完形填空模拟检测(二) 记叙文(二)
(共3篇，限时50分钟)
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(2017·富阳模拟)Payeng's tree-planting project began when he was 16, when flooding wiped away a large part of forest. Wild life were left without enough __1__， and Payeng watched __2__ creatures begin to die off from heat. Deeply __3__， Payeng determined to grow trees all his life.
“I __4__ the forest department and asked them if they could grow trees on the sandbar (沙洲). They said nothing would __5__ there. __6__， they asked me to try growing bamboo. It was __7__， but I did it. What's more, there was nobody interested to help me，” Payeng said.
Payeng started his forest by __8__ bamboo saplings (幼树) every morning and evening. He even brought red ants to the sandbar to help __9__ the soil. When his bamboo trees grew, Payeng decided to slowly __10__ other spieces of trees into the sandbar.
Through his __11__ act, Payeng changed the sandbar into a thick, green forest that __12__ numerous birds, and wild animals. Payeng's forest went largely __13__ until 2008, when a team of state officials __14__ it.
“We were surprised to find such a big __15__ on the sandbar，” Gunin Saikia, Assam's Assistant Conservator of Forests, said. “We are __16__ at Payeng. He has been at it for 30 years.”
Now, Payeng makes a __17__ with his family in the forest he planted by raising cows and selling milk, and he has his __18__ set on planting a second forest on another 1,300-acre sandbar.
“It may take another 30 years, but I am __19__ about it，” Payeng said __20__. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了环保人士Payeng坚持种树30年，在沙洲里创造了一片令人惊叹的森林。
1．A.food C．shade
B．water D．space
解析：选C 结合上文可知，洪水冲走了一大部分森林。由下文“...creatures begin to die off from heat”可推知，野生生物没有足够的树荫。故选C。
2．A.dangerous C．aimless
B．helpless D．fierce
解析：选B 联系上下文可知，野生生物因为没有足够的树荫而死于炎热，所以此时它们应该感到很无助。A项意为“危险的”；B项意为“无助的”；C项意为“没有目标的”；D项意为
“凶猛的”。故选B。
3．A.moved C．attracted
B．hurt D．saddened
解析：选D 根据上文可知，森林遭到破坏，野生生物因为没有足够的树荫而感到无助。Payeng应该对此感到悲伤。D项意为“使悲伤，使难过”，符合题意。故选D。
4．A.informed C．disturbed
B．blamed D．contacted
解析：选D 根据语境可知，Payeng应该是联系林业部门，反映情况。A项意为“通知”；B项意为“责备”；C项意为“打扰”；D项意为“联系”。故选D。
5．A.grow C．occur
B．live D．work
解析：选A 根据语境可知，林业部门认为没有什么可以在沙洲中生长。A项意为“生长”，符合题意。故选A。
6．A.Therefore C．Otherwise
B．Instead D．Fortunately
解析：选B 根据上文可知，林业部门认为树木无法在沙洲中生长。他们反而建议Payeng种植竹子。A项意为“因此”；B项意为“反而，却”；C项意为“否则”；D项意为“幸运地”。故选B。
7．A.pleasant C．meaningful
B．hopeful D．painful
解析：选D 根据语境可知，Payeng是环保人士，由此可推知，当他听到无法通过种树来改变沙洲环境时，他的感觉应该是痛苦的。D项意为“痛苦的”，符合题意。故选D。
8．A.watering C．counting
B．cutting D．observing
解析：选A 根据常识及语境可知，Payeng通过每天早晚为竹子幼苗浇水开始创造森林。A项意为“浇水”；B项意为“切下”；C项意为“计算”；D项意为“观察”。故选A。
9．A.change C．add
B．destroy D．improve
解析：选D 根据上文Payeng将红蚁带到沙洲中可知，他希望就此改良土壤。D项意为“改善，提高”，符合题意。故选D。
10．A.throw C．put
B．introduce D．send
解析：选B 根据语境可知，竹子开始生长之后，Payeng决定引入一些其他的树种。introduce ...into为固定用法，意为“将……引进，加入”。故选B。
11．A.unique C．strange
B．ridiculous D．stubborn
解析：选A 根据上文可知，Payeng通过种植竹子来创造森林，因此他的方法是独特的。A项意为“独特的，唯一的”；B项意为“荒谬的”；C项意为“奇怪的”；D项意为“固执的”。故选A。
12．A.bears C．shelters
B．includes D．hides
解析：选C 根据下文中“numerous birds, and wild animals”可知，绿色的森林可以为小鸟和野生动物提供遮蔽处。A项意为“忍受”；B项意为“包括”；C项意为“给……提供遮蔽”；D项意为“隐藏”。故选C。
13．A.unaccepted C．discovered
B．unnoticed D．disapproved
解析：选B 根据上下文可知，Payeng的森林直到2008年才被注意到。not ... until为固定短语，意为“直到……才”。A项意为“不被接受的”；B项意为“未被注意的”；C项意为“发现”；D项意为“不支持”。故选B。
14．A.studied C．came from
B．researched D．came across
解析：选D 根据语境可知，Payeng的森林一直未被注意到，直到一些官员偶然发现它。come across意为“(偶然)遇见；碰见”，符合语境。故选D。
15．A.forest C．bamboo
B．hero D．tree
解析：选A 根据语境可知，官员惊讶地发现沙洲里居然有这么一大片森林。故选A。 16．A.proud C．amazed
B．disappointed D．mad
解析：选C 根据上文中的“surprised”可知，官员不只是对沙洲里的森林感到惊讶，对它的创造人也感到惊讶。be amazed at为固定短语，意为“对……感到惊讶”，符合语境。故选C。
17．A.living C．wonder
B．difference D．plan
解析：选A 根据下文“by raising cows and selling milk”(靠养牛和卖牛奶)可知，Payeng和他的家人靠在森林里养牛和卖牛奶谋生。make a living为固定短语，意为“谋生”，符合题意。故选A。
18．A.company C．limits
B．home D．goals
解析：选D 根据下文“planting a second forest on another 1,300 — acre sandbar”