一、完形填空(真题·绍兴诸暨)
阅读下面短文，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Once, there was a small and poor village near the sea. Houses there were made of stone and wood. They were very 1 and could fall down(倒塌) at any time. A young man, named Harriet, lived in a wooden house, with his old 2. Harriet dreamed to move to a big city, but 3 never visited any of them.
His friends told him some exciting stories during their stay in cities. This made Harriet bored all summer long 4 he couldn't even go to the nearest city.
One day, Harriet walked into the house 5 and threw(摔) himself into the dirty brown chair. “Are you okay, dear?” his grandma asked. “No!” Harriet shouted. “My friends are taking trips to big 6, and I'm still here!” Harriet's grandma got a terrible 7.
This unhappiness lasted for weeks. One morning, Harriet woke up. He walked outside to look at the sun 8.
Soon after, his grandma came. “Listen, Harriet,” she spoke. “Look at the 9,” she continued (继续). “Isn't it beautiful? When you're in the big cities, you can't see that. Look at the beach, isn't it great? You won't find that in a city, would you?” This made Harriet know how nice life is, and he's 10 to live in a village. Next time, he would like to share the beautiful views with his friends.
()1. A. tall B. special C. large D. old
()2. A. mum B. dad C. grandma D. grandpa
()3. A. he B. she C. I D. they
()4. A. so B. but C. and D. because
()5. A. quickly B. unhappily C. early D. easily
()6. A. villages B. towns C. cities D. countries
()7. A. surprise B. rule C. idea D. problem
()8. A. running away B. coming out C. staying up D. going back
()9. A. house B. flower C. painting D. sky
()10. A. surprised B. afraid C. lucky D. shy

1.D 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.C
【完形填空】
这篇短文主要讲述了一个名叫 Harriet 的年轻人，他梦想着搬到大城市，他的祖母通过展示村庄的美丽景色如日出和海滩，帮助他认识到了乡村生活的美好，使他意识到住在乡村也是一种幸福。
第7题：考查名词。句意：Harriet 的祖母很惊讶。A 惊讶；B 规则；C 想法；D 问题。根据句意可知此处表示祖母听到他的想法很惊讶。故选 A。
第9题：考查名词。句意：看这天空。A 房子；B 花；C 画；D 天空。根据 Isn’t it beautiful? When you’re in the big cities, you can’t see that.（难道不好看吗？当你在大城市时，你根本看不到。）可知此处指天空。故选 D。

【分析】
先通读全文把握主旨：海边小村庄的年轻人Harriet因向往大城市却无法实现而烦闷，奶奶通过引导他欣赏乡村美景，让他领悟到乡村生活的美好。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇词义、语法搭配，逐一分析每个空格的选项，排除不符合文意的选项，选出最佳答案。
【解析】
1. 句意：它们非常______，随时可能倒塌。根据前文“small and poor village”及“could fall down at any time”可知房子老旧，A. tall（高的）；B. special（特别的）；C. large（大的）；D. old（老的），故选D。
2. 句意：Harriet和他年迈的______住在木屋里。根据后文“his grandma asked”可知是奶奶，A. mum（妈妈）；B. dad（爸爸）；C. grandma（奶奶）；D. grandpa（爷爷），故选C。
3. 句意：Harriet梦想搬去大城市，但______从未去过任何大城市。此处指代Harriet，用he，A. he（他）；B. she（她）；C. I（我）；D. they（他们），故选A。
4. 句意：这让他整个夏天都很无聊，______他甚至不能去最近的城市。前后是因果关系，后句是原因，A. so（所以，表结果）；B. but（但是，表转折）；C. and（和，表并列）；D. because（因为，表原因），故选D。
5. 句意：Harriet____走进房子，摔坐在脏椅子上。根据他的烦闷情绪，可知是不开心地，A. quickly（快速地）；B. unhappily（不开心地）；C. early（早地）；D. easily（容易地），故选B。
6. 句意：我的朋友们正在去大______旅行，我还在这里！前文提到朋友讲城市的故事，所以是大城市，A. villages（村庄）；B. towns（城镇）；C. cities（城市）；D. countries（国家），故选C。
7. 句意：Harriet的奶奶很______。Harriet的抱怨让奶奶感到惊讶，A. surprise（惊讶）；B. rule（规则）；C. idea（主意）；D. problem（问题），故选A。
8. 句意：他走到外面看______的太阳。根据“woke up”可知太阳出来，A. running away（逃跑）；B. coming out（出来）；C. staying up（熬夜）；D. going back（回去），故选B。
9. 句意：“看______，”她继续说。根据后文“大城市看不到的美景”及看太阳，可知是天空，A. house（房子）；B. flower（花）；C. painting（画）；D. sky（天空），故选D。
10. 句意：这让Harriet知道生活美好，他______住在乡村。奶奶的开导让他觉得住在乡村很幸运，A. surprised（惊讶的）；B. afraid（害怕的）；C. lucky（幸运的）；D. shy（害羞的），故选C。
【答案】
1.D 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空语境理解、词汇辨析
【点评】
本文是记叙文，通过Harriet的经历传递感悟，解题需结合上下文分析词汇，难度适中，适合初中学生练习，能考查阅读理解与词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6