五、(2024·南通期中)完形填空。
Hello, I am Maggie and I am a big red maple tree(枫树) in the centre of Central Park in New York. Every part of me looks 1 . I love seeing all the people stop, stare at me, and say "That tree is beautiful.". Those 2 make me feel special.
One noon, I see a 3 head my way. I can hear all the frightening sounds nearing, but the most frightening one is the sound of almost half of my bark(树皮) being torn off(撕掉). I feel 4 . What will people think when they walk up to a worn - down tree in the 5 of Central Park? Will they hate me and cut me down? These thoughts make my branches ache. The wind is blowing hard and the rain is falling heavily. I am crying 6 I am not so beautiful as I used to be.
About five hours later, when the strong wind and the heavy rain die down, a nice opossum family come to me and ask if they can spend the 7 in one of my holes. The baby opossum is so cute that I can't 8 . Soon, round two of the storm comes. It 9 another part of my bark, 10 it doesn't worry me so much as I have a distraction(分散注意力的事物)—the opossum family. Other animals see my 11 act and come to me too. Even though I feel great for 12 all the animals, I still haven't completely forgotten about what people might think about my 13 . Instead of cutting me down, people 14 me even more for sheltering all those animals from the terrible weather. I 15 understand that "beautiful" can refer to more than just physical appearance. It can describe qualities such as kindness, intelligence, or the way something makes you feel. Beauty is subjective and can be found in many different things, not just in looks.
1. A. straight B. perfect C. active D. colourful
2. A. noises B. trees C. answers D. words
3. A. wind B. rain C. storm D. fog
4. A. angry B. worried C. bored D. surprised
5. A. front B. corner C. middle D. back
6. A. while B. since C. until D. if
7. A. morning B. noon C. night D. holiday
8. A. reply B. record C. report D. refuse
9. A. picks out B. looks for C. falls into D. tears off
10. A. but B. and C. so D. or
11. A. warm B. sudden C. cold D. strange
12. A. feeding B. fighting C. catching D. protecting
13. A. qualities B. looks C. duties D. abilities
14. A. love B. know C. water D. help
15. A. sometimes B. always C. finally D. hardly
Hello, I am Maggie and I am a big red maple tree(枫树) in the centre of Central Park in New York. Every part of me looks 1 . I love seeing all the people stop, stare at me, and say "That tree is beautiful.". Those 2 make me feel special.
One noon, I see a 3 head my way. I can hear all the frightening sounds nearing, but the most frightening one is the sound of almost half of my bark(树皮) being torn off(撕掉). I feel 4 . What will people think when they walk up to a worn - down tree in the 5 of Central Park? Will they hate me and cut me down? These thoughts make my branches ache. The wind is blowing hard and the rain is falling heavily. I am crying 6 I am not so beautiful as I used to be.
About five hours later, when the strong wind and the heavy rain die down, a nice opossum family come to me and ask if they can spend the 7 in one of my holes. The baby opossum is so cute that I can't 8 . Soon, round two of the storm comes. It 9 another part of my bark, 10 it doesn't worry me so much as I have a distraction(分散注意力的事物)—the opossum family. Other animals see my 11 act and come to me too. Even though I feel great for 12 all the animals, I still haven't completely forgotten about what people might think about my 13 . Instead of cutting me down, people 14 me even more for sheltering all those animals from the terrible weather. I 15 understand that "beautiful" can refer to more than just physical appearance. It can describe qualities such as kindness, intelligence, or the way something makes you feel. Beauty is subjective and can be found in many different things, not just in looks.
1. A. straight B. perfect C. active D. colourful
2. A. noises B. trees C. answers D. words
3. A. wind B. rain C. storm D. fog
4. A. angry B. worried C. bored D. surprised
5. A. front B. corner C. middle D. back
6. A. while B. since C. until D. if
7. A. morning B. noon C. night D. holiday
8. A. reply B. record C. report D. refuse
9. A. picks out B. looks for C. falls into D. tears off
10. A. but B. and C. so D. or
11. A. warm B. sudden C. cold D. strange
12. A. feeding B. fighting C. catching D. protecting
13. A. qualities B. looks C. duties D. abilities
14. A. love B. know C. water D. help
15. A. sometimes B. always C. finally D. hardly
答案
五、1~5. BDCBC 6~10. BCDDA 11~15. ADBAC
