Ⅰ.完形填空
(2020届辽宁省重点中学协作体高三模拟)
Once upon a time there was a monkey who was fond of 1 . One day he saw a deliciouslooking cherry and came down from his tree to get it, but the fruit 2 out to be in a clear glass bottle, so he had to 3 his hand into the bottle to get it out. As soon as he had done so he 4 his hand over the cherry, but then he found that he could not 5 his fist holding the cherry because it was larger than the internal 6 of the bottle's neck.
Now all this was 7 because the cherry in the bottle was a trap 8 by a monkey hunter who knew 9 monkeys think. The hunter, hearing the monkey's crying, came along and the monkey tried to 10 away. But because his hand was, as he thought, 11 in the bottle, the monkey could not move 12 enough to escape. But as he thought, he still had 13 of the cherry, he comforted himself.
The hunter 14 up the monkey and tapped him 15 on the elbow, making him suddenly 16 his hold on the fruit. The monkey was now 17 from the bottle—but he was caught. The hunter had used the cherry and the bottle and he still 18 them.
This monkeyway of thinking is the mindway also! And in the end when death, the 19 ， comes, everyone is found caught in his own 20 . Remember, before the hunter comes, make sure your hand is out of the bottle.
【语篇解读】 文章主要讲述了一只猴子为了吃到瓶子里的樱桃，把爪子卡在了瓶子里，实际上它是中了猎人的圈套。生活中也是如此，我们会为了得到自己想要的东西，最终被困在自己的“瓶子”里。
1．A.bananas B．trees
C．games D．cherries
解析：选D A项意为“香蕉”；B项意为“树”；C项意为“游戏”；D项意为“樱桃”。根据下文中的“One day he saw a deliciouslooking cherry”可推知，这只猴子喜欢樱桃。故选D。
2．A.came B．set
C．worked D．turned
解析：选D A项意为“来”；B项意为“设置”；C项意为“工作”；D项意为“转变”。根据下文中的“out to be in a clear glass bottle”可知，结果樱桃在一个透明的玻璃瓶里。turn out意为“证明是，结果是”。故选D。
3．A.spread B．put
C．pull D．devote
解析：选B A项意为“传播”；B项意为“放置”；C项意为“推”；D项意为“致力于”。根据下文中的“his hand into the bottle to get it out”可推知，猴子将爪子放进瓶子里。故选B。
4．A.closed B．opened
C．sheltered D．knocked
解析：选A A项意为“合上，关闭”；B项意为“打开”；C项意为“庇护”；D项意为“敲”。根据下文中的“his fist holding the cherry”可知，猴子想将爪子合起来拿出樱桃。故选A。
5．A.suck B．raise
C．withdraw D．hold
解析：选C A项意为“吮吸”；B项意为“提高，举起”；C项意为“收回”；D项意为“举起”。根据下文中的“because it was larger than the internal”可知，猴子无法将拳头从瓶子里收回。故选C。
6．A.depth B．dimensions
C．top D．mouths
解析：选B A项意为“深度”；B项意为“维度，尺寸”；C项意为“顶部”；D项意为“嘴巴”。根据上文中的“it was larger than the internal 6 of the bottle's neck”可知，拳头的尺寸比瓶子颈部的内部尺寸大。故选B。
7．A.accidental B．coincident
C．accessible D．deliberate
解析：选D A项意为“偶然的”；B项意为“巧合的”；C项意为“可接近的”；D项意为“故意的”。根据下文中的“because the cherry in the bottle was a trap”可知，这一切都是故意的。故选D。
8．A.paid B．surrounded
C．discovered D．laid
解析：选D A项意为“支付”；B项意为“包围”；C项意为“发现”；D项意为“放置”。根据上文中的“a trap”可知，这是猎人设的陷阱。故选D。
9．A.what B．how
C．why D．when
解析：选B A项意为“什么”；B项意为“怎么”；C项意为“为什么”；D项意为“何时”。根据下文中的“monkeys think”可知，猎人知道猴子是怎么想的。故选B。
10．A.run B．climb
C．hide D．give
解析：选A A项意为“跑”；B项意为“爬”；C项意为“躲藏”；D项意为“给”。根据上下文语境可知，猎人来的时候，猴子想要逃跑。故选A。
11．A.buried B．stuck
C．lost D．struck
解析：选B A项意为“埋葬”；B项意为“卡住”；C项意为“失去”；D项意为“敲打”。根据下文中的“in the bottle”可知，猴子的爪子仍然卡在瓶子里。故选B。
12．A.steadily B．directly
C．fast D．high
解析：选C A项意为“稳定地”；B项意为“直接地”；C项意为“快速地”；D项意为“高高地”。根据下文中的“enough to escape”可知，猴子的爪子卡在瓶子里，它无法跑得很快。故选C。
13．A.hold B．sight
C．nothing D．track
解析：选A A项意为“保留，控制”；B项意为“视野”；C项意为“无关紧要的东西”；D项意为“足迹，踪迹”。根据下文中的“his hold on the fruit”可知，猴子认为仍能得到樱桃。have hold of意为“得到”。故选A。
14．A.picked B．cut
C．cheered D．fixed
解析：选A A项意为“采摘，挑选”；B项意为“切割”；C项意为“欢呼”；D项意为“修理”。根据本句中的“The hunter 14 up the monkey”可推知，猎人捡起猴子。pick up意为“捡起”。故选A。
15．A.patiently B．constantly
C．sharply D．gently
解析：选C A项意为“耐心地”；B项意为“不断地”；C项意为“尖锐地，猛烈地”；D项意为“温柔地”。根据本句中的“tapped him 15 on the elbow”可推知，猎人猛烈地拍打猴子的肘部。故选C。
16．A.relax B．strengthen
C．catch D．get
解析：选A A项意为“放松”；B项意为“加强”；C项意为“抓”；D项意为“得到”。根据下文中的“his hold on the fruit”可知，猎人猛烈地拍打猴子的肘部是为了让猴子放松抓住樱桃的爪子。故选A。
17．A.anxious B．sad
C．happy D．free
解析：选D A项意为“焦虑的”；B项意为“悲伤的”；C项意为“快乐的”；D项意为“自由的”。根据下文中的“from the bottle—but he was caught”可知，猴子摆脱了瓶子但却被猎人抓住了。故选D。
18．A.hated B．had
C．feared D．sold
解析：选B A项意为“讨厌”；B项意为“拥有”；C项意为“害怕”；D项意为“售卖”。根据上文中的“The hunter had used the cherry and the bottle”可知，猎人用樱桃和瓶子抓住了猴子，而且现在还拥有它们。故选B。
19．A.monkey B．chance
C．hunter D．fruit
解析：选C A项意为“猴子”；B项意为“机会”；C项意为“猎人”；D项意为“水果”。根据上下文语境可知，当最后死亡(猎人)到来的时候，每个人都发现被困在自己的“瓶子”里。故选C。
20．A.cherry B．hand
C．bottle D．life
解析：选C A项意为“樱桃”；B项意为“手”；C项意为“瓶子”；D项意为“生活”。根据下文中的“out of the bottle”可知，当最后死亡(猎人)到来的时候，每个人都发现被困在自己的“瓶子”里。故选C。
