一、完形填空
Long long ago, people didn’t know how to plant crops, or how to make cloth, or how to make tools. Life was difficult. The god Nyame up in the sky had all the wisdom of the world. He kept it 1 in a pot.
One day, Nyame decided that he would give the pot of wisdom to Anansi. Every time Anansi looked in the pot, he learned something 2 . It was so exciting!
Greedy Anansi thought, “I’ll keep the pot safe at the 3 of a tall tree. Then I can have it all to myself!” He tied the pot to his 4 closely and began to climb the tree. But it was hard to climb the tree with the pot hitting him in the knees.
All the time Anansi’s young son had been 5 under the tree. Then he said, “Wouldn’t it be easier to climb if you tied the pot to your back instead?” Although Anansi had 6 at first, he followed his son’s idea later and it really was a lot easier.
In no time he was high up in the tree. He said to himself with satisfaction, “That’s it! No one can 7 this place!” But then he stopped and thought, “I’m supposed to be the one with all the wisdom, but here my son was 8 than me! How could it be!” With all his strength, Anansi threw the pot down out of the tree 9 .
It broke into pieces on the ground. The wisdom was free for everyone. Then people learned to farm, to make clothes, to make tools, and all the other things.
It’s true that 10 wisdom makes a better world.
1．A．cool B．safe C．alive D．fresh
2．A．easy B．famous C．new D．familiar
3．A．top B．corner C．back D．bottom
4．A．stomach B．back C．hands D．feet
5．A．listening B．watching C．warning D．talking
6．A．doubt B．hope C．laughing D．luck
7．A．pass B．accept C．check D．reach
8．A．more careful B．more creative C．calmer D．cleverer
9．A．nervously B．angrily C．excitedly D．helplessly
10．A．hiding B．collecting C．sharing D．creating
Oumarou is a student from Niger studying at Hebei University. He has had a 11 experience learning Chinese kung fu. In 2012, he 12 to the university not only to get an education but also to achieve his dream of learning kung fu. He became a fan of kung fu after watching 13 with famous actors. This made him become 14 in kung fu. Oumarou thinks that studying Chinese kung fu helps him understand Chinese culture 15 than before. While studying in Baoding, Oumarou joined the university’s wushu club. The club taught him to be brave and honest, which made him more energetic. 16 he is already 36 years old, he still wants to work harder to learn newer moves.
So far, Oumarou has learned boxing and how to use many traditional Chinese weapons (兵器). Learning kung fu has also 17 him many other benefits. He has made a lot of Chinese 18 through learning kung fu and has visited many places around China. Next, Oumarou 19 to open a kung fu center in Niger to teach young people kung fu. He believes it will help them build a 20 between Chinese and Niger cultures.
11．A．dangerous B．useless C．fantastic D．common
12．A．changed B．came C．left D．studied
13．A．movies B．poems C．books D．song
14．A．interested B．tired C．scared D．bored
15．A．less B．harder C．worse D．better
16．A．If B．Though C．Because D．Until
17．A．taught B．brought C．sold D．hurt
18．A．drivers B．strangers C．students D．friends
19．A．forgets B．stops C．allows D．plans
20．A．bridge B．building C．tower D．house
When my mother was pregnant (怀孕的), the first thing my father did was to buy a TV. It was 1957 and TVs were a new technology then. He thought that with a baby, they’d be going out a lot less and that he would need to find 21 at home.
That was the first gift he gave me. But when I 22 other gifts my father has given me, the first would be a 23 of reading. He is always right in the middle of our study. He and my mother gave me a love of words and books. He has been 24 deaf in one ear since he was two years old, so we hardly listened to music. In my childhood, storybooks were king-not songs.
The second is respecting all. Even 25 my sister and I were little, the conversation around the dinner table was noisy but adult-level. Your age didn’t 26 . If you voiced an opinion, you had to argue your case and give evidence (证据). He 27 everyone the same child or adult, CEO or cleaner.
The 28 gift to his daughters, however, was that he took interest in our brains and never our appearances. Most 29 women I know had fathers who valued their intelligence (智慧). My father said that my mother was the most intelligent person he had ever met.
Over the years, my father taught me never to stand still and I should fight for change. I continue to 30 his lead.
21．A．freedom B．fun C．exercise D．time
22．A．put away B．count down C．tidy up D．think of
23．A．lot B．thought C．love D．idea
24．A．completely B．suddenly C．finally D．quietly
25．A．as soon as B．before C．when D．unless
26．A．mean B．matter C．mind D．say
27．A．talks B．thinks C．makes D．treats
28．A．greatest B．richest C．dearest D．coolest
29．A．attractive B．beautiful C．important D．successful
30．A．learn B．follow C．obey D．get
根据短文内容，从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个能填入相应空格内的最佳答案，并把答题卡上对应该题目的答案标号涂黑。
Yang Jun’ao, a 16-year-old student from No. 9 Middle School in Nanxian County, Hunan province, 31 a “lotus root harvesting robot (采藕机器人)”.
“I got the idea 32 seeing my grandmother in her 70s, working hard to harvest lotus roots under the hot sun,” Yang said. Sometimes, she would badly hurt 33 fingers using harvesting tools.
To make things 34 for his grandmother, Yang thought of creating a machine that could automatically (自动地) harvest lotus roots. 35 his teacher’s help, Yang only spent several months building a model of the machine.
When the lotus roots get ripe (成熟的), their leaves turn brown or black. The robot can find ripe roots by looking at the 36 of the lotus leaves. The robot moves on itself through the muddy field. Its arm then cuts the lotus roots without damaging (破坏) them.
Yang faced 37 like collecting parts for the model, putting them together and using a hot glue gun for bonding during the invention process. “The 38 time I used a hot glue gun, my hands were shaking. But practice makes perfect, I can do it well later,” Yang laughed.
39 Yang showed the machine to his grandmother, she was happy and gave helpful suggestions for improvement.
Although Yang still needs to make improvements, like finding cheaper ways to make the machines, his teacher Hong spoke 40 of Yang’s creative thinking and spirit to help his hometown.
31．A．found B．discovered C．helped D．invented
32．A．through B．before C．after D．with
33．A．my B．your C．her D．his
34．A．easier B．funnier C．busier D．worse
35．A．Thanks for B．Thanks to C．Think about D．Think up
36．A．color B．size C．place D．time
37．A．changes B．chances C．challenges D．characters
38．A．second B．first C．final D．next
39．A．When B．But C．If D．Although
40．A．badly B．highly C．quickly D．hardly
During the Lunar New Year in China, on the doors and windows of Chinese homes, you often see the bright red character fu posted upside down. There were many stories about the 41 of posting the character fu upside down.
One of them is that the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang 42 to post the character fu on the doors of some houses as a mark and planned to kill someone in the families.
In order to prevent too many killings, the 43 Empress (皇后) Ma made all the families post the character fu on their doors before sunrise. Certainly, no one dared to disobey (违抗) Empress Ma’s will, so the character fu was posted on the door of every house. Among them, some families who didn’t received the education 44 the character fu upside down.
The next day, the emperor sent soldiers to catch the victims (受害者), but they 45 that every family had the character fu posted on the door, while a few families did it upside down. When hearing the 46 , the emperor got angry, and quickly ordered his soldiers to 47 the families that stuck the character fu upside down. Just at the time, the Empress 48 went to talk to the emperor, “The families know that you are visiting today and on purpose put the 49 upside down. Doesn’t this mean ‘fu dao’ (literally meaning blessing comes)?” Then the emperor thought the explanation made sense and ordered to set those people free.
Since then, some people have 50 the character fu upside down during the Chinese New Year.
41．A．reason B．result C．course D．excuse
42．A．listened B．ordered C．refused D．stopped
43．A．sad B．shy C．lazy D．kind
44．A．took B．brought C．stuck D．bought
45．A．found B．realized C．asked D．understood
46．A．story B．suggestion C．report D．letter
47．A．save B．kill C．train D．help
48．A．slowly B．hurriedly C．patiently D．angrily
49．A．picture B．homework C．art D．character
50．A．put off B．given up C．looked up D．put up
参考答案：
1．B 2．C 3．A 4．A 5．B 6．A 7．D 8．D 9．B 10．C
【导语】本文通过阿南西想把藏有智慧的罐子藏到树顶，在儿子的提醒下，他很容易地到达了树顶，但是他却觉得自己儿子比自己聪明，所以很生气，把罐子扔掉地上砸碎了，智慧开始传播，人们也制作了不同的东西。这个故事告诉我们分享智慧会让世界变得更美好。
1．句意：他把它放在罐子里保证它的安全。
cool酷的；safe安全的；alive活着的；fresh新鲜的。根据“I’ll keep the pot safe”可知是把智慧放在罐子里，保证它的安全。故选B。
2．句意：阿南西每次往罐里看，都会学到一些新东西。
easy容易的；famous著名的；new新的；familiar相似的。根据“he learned something”可知是学到新东西。故选C。
3．句意：我会把罐子安全地放在一棵大树的顶端。
top顶端；corner角落；back后面；bottom底部。根据“began to climb the tree”可知是想放到树顶上。故选A。
4．句意：他把罐子紧紧地绑在肚子上，开始爬树。
stomach胃；back背部；hands手；feet脚。根据“But it was hard to climb the tree with the pot hitting him in the knees.”可知是把罐子绑在肚子上，所以爬树的时候罐子会打到他的膝盖上。故选A。
5．句意：阿南西的小儿子一直在树下观看。
listening听；watching看；warning警告；talking说话。根据“All the time Anansi’s young son had been”可知他儿子在树下看。故选B。
6．句意：虽然阿南西一开始有疑虑，但后来他听从了儿子的想法，这真的容易多了。
doubt怀疑；hope希望；laughing笑；luck运气。根据“at first, he followed his son’s idea later and it really was a lot easier.”可知他刚开始怀疑，但是还是听从了儿子的建议。故选A。
7．句意：没有人能到达这个地方！
pass通过；accept接受；check检查；reach到达。根据“this place”可知是没有人能到达树顶。故选D。
8．句意：但这里我的儿子比我聪明！
more careful更认真的；more creative更有创造力的；calmer更镇定的；cleverer更聪明的。根据“I’m supposed to be the one with all the wisdom, but here my son was”可知他以为自己有所有的智慧，但是在这个事情上，他儿子比他聪明。故选D。
9．句意：阿南西用尽全力，愤怒地把罐子从树上扔了下来。
nervously紧张地；angrily生气地；excitedly兴奋地；helplessly无助地。根据“With all his strength”以及前文可知他认为他儿子比自己聪明，所以他很生气。故选B。
10．句意：的确，分享智慧会让世界变得更美好。
hiding隐藏；collecting收集；sharing分享；creating创造。根据“The wisdom was free for everyone”以及“wisdom makes a better world.”可知大家都分享智慧，世界会变得更美好。故选C。
11．C 12．B 13．A 14．A 15．D 16．B 17．B 18．D 19．D 20．A
【导语】本文主要讲述了Oumarou对中国功夫的热爱。
11．句意：他有一段学习中国功夫的美好经历。
dangerous危险的；useless无用的；fantastic极好的，非常棒的；common共同的。 根据“ to achieve his dream of learning kung fu”和“Oumarou thinks that studying Chinese kung fu helps him understand Chinese culture”可知，这次经历是美好的，故选C。
12．句意：2012年，他来到这所大学不仅是为了接受教育，也是为了实现他学习功夫的梦想。
changed改变；came来；left离开；studied学习。根据“Oumarou is a student from Niger studying at Hebei University.”可知，此处指“来到这所大学”，故选B。
13．句意：在看了著名演员的电影后，他成了功夫迷。
movies电影；poems诗歌；books书；song歌曲。 根据“with famous actors”可知，演员演的应是电影，故选A。
14．句意：这使他对功夫产生了兴趣。
interested有趣的；tired累的；scared惊恐的；bored厌倦的。根据“He became a fan of kung fu”可知，他对功夫感兴趣，be interested in“对……感兴趣”，故选A。
15．句意：Oumarou认为学习中国功夫帮助他比以前更好地了解中国文化。
less较少；harder更难地；worse更糟地；better更好地。根据“helps him understand Chinese culture...”可知，应是帮他更好地理解中国文化，故选D。
16．句意：虽然他已经36岁了，但他还想更加努力地学习新的动作。
If如果；Though尽管；Because因为；Until直到。前句“he is already 36 years old”和后句“he still wants to work harder to learn newer moves”之间存在让步关系，所以用though引导让步状语从句，故选B。
17．句意：学习功夫也给他带来了许多其他的好处。
taught教；brought带来；sold卖；hurt使受伤。 根据“...him many other benefits”可知，是给他带来了好处，故选B。
18．句意：通过学习功夫，他交了很多中国朋友，并参观了中国的许多地方。
drivers司机；strangers陌生人；students学生；friends朋友。根据“made a lot of Chinese...”可知，此处指“交朋友”，make friends“交朋友”，故选D。
19．句意：接下来，Oumarou计划在尼日尔开设一家功夫中心，教授年轻人功夫。
forgets忘记；stops阻止；allows允许；plans计划。根据“...to open a kung fu center”可知，应是计划开一家功夫中心，故选D。
20．句意：他相信这将帮助他们在中国和尼日尔文化之间架起一座桥梁。
bridge桥；building建筑物；tower塔；house房子。根据“build a...between Chinese and Niger cultures”可知，此处指搭建两国之间的文化桥梁，故选A。
21．B 22．D 23．C 24．A 25．C 26．B 27．D 28．A 29．D 30．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者回忆了自己父亲一生中通过言传身教给自己影响最大的点，并且作者认为这些是一生中成长的最好的礼物。
21．句意：他想，有了孩子，他们外出的次数会少得多，他需要在家里找点乐子。
freedom自由；fun乐趣；exercise练习；time时间。根据“they’d be going out a lot less”可知，买一个电视是为了找点乐趣，故选B。
22．句意：但是当我想到父亲给我的其他礼物时，首先是对阅读的热爱。
put away收起来；count down倒计时；tidy up整理；think of想到。根据“...other gifts my father has given me, the first would be a...”可知，这是作者想到的事情，故选D。
23．句意：但是当我想到父亲给我的其他礼物时，首先是对阅读的热爱。
lot很多；thought思考；love爱；idea主意。根据“He and my mother gave me a love of words and books”可知，是指爱，故选C。
24．句意：他从两岁起就有一只耳朵完全聋了，所以我们几乎不听音乐。
completely完全；suddenly突然；finally最终；quietly安静地。根据“since he was two years old”可知，耳朵几乎完全聋了，故选A。
25．句意：甚至在我和妹妹还小的时候，餐桌上的谈话就很吵，但却是成年人的水平。
as soon as一……就……；before在……之前；when当……时候；unless除非。根据“my sister and I were little, the conversation around the dinner table was noisy but adult-level”可知，是指当自己和妹妹还小的时候，餐桌上的谈话就很吵，故选C。
26．句意：你的年龄并不重要。
mean意味着；matter要紧；mind介意；say说。根据“If you voiced an opinion, you had to argue your case and give evidence”可知，作者认为年龄并不重要，故选B。
27．句意：他对待每个人都是一样的，不管是小孩还是大人，CEO还是清洁工。
talks谈论；thinks认为；takes拿；treats对待。根据“everyone the same child or adult, CEO or cleaner.”可知，父亲对待每个人都是一样，故选D。
28．句意：然而，他给女儿们最大的礼物是，他对我们的头脑感兴趣，而不是我们的外表。
greatest最大的；richest最富裕的；dearest最贵的；coolest最酷的。根据“was that he took interest in our brains and never our appearances”可知，作者父亲给女儿们最大的礼物是对孩子的头脑感兴趣，也就是聪明才智，故选A。
29．句意：我认识的大多数成功女性的父亲都很看重她们的聪明才智。
attractive有吸引力的；beautiful美丽的；important重要的；successful成功的。根据“women I know had fathers who valued their intelligence (智慧).”可知，是指成功的女性，故选D。
30．句意：我继续跟随他的引导。
learn学习；follow跟随；obey遵守；get得到。根据“my father taught me never to stand still and I should fight for change.”可知，父亲教导作者不要固步自封，要勇于改变，作者会继续追随父亲的引导，故选B。
31．D 32．C 33．C 34．A 35．B 36．A 37．C 38．B 39．A 40．B
【导语】本文主要讲述了来自湖南的杨骏奥发明采藕机器人的事情。
31．句意：湖南省南县第九中学16岁的学生杨骏奥发明了一款采藕机器人。
found找到；discovered发现；helped帮助；invented发明，创造。“lotus root harvesting robot”是一种原本自然界不存在的东西，是新发明的一种工具。故选D。
32．句意：看到70多岁的奶奶在烈日下辛勤地收割莲藕，我萌生了这个想法。
through通过；before在……之前；after在……以后；with和。本句指出杨骏奥的想法是在看到奶奶辛勤劳作之后想出来的，C选项符合语境。故选C。
33．句意：有时，使用收割工具时她的手指会严重受伤。
my我的；your你的；her她的；his他的。设空处指代“杨骏奥奶奶的”手指，即“她的”。故选C。
34．句意：为了让奶奶的生活更轻松，杨想到了发明一种可以自动收获莲藕的机器。
easier更轻松；funnier更有趣；busier更忙碌；worse更糟糕。根据“seeing my grandmother in her 70s, working hard to harvest lotus roots under the hot sun”可知，奶奶收割莲藕很辛苦，所以杨发明自动化机器是为了让奶奶轻松一些。故选A。
35．句意：多亏了老师的帮助，杨只用了几个月的时间就造出了这台机器的模型。
Thanks for为……而感谢；Thanks to多亏，由于；Think about考虑；Think up想出。根据“...his teacher’s help”可知，此处指杨很快完成发明是由于老师的帮助，侧重强调感谢的对象。故选B。
36．句意：机器人可以通过观察荷叶的颜色来找到成熟的根。
color颜色；size尺寸；place地点；time时间。根据“When the lotus roots get ripe, their leaves turn brown or black.”可知，莲藕成熟的时候，叶子颜色会发生变化，所以机器人是通过颜色来辨别莲藕是否成熟。故选A。
37．句意：在发明过程中，杨面临着为模型收集零件、组装零件以及使用热熔胶进行粘合等挑战。
changes改变；chances机会；challenges挑战；characters人物。根据“like collecting parts for the model,...the invention process”可知，设空处后介绍了发明过程中遇到的挑战。故选C。
38．句意：第一次使用热熔胶时，我的手都在发抖。
second第二；first第一；final最终；next下次。根据“The...time I used a hot glue gun, my hands were shaking. But practice makes perfect, I can do it well later.”可知，杨在介绍使用热熔胶时熟能生巧的历程，所以第一次很生疏。故选B。
39．句意：当杨把机器展示给他的奶奶时，她很高兴，并提出了有益的改进建议。
When当……时；But但是；If如果；Although尽管。本句中“Yang showed the machine to his grandmother”和“gave helpful suggestions for improvement”两个动作先后发生，when引导时间状语从句。故选A。
40．句意：尽管杨还需要改进，比如寻找更便宜的方法来制造机器，但他的老师洪高度评价了杨的创造性思维和帮助家乡的精神。
badly坏地；highly高级地，高标准地；quickly快速地；hardly几乎不。根据“Although Yang still needs to make improvements...to help his hometown.”可知，设空处后转折表述虽然技术还不成熟，但是老师给予了他高度的评价。故选B。
41．A 42．B 43．D 44．C 45．A 46．C 47．B 48．B 49．D 50．D
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了朱元璋和倒贴“福”字的故事。
41．句意：关于把“福”这个字倒过来贴的原因，有很多故事。
reason原因；result结果；course课程；excuse借口。根据下文内容可知，倒贴“福”字的人最后都得以活了下来，并且皇后解释倒贴“福”字为“福到”，这些都是人们开始倒贴“福”字的原因。故选A。
42．句意：其中之一是，明朝开国皇帝朱元璋下令在一些房屋的门上张贴“福”字作为标记，并计划杀死一些家庭中的人。
listened听；ordered命令；refused拒绝；stopped停止。根据“the first emperor of the Ming Dynasty Zhu Yuanzhang ...to post the character fu on the doors of some houses as a mark and planned to kill someone in the families.”可知，贴“福”字和杀死一些人都是皇帝朱元璋命令手下去做的。故选B。
43．句意：为了防止太多的杀戮，仁慈的马皇后让所有的家庭在日出前在门上贴上“福”字。
sad伤心的；shy害羞的；lazy懒惰的；kind仁慈的。根据“In order to prevent too many killings”可知，马皇后不想有太多杀戮，由此可知她应是仁慈的。故选D。
44．句意：其中，一些没有接受过教育的家庭把“福”字贴反了。
took拿；brought带来；stuck贴；bought买。根据下文“the families that stuck the character fu upside down.”可知，应是把“福”字贴反了。故选C。
45．句意：第二天，皇帝派士兵去抓受害者，但他们发现每个家庭都把“福”字贴在门上，而少数家庭把它颠倒了。
found发现；realized意识到；asked请求；understood理解。根据“they...that every family had the character fu posted on the door, while a few families did it upside down.”可知，此处指士兵发现一些家庭的“福”字贴倒了。故选A。
46．句意：听到这个汇报，皇帝很生气，并迅速命令他的士兵杀死那些把“福”字颠倒的家庭。
story故事；suggestion建议；report汇报；letter信。根据上文“they found that every family had the character fu posted on the door, while a few families did it upside down.”可知，士兵发现一些家庭的“福”字贴倒了，于是向皇帝汇报，皇帝听的是士兵的汇报。故选C。
47．句意：听到这个汇报，皇帝很生气，并迅速命令他的士兵杀死那些把“福”字颠倒的家庭。
save拯救；kill杀死；train训练；help帮助。根据“the emperor got angry”可知，皇帝很生气，便降罪于平民，下令让士兵杀死那些家庭。故选B。
48．句意：就在这时，皇后急忙去对皇帝说。
slowly缓慢地；hurriedly匆忙地；patiently耐心地；angrily生气的。根据上文“kind Empress”和“ordered his soldiers to kill the families that stuck the character fu upside down.”可知，听说皇帝要杀人，仁慈的皇后应该是急忙去劝说皇帝。故选B。
49．句意：这些家庭知道你今天要来，故意把字颠倒了。
picture图画；homework家庭作业；art艺术；character字。根据上文“some families who didn’t received the education stuck the character fu upside down.”可知，是字贴反了。故选D。
50．句意：从那以后，有些人在中国新年期间把“福”字倒贴起来。
put off推迟；given up放弃；looked up查阅；put up张贴。根据“...the character fu upside down during the Chinese New Year.”可知，在中国新年期间把“福”字倒贴起来。故选D。
