二、完形填空
Long long ago, there was a clever king. One day, he 16
through his country to a nice village. There, he saw an old man
working hard in a small garden. The old man was 17 a fruit
tree. The king got off his horse and asked him, "How many years
will it take for this tree to give us 18?"
"Your Majesty, it will take a long time. More than ten
years, I think," 19 the man.
"Do you think you will live long enough to 20 the fruit
from the tree?" said the king.
"I am not 21, your Majesty," he answered. "I'm 91 years
old."
"Then 22 do you work so hard to plant the tree?" the king
asked. "At such an old 23, you should have a rest at home."
The old man 24 the king some big trees in the garden.
"There are some old 25 trees here," said the man. "My father
planted them when he was 26 age. Today, I still eat their
apples. I'm planting this new tree 27 my children and
grandchildren."
The king heard the old man's answer and gave him some money
28. He said, "Thank you for showing me this."
The man thanked the king and said, "This new tree will be a
big 29 for my family in the coming years, but your kindness is a
better gift for me today!"
This story tells us that 30 for the future is important. We
should work hard and plan ahead to make a better life for
ourselves and our loved ones.
()16. A. walked B. jumped C. rode D. ran
()17. A. selling B. carrying C. cutting D. planting
()18. A. fruit B. leaves C. air D. wood
()19. A. repeated B. replied C. cried D. called
()20. A. like B. eat C. buy D. clean
()21. A. sure B. nice C. tired D. afraid
()22. A. when B. how C. why D. where
()23. A. tree B. place C. gate D. age
()24. A. changed B. showed C. lent D. gave
()25. A. pear B. orange C. apple D. peach
()26. A. my B. our C. his D. her
()27. A. in B. over C. on D. for
()28. A. badly B. happily C. carefully D. suddenly
()29. A. talk B. job C. gift D. note
()30. A. preparing B. looking C. waiting D. dreaming

16. C 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B
29. C 30. A

【分析】
做完形填空首先要通读全文，理清故事的整体脉络：本文讲述了一位91岁的老人辛苦种果树，不是为了自己吃到果实，而是为后代留下荫蔽的暖心故事，传递提前为未来规划的道理。接下来逐空解题时，不要孤立看单句，要主动寻找前后文的线索提示，结合词义辨析、固定搭配排除不符合语境的选项，全部选完后再通读一遍验证逻辑通顺即可。
【解析】
16. 后文提到“The king got off his horse（国王从马上下来）”，说明国王之前是骑马在国内巡游，选C. rode（骑），A. walked走、B. jumped跳、D. ran跑都不符合“下马”的前提语境。
17. 后文多次出现“plant the tree”的相关表述，能看出老人正在种一棵果树，选D. planting（种植），A. selling售卖、B. carrying搬运、C. cutting砍伐均不符合语境。
18. 句意为“这棵树要花多少年才能结出果实？”，果树的作用是结出果实，选A. fruit（果实），B. leaves叶子、C. air空气、D. wood木头都不符合国王提问的逻辑。
19. 上文国王提出了问题，这里是老人作出回答，选B. replied（回复、回答），A. repeated重复、C. cried哭喊、D. called呼叫都不符合语境。
20. 句意为“你觉得你能活足够久吃到这棵树结的果实吗？”，搭配宾语fruit，动作是吃，选B. eat（吃），A. like喜欢、C. buy购买、D. clean打扫均不符合逻辑。
21. 后文老人说自己已经91岁了，说明他不确定自己能不能等到果树结果，选A. sure，I'm not sure是常用表达，意为“我不确定”，B. nice友善的、C. tired疲惫的、D. afraid害怕的都不符合语境。
22. 国王看到老人年纪这么大还种树，是在询问原因，用特殊疑问词why，选C. why（为什么），A. when何时、B. how如何、D. where哪里都不符合提问逻辑。
23. 此处是固定搭配at such an old age，意为“在这么大的年纪”，选D. age（年纪），A. tree树、B. place地点、C. gate大门均不符合搭配。
24. 句意为“老人给国王指了花园里的几棵大树”，show sb. sth.是固定搭配，意为“给某人看某物”，选B. showed（展示、给……看），A. changed改变、C. lent借、D. gave给都不符合语境。
25. 后文提到“I still eat their apples（我现在还吃它们结的苹果）”，说明这些是老的苹果树，选C. apple。
26. 结合上下文逻辑，老人想表达“我的父亲在我现在这个年纪的时候种下了这些树，如今我才能吃到苹果”，选A. my（我的）。
27. 句意为“我种这棵新树是为了我的孩子和孙辈”，介词for可以表示“为了”，引出动作的服务对象，选D. for。
28. 国王听完老人充满善意的回答后很受触动，开心地给了老人一些钱，选B. happily（开心地），A. badly糟糕地、C. carefully小心地、D. suddenly突然地都不符合语境。
29. 后文国王的善意被描述为“better gift（更好的礼物）”，对应此处老人说这棵树未来会成为给家人的很棒的礼物，选C. gift（礼物），A. talk谈话、B. job工作、D. note便签都不符合呼应逻辑。
30. 句意为“这个故事告诉我们为未来做准备是很重要的”，后文的“plan ahead（提前规划）”也对应prepare for的含义，选A. preparing（准备）。
【答案】
16. C 17. D 18. A 19. B 20. B 21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A
【知识点】
动词词义辨析
固定短语搭配
语境逻辑推理
【点评】
这是一篇寓意温暖的记叙文类完形填空，整体难度偏低，绝大多数选项都能在前后文中找到明确的提示线索，非常适合刚接触完形填空的低年级学生练习，能帮助学生养成“依托上下文找线索、不孤立看单句”的良好解题习惯。
【难度系数】
0.8