Ⅱ. 完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
Once upon a time, there was a little rabbit named Benny. Benny often felt unhappy 21 he was so different from the other animals. He thought his ears were too long, and he was also too 22.
One sunny morning, in the forest, Benny saw a monkey climbing a big tree quickly. “You’re so good at it. I wish I could 23 like you,” said Benny. The monkey hung on a branch and smiled, “Everyone has their special 24. I have long arms and a strong tail, so climbing is not 25 for me. You just need to find 26.”
Hearing these words, Benny decided to find out 27 his special skill was. He tried to climb but he couldn’t. He tried to swim like a fish but he got wet in the river. Feeling very 28, he sat under a big tree.
Suddenly, his 29 stood up—Benny heard a cry for help. He found a baby bird fall down from its nest(窝). Without thinking twice, Benny ran fast to 30 the bird. The baby bird was stuck(卡住) in a bush(灌木) and couldn’t 31. Benny was so small that he went through the bushes 32. He succeeded in saving the baby bird.
All the other animals praised, “You are so brave and 33!” And the mother bird thanked Benny very much.
At this moment, Benny 34 what the monkey really meant. He loved his long ears. They were 35 and made him special.
From that day on, Benny was always ready to help. He became more confident and made more new friends.
()21. A. but B. and C. because D. although
()22. A. tall B. small C. scary D. bright
()23. A. walk B. swim C. climb D. jump
()24. A. ideas B. skills C. habits D. choices
()25. A. boring B. exciting C. different D. difficult
()26. A. hers B. ours C. yours D. theirs
()27. A. how B. what C. when D. where
()28. A. sad B. shy C. glad D. lucky
()29. A. arms B. ears C. tail D. nose
()30. A. bite B. help C. kick D. leave
()31. A. move B. sleep C. shout D. laugh
()32. A. easily B. quietly C. heavily D. angrily
()33. A. poor B. kind C. silly D. polite
()34. A. decided B. promised C. explained D. understood
()35. A. soft B. ugly C. funny D. useful

21. C 【解析】考查连词。A. but 但是；B. and 和；C. because 因为；D. although 尽管。根据“Benny often felt unhappy”和“he was so different from the other animals”可知，Benny 经常感到不高兴是因为他和其他的动物不一样。故选 C。
22. B 【解析】考查形容词。A. tall 高的；B. small 小的；C. scary 可怕的；D. bright 明亮的。根据“there was a little rabbit...he was so different from the other animals...”可知，此处表示他也太小了。故选 B。
23. C 【解析】考查动词。A. walk 走路；B. swim 游泳；C. climb 爬；D. jump 跳。根据“Benny saw a monkey climbing a big tree quickly”可知，此处表示 Benny 希望可以像猴子一样爬树。故选 C。
24. B 【解析】考查名词。A. ideas 主意；B. skills 技能；C. habits 习惯；D. choices 选择。根据“I have long arms and a strong tail, so climbing is not...for me”可知，这里表示每个人都有自己特殊的技能。故选 B。
25. D 【解析】考查形容词。A. boring 无聊的；B. exciting 令人兴奋的；C. different 不同的；D. difficult 困难的。根据“I have long arms and a strong tail”可知，我有长胳膊和长尾巴，此处表示爬树对猴子来说并不难。故选 D。
26. C 【解析】考查代词。A. hers 她的；B. ours 我们的；C. yours 你的；D. theirs 他们的。根据“Everyone has their special...”可知，每个人都有自己特殊的技能，此处表示你要找到你的技能。名词性物主代词 yours 指代“你的技能”。故选 C。
27. B 【解析】考查宾语从句连接词。A. how 怎样；B. what 什么；C. when 什么时候；D. where 在哪里。根据上文语境可知，此处表示 Benny 决定找出他的特殊技能是什么。此处表示“什么”，故选 B。
28. A 【解析】考查形容词。A. sad 难过的；B. shy 害羞的；C. glad 高兴的；D. lucky 幸运的。根据“He tried to swim like a fish but he got wet in the river. ”可知，他尝试着像鱼一样游泳，但是他在水里弄湿了。此处表示他感到非常难过。故选 A。
29. B 【解析】考查名词。A. arms 胳膊；B. ears 耳朵；C. tail 尾巴；D. nose 鼻子。根据“Benny heard a cry for help”可知，他听到了求救的哭声，此处表示耳朵竖起来了。故选 B。
30. B 【解析】考查动词。A. bite 咬；B. help 帮助；C. kick 踢；D. leave 离开。根据“Without thinking twice, Benny ran fast to...the bird. ”可知，Benny 毫不犹豫，快跑去帮助小鸟。故选 B。
31. A 【解析】考查动词。A. move 移动；B. sleep 睡觉；C. shout 喊叫；D. laugh 笑。根据“The baby bird was stuck in a bush”可知，小鸟卡在灌木丛里，不能移动。故选 A。
32. A 【解析】考查副词。A. easily 容易地；B. quietly 安静地；C. heavily 重地；D. angrily 生气地。根据“Benny was so small”可知，Benny 很小可以轻易地穿过灌木丛。故选 A。
33. B 【解析】考查形容词。A. poor 贫穷的；B. kind 善良的；C. silly 愚蠢的；D. polite 礼貌的。根据前文可知，Benny 救了小鸟，因此其他动物说 Benny 是勇敢和善良的。故选 B。
34. D 【解析】考查动词。A. decided 决定；B. promised 承诺；C. explained 解释；D. understood 理解。根据句意可知，在此时 Benny 理解了猴子说的话的真正意义。此处表示“理解”，故选 D。
35. D 【解析】考查形容词。A. soft 柔软的；B. ugly 丑陋的；C. funny 滑稽的；D. useful 有用的。根据前文可知，兔子听到求救声，并且救了小鸟，此处表示他的耳朵是有用的。故选 D。