一、完形填空
(2024扬州广陵期末)Animals have their own ways to express themselves. They will try to 1
people when they are in danger and when they want man to help them. And they 2 together to help
each other.
I was on a sheep farm in North America once. I was talking with my friend near a lake 3 one
of the mother sheep came to us late in the afternoon. The sheep 4 sadly. My friend told me that
5 was wrong.
Together we followed the mother sheep back to the 6. She rushed forward and 7 looked
back to see if we were following her. The mother sheep led us to an old well(井) at 8, and we
heard the sad cries of her young baby. Maybe it 9 into the well when it was eating the grass. As we
were 10 the baby, the mother sheep was watching us beside the well. It was not hard 11.
There was 12 water in the well and it was only six feet deep. In a few 13 the baby went to its
mother. It looked very 14. Watching them, we felt very happy. The mother sheep was so 15.
() 1. A. ask B. tell C. give D. help
() 2. A. walk B. stand C. live D. sleep
() 3. A. where B. why C. how D. when
() 4. A. cried B. talked C. said D. smiled
() 5. A. anything B. something C. everything D. nothing
() 6. A. garden B. lake C. farm D. kitchen
() 7. A. sometimes B. often C. seldom D. never
() 8. A. last B. once C. least D. first
() 9. A. jumped B. drove C. ran D. fell
()10. A. looking B. watching C. saving D. calling
()11. A. work B. fact C. job D. problem
()12. A. many B. much C. no D. few
()13. A. hours B. days C. weeks D. minutes
()14. A. worried B. excited C. interested D. surprised
()15. A. nice B. kind C. friendly D. clever

【语篇导读】本文讲述了作者在绵羊农场经历的一次羊妈妈向人类求助以拯救其被困井中的幼崽的故事。
1. B 提示:ask意为"询问";tell意为"告诉";give意为"给";help意为"帮助"。句意:当它们处于危险之中和它们需要人们帮助的时候,它们将试图告诉人们。
2. C 提示:句意:而且它们生活在一起,互相帮助。
3. D 提示:句意:傍晚时分,一位羊妈妈来找我们时,我正在湖边和朋友聊天。
4. A 提示:根据下文"the sad cries of her young baby"可知句意:这只羊伤心地叫唤着。
5. B 提示:句意:我的朋友告诉我出事了。
6. C 提示:句意:我们跟着羊妈妈一起回到了农场。
7. B 提示:sometimes意为"有时";often意为"经常";seldom意为"很少";never意为"从不"。句意:她向前冲去,频频回头看我们是否在跟着她。
8. A 提示:at last意为"最后";at once意为"立刻";at least意为"至少";at first意为"最初"。句意:最后羊妈妈把我们带到一口老井前,我们听到了她的幼崽悲伤的叫声。
9. D 提示:jump into意为"跳进";drive into意为"驶入";run into意为"偶然碰见";fall into意为"掉入"。句意:也许它在吃草的时候掉进了井里。
10. C 提示:句意:当我们在救小羊的时候,羊妈妈在井边看着我们。
11. A 提示:work意为"工作";fact意为"事实";job意为"工作";problem意为"问题"。work和job均有"工作"之意,区别在于job是可数名词,其前一般接冠词或用复数形式,而work是不可数名词,此处应用work。
12. C 提示:many意为"许多",修饰可数名词;much意为"许多",修饰不可数名词;no意为"没有";few意为"几乎没有",修饰可数名词。句意:井里没有水,而且井只有六英尺深。
13. D 提示:句意:几分钟后,羊宝宝回到了妈妈身边。
14. B 提示:worried意为"担心的";excited意为"兴奋的";interested意为"感兴趣的";surprised意为"惊讶的"。句意:它看起来很兴奋。
15. D 提示:nice意为"美好的";kind意为"亲切的";friendly意为"友好的";clever意为"聪明的"。句意:羊妈妈非常聪明。