Question

完形填空

On a hot summer day in America, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. He dived into the cool water, Not _________that as he swam towards the middle of the lake, a crocodile (鳄鱼) was swimming toward him.

His mother _________was looking out of the window and saw the two as they got closer and closer. In great _________ , she ran toward the water, _________ to her son as loudly as she could. Hearing her voice, the little boy became_________ and made a U-turn to swim to his mother. _________  , it was too late. Just as he reached her, the  _________  reached him. From the shore, the mother _________ her little boy by the arms just as the crocodile snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war (拔河) between the _________ The crocodile was much _________ than the mother, but the mother wouldn’t _________  . A farmer _________ to drive by, heard their screams, raced from his truck, took aim and  _________  the crocodile.

_________ , after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His 55 were extremely scarred(留下疤痕) by the attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches(抓痕) where his mother's fingernails dug into his flesh in her effort to hang on to the son she loved.

The newspaper reporter, who _________  the boy, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his legs. And then, with obvious  _________ , he said to the reporter, “But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them _________ my Mom wouldn’t let go.”

Never judge another person's _________ , because you don't know _________they were made.

1.A. understanding       B. imaging         C. realizing        D. balancing

2.A. behind the house   B. in the house   C. in the lake       D. on the shore

3.A. fear               B. anger          C. sadness           D. joy

4.A. beating             B. frightening     C. screaming         D. apologizing

5.A. alarmed             B. amazed          C. calm             D. hopeful

6.A.Thus                B. So              C. therefore        D. However

7.A. author              B. hunter          C. mother           D. crocodile

8.A. hugged             B. stared          C. grabbed          D. combined

9.A. two                B. three          C. scene            D. journey

10.A. fiercer            B. stronger        C. faster            D. heavi er

11.A. cut down           B. take chances   C. go ahead         D. let go

12.A. happened           B. predicted       C. pretended        D. bet

13.A. gathered           B. gained          C. shot             D. cut

14.A. importantly       B. beneficially   C. surprisingly     D. Fortunately

15.A. arms               B. legs            C. fi ngers         D. spot

16.A. helped            B. saved          C. interviewed      D. consulted

17.A. pride             B. satisfaction   C. strength          D. gratitude

18.A. where              B. because         C. unless            D. while

19.A. appearance        B. limit           C. debt              D. scar

20.A. when              B. how            C. where            D. as

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.A

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.D

8.C

9.A

10.B

11.D

12.A

13.C

14.D

15.B

16.C

17.A

18.B

19.D

20.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要讲述了一位母亲河边奋力从鳄鱼口中救儿子的故事，体现了母爱的无私和伟大。

1.C考查动词。A. understanding明白，理解；B. imaging想象；C. realizing意识到；D. balancing平衡。没有意识到一直一只鳄鱼朝他游来。故选C。

2.B考查介词短语。A. behind the house在房子后面；B. in the house在房子里； C. in the lake在湖里； D. on the shore在海滨。他的妈妈在屋里向窗外看。故选B。

3.A考查名词。A. fear害怕； B. anger生气； C. sadness伤心； D. joy快乐。上句提到：他妈妈看到鳄鱼向他儿子游来，他儿子没有意识到。所以她非常害怕。故选A。

4.C考查动词。A. beating击打，打败，（心脏）跳动；B. frightening 使害怕；C. screaming尖叫； D. apologizing道歉。妈妈非常害怕，大声朝儿子尖叫着向水边跑去。故选C。

5.A考查形容词。A. alarmed受惊的；B. amazed惊奇的； C. calm冷静的； D. hopeful充满希望的。听到妈妈的声音，男孩受到惊吓。故选A。

6.D考查副词。A. Thus 因此；B. So所以；C. therefore所以；D. However然而。他转身朝他妈妈游去，然而太晚了。故选D。

7.D考查名词。A. author作者；B. hunter猎人； C. mother妈妈； D. crocodile鳄鱼。鳄鱼游到了他身边。故选D。

8.C考查动词。A. hugged拥抱；B. stared盯着； C. grabbed攫取，匆忙地做；D. combined结合。正当鳄鱼要抓住他的腿时，妈妈用胳膊匆忙地把他拉起。故选C。

9.A考查数词。A. two 二；B. three三； C. scene场景； D. journey旅行。妈妈和鳄鱼之间进行着不可思议的拔河。都在抢拉这个男孩。故选A。

10.B考查形容词比较级。A. fiercer更凶猛；B. stronger更强壮； C. faster更快；D. heavier更重。鳄鱼比妈妈更强壮。故选B。

11.D考查动词短语。A. cut down砍到； B. take chances冒险，碰运气；C. go ahead前进，进行；D. let go放开，放手。但是妈妈绝不放手。故选D。

12.A考查动词。A. happened碰巧发生； B. predicted 预测； C. pretended假装； D. bet打赌。一位农民碰巧开车经过。故选A。

13.C考查动词。A. gathered聚集； B. gained收获； C. shot射击； D. cut砍，割。农民听到尖叫声，匆忙下卡车，瞄准鳄鱼射击。故选C。

14.D考查副词。A. importantly 重要地；B. beneficially受益地； C. surprisingly令人惊讶地； D. Fortunately幸运地。很幸运，几周之后小男孩幸存下来。故选D。

15.B考查名词。A. arms胳膊； B. legs 腿；C. fingers手指；D. spot地点，斑点。根据上文可知她的腿留下了疤。故选B。

16.C考查动词。A. helped帮助；B. saved挽救； C. interviewed采访，面试；D. consulted咨询。新闻记者采访了男孩。故选C。

17.A考查名词。A. pride自豪；B. satisfaction 满意；C. strength力气，力量； D. gratitude感激。他抬起腿，然后很自豪地对记者说。故选A。

18.B考查状语从句。A. where在哪；B. because因为；C. unless除非；D. while在---期间。我胳膊上也有伤疤，因为妈妈不松手。故选B。

19.D考查名词。A. appearance外貌，出现； B. limit限制； C. debt债务；D. scar伤疤。从来不要以貌取人。故选D。

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【名师点睛】

1.近几年来状语从句和宾语从句的引导词在完形填空中频繁地考查，比如第58小题B考查状语从句。A. where在哪；B. because因为；C. unless除非；D. while在---期间。我胳膊上也有伤疤，因为妈妈不松手。故选B。60小题B考查宾语从句。A. when当---时候；B. how怎样，如何； C. where在哪； D. as由于。从来不要以貌取人，因为你不知道他们如何做事。故选B。

2.在做完形填空时一定要注意and/but/so/besides/however/furthermore/moreover/in addition/what’s more等词汇、固定结构的运用。它们连接了上下文，起着承上起下的作用。像but（但是）、however（然而），表示转折，这说明前后的内容相反或相对。把握住这一点，做起题来就会得心应手。比如The crocodile was much than the mother, but the mother wouldn’t . 51小题D考查动词短语。A. cut down砍到； B. take chances冒险，碰运气；C. go ahead前进，进行；D. let go放开，放手。但是妈妈绝不放手。故选D。

考点：故事类短文