完形填空 先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从下面四个答案中选择可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。（本大题共10分，每小题1分） The terrible story of the whale(鲸鱼) As soon as he finished his homework, Eric jumped on his bicycle and rode off in the direction of the beach. While he was _____ along, he thought about the whales. He hoped he would see them again today. After he got to the beach, Eric ______ his bicycle behind a bush so that no one could see it from the road. Then he ran down to the beach. ______ it was only four in the afternoon, the sky was already getting dark. Eric Frowned(皱眉). If it _____, he wouldn’t be able to see the whales because they would stay in deeper water. He hurried along the beach _____ the rocks. They were the best places to watch the whales because of their ______. Before Eric reached the rocks he felt a drop of water on his head. “Oh no!” he thought. “Now the whales will stay in the deep water and I won’t be able to ______ them!” But just then he saw a large shape on the beach. It was a young whale! The whale was too close to the shore(海岸) and got stuck(搁浅) on the _____! At first the whale didn’t move at all and Eric thought it was _____! Then he saw its tail move weakly. Eric turned and ran in the rain as fast as he could back to his bicycle. He had to get ______! If they didn’t get the whale back in the water soon, it would die and Eric couldn’t let that happen.
试题分析：这篇短文讲述的是Eric去海边看鲸鱼，但是天下雨了，鲸鱼会躲在深水里面，他可能看不到了。但是突然Eric在海滩上看到一条搁浅的鲸鱼，他想救它，所以赶紧骑车回去寻求帮助。 【小题1】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：在他骑车的时候，他想着那些鲸鱼。riding 骑车；running 跑步；getting 得到；walking 散步，走路。根据上文Eric jumped on his bicycle and rode off…可知，Eric骑车去了海边。故选A。 【小题2】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：在Eric到达海边之后，他把自行车藏在了灌木丛后面，以便没有人能从路上看到。sent 发送，寄；hid 藏；took 带走；got 得到。根据句意so that no one could see it from the road可知，Eric不想别人看到他的车子。故应该选B。 【小题3】考查连词及语境的理解。句意：虽然只是下午4点，天空好像已经开始变黑了。As 当……时候；Since自从； Because 因为；Although虽然，尽管。根据句意可知选D。 【小题4】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：如果下雨的话，Eric就看不到鲸鱼了，因为鲸鱼会呆在深水里。shone 的原形是shine，闪耀；showed 表明；rained 下雨；blew的原形是blow，吹。根据文意可知，Eric担心天会下雨，那样他就看不到鲸鱼了。故选C。 【小题5】考查介词及语境的理解。句意：他急忙沿着海滩来到岩石那里。into 到……里面；off 离开；to 到……；from从……，来自。根据文意可知，Eric要到岩石那里才能看到鲸鱼。故选C。 【小题6】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：因为岩石那里很高，所以那里是看鲸鱼最好的地方。length 长度；size 尺寸，大小；height 高度；shape形状。根据文意可知，岩石那里地势较高，所以能看到鲸鱼。故选C。 【小题7】考查动词及语境的理解。句意：现在鲸鱼将要呆在水里，我就不能看到他们了。see 看见，看到；kill 杀死；catch 抓住；save 节约，拯救。根据上文的意思可知，Eric来海边是来看鲸鱼的，现在下雨了，Eric看不到了。故选A。 【小题8】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：这条鲸鱼太靠近海岸，被搁浅在海滩上了。rock 岩石；beach 海边；road 道路；bicycle自行车。根据上文he saw a large shape on the beach可知，这条鲸鱼被搁浅在海滩上了。故选B。 【小题9】考查形容词及语境的理解。句意：一开始这条鲸鱼根本没有动，Eric还以为它死了。dead 死的；pretty 漂亮的；lovely 可爱的；alive 活着的。根据句意可知，这条鲸鱼一动不动，Eric以为它死了。故选A。 【小题10】考查名词及语境的理解。句意：他需要帮忙，如果他们不能把鲸鱼快点弄到水里去，它就会死的。care 关心，在意；water 水；medicine 药；help帮助。根据文意可知，Eric去骑他的自行车，他想去求助，把这条鲸鱼弄回到海里去。故选D。 考点：故事类短文。