Question

    April, a giraffe who became an Internet star after her pregnancy（怀孕）was broadcast online, has finally given birth, ending months of excitement for her audience.

The live broadcast from Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville, the State of New York, began during the winter. 1. drew nearly five million viewers a day at its peak.Some viewers kept checking back, even after the period 2. April was expected to give birth had gone. Others became frustrated, questioning 3. she was really pregnant.

Finally, 4. April was pacing in her pen（畜栏）on April 15, two hooves（蹄）began to appear. After a few hours, a newly-born giraffe was lying on the floor, 5. (look) around confusedly. The calf（幼崽）tried to stand a few times but 6. not. An hour later, it was 7. its feet, walking around carefully. A spokesman for the animal park said the calf was a boy. “After months of pregnancy, both mom and calf are doing fine,” said Jordan, the owner of Animal Adventure Park.

People in Harpursville now hope the attention that April 8. (draw) will translate into an economic development for the area. Harpursville was once a manufacturing base, but it has struggled financially in recent years.

Fortunately, there are already signs 9. April’s fame is breathing new life into the area. Dozens of families recently arrived at the animal park after hours of driving, only 10. (find) it closed for the winter. A nearly hotel has booked more than 100 reservations for a package that includes admission to the park when it reopens in May.

Answer

1.It

2.when

3.whether

4.when

5.looking

6.could

7.on

8.has drawn

9.that

10.to find

【解析】

这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一只长颈鹿产下幼崽的过程中吸引了人们的关注，它为Harpursville地区注入了新的经济发展活力。

1.考查人称代词。句意：高峰期每天吸引近500万观众。指代前一句话中的“the live broadcast” 应该使用代词it。故填It。

2.考查定语从句的引导词。句意：即使在预计4月份分娩的那个时期已经过去之后，一些观众仍来到这里。分析句子结构可知，period是定语从句的先行词，它在从句中作时间状语，因此使用when引导定语从句。故填when。

3.考查宾语从句的引导词。句意：其他人则变得沮丧，质疑她是否真的怀孕了。分析句意及语境可知，question后面是一个宾语从句，表示“是否”，使用whether 引导宾语从句。故填whether。

4.考查时间状语从句。句意：最后，当4月15日April在畜栏中踱步时，两只蹄子出现了。分析句子结构可知，逗号前面是一个状语从句。结合句意及语境使用when （当……时候）引导时间状语从句是合适的。故填when。

5.考查现在分词。句意：几个小时后，一只新生的长颈鹿幼崽躺在地上，困惑地环顾着四周。look在句中作为非谓语动词使用，主语a newly-born giraffe发出look的动作，因此使用现在分词作状语。故填looking。

6.考查情态动词。句意：幼崽几次试图站起来，但没能成功。由but表示可知，它试图站起来的努力失败了。句子使用一般过去时，因此表示“能够”使用could。故填could。

7.考查固定短语。句意：一个小时后，它站起来了，小心地走来走去。be on one’s feet ：站起来，坚强起来。故填on。

8.考查时态。句意：Harpursville的人们现在希望4月份它带来的关注会转化为该地区的经济发展动力。它在四月份引起人们的关注，这是发生了的事情，人们希望这会促进经济的发展，强调过去的事情对现在的影响，语境符合现在完成时的用法，主语是April，因此使用has drawn。故填has drawn。

9.考查同位语从句。句意：幸运的是，已经有迹象表明，April的名气正在为该地区注入新的活力。分析句子结构可知，此处需要填入引导同位语从句的引导词，从句中不缺语意和成分，因此填入that。故填that。

10.考查动词不定式。句意：在开车几小时之后，最近有数十个家庭到达了动物园，却发现它在冬季关闭了。人们怀着希望去观看幼崽，结果却发现动物园关门了。only to do 表示意想不到的结果。故填to find。