Unit 1 Festivals around the world using language课时作业

第一节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　In the United States there was an unusual tale telling of the daughter of a mechanic(技工). One day while walking along the bank of a lake，the girl _1_to see 0 eggs laid by a wild goose. After some time the girl _2_ the mother would not return to her eggs and she _3_ to take them home. There she carefully _4_ the eggs in the heat of a lamp. Several days _5_ the eggs broke and the baby geese came into the _6_.

　　Geese are known to take the first living thing they see as their mother. _7_，to these young geese，the girl was their mother.

　　As they _8_，the girl was able to _9_her birds to run across the grass，but she could not teach them to _10_. The girl became increasingly worried about this，both when _11_ and in her dreams. Later，she had an _12_：She would pilot a plane to guide them in _13_. She asked her father for a plane and he assembled (组装)a small aircraft for her.

　　Caring about _14_safety，the father decided to pilot the plane himself. However，the birds did not _15_or follow him，and _16_slept in the grass.

　　One day，the girl _17_ into the plane，started it and soon left the _18_. Seeing their mother take to the air，the birds _19_flapped(拍打)their wings and _20_. She flew the plane freely in the sky，her young birds following.

1. A. managed B. attempted C. happened D. supposed

答案　C　[考查词义辨析。happen to do"碰巧发生......"；manage to do"设法做成......"；attempt to do"尝试着去做......"。]

2. A. realized B. expected C. imagined D. admitted

答案　A　[考查逻辑判断。realize"意识到......"；expect"预料，预计"；imagine"想象，设想"；admit"承认"。句意：过了一会儿，她意识到野鹅