一、完形填空
主题:人与动物 体裁:记叙文 难度:★★★ 建议用时:7 分钟 正确率: /15
(2025·中山期末改编)Betty is a 51-year-old woman. She is an animal nurse at a _1_ in the UK.
When Betty was a child, she kept many _2_ animals at home, such as cute cats and dogs. She really _3_ to work with animals in the future. To realize her dream, she studied _4_ in university. Later, she moved to Thailand and worked with animals for two years. This experience(经历) helped her get the _5_ at the zoo.
Betty _6_ her work and cares a lot about the animals in the zoo. “My favourite animals are giraffes. But the _7_ of wild giraffes is falling. So when I see baby giraffes born in the zoo, I feel _8_ and lucky,” said Betty.
For Betty, every day at the zoo is _9_. One moment, she might be taking blood samples(抽血) from animals; the next, she could be helping the animal doctors. “Talking to the animal keepers is _10_ a small part of my job. There is much more to do,” said Betty.
In Betty’s eyes, _11_ with animals can be hard. Small animals like penguins are easy to treat, but big animals like elephants are harder to _12_. Also, some sick animals don’t eat their food if they taste medicine in it. “The work is not easy, _13_ it is really worth it,” said Betty.
What _14_ will Betty give to people who want to be an animal nurse or doctor? She says it is _15_ to get some experience with animals. Her time in Thailand helped her learn a lot and get ready for her job.
()1. A. zoo B. school C. hospital D. factory
()2. A. lonely B. lovely C. creative D. expensive
()3. A. forgot B. agreed C. hoped D. needed
()4. A. history B. maths C. geography D. biology
()5. A. example B. hobby C. mistake D. job
()6. A. loves B. finishes C. improves D. prepares
()7. A. weight B. number C. height D. price
()8. A. afraid B. tired C. excited D. free
()9. A. safe B. awful C. busy D. quiet
()10. A. only B. still C. even D. also
()11. A. playing B. talking C. working D. travelling
()12. A. look at B. look for C. look up D. look after
()13. A. but B. so C. or D. because
()14. A. surprise B. advice C. training D. practice
()15. A. interesting B. important C. wrong D. difficult

完形填空
【语篇解读】文章是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了51岁的Betty是英国一家动物园的动物护士，介绍了她小时候对动物的热爱、为实现梦想所做的努力，以及在动物园工作的日常、对动物护理工作的看法，还有给想从事动物护理或兽医职业的人的建议。
1. A 动物护士的工作场所通常是动物园，zoo符合语境，故选A。
2. B 形容猫和狗用“lovely(可爱的)”合适，符合语境，后文的cute也给了提示，故选B。
3. C “hope to do sth.”(希望做某事)，体现她对未来和动物工作的期望，hoped符合语境，故选C。
4. D 和动物工作相关的学科是生物学，biology符合语境，故选D。
5. D 前文讲Betty想从事与动物相关的工作，并有相关经历，结合语境“This experience helped her get the ... at the zoo.”可知，此处是指动物园的“工作(job)”，故选D。
6. A 根据后文“cares a lot about the animals”可知，她热爱工作，loves符合语境，故选A。
7. B “the number of ...”(……的数量)，符合野生长颈鹿数量减少的语境，故选B。
8. C 前文说野生长颈鹿数量减少，所以看到小长颈鹿出生，Betty会感到兴奋，excited符合语境，故选C。
9. C 从后文一会儿抽血、一会儿帮动物医生等，可知很忙碌，busy符合语境，故选C。
10. A 体现工作内容不只是和饲养员交流，还有很多其他事，only符合语境，故选A。
11. C 这里指从事和动物相关的工作，working符合语境，故选C。
12. D look at看；look for寻找；look up查阅；look after照顾。动物护士的工作是照顾动物，look after符合语境，故选D。
13. A 根据前文“The work is not easy”(这份工作不容易)表达的是工作的困难性，带有否定或负面的意味；以及后文“it is really worth it”(但它确实值得)则转折到工作的价值，带有肯定或积极的意味。所以两者之间是转折关系，需要用表示转折的连词连接。故选A。
14. B “give advice to sb.”(给某人提建议)，符合语境，故选B。
15. B 根据后文“Her time in Thailand helped her learn a lot and get ready for her job.”可知，经验重要，important符合语境，故选B。