四、任务型完形填空
阅读下面的短文，用方框中所给词的适当形式填空，使文意通顺，结构正确。（每个单词限用一次）
as point think surprise he reach when smart bring loud
In a quiet place,an old turtle named Tiberius lived by a big river. He knew a lot and was much 1. than the others. One sunny day, some kids visited Tiberius. They wanted to learn something about life from him.
“Hello,kids,” Turtle Tiberius said 2. . He 3. to the river and said,“Life is like this river. It is full of surprises.”
Billy,one of the kids,asked,“What 4. ?”
Tiberius said,“Life is full of ups and downs. It 5. you problems but sometimes the problems also make your trip fun. And you can never know where the river of life will bring you. Remember, the most important thing is not to 6. the end but the trip itself. You can really learn a lot on the trip.”
The kids 7. about Tiberius's words. A kid named Ivy asked,“What should we do if we get tired?”
Tiberius answered,“Ivy, that's 8. you need to care about yourselves and others. There's enough room for everyone in the river of life, so it is not necessary to rush(仓促行事). And 9. long as you take care of each other, you can swim in any river.”
The kids liked this lesson. Tiberius was really smart and the kids learnt a lot from 10. .

1. smarter 2. loudly 3. pointed
4. surprises 5. brings 6. reach 7. thought
8. when 9. as 10. him

【分析】
解答本题时，首先通读全文把握短文主旨（老乌龟向孩子讲述人生道理），再针对每个空格，从三方面入手：1. 判断空格所需词性（如形容词、副词、动词等）；2. 结合句子时态、语法规则或固定搭配，对方框内单词变形；3. 确保每个单词仅用一次，使文意通顺。
【解析】
1. 句中出现than，需用形容词smart的比较级smarter，表“更聪明”；
2. 修饰动词said，用副词loudly，表“大声地说”；
3. 固定搭配point to（指向），结合全文过去时态，用pointed；
4. 上文老乌龟提到“full of surprises”，此处孩子问“什么惊喜”，用surprise的复数surprises；
5. 主语it为第三人称单数，一般现在时，动词bring变第三人称单数brings，表“带来”；
6. 不定式符号to后接动词原形，reach符合“到达终点”的语境；
7. 全文为过去时态，think变过去式thought，表“思考”；
8. 引导表语从句，用when，表“当……的时候”；
9. 固定搭配as long as（只要），符合语境；
10. 介词from后用人称代词宾格，he变him。
【答案】
1. smarter 2. loudly 3. pointed 4. surprises 5. brings 6. reach 7. thought 8. when 9. as 10. him
【知识点】
形容词比较级、副词用法、动词时态
【点评】
本题为任务型完形填空，侧重考查词汇在语境中的变形运用，需结合语法规则和上下文逻辑解题，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.6