专题03 完型填空
2019
七、完形填空
请阅读下面短文,理解其大意,然后从每小题所给的A、B、C三个选项中,找出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Grass is, of course a plant which grows in the field; a plant which some kinds of animals like to eat. When there has been plenty of ___16___, the grass is green. When the weather has been dry, the grass is brown. Animals like to eat grass when it is___17___and fresh. And if the grass in one place is greener than the rest, animals___18___to eat that grass. An animal in a field may look over the fence(篱笆) into the next field, where perhaps there are no animals and grass in the field____19____greener. But if the animal could get into the field, it would find that the grass is really the same. It just seems better from a distance(远处). So that's the____20____of the expres sion “The grass is greener on the other side of the fence.”
We sometimes only say “The grass is___21___greener on the other side.” We use the expression to describe the situation --- someone looks at distant things and feels they are better than the things around him. But___22___he could go to the distant place, he would find that life there is just as difficult. So don't always think that other people have a better situation. Just be___23___with what you have had. Enjoy and value it!
16. A. rain B. snow C. sunlight
17. A. green B. brown C. yellow
18. A. refuse B. prefer C. agree
19. A. smells B. tastes C. looks
20. A. form B. meaning C. advice
21. A. seldom B. sometimes C. always
22. A. when B. because C. unless
23. A. angry B. strict C. happy
16.
【答案】A
【解析】句意：当那里有充足的雨水时，草会更绿。考查名词辨析，rain 雨水，snow 雪，sunlight 阳光。根据下句话When the weather has been dry, the grass is brown.“气候干燥时，草会是棕黄色的”，故与此相对，应该是“雨水充足时”，故应选A。
17.
【答案】A
【解析】句意：动物们喜欢吃绿色新鲜的草。考查形容词辨析，green 绿色的，brown 棕色的，yellow 黄色的。根据下句话And if the grass in one place is greener than the rest, animals___3___to eat that grass.可知，动物们喜欢吃绿色的草。故应选A。
18.
【答案】B
【解析】句意：如果一个地方的草更绿，动物会更喜欢吃那里的草。考查动词辨析，refuse 拒绝，prefer 更喜欢，agree 同意。根据第2小题的注释和句意可知，如果草更绿，更新鲜，动物们就会更喜欢吃。故应选B。
19.
【答案】C
【解析】句意：田野里的动物可以越过篱笆望向另一片田野，那里没有动物，田野里的草也看起来更绿。考查动词辨析，smells 闻起来，tastes 尝起来，looks 看起来。根据句意“草的颜色应该是看到的”，故应选C。
20.
【答案】B
【解析】句意：所以这就是那句俗语的意思。考查名词辨析，form 形式，meaning 意思，advice 建议。根据上文An animal in a field may look over the fence(篱笆) into the next field, where perhaps there are no animals and grass in the field____4____greener.But if the animal could get into the field, it would find that the grass is really the same. It just seems better from a distance 可知，动物们从篱笆这边望向那边，觉得那边的草更绿，而当他们真的到了那边时，会发现其实一样绿。这几句话解释了“这山望着那山高”这句话俗语的意思，故应选B。
21.
【答案】C
