一、完形填空
There once was a homeless cat named Cathy. Though without an owner, this certainly did not 1 her independent spirit. Every day, she worked hard to keep herself strong by running and climbing. 2 her hard work, she became quite strong and could run faster than many other cats in the area. She 3 walked around the neighbourhood to hunt mice. Thanks to her hunting skills, she always had 4 food to eat. When the weather was nice, she would lie in the sun, enjoying her 5 life.
One day, a girl moved into her neighbourhood. She was a 6 girl and noticed Cathy was homeless. Every day she went to put food outside Cathy's house. The meals were so 7 that Cathy found herself looking forward to them more and more. Cathy didn't want to go out and catch mice by herself anymore.
Every day she did 8 but just waited for her delicious food. As time passed, she formed(形成) a(n) 9. By summer's end, Cathy grew fatter, and she couldn't 10 very fast. But what did this have to do with her? She had lots of food now.
However, she didn't know why this kind girl suddenly 11 another city one day. Cathy had no more food to eat. At the same time, she was so 12 that she couldn't catch mice. The neighbours complained(抱怨) that there were some mice. Now Cathy faced a big 13. She didn't know what to do. She 14 wished she hadn't met that kind girl. Her kindness made Cathy lose the goal of living hard.
15 each of us should not lose our ability(能力) in the easy and comfortable life. Otherwise, we'll be miserable(痛苦的).
1. A. change B. mix C. protect D. build
2. A. Without B. Of C. Through D. From
3. A. never B. seldom C. sometimes D. often
4. A. dry B. enough C. soft D. less
5. A. happy B. funny C. lucky D. busy
6. A. quiet B. smart C. kind D. shy
7. A. delicious B. popular C. large D. bad
8. A. everything B. something C. nothing D. anything
9. A. interest B. duty C. hobby D. habit
10. A. swim B. fly C. climb D. run
11. A. looked for B. paid for C. cared for D. left for
12. A. fat B. strong C. old D. wise
13. A. problem B. survey C. surprise D. example
14. A. easily B. calmly C. finally D. really
15. A. But B. So C. And D. Or

一、完形填空
【语篇导读】本文讲述了一只原本独立勤劳的流浪猫凯茜,在遇到善良女孩投喂后逐渐丧失捕猎能力,变得懒惰肥胖,当女孩离开后,她陷入生存困境的故事。
1. A 提示:change 改变;mix 混合;protect 保护;build 建造。句意:尽管没有主人,但这并没有改变她独立的精神。
2. C 提示:without 没有;of……的;through 通过;from 从。句意:通过努力工作,她变得相当强壮,比这一区域的很多其他猫跑得快。
3. D 提示:never 从不;seldom 很少;sometimes 有时;often 经常。句意:她经常在附近走动捉老鼠。
4. B 提示:dry 干的;enough 足够的;soft 软的;less 更少的。句意:多亏了她的捕猎技巧,她总有足够的食物吃。
5. A 提示:happy 快乐的;funny 有趣的;lucky 幸运的;busy 忙碌的。句意:当天气好的时候,她会躺在阳光下,享受快乐的生活。
6. C 提示:quiet 安静的;smart 聪明的;kind 善良的;shy 害羞的。句意:她是一个善良的女孩,注意到凯茜无家可归。
7. A 提示:delicious 美味的;popular 流行的;large 大的;bad 坏的。句意:这些饭菜如此美味,以至于凯茜发现自己越来越期待它们。
8. C 提示:everything 一切;something 某事;nothing 没什么;anything 任何事。句意:她每天什么也不做,只是等着她的美食。
9. D 提示:interest 兴趣;duty 责任;hobby 爱好;habit 习惯。句意:随着时间的推移,她形成了一个习惯。
10. D 提示:swim 游泳;fly 飞;climb 爬;run 跑。句意:夏天结束时,凯茜变得更胖了,她跑不快了。
11. D 提示:look for 寻找;pay for 支付;care for 照顾;leave for 动身去。句意:然而,她不知道为什么这个善良的女孩有一天突然去了另一个城市。
12. A 提示:fat 胖的;strong 强壮的;old 老的;wise 明智的。句意:与此同时,她太胖了,以至于捉不到老鼠。
13. A 提示:problem 问题;survey 民意调查;surprise 令人惊奇的事情(或消息等);example 例子。句意:现在凯茜面临一个大问题。
14. D 提示:easily 容易地;calmly 冷静地;finally 最终;really 真正地。句意:她真的希望她没有遇到那个善良的女孩。
15. B 提示:but 但是;so 所以;and 并且;or 或者。句意:所以我们每个人都不应该在安逸舒适的生活中丧失自己的能力。

【分析】做完形填空需遵循三步法：1. 通读全文，把握文章主旨（本文讲述流浪猫Cathy的经历，传递不能在安逸中丧失能力的道理）；2. 逐句分析每个空格，结合上下文语境、词汇含义、固定搭配等排除错误选项，确定正确答案；3. 代入答案通读全文，验证逻辑通顺性，确保答案符合文意。
【解析】1. 句意：尽管没有主人，这并没有改变她独立的精神。change（改变）符合语境，选A；2. 句意：通过努力，她变得强壮，比区域内很多猫跑得快。through（通过）符合，选C；3. 句意：她经常在附近走动捉老鼠。often（经常）符合语境，选D；4. 句意：多亏捕猎技巧，她总有足够的食物。enough（足够的）符合，选B；5. 句意：天气好时她躺阳光下，享受快乐的生活。happy（快乐的）符合，选A；6. 句意：她是善良的女孩，注意到Cathy无家可归。kind（善良的）符合，选C；7. 句意：饭菜如此美味，Cathy越来越期待。delicious（美味的）符合，选A；8. 句意：她每天什么也不做，只等美食。nothing（没什么）符合，选C；9. 句意：随着时间推移，她形成了习惯。habit（习惯）符合，选D；10. 句意：夏天结束时Cathy变胖，跑不快了。run（跑）符合，选D；11. 句意：善良女孩突然动身去另一个城市。leave for（动身去）符合，选D；12. 句意：她太胖了，捉不到老鼠。fat（胖的）符合，选A；13. 句意：现在Cathy面临大问题。problem（问题）符合，选A；14. 句意：她真的希望没遇到那个女孩。really（真正地）符合，选D；15. 句意：所以我们不应在安逸中丧失能力。so（所以）符合，选B。
【答案】1.A 2.C 3.D 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.D 11.D 12.A 13.A 14.D 15.B
【知识点】完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】本文为故事类完形填空，通过流浪猫的经历考查学生对词汇的掌握及语境理解能力，传递了深刻的生活道理，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.4