一、完形填空(每小题 1 分，满分 10 分)
Sai Weng Lost His Horse
A long time ago, an old man, Sai Weng, lived on the northern border(边界) of the country.
One day, his horse ran away north into the 1 of the Hu people. His neighbours came to comfort him when they heard about it. Sai Weng said, “A horse won't cost me 2. And maybe it will bring me luck.” “The old man is crazy(疯狂的),” his neighbours said to each other.
“Yes, if I lose my horse, I will be very 3,” others answered.
Months later, the horse returned(返回)—and it 4 back with it a fine horse of the Hu people. The neighbours came again to 5 for Sai Weng.
But Sai Weng was not happy. “I got this strong horse for nothing. Maybe things will 6 badly,” he said.
“He is not a good friend. He must be afraid that we will steal(偷) the horse,” his neighbours said to each other.
A few days later, when Sai Weng's son was riding the Hu horse, he 7 and broke his leg. The neighbours were all surprised 8 Sai Weng shrugged it off(耸耸肩) and said, “Maybe I'll be lucky again.”
“The old man is out of his 9,” his neighbours said to each other.
“Yes, if my son is crippled(残疾的), I will be very unhappy,” others said. A year went by before the Hu soldiers approached(靠近) the northern border. Nine out of ten people on the border took up arms and more than half died in the war. But 10, because Sai Weng's son could neither run fast nor fight, he did not go to war. He could stay at home with his family.
()1. A. coast
B. hole
C. place
D. space
()2. A. something
B. anything
C. everything
D. nothing
()3. A. sad
B. happy
C. tired
D. angry
()4. A. got
B. bought
C. led
D. brought
()5. A. fight
B. celebrate
C. miss
D. tell
()6. A. turn out
B. start over
C. put away
D. dry up
()7. A. stood
B. walked
C. fell
D. shouted
()8. A. if
B. because
C. when
D. though
()9. A. head
B. face
C. dream
D. mind
()10. A. happily
B. angrily
C. luckily
D. clearly

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了“塞翁失马”的故事。
1. C 根据“One day, his horse ran away north into the ... of the Hu people.”并结合语境和备选词汇可知，此处是指他的马跑进了胡人生活的地方。故选 C。
2. B 根据“A horse won't cost me ...”可知，此处是指一匹马不会花费任何东西，句子为否定句，应用 anything。故选 B。
3. A 结合上文“if I lose my horse”和常识可知，丢失了马，主人应该会感到伤心。故选 A。
4. D 结合上下文“Months later, the horse returned—and it ... back with it a fine horse of the Hu people.”和备选词汇可知，此处是指那匹跑进胡人地盘的马又回来了，并且带回来了一匹胡人的好马。故选 D。
5. B 结合语境和备选词汇可知，此处是指邻居们见塞翁丢失的马又回来了，纷纷前来为他庆祝。故选 B。
6. A 结合下文“A few days later, when Sai Weng's son was riding the Hu horse, he ... and broke his leg.”和备选词汇可知，此处是指可能事情结果会很糟糕。故选 A。
7. C 结合“Sai Weng's son was riding the Hu horse”和备选词汇可知，此处是指塞翁的儿子骑马时，从马背上跌落下来，摔断了腿。故选 C。
8. C 分析句子结构可知，此处是指当塞翁耸了耸肩然后说也许他还会有好运气时，邻居们感到很惊讶，应用 when 引导时间状语从句。故选 C。
9. D 结合语境和备选词汇可知，塞翁的儿子摔断了腿，塞翁却说不是坏事，所以邻居们认为塞翁脑子不正常，发疯了。out of mind“发狂，疯狂，神经错乱”，符合句意。故选 D。
10. C 根据上文“Nine out of ten people on the border took up arms and more than half died in the war.”可知，超过一半参军的人在战争中丧生，所以塞翁的儿子很幸运。故选 C。

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章主旨（本文为“塞翁失马”的经典故事，蕴含祸福相依的哲理），再逐题分析：结合上下文语境、词汇含义、语法规则及固定搭配，逐一排除不符合文意的选项，选出最恰当的答案。每道题需联系前后文逻辑，如第1题对应马的去向，第2题结合否定句用法，第9题考查固定短语搭配等。
【解析】
1. 选C。根据语境，此处指马跑进胡人生活的“地方”，place符合文意；coast（海岸）、hole（洞）、space（空间）均不符合。
2. 选B。本句为否定句，anything用于否定句中表示“任何事物”，符合“马不会给我带来任何损失”的语境；something用于肯定句，everything（一切）、nothing（没有什么）不符合。
3. 选A。结合上文“丢失马”的情境，主人会感到“伤心”，sad符合；happy（开心）、tired（疲惫）、angry（生气）不符合。
4. 选D。此处指跑走的马返回时“带回来”一匹胡人的好马，bring back为固定搭配，意为“带回”；get（得到）、buy（买）、lead（带领）不符合。
5. 选B。马失而复得，邻居前来为塞翁“庆祝”，celebrate符合；fight（战斗）、miss（想念）、tell（告诉）不符合。
6. 选A。此处指塞翁认为事情“结果可能会不好”，turn out意为“结果是”，符合语境；start over（重新开始）、put away（收起）、dry up（干涸）不符合。
7. 选C。结合“骑马”的情境，儿子从马上“跌落”摔断了腿，fall符合；stand（站立）、walk（走路）、shout（喊叫）不符合。
8. 选C。此处为时间状语从句，when意为“当……时”，符合“邻居们惊讶于塞翁耸肩说话的样子”的语境；if（如果）、because（因为）、though（虽然）不符合。
9. 选D。固定短语out of mind意为“发狂，发疯”，此处指邻居认为塞翁脑子不正常，符合语境；head（头）、face（脸）、dream（梦想）不符合搭配。
10. 选C。结合上文“边境人多参军且半数战死”，塞翁儿子因残疾未参战，是“幸运的”，luckily符合；happily（开心地）、angrily（生气地）、clearly（清晰地）不符合。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.D 10.C
【知识点】
词汇辨析、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本文以经典寓言故事为载体，考察学生对词汇、语境逻辑及固定搭配的掌握，难度适中，既传递了祸福相依的道理，又能有效训练完形填空的解题能力。
【难度系数】
0.6