任务一 完形填空
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Life Is Beautiful is an Italian movie that tells a powerful story about a father's love during World War Ⅱ.
The movie begins in the 1930s in a small Italian town. Guido, a(n) ______ 1 ______ Jewish man with a big smile, always makes people laugh with his jokes and magic tricks. Guido often tells his son Giosuè, “Life is a ______ 2 ______ . If you smile and play fair, you'll always win.”
When World War Ⅱ begins, they are ______ 3 ______ to head to a concentration camp. Guido knows the camp is dangerous, ______ 4 ______ he wants to protect his son's innocence(纯真). He invents a clever story to explain the situation to his son: “This is all part of a big game, Giosuè. The winner's prize is a REAL tank(坦克)!” He ______ 5 ______ makes up rules for the “game”:
Getting points: Giosuè gets points for hiding quietly,
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the guards, and not crying for candy.
Losing points: If the guards see him or if he
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hunger, he loses points.
The big prize: If they earn 1,000 points, they win a tank.
In the camp, the prisoners work all day and are really tired. But Guido
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his tiredness is part of the game. Guido says to his son, “Look how many points we got today!” He also tells him imaginative stories about
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“progress” in the game. He describes how
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they are to winning the tank, making Giosuè's eyes shine with
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.
As the war nears its end, Guido hides Giosuè inside a small metal box.
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, a soldier catches Guido. When walking away, he passes Giosuè's hiding box. Knowing his
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is watching, Guido throws his leg high in the air like a silly and funny duck and winks at Giosuè. It is his final act of love in life—making his son
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one last time.
Life Is Beautiful leaves us with an important
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: no matter how hard life gets, we can always choose to see the good, spread kindness, and protect the ones we love.
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) 1. A. serious B. honest C. cheerful D. hard-working
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) 2. A. show B. game C. test D. trip
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) 3. A. made B. invited C. allowed D. advised
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) 4. A. though B. because C. but D. if
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) 5. A. almost B. still C. never D. even
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) 6. A. protecting B. finding C. avoiding D. being
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) 7. A. lies about B. complains about C. cares about D. forgets about
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) 8. A. pretends B. notices C. realizes D. doubts
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) 9. A. our B. their C. its D. his
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)10. A. slow B. far C. close D. similar
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)11. A. kindness B. fear C. regret D. excitement
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)12. A. Unluckily B. Generally C. Hopefully D. Patiently
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)13. A. father B. guard C. prisoner D. son
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)14. A. angry B. thankful C. happy D. worried
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)15. A. rule B. lesson C. joke D. promise
