第一节:完形填空。
阅读下面的短文,掌握其大意,选出最佳选项。
Long ago, Crow and Peacock were very good friends. They looked alike too. Both birds had 36 feathers(羽毛) just like snow.
One day, the friends went for a walk to enjoy the flowers. They liked all the pretty 37.
"Wouldn't it be nice to have coloured feathers?" asked Crow.
"I know a way to change the colour of our feathers!" Peacock said. "We can 38 them."
"Okay," said Crow. "I'll paint yours. Then you can paint 39."
Peacock agreed. So Crow picked up a(n) 40 and painted Peacock's feathers blue, green and black.
"Paint 41 on my tail feathers so I can see myself," Peacock said.
Crow did so. Peacock had never seen such fine feathers! He started to walk around 42, showing off(炫耀) his feathers.
"I am the most beautiful bird in the world!" Peacock said. " 43 else is prettier than me."
"Now it's my 44," said Crow.
But Peacock didn't want to paint Crow. He wanted to 45 his own beautiful feathers.
So Peacock asked Crow, "Do you like brown or black?"
"I like black," Crow said.
46 Peacock picked up a bottle of black paint and poured(倒) it on Crow's head. Crow was totally black! However, Peacock left Crow standing alone and started to 47 around the world to show off his feathers.
Crow stayed at home in the forest. His black feathers were shining beautifully, but he still felt 48. Crow lost his best friend.
Peacock showed off his feathers all over the world, but he was unhappy too. One day, he went 49 to the forest. Peacock found Crow and said, "I'm sorry."
"I missed you!" said Crow.
"I missed you too!" cried Peacock. "When I was away, I learnt an important 50. Now I know that pride(骄傲) does not make me happy!"
From then on, Crow and Peacock became best friends again.
()36.A.blue B.white C.green D.black
()37.A.colours B.forests C.friends D.houses
()38.A.draw B.cut C.paint D.clean
()39.A.mine B.yours C.his D.hers
()40.A.knife B.brush C.ruler D.eraser
()41.A.ears B.hands C.feet D.eyes
()42.A.quietly B.heavily C.happily D.sadly
()43.A.Someone B.No one C.Something D.Anything
()44.A.colour B.hand C.bird D.turn
()45.A.look for B.look at
C.look up D.look forward to
()46.A.So B.But C.Because D.Though
()47.A.turn B.watch C.come D.travel
()48.A.surprised B.sad C.happy D.relaxed
()49.A.back B.down C.away D.out
()50.A.story B.example C.lesson D.friend

36.B 37.A 38.C 39.A 40.B 41.D 42.C 43.B 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.D 48.B 49.A 50.C

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握故事大意，再结合上下文语境、词汇含义、固定搭配逐一分析每个空：比如根据后文“just like snow”判断36题选白色；根据前文“coloured feathers”判断37题选颜色；结合后文多次出现的“paint”确定38题；根据指代关系选39题的mine；结合涂颜料的工具选40题；根据Peacock要看到自己的需求选41题的eyes；根据炫耀时的情绪选42题的happily；根据孔雀的炫耀语气选43题的No one；结合固定搭配it's one's turn选44题；结合孔雀不想涂乌鸦的行为选45题的look at；根据因果关系选46题的So；结合环游世界的表达选47题；根据乌鸦失去朋友的心情选48题的sad；根据孔雀返回森林选49题的back；结合固定搭配learn a lesson选50题。
【解析】
36题：后文提到“just like snow”（像雪一样），雪是白色，故选B.white。
37题：前文提及“coloured feathers”（彩色羽毛），此处指喜欢漂亮的颜色，故选A.colours。
38题：后文多次出现“paint”（涂），此处指涂羽毛，故选C.paint。
39题：Crow说“我给你涂，然后你涂我的羽毛”，mine指代my feathers，故选A.mine。
40题：涂颜料需要刷子，brush符合语境，故选B.brush。
41题：Peacock要在尾巴涂眼睛才能看到自己，故选D.eyes。
42题：Peacock炫耀羽毛，心情开心，happily符合语境，故选C.happily。
43题：Peacock称自己是最美的，即没人比他美，No one符合，故选B.No one。
44题：固定搭配it's one's turn表示“轮到某人”，故选D.turn。
45题：Peacock不想涂Crow，想自己看自己的羽毛，look at符合，故选B.look at。
46题：前文Crow说喜欢黑色，因此Peacock拿黑色颜料，因果关系用So，故选A.So。
47题：travel around表示“环游”，符合炫耀羽毛的行为，故选D.travel。
48题：Crow失去朋友，心情难过，sad符合，故选B.sad。
49题：go back to表示“返回”，指孔雀返回森林，故选A.back。
50题：固定搭配learn a lesson表示“学到教训”，符合故事寓意，故选C.lesson。
【答案】
36.B 37.A 38.C 39.A 40.B 41.D 42.C 43.B 44.D 45.B 46.A 47.D 48.B 49.A 50.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是寓言类完形填空，通过孔雀和乌鸦的故事传递“骄傲不会带来快乐”的道理，解题需结合语境、词汇及固定搭配，整体难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5