二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)(2025·江苏徐州铜山区期中)
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。
Zu Ti was a great man in the Jin Dynasty. When he was a child, he was naughty and wasn't interested in
11.

As he grew up, Zu Ti
12 he didn't have enough knowledge. And he felt that he could not serve (服务) his country well because of this. So he decided to study hard.
Zu Ti had a close friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep
13. They stayed together every day. They also shared the
14 dream. Both of them wanted to be useful men for
15 country.
One day, when they were
16, Zu Ti was woken up by the rooster crowing(打鸣). Suddenly, an
17 came to him. He woke up Liu Kun and said, "How about getting up to play swords(剑)
18 we heard the rooster crowing from now on?" Liu Kun was sleepy at that moment.
However, he thought it was a good idea and agreed
19. From then on, they kept their word and never gave up, however
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in winter or hot in summer.
21, they began to study history carefully and put all their
22 into reading books.
Finally, their hard work led to great
23. Their dream came true and they did a lot for their country. This is the
24 Chinese story To Rise with the Rooster.
The story of To Rise with the Rooster
25 us to make good use of time and keep working hard to realize our dreams.
(
)11. A. working
B. chatting
C. learning
D. travelling
(
)12. A. realized
B. planned
C. returned
D. gave
(
)13. A. situation
B. condition
C. experience
D. friendship
(
)14. A. boring
B. same
C. different
D. opposite
(
)15. A. our
B. my
C. their
D. your
(
)16. A. playing
B. eating
C. sleeping
D. crying
(
)17. A. order
B. idea
C. exam
D. answer
(
)18. A. when
B. why
C. what
D. how
(
)19. A. angrily
B. happily
C. sadly
D. nervously
(
)20. A. long
B. dry
C. cold
D. quiet
(
)21. A. Instead
B. Moreover
C. However
D. Otherwise
(
)22. A. hearts
B. hands
C. money
D. attention
(
)23. A. success
B. advice
C. support
D. sense
(
)24. A. funny
B. famous
C. international
D. modern
(
)25. A. stops
B. tells
C. turns
D. agrees