一、完形填空

On April 24th, 2024, Chengdu reported something fascinating: the lovely giant panda “Hua Hua” became the “Honorary Director of Chengdu Tourism”. Hua Hua was born and 1 at the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding. Hua Hua's cute qualities not only have made 2 a symbol of culture but also are fit for such a special role.
Because she is cuter than most giant pandas with her black and white look, round face, and lovely actions, Hua Hua has caught the 3 of people. Chengdu made a video to tell people the 4. It caused hot discussions and 5 became popular all over the world online.
6 becoming the Honorary Director, Hua Hua served as a mascot(吉祥物) for important events, such as the 2023 Universiade and the 2024 Spring Festival Gala. In her new role, people hoped she can 7 tourism further in Chengdu. In March 2023, 8 her popularity, the number of visitors to the panda research base has become much 9 than the year before. Visitors often wait a few 10 just in order to have a look at her. They also 11 Hua Hua toys and other beautiful objects as gifts. Hua Hua even has her own 12 —that have sold over 100,000 pieces. People usually send them to their friends.
It 13 funny to have a panda as a “director”, but Hua Hua's job is pretty important. This is similar to the roles of other 14 in the world, such as Larry, the cat in the UK, who lives in the Prime Minister's office and quietly helps 15 mice.
()1. A. put up
B. set up
C. grew up
D. took up
()2. A. her
B. him
C. me
D. them
()3. A. arms
B. hands
C. hearts
D. noses
()4. A. memory
B. condition
C. view
D. news
()5. A. recently
B. quietly
C. carefully
D. quickly
()6. A. Until
B. Before
C. When
D. Since
()7. A. improve
B. realize
C. complete
D. introduce
()8. A. according to
B. because of
C. such as
D. up to
()9. A. higher
B. lower
C. larger
D. smaller
()10. A. minutes
B. hours
C. months
D. years
()11. A. cover
B. count
C. check
D. choose
()12. A. postcards
B. photos
C. articles
D. letters
()13. A. looks
B. sounds
C. tastes
D. smells
()14. A. people
B. pandas
C. animals
D. toys
()15. A. catch
B. touch
C. feed
D. keep

【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了可爱的大熊猫“花花”担任成都文旅局荣誉局长。
1. C 根据空前“Hua Hua was born”可知花花在成都大熊猫繁育研究基地出生并长大。故选 C。
2. A 根据下文“Because she is cuter than most giant pandas with her black and white look”可知此处用 her 指代花花。故选 A。
3. C 根据空前“Because she is cuter than most giant pandas with her black and white look, round face, and lovely actions”可知花花可爱的形象打动了人们的心，获得了人们的喜爱。故选 C。
4. D 根据上文“On April 24th, 2024, Chengdu reported something fascinating: the lovely giant panda 'Hua Hua' became the 'Honorary Director of Chengdu Tourism'.”可知花花担任成都文旅局荣誉局长是一则新闻。故选 D。
5. D 根据空前“It caused hot discussions”可知这则新闻迅速在网上流行起来。故选 D。
6. B 根据空后“such as the 2023 Universiade and the 2024 Spring Festival Gala”可知在担任荣誉局长之前，花花担任过重要活动的吉祥物。故选 B。
7. A 根据空后“tourism further in Chengdu”和下文“In March 2023, ... her popularity, the number of visitors to the panda research base has become much ... than the year before.”可知人们期待花花能进一步改善成都的旅游业。故选 A。
8. B 根据下文“Visitors often wait a few ... just in order to have a look at her ... that have sold over 100,000 pieces.”可知由于花花很受欢迎，大熊猫繁育研究基地的游客数量较之前更多；此处表示原因。故选 B。
9. C 根据下文“Visitors often wait a few ... just in order to have a look at her ... that have sold over 100,000 pieces.”可知大熊猫繁育研究基地的游客数量较之前更多，搭配 number 要使用 larger。故选 C。
10. B 根据上文“In March 2023, ... her popularity, the number of visitors to the panda research base has become much ... than the year before.”并结合常识可知，花花很受欢迎，游客们为了看花花经常等好几个小时。故选 B。
11. D 根据空后“Hua Hua toys and other beautiful objects as gifts”可知游客们选择花花的玩具作为礼物。故选 D。
12. A 根据下文“that have sold over 100,000 pieces. People usually send them to their friends.”并结合选项可知花花甚至有自己的明信片。故选 A。
13. B 根据空后“funny to have a panda as a 'director'”可知让一只熊猫当“局长”听起来很好笑。故选 B。
14. C 根据空后“such as Larry, the cat in the UK”可知花花的角色类似于世界上其他动物的角色。故选 C。
15. A 根据空前“such as Larry, the cat in the UK, who lives in the Prime Minister's office”可知这只猫帮忙抓老鼠。故选 A。

【分析】
拿到这篇完形填空，首先第一步先快速通读全文，明确文章核心主题是介绍大熊猫“花花”担任成都文旅荣誉局长的相关事迹，理清整体叙事逻辑：先介绍花花的基本情况和走红的过程，再讲她过往的相关身份、带来的文旅热度，最后延伸到其他动物担任特殊职务的趣味案例。接下来逐空解题时，优先定位前后文的提示线索：指代类题目去后文找对应的人称代词，逻辑类题目梳理前后句的因果/顺承关系，词义辨析类结合搭配和语境排除错误选项，遇到和常识相关的空结合生活实际判断，全部选完后再代入全文通读验证，确保逻辑连贯没有矛盾。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提到“Hua Hua was born”，对应语境是花花在成都大熊猫繁育研究基地出生、长大，A选项put up张贴/搭建，B选项set up建立，C选项grew up长大，D选项took up占据/开始从事，只有C符合语境。
2. 第2空：后文明确用she指代大熊猫花花，所以这里用人称代词宾格her指代花花。
3. 第3空：前文描述花花外形可爱动作软萌，固定搭配catch the hearts of people表示“俘获人心，受到人们喜爱”，符合语境。
4. 第4空：前文提到成都官宣花花担任荣誉局长的消息，这里表示成都制作视频向大众告知这则新闻，A记忆，B状况，C观点，D新闻，D符合语境。
5. 第5空：前文提到该消息引发热烈讨论，顺理成章很快就在全网走红，A最近，B安静地，C仔细地，D迅速地，D符合语境。
6. 第6空：后文列举的2023大运会、2024春晚担任吉祥物的事件，时间都早于2024年官宣的荣誉局长身份，所以是在担任荣誉局长之前。
7. 第7空：语境是人们希望花花能进一步带动、提升成都的文旅发展，A提升，B意识到，C完成，D介绍，A符合语境。
8. 第8空：后文提到游客数量变多，原因是花花的超高人气，这里表原因，A根据，B因为，C例如，D多达，B符合语境。
9. 第9空：修饰number（数量）表示“数量更大/更多”要用形容词larger，这里指游客数量比往年更多。
10. 第10空：结合常识，为了看热门熊猫花花，游客通常会排队等几个小时，不可能等几个月/几年，B符合实际。
11. 第11空：语境是游客们挑选花花周边玩具和其他好看的物品作为纪念品礼物，A覆盖，B数数，C检查，D选择，D符合语境。
12. 第12空：后文提到这些物品销量超10万份，人们常送给朋友，符合明信片的属性，A明信片，B照片，C文章，D信件，A符合语境。
13. 第13空：语境是让熊猫当局长这件事听起来很有趣，A看起来，B听起来，C尝起来，D闻起来，B符合语境。
14. 第14空：后文举的例子是英国首相府的猫Larry，属于动物，所以这里是说花花的角色和世界上其他动物的特殊职务类似。
15. 第15空：猫的本职工作是抓老鼠，固定搭配catch mice表示抓老鼠，A符合语境。
【答案】1-5 CACDD 6-10 BABCB 11-15 DABCA
【知识点】语境推断，词义辨析，固定搭配
【点评】本篇完形填空选材贴合当下热点，趣味性强，围绕大众熟知的大熊猫花花展开叙事，考点设置均衡，大部分题目都能在前后文找到明确的提示线索，既考查学生对完形填空解题技巧的掌握，也融入了生活常识，在做题的同时还能了解相关趣味文化知识，整体难度梯度合理。
【难度系数】0.6