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)
阅读下面短文,掌握其大意,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
A boy guarded(看守) the barrels(桶) in his father's winery(葡萄酒厂). Every morning, his father gave him the
11 of brushing the barrels and putting them in order, but the wind blew the barrels here and there overnight.
The boy was so
12 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
13?" The little boy said, "Sorry, Dad. I just don't know what to
14 the situation."
The next morning, when the little boy ran to
15 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
16, "Son, don't be sad. We may not change the
17, but we can have our own ways to
18 the wind." Then the little boy
19 his tears and thought over and over. Finally, he thought of an idea. He
20
the empty barrels with water. After that, he went home worriedly.
The third morning, the little boy
21 his clothes in a hurry and ran out. He was
22 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
23 way, that is, to make the barrels heavier." The little boy's father smiled and
24 his head.
We can't change many things in the world, but we can change ourselves. Increasing your own
25 is the only way not to be knocked down.
(
B
)11. A. plan B. task C. wish D. way
(
D
)12. A. cheerful B. shy C. afraid D. angry
(
A
)13. A. letter B. notice C. story D. poster
(
C
)14. A. work out B. find out C. do with D. take action
(
C
)15. A. paint B. blow C. check D. repair
(
B
)16. A. angrily B. kindly C. wildly D. nervously
(
A
)17. A. wind B. brush C. factory D. cloud
(
D
)18. A. invite B. accept C. share D. beat
(
B
)19. A. believed B. dried C. collected D. tasted
(
C
)20. A. used B. made C. filled D. put
(
B
)21. A. took off B. put on C. paid for D. sold out
(
C
)22. A. worried B. interested C. excited D. bored
(
A
)23. A. easy B. foolish C. strange D. dangerous
(
B
)24. A. shook B. nodded C. hid D. covered
(
D
)25. A. water B. clothes C. height D. weight
