Ⅱ. (2025·南通海安期末)完形填空(15分)
When I was a child, I didn't have a lot of toys and often felt very lonely. For a while, my best
A
1 was a tree branch I picked up in a park. I took it everywhere with me. Our neighbour thought it was just another piece of firewood.
A
2 I could stop him, he put it on his bench and cut it in half. My friend was gone, and my heart broke.
I kept on loving
D
3 as I grew older. We talked. On windy days, they seemed to scold me with their dancing branches. Later, when the winds
B
4, they would make me calm and come to comfort me.
The maple in my front yard was
C
5 ten years old when I moved in. Over the next forty years, it continued to grow into a strong tree with a thick trunk(树干). We went
D
6 many seasons together. Then, last summer, I got some
D
7 news: The tree was sick. It could break during a storm and fall directly on my house. This would make a lot of damage(损坏). The community workers said they had to
B
8 the tree. There was no choice.
I told our neighbours about this, and to my surprise, most of them felt the
A
9 way I did. They all disliked to see it go. Jen, an
C
10
, said she could create nice paintings by watching the play of light and shadow across her window as the branches
B
11 and danced.
As word spread, another
A
12, Lynne, advised that we had a goodbye group hug(拥抱). On our last evening, we gathered around the maple and
B
13 hands. We thanked it for being with us for so many years. It was wonderful to keep in touch with these people. They
C
14 the tree with me all that time.
I've kept two pieces of the trunk, and they now hold some flower pots. For sure, the old maple will always be
C
15 in my heart. I will miss it all the time.
1. A. friend
B. toy
C. tool
D. partner
2. A. Before
B. After
C. When
D. As
3. A. benches
B. woods
C. leaves
D. trees
4. A. fell
B. stopped
C. began
D. lost
5. A. also
B. always
C. almost
D. again
6. A. among
B. along
C. towards
D. through
7. A. magical
B. fun
C. enjoyable
D. bad
8. A. take in
B. cut down
C. look after
D. hold up
9. A. same
B. different
C. correct
D. strange
10. A. lawyer
B. engineer
C. artist
D. scientist
11. A. stayed
B. moved
C. broke
D. died
12. A. neighbour
B. worker
C. officer
D. teacher
13. A. shook
B. held
C. lent
D. rose
14. A. collected
B. followed
C. shared
D. cut
15. A. awake
B. asleep
C. alive
D. afraid
答案：1. A [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:有一段时间,我最好的朋友是我在公园捡到的一根树枝。friend朋友;toy玩具;tool工具;partner伙伴。根据“I took it everywhere with me...My friend was gone and my heart broke.”可知,作者视树枝为朋友。故选A。
2. A [解析]考查连词辨析。句意:在我能阻止他之前,他把树枝放在长椅上并砍成了两半。before在……之前;after在……之后;when当……时;as当……时。根据“Our neighbour thought it was just another piece of firewood...I could stop him, he put it on his bench and cut it in half.”可知,这里表示在作者阻止邻居之前邻居就砍了树枝。故选A。
3. D [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:随着年龄的增长,我一直热爱树木。bench长椅;wood树林;leaf树叶;tree树。根据“I kept on loving...as I grew older. We talked.”以及后文围绕树的描述可知,作者热爱树。故选D。
4. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意:后来,当风停下来时,它们会让我平静下来并安慰我。fall落下;stop停止;begin开始;lose丢失。根据“On windy days, they seemed to scold me with their dancing branches. Later, when the winds...”可知,有风时树枝像在责骂作者,此处句子发生转折,应是指风停时树让作者平静。故选B。
5. C [解析]考查副词辨析。句意:我搬进来的时候,前院的枫树差不多十岁了。also也;always总是;almost几乎,差不多;again再一次。根据“The maple in my front yard was...ten years old when I moved in.”可知,这里描述树的年龄差不多十岁。故选C。
6. D [解析]考查介词辨析。句意:我们一起经历了许多春秋。among在……之中;along沿着;towards朝着;through通过,经历。根据“Over the next forty years, it continued to grow into a strong tree with a thick trunk(树干). We went...many seasons together.”可知,此处指的是作者和树一起经历许多春秋,go through意为“经历”,为固定搭配。故选D。
7. D [解析]考查形容词辨析。句意:然后去年夏天我得到了一些坏消息:这棵树生病了。magical神奇的;fun有趣的;enjoyable令人愉快的;bad坏的。根据“The tree was sick.”可知,树生病了是坏消息。故选D。
8. B [解析]考查动词短语辨析。句意:社区工作人员说他们不得不砍倒这棵树。take in吸收;cut down砍倒;look after照顾;hold up举起,支撑。根据“The tree was sick. It could break during a storm and fall directly on my house. This would make a lot of damage(损坏). The community workers said they had to...”可知,因为树可能造成破坏,所以要砍倒这棵树。故选B。
9. A [解析]考查形容词辨析。句意:我把这件事告诉了邻居,令我惊讶的是,大多数人和我有同样的感受。same相同的;different不同的;correct正确的;strange奇怪的。根据“They all disliked to see it go.”可知,邻居也不希望树被砍;由此可推知,作者和邻居们的感受相同。故选A。
10. C [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:珍,一位艺术家,说她可以通过看着树枝移动和舞动时窗户上的光影变化创作出漂亮的画作。lawyer律师;engineer工程师;artist艺术家;scientist科学家。根据“said she could create nice paintings”可知,她能创作画作,所以是艺术家。故选C。
11. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意同上题。stay停留;move移动;break打破;die死亡。根据“as the branches...and danced”可知,树枝舞动就是移动。故选B。
12. A [解析]考查名词辨析。句意:随着消息传开,另一位邻居林恩建议我们来一个告别的集体拥抱。neighbour邻居;worker工人;officer官员;teacher老师。根据“As word spread, another...”以及前文围绕邻居的描述可知,此处表示另一位邻居提出想法。故选A。
13. B [解析]考查动词辨析。句意:在最后一个晚上,我们围在枫树旁手拉手。shake摇晃;hold握住;lend借出;rise升起。根据“On our last evening, we gathered around the maple and...hands.”可知,此处指大家纷纷手拉手;hold hands意为“手拉手”。故选B。
14. C [解析]考查动词辨析。句意:他们一直和我一起分享对这棵树的情感。collect收集;follow跟随;share分享;cut切割。根据“They...the tree with me all that time.”可知,此处指邻居们和作者一起对树有情感上的共鸣,即分享情感。故选C。
15. C [解析]考查形容词辨析。句意:当然,这棵老枫树将永远活在我心中。awake醒着的;asleep睡着的;alive活着的;afraid害怕的。根据“For sure, the old maple will always be...in my heart.”可知,这颗枫树将永远活在作者的心中。故选C。
解析：
【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文为作者与枫树的情感故事），再逐题结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等分析选项。例如第1题，后文提到“My friend was gone”，说明作者将树枝视为朋友，据此选对应选项；第2题根据邻居砍树枝的动作发生在作者阻止之前选择合适连词；其余题目均需结合前后文逻辑、词汇含义逐一判断，确保符合语境和文章情感。
【解析】
1. 考查名词辨析。句意：有一段时间，我最好的朋友是我在公园捡到的一根树枝。根据后文“My friend was gone and my heart broke.”可知，作者视树枝为朋友，故选A。
2. 考查连词辨析。句意：在我能阻止他之前，他把树枝放在长椅上并砍成了两半。根据语境，邻居砍树枝的动作发生在作者阻止之前，故选A。
3. 考查名词辨析。句意：随着年龄的增长，我一直热爱树木。后文围绕树展开描述，结合“We talked”可知作者热爱树，故选D。
4. 考查动词辨析。句意：后来，当风停下来时，它们会让我平静下来并安慰我。前文提到有风时树枝像在责骂作者，转折后应是风停时树带来安慰，故选B。
5. 考查副词辨析。句意：我搬进来的时候，前院的枫树差不多十岁了。描述树的年龄接近十岁，用almost，故选C。
6. 考查介词辨析。句意：我们一起经历了许多春秋。go through是固定搭配，意为“经历”，符合语境，故选D。
7. 考查形容词辨析。句意：然后去年夏天我得到了一些坏消息：这棵树生病了。树生病是坏消息，故选D。
8. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：社区工作人员说他们不得不砍倒这棵树。因为树可能在风暴中倒塌损坏房屋，所以要砍倒，故选B。
9. 考查形容词辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，大多数人和我有同样的感受。后文“They all disliked to see it go.”说明邻居和作者感受相同，故选A。
10. 考查名词辨析。句意：珍，一位艺术家，说她可以通过光影变化创作画作。能创作画作的是艺术家，故选C。
11. 考查动词辨析。句意：当树枝移动和舞动时，窗户上的光影变化。树枝舞动对应移动，故选B。
12. 考查名词辨析。句意：另一位邻居林恩建议我们来一个告别的集体拥抱。前文围绕邻居展开，此处指另一位邻居，故选A。
13. 考查动词辨析。句意：我们围在枫树旁手拉手。hold hands是固定搭配，意为“手拉手”，故选B。
14. 考查动词辨析。句意：他们一直和我一起分享对这棵树的情感。邻居们和作者共同感受树的情感，即分享，故选C。
15. 考查形容词辨析。句意：这棵老枫树将永远活在我心中。alive表示“活着的”，符合情感表达，故选C。
【答案】
1.A 2.A 3.D 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.A 13.B 14.C 15.C
【知识点】
词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇情感类记叙文，通过作者与枫树的故事，考查学生对词汇的掌握及上下文语境的理解能力，解题需结合文章主旨和前后逻辑分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6
