Ⅴ.完形填空
In the heart of the Amazon Rainforest, there is a small village where people live in harmony(和谐) with nature. A young girl named Maria has always been attracted by the stories of 1 in the rainforest told by her grandmother and she dreamed of exploring the rainforest one day.
One sunny morning, Maria 2 to walk deeper into the rainforest to explore it by herself. With her grandmother's old compass(指南针), she set off alone. At first, the view was normal. As she explored further, the forest began to show a 3 side with the taller trees and various kinds of flowers and plants she had never seen before.
Suddenly, Maria heard a strange sound 4 her. She turned around, her heart beating with 5. There, standing just a few feet away was a tiger. Maria was about to run, 6 she remembered her grandmother's words, "Respect the animals, and they will respect you." Taking a deep breath, she stared at the tiger with her eyes. The tiger, feeling Maria's calm and respect, slowly 7 the woods.
Maria continued her journey, feeling a bit 8. As the sun began to set, Maria found herself at the edge of a hidden lake. The clean water reflected the orange sky like a mirror. Looking at the sunset, she realised that the rainforest was not just a place of adventure and discovery, it was also a place of treasure and 9.
After Maria returned to the village, she told the villagers about meeting the tiger and the 10 of the hidden lake. The leader of the village listened 11 and he realised that Maria had learned valuable lessons about respect and harmony.
From that day on, Maria became a 12 person in the village for her bravery and wisdom. She continued to explore the rainforest, always with a sense of 13 for nature.
Because of Maria's stories, the villagers also began to understand 14 they were supposed to pay more attention to the rainforest. Years later, her stories and spirit still 15 people to live in harmony with nature. As a result, the living beings near by the village all lived in peace and happiness.
1. A. challenge B. adventure
C. spirit D. knowledge
2. A. continued B. remembered
C. decided D. accepted
3. A. different B. dark
C. sweet D. common
4. A. above B. beside
C. below D. behind
5. A. excitement B. fear
C. anger D. hope
6. A. although B. if
C. but D. so
7. A. escaped from B. went into
C. searched for D. came round
8. A. relaxed B. mad
C. disappointed D. lonely
9. A. memory B. success
C. courage D. learning
10. A. path B. condition
C. sunset D. beauty
11. A. nervously B. carefully
C. sadly D. calmly
12. A. famous B. polite
C. rich D. lucky
13. A. respect B. community
C. pride D. safety
14. A. what B. how
C. where D. why
15. A. encouraged B. stopped
C. hoped D. asked

Ⅴ. 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.D 11.B 12.A 13.A 14.D 15.A
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Maria独自深入雨林,偶遇老虎,最后安全回到村子的故事。Maria将她的这次经历告诉村民,让村民们了解到雨林的重要性,他们开始更加关注雨林。
1. B 解析:根据“she dreamed of exploring the rainforest one day”以及“she realised that the rainforest was not just a place of adventure and discovery”可知Maria听到了关于雨林的冒险故事,所以想要去探索雨林。故选B。
2. C 解析:根据“With her grandmother's old compass, she set off alone.”可知Maria决定独自走进雨林深处。故选C。
3. A 解析:根据“At first, the view was normal.”和“she had never seen before”可知随着探索深入,雨林开始展现出不同的面貌。故选A。
4. D 解析:根据下文“She turned around”可知,声音来自身后。故选D。
5. B 解析:根据上文“Suddenly, Maria heard a strange sound”及下文“There, standing just a few feet away was a tiger.”可知,听到奇怪声音后发现是一只老虎,Maria应该是充满恐惧。故选B。
6. C 解析:句意:Maria正要跑,但她想起了奶奶的话:“尊重动物,它们也会尊重你。”根据句意可知,前后两句构成转折关系,应用but连接。故选C。
7. B 解析:escaped from 从……逃走;went into 走入;searched for 寻找;came round 来访。根据下文“Maria continued her journey”可知,老虎走进了树林。故选B。
8. A 解析:根据上文“The tiger, feeling Maria's calm and respect, slowly ... the woods.”可知,老虎离开了,Maria应该是感觉轻松了一些。故选A。
9. D 解析:根据“he realised that Maria had learned valuable lessons about respect and harmony”可知,Maria从雨林中学到了关于尊重与和谐的宝贵经验,因此她会认为雨林还是一个蕴藏着宝藏和学习的地方。故选D。
10. D 解析:根据“The clean water reflected the orange sky like a mirror. Looking at the sunset ... it was also a place of treasure”可推测,Maria感受到了湖和雨林的美。故选D。
11. B 解析:根据下文“he realised that Maria had learned valuable lessons about respect and harmony”可知,村长应该是认真地听Maria讲述。故选B。
12. A 解析:根据下文“for her bravery and wisdom”可知,Maria因为勇敢和智慧变得有名。故选A。
13. A 解析:根据上文“she remembered her grandmother's words, ‘Respect the animals, and they will respect you.’”可知,Maria一直怀着对大自然的敬畏之心。故选A。
14. D 解析:根据下文“they were supposed to pay more attention to the rainforest”可知,此处是表示问原因。故选D。
15. A 解析:根据“the living beings near by the village all lived in peace and happiness”可知,她的故事和精神激励着人们与大自然和谐相处。故选A。

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文完形填空，解题思路如下：①先通读全文，把握文章主旨：女孩Maria受祖母故事影响，独自探索亚马逊雨林，偶遇老虎时牢记祖母教诲，以尊重化解危机，最终感悟自然的意义并带动村民重视与自然和谐相处；②结合空格前后语境、词义辨析、句间逻辑关系（转折、因果等）逐一分析选项；③代入所选答案通读全文，验证语义通顺、逻辑连贯，确保答案正确。
【解析】
1. B 解析：根据后文“she dreamed of exploring the rainforest one day”及“the rainforest was not just a place of adventure and discovery”可知，Maria听到的是雨林的冒险故事，故选B。
2. C 解析：根据“With her grandmother's old compass, she set off alone”可知，Maria决定独自深入雨林，故选C。
3. A 解析：前文提到“At first, the view was normal”，后文说看到从未见过的高大树木和花草，说明雨林展现了不同的面貌，故选A。
4. D 解析：由下文“She turned around”可知，声音来自身后，故选D。
5. B 解析：听到奇怪声音后发现老虎，Maria的心情应是恐惧，故选B。
6. C 解析：前半句“Maria was about to run”和后半句“she remembered her grandmother's words”是转折关系，用but连接，故选C。
7. B 解析：根据“Maria continued her journey”可知，老虎走入了树林，故选B。
8. A 解析：老虎离开后，Maria的心情应是放松的，故选A。
9. D 解析：根据后文“he realised that Maria had learned valuable lessons about respect and harmony”可知，雨林是蕴藏宝藏和学习的地方，故选D。
10. D 解析：由“clean water reflected the orange sky like a mirror”可知，Maria感受到了隐藏湖泊的美，故选D。
11. B 解析：村长意识到Maria学到了宝贵经验，说明他认真听了讲述，故选B。
12. A 解析：Maria因勇敢和智慧在村子里变得有名，故选A。
13. A 解析：根据祖母的教诲“Respect the animals, and they will respect you”可知，Maria一直怀着对自然的尊重，故选A。
14. D 解析：村民应该更关注雨林的原因，用why引导宾语从句，故选D。
15. A 解析：Maria的故事和精神激励人们与自然和谐相处，故选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.B 8.A 9.D 10.D 11.B 12.A 13.A 14.D 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文以Maria的雨林探险经历为线索，传递了尊重自然、与自然和谐共生的主题，既考查学生对词汇的掌握，又注重语境分析和逻辑推理能力，是一篇兼具教育意义和考查价值的记叙文完形填空。
【难度系数】
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