimes they even hurt 73.
themselves
(them) by pulling out their feathers.So, 74.
how
can we help? It's easy! Please don't go to the stores that just put birds in cages as 75. pets
(pet). And tell your friends and family that birds are for the sky, not for cages.答案
66. excited 67. to look 68. a 69. shorter 70. Unluckily 71. of 72. well
73. themselves 74. how 75. pets
73. themselves 74. how 75. pets
解析
【分析】
本题为短文填空，需结合语境、语法规则、固定搭配及词性变化完成填空。解题时先通读全文理解主旨，再逐个分析每个空：66题需修饰人，用对应形容词；67题考查固定句型；68题表泛指用不定冠词；69题有than需用比较级；70题需副词作状语；71题是固定短语；72题修饰动词用副词；73题需反身代词；74题根据答语判断疑问词；75题需名词复数。
【解析】
66. 主语为人I，be excited to do sth为固定搭配，意为“做某事很兴奋”，故填excited。
67. 考查固定句型it takes sth to do sth，意为“做某事需要……”，故填to look。
68. cage为可数名词单数，此处表泛指“一个小脏笼子”，用不定冠词a，故填a。
69. 句中出现than，需用形容词比较级，short的比较级为shorter，故填shorter。
70. 位于句首修饰整个句子，需用副词，unlucky的副词形式为Unluckily，故填Unluckily。
71. lots of为固定短语，意为“许多”，故填of。
72. 修饰动词短语look after，需用副词，good的副词形式为well，故填well。
73. 主语为they，此处表示“伤害自己”，需用反身代词，they的反身代词为themselves，故填themselves。
74. 根据下文答语“It's easy!”可知，此处询问方式，用疑问副词how，故填how。
75. 前面是stores，此处指“作为宠物”，需用名词复数，pet的复数为pets，故填pets。
【答案】
66. excited 67. to look 68. a 69. shorter 70. Unluckily 71. of 72. well 73. themselves 74. how 75. pets
【知识点】
形容词与副词的用法、固定搭配、反身代词的用法
【点评】
本题考查英语基础词汇、语法及固定搭配的综合运用，需结合上下文语境分析，难度适中，能有效检验学生的英语基础知识掌握情况。
【难度系数】
0.6
本题为短文填空，需结合语境、语法规则、固定搭配及词性变化完成填空。解题时先通读全文理解主旨，再逐个分析每个空：66题需修饰人，用对应形容词；67题考查固定句型；68题表泛指用不定冠词；69题有than需用比较级；70题需副词作状语；71题是固定短语；72题修饰动词用副词；73题需反身代词；74题根据答语判断疑问词；75题需名词复数。
【解析】
66. 主语为人I，be excited to do sth为固定搭配，意为“做某事很兴奋”，故填excited。
67. 考查固定句型it takes sth to do sth，意为“做某事需要……”，故填to look。
68. cage为可数名词单数，此处表泛指“一个小脏笼子”，用不定冠词a，故填a。
69. 句中出现than，需用形容词比较级，short的比较级为shorter，故填shorter。
70. 位于句首修饰整个句子，需用副词，unlucky的副词形式为Unluckily，故填Unluckily。
71. lots of为固定短语，意为“许多”，故填of。
72. 修饰动词短语look after，需用副词，good的副词形式为well，故填well。
73. 主语为they，此处表示“伤害自己”，需用反身代词，they的反身代词为themselves，故填themselves。
74. 根据下文答语“It's easy!”可知，此处询问方式，用疑问副词how，故填how。
75. 前面是stores，此处指“作为宠物”，需用名词复数，pet的复数为pets，故填pets。
【答案】
66. excited 67. to look 68. a 69. shorter 70. Unluckily 71. of 72. well 73. themselves 74. how 75. pets
【知识点】
形容词与副词的用法、固定搭配、反身代词的用法
【点评】
本题考查英语基础词汇、语法及固定搭配的综合运用，需结合上下文语境分析，难度适中，能有效检验学生的英语基础知识掌握情况。
【难度系数】
0.6
