建议用时：45分钟.完形填空2015吉林长春质检三Dont let Auroras small stature (身高) fool youher spirit is strong. She is one of 140 chickens _1_ from a farm. When we saved her, she was tiny and sick and it seemed _2_ that she would survive. Having never got the right _3_， many of the chickens were sick and some _4_ died.At a young age，Aurora and her sisters and brothers were _5_ by their mom.Luckily，another mother _6_ their care.Aurora seemed the last to _7_ food and attention. She grew at a much slower _8_ than her brothers and sisters. Everything seemed _9_ her.At the young age of seven months, Aurora had lost two moms and was _10_ to find a place with the other chickens.Aurora _11_ found comfort from an old chicken named Margaret, staying under her wings during the cold nights, _12_ Margaret was so old that a few months later she died. Aurora, in her own way, thinks of Margaret. Every evening, you will find her in the _13_ spot where she kept Margaret company. _14_ when the other chickens try to _15_ her away, Aurora comes back.As Aurora grew, we became _16_ at her love to simply live. Nothing _17_ her.So remember, when life seems so _18_ that you cant take it, think of Aurora. She has lost two moms, watched her sisters and brothers die, and _19_ from serious illnesses. Yet she enjoys the small, sweet _20_ life has offeredsafety, food, warmth and good friendships.本文描述了一只小鸡为了生存与各种困难顽强抗争的故事。1A.raised BpurchasedCrescued Dcollected答案：C根据下文中的“When we saved her”的提示可知，她是被从农场救出来的140只小鸡中的一只。raise“提起，养育”；purchase“购买”；rescue“营救”；collect“收集”。2A.hopeful BproperCpossible Dunlikely答案：D根据空前的“she was tiny and sick”可知，小鸡生病了而且还很弱小，故此处是说她似乎不太可能活下来。hopeful“有希望的”；proper“恰当的”；possible“可能的”；unlikely“不大可能的”。3A.touch BcareCgift Dpartner答案：B根据“many of the chickens were sick”可判断出，因为没有得到适当的照顾，很多小鸡才会生病甚至一些不幸死亡。touch“触摸”；care“照顾”；gift“礼物”；partner“搭档”。4A.sadly BangrilyCcoldly Dcalmly答案：A参见上题解析。sadly“不幸地”；angrily“愤怒地”；coldly“冷漠地”；calmly“平静地”。5A.punished BrefusedCabandoned Dscolded答案：C根据下文的“Luckily another mother”以及“Aurora had lost two moms”可以推断，第一个母亲遗弃了她和她的兄弟姐妹们。punish“惩罚”；refuse“拒绝”；abandon“遗弃”；scold“责骂”。6A.took on Bput forwardClooked after Dbrought about答案：A幸运的是，另外一个母亲决定照顾他们。take on“决定做，承担”；put forward“提出”；look after“照顾”；bring about“导致”。7A.get BeatCdraw Doffer答案：A根据下文“她比她的兄弟姐妹们长得慢”可知，此处是说她看起来是最后一个得到(get)食物和关心的。8A.cost BrateCstandard Dvalue答案：B根据本文第一句提到的“small stature(身高)”以及上一句提到的“last to _7_ food and attention”可以判断，Aurora生长的速度慢于她的兄弟姐妹们，所以个子小。cost“成本”；rate“速度”；standard“标准”；value“价值”。9A.for BaroundCabout Dagainst答案：D根据上文的叙述可知，Aurora的生活不如意，因此一切似乎都在和她作对。against“逆，反对”，符合语境。10A.arranging BchoosingCstruggling Daffording答案：CAurora已经失去了两个妈妈，她需要努力找栖身之处。struggle“拼搏，努力”，符合语境。11A.lately BeventuallyCconstantly Dfrequently答案：B此处与上一段相呼应，她在努力寻找之后，终于(eventually)找到了安慰。12A.unless BsoCbecause Dbut答案：D虽然找到了安身之处，可是Margaret因为年老而死去了。此空前后之间在意思上是转折关系，因此选连词but。13A.same BrelevantCsimilar Dnormal答案：AAurora每天晚上都到同样的地方去陪伴Margaret。此处用same表示她的执着。same“同样的”；relevant“有关的”；similar“类似的”；normal“正常的”。14A.Still BThusCEven DYet答案：C甚至当别的小鸡推开她时，她会再回来。still“仍然”；thus“因此”；even“甚至”；yet“然而”。15A.clear BputCturn Dpush答案：D参见上题解析。push away“推开”。16A.nervous BamazedCexcited Ddisappointed答案：B根据文章的第一句“Dont let Auroras small stature(身高) fool youher spirit is strong”可知，我们为Aurora只要活着的热情而感到惊讶。nervous“紧张的”；amazed“惊奇的”；excited“兴奋的，激动的”；disappointed“失望的”。17A.helped BattractedCimpressed Dstopped答案：D没有什么能使她停下来。help“帮助”；attract“吸引”；impress“给留下深刻印象”；stop“停止”。18A.tough BdifferentCsmooth Dboring答案：A综合上文，生活对于Aurora来说一直是艰难的，所以当生活似乎很艰难时，你可以想想她的遭遇。tough“艰难的，棘手的”；different“不同的”；smooth“顺利的”；boring“无趣的，乏味的”。19A.waked BmadeCrecovered Dlearned答案：C本句话的三个并列谓语都是Aurora的经历，所以选择recovered与“from serious illnesses”搭配。20A.chances BpleasuresCdreams Dservices答案：B尽管尝尽生活的艰辛，Aurora却得到了生活给予她的简单的甜蜜的乐趣，即后面所说的“safety，food，warmth and good friendships”。chance“机会”；pleasure“乐事”；dream“梦想”；service“服务”。.阅读理解A2015河北唐山一模I am a taxi driver. One Monday morning, I had stopped at New York Hospital when I spied a_welldressed_man dashing down the steps. He was hailing (招手) me. I waited until he jumped into the cab. “LaGuardia Airport, please，” he said.As always, I wondered about my passeng