阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
It began to rain in the mountains. The rain was 36 and didn't stop for many days. 37 it rained heavily, most animals were safe because they went to the mountains to find a safe place to live.
However, some monkeys didn't go to the 38. They sat high in the trees, so they were not 39 of the rising water. Suddenly, a monkey 40 a few fish swimming in the water. The monkey said to his friends, "Look! What is wrong with those fish? They seem to be in 41."
After his friends checked, they all 42 him. "Maybe we should go and save them," said another monkey. "After all, we are 43. Others are silly." So everyone 44 to save the fish. The monkeys came to the river and began to 45 the fish and take them to land safely. The fish were difficult to catch. 46, all the fish were on land. "None of them can 47. Maybe they are sleeping," said a monkey in surprise.
"See how 48 we are to save them," said a monkey. "They must be tired, and now they are having a 49. Surely, they will soon wake up and thank us for what we did."
After that, the monkeys went to the hills to see what else they 50 do. However, all the fish died finally because they left the water.
Sometimes before we want to help someone, we should know what happens, and then we can help people in the right way.
()36. A. dirty B. heavy C. small D. cheap
()37. A. If B. But C. Although D. Or
()38. A. mountains B. lakes C. streets D. cities
()39. A. free B. short C. tired D. afraid
()40. A. asked B. noticed C. told D. liked
()41. A. surprise B. danger C. luck D. order
()42. A. waited for B. looked after C. agreed with D. ran after
()43. A. busy B. tall C. bad D. smart
()44. A. decided B. hated C. learned D. remembered
()45. A. buy B. catch C. kill D. cook
()46. A. Finally B. Quickly C. Usually D. Quietly
()47. A. eat B. sleep C. dance D. move
()48. A. blind B. unhappy C. wise D. common
()49. A. try B. ride C. walk D. rest
()50. A. could B. must C. should D. may

36. B 37. C 38. A 39. D 40. B 41. B 42. C 43. D 44. A 45. B 46. A 47. D 48. C 49. D 50. A

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解短文主旨：山里连日下雨，猴子看到水中的鱼，误以为它们处于危险，便将鱼救到岸上，最终鱼因离开水死亡，故事寓意帮助他人前需先了解实际情况。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇搭配及词义辨析逐一分析每个空：36题根据后文“rained heavily”判断雨大；37题前后为让步关系选Although；38题对应前文动物去山里的描述；39题考查be afraid of固定搭配；40题表示猴子注意到鱼；41题in danger是固定短语；42题表示猴子同意同伴的说法；43题猴子自认为聪明；44题decide to do是固定搭配；45题猴子抓鱼；46题表示最终结果；47题鱼离开水不能移动；48题猴子自认为行为明智；49题have a rest是固定短语；50题表示过去能做的事。
【解析】
36. B 解析：根据后文“didn't stop for many days”及“rained heavily”可知雨下得很大，heavy（大的）符合语境，其他选项dirty（脏的）、small（小的）、cheap（便宜的）均不符合。
37. C 解析：前后句为让步关系，“虽然雨下得很大，但大多数动物安全”，Although（虽然）引导让步状语从句，其他选项If（如果）、But（不用于句首）、Or（或者）均不符合。
38. A 解析：前文提到动物去山里找安全处，此处指猴子没去山里，mountains符合语境，其他选项lakes（湖）、streets（街道）、cities（城市）均不符合。
39. D 解析：be afraid of是固定搭配，意为“害怕”，猴子坐在树上不怕涨水，free（自由的）、short（短的）、tired（累的）均不符合。
40. B 解析：noticed（注意到）符合语境，猴子看到水中的鱼，其他选项asked（问）、told（告诉）、liked（喜欢）均不符合。
41. B 解析：in danger是固定短语，意为“处于危险中”，猴子以为鱼危险，surprise（惊讶）、luck（运气）、order（命令）均不符合。
42. C 解析：agreed with（同意）符合语境，朋友们检查后同意他的说法，waited for（等待）、looked after（照顾）、ran after（追赶）均不符合。
43. D 解析：smart（聪明的）符合语境，猴子自认为聪明，busy（忙的）、tall（高的）、bad（坏的）均不符合。
44. A 解析：decided to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“决定做某事”，猴子决定救鱼，hated（讨厌）、learned（学习）、remembered（记得）均不符合。
45. B 解析：catch（抓）符合语境，猴子抓鱼到岸上，buy（买）、kill（杀）、cook（煮）均不符合。
46. A 解析：Finally（最后）符合语境，最终所有鱼到岸上，Quickly（快速地）、Usually（通常）、Quietly（安静地）均不符合。
47. D 解析：move（移动）符合语境，鱼离开水不能动，eat（吃）、sleep（睡觉）、dance（跳舞）均不符合。
48. C 解析：wise（明智的）符合语境，猴子自认为救鱼的行为明智，blind（盲的）、unhappy（不开心的）、common（普通的）均不符合。
49. D 解析：have a rest是固定短语，意为“休息”，猴子以为鱼在休息，try（尝试）、ride（骑）、walk（走）均不符合。
50. A 解析：could（can的过去式，能）符合语境，猴子去看能做的其他事，must（必须）、should（应该）、may（可能）均不符合。
【答案】
36.B 37.C 38.A 39.D 40.B 41.B 42.C 43.D 44.A 45.B 46.A 47.D 48.C 49.D 50.A
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇寓意类完形填空，通过猴子好心办坏事的故事，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及上下文语境的理解，引导学生明白帮助他人前需先了解实际情况，采用正确的方式。
【难度系数】
0.5