完形乐园趣多多

张新峰供稿

完形乐园趣多多

张新峰供稿

A long time ago, the Jade Emperor（玉皇大帝）decided to name each of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac（生肖）__1__ an animal. He would choose only the wisest, bravest and most beautiful of __2__.

_3__ of the animals hoped they would be picked, especially the Rooster who had beautiful golden horns. The Dragon, however, wasn’t sure __4__ he would be picked because of his baldness（光秃）.

The Centipede（蜈蚣）__5__ the Dragon. He offered to get the Rooster’s horns, so that the Dragon would be picked. But the Dragon had to promise to give him many __6__ and powerful jaws. The Dragon agreed.

The Centipede told the Rooster a __7_ story about the Dragon’s baldness and asked to borrow his horns. “The Dragon,” said the Centipede, “just wants the Emperor to choose him as one of the __8__ animals of the zodiac. When that is done, he will __9__ the horns.”

When the Centipede __10__ the horns to the Dragon, the Dragon was happy. He carried out his __11 and gave the Centipede lots of legs and powerful jaws.

The Jade Emperor gathered all the animals together and announced his __12__. He placed the Dragon ffth on his list and placed the Rooster tenth. The Rooster was so 13__. He demanded his horns back, but the Dragon __14__, laughing at him.

The Rooster was so angry. He got into a fight with the Centipede. The Centipede thought his new jaws and legs would help him defeat the Rooster, but he _ 15 . The Rooster pecked（啄食）the Centipede and ate him up.

To this day, every time a rooster sees a centipede, he pecks at him and eats him up.

1. A. at B. for C. after D. about

2. A. animals B. plants C. families D. persons

3. A. None B. Most C. All D. Few

4. A. how B. why C. if D. when

5. A. get on with B. made a deal with C. be thirsty for D. be responsible for

6. A. gifts B. wings C. legs D. horns

7. A. pleasant B. sad C. funny D. meaningless

8. A. three B. six C. ten D. twelve

9. A. return B. borrow C. make D. repair

10. A. left B. joined C. took D. brought

11. A. wish B. dream C. plan D. promise

12. A. choices B. punishment C. dislikes D. rules

13. A. upset B. bored C. embarrassed D. thankful

14. A. agreed B. refused C. accepted D. forgot

15. A. cancelled B. failed C. succeed D. understood

【语篇解读角】

本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了为争取十二生肖的资格，龙给了蜈蚣一些腿和下颌，并让蜈蚣骗取公鸡的角给自己。最后，龙位列十二生肖的第五位，而公鸡就只能名列第十位。当公鸡向龙讨要自己的角时，龙食言拒绝了，从此公鸡便和蜈蚣为敌，一见蜈蚣就啄食。

【答案解析园】

1. C“name after”是固定短语，意为“以……命名”。

2. A 根据上句的关键词“zodiac”和 “animal”可推知，玉皇大帝会选择最聪明、最勇敢和最美丽的动物作为十二生肖中的一员。

3. B 由于下文说龙和公鸡都想当选十二生肖，故此处是指大部分的动物。

4. C 根据此句中的“wasn’t sure”，表明了龙当选12生肖的不确定性。

5. B 根据下文所说，如果蜈蚣帮助龙得到了角，龙就承诺给蜈蚣许多腿及坚硬的下颌，说明他们之间达成了一致协议。

6. C 根据第五段的“gave the Centipede lots of legs and powerful jaws”可知，龙承诺给蜈蚣许多腿及坚硬的下颌。

7. B 只有让人感到悲伤的故事才会引起同情，故此处为“sad”。

8. D 根据首段的“name each of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac”和文化常识，可知共有十二个生肖。

9. A 根据第六段的“He demanded his horns back”可知，公鸡想要回自己的角，从而推测此时蜈蚣告诉公鸡，龙承诺了会把角“归还”给他。

10. D从上文可知，蜈蚣已经帮龙借到了公鸡的角，故现在蜈蚣应该是要将角“带给”龙。

11. D 根据第三段的“But the Dragon had to promise to...”可知，此处龙兑现了他的“承诺”，把他的腿和下颌给了蜈蚣。

12. A 根据第一段的“He would choose”可知，玉皇大帝会选择动物作为生肖，故推知此处是宣布他的“选择”。

13. A 龙被排在第五位，而公鸡却被排在了第十位，可推知公鸡十分“沮丧”。

14. B 根据后来公鸡生气与蜈蚣打架可推知，当公鸡向龙要回自己的角时，龙 “拒绝”了。

15. B 根据下句说公鸡啄食了蜈蚣，且此处有个表转折的“but”，可以推测出结果是蜈蚣“失败”了。