二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)(2025·江苏盐城东台第一教育联盟期中)
根据短文内容,从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A boy guarded the barrels(桶) in his father's winery(葡萄酒厂). Every morning, his father gave him a
1 of brushing the barrels and putting them in order, but the wind blew the barrels here and there overnight.
The boy was so
2 that he wrote a letter to the wind, "Please don't blow down my barrels." After seeing that, his father asked the boy with a smile, "Can the wind read your
3?" The little boy said, "Sorry, Dad. I just don't know what to
4 the situation."
The next morning, when the little boy ran to
5 the barrels, he found that the barrels were blown here and there again. The little boy felt very unhappy and cried. His father came and said
6, "Son, don't be sad. We may not change the
7, but we may have ways for you. We can have our own ways to
8 the wind." Then the little boy
9 his tears and thought over and over. Finally, he thought of an idea. He
10
the empty barrels with water. After that, he went home worriedly.
The third morning, the little boy
11 his clothes in a hurry and ran out. He was
12 to find the barrels were placed in good order(井然有序). The little boy smiled happily and told his father, "It's a very
13 way, that is, to make the barrels heavier." The little boy's father smiled and
14 his head.
We can't change many things in the world, but we can change ourselves. To add you the
15 is the only way not to be knocked over.
(
B
)1. A. plan
B. job
C. wish
D. way
(
D
)2. A. cheerful
B. shy
C. afraid
D. angry
(
A
)3. A. letter
B. notice
C. story
D. poster
(
C
)4. A. work out
B. find out
C. do with
D. take action
(
C
)5. A. paint
B. blow
C. check
D. repair
(
B
)6. A. angrily
B. kindly
C. wildly
D. nervously
(
A
)7. A. wind
B. brush
C. factory
D. cloud
(
D
)8. A. invite
B. accept
C. share
D. beat
(
B
)9. A. believed
B. dried
C. collected
D. tasted
(
C
)10. A. used
B. made
C. filled
D. put
(
B
)11. A. took off
B. put on
C. paid for
D. sold out
(
C
)12. A. worried
B. interested
C. excited
D. bored
(
A
)13. A. easy
B. foolish
C. strange
D. dangerous
(
B
)14. A. shook
B. nodded
C. hid
D. covered
(
D
)15. A. water
B. clothes
C. height
D. weight