第二节　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四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A large cat arrived at a farm where many mice lived.None of them dared go outside for fear of being __36__by the cat.

The mice decided to hold a __37__ to find a way of stopping themselves from being in__38__.One day，when the cat was out，mice of all ages__39__into the meeting room.

“Let’s build a big trap，”one mouse__40__.When this idea was__41__，another said，“What about poisoning(毒死)her?”But __42__knew where to buy the poison.One young mouse，whose mother had become the cat’s food，__43__said，“Let’s cut her teeth，so she can do no more harm.”But the meeting did not accept his__44__.

At last，one mouse，__45__than the rest，jumped onto a table.Waving a bell，he called for__46__，“Be quiet!We’ll tie this bell to the cat’s tail，so we’ll always know__47__ she is!We’ll have__48__ to escape，and the slower and weaker mice will hear her coming and be able to__49__!”Hearing the words，everyone got__50__ and they congratulated him on his good idea.

“We’ll tie it so tightly(紧紧地)that it will never__51__!”

“She’ll never be able to walk__52__ again!Why，the other day，she suddenly appeared right in front of me!Just imagine...”

However，the wise mouse said，“We must__53__who is going to tie it on her tail.”There was not a sound in the room.Nobody was__54__ enough to put the plan into action.The meeting ended without any decision being made.

It’s often very__55__to have bright ideas，but putting them into practice is a more difficult matter.

【解题导语】　本文是一则寓言，通过一群老鼠开会想办法除掉猫的故事说明：想出好办法也许不难，但要实现就不那么容易了。

36.A.trained B.taught

C.caught D.invited

解析：选C。任何一只老鼠都害怕被猫“抓住(caught)”而不敢出去。

37.A.party B.test

C.game D.meeting

解析：选D。下文meeting room是提示：老鼠们决定要开一个“会(meeting)”来商讨对策。

38.A.return B.danger

C.fact D.need

解析：选B。根据上文的for fear of以及下文的whose mother had become the cat’s food等可知老鼠们“处境危险(in danger)”。

39.A.rushed B.swam

C.flew D.stepped

解析：选A。从本空前内容可知：猫碰巧不在，所以全体老鼠就利用这点时间“赶紧(rushed)”聚到了一起。

40.A.questioned B.explained

C.suggested D.answered

解析：选C。Let’s build a big trap是这只老鼠“建议(suggested)”的。

41.A.supported B.discussed

C.accepted D.refused

解析：选D。下文又有新的提议，可知第一个老鼠的建议被大家“拒绝(refused)”了。

42.A.everybody B.nobody

C.somebody D.anybody

解析：选B。But这一转折词承接上文的建议——但是“没人(nobody)”知道去哪里买毒药。

43.A.angrily B.happily

C.carefully D.slowly

解析：选A。由本空前“母亲死于猫爪之下”推断：一只小老鼠“咬牙切齿地(an grily)”说。

44.A.present B.reason

C.idea D.excuse

解析：选C。这里指会议没有接受它的“提议(idea)”。

45.A.younger B.longer

C.stronger D.wiser

解析：选D。从下文它所提的建议以及受到的祝贺可知：它比其它老鼠要“聪明(wiser)”一些。下文的the wise mouse也是提示。

46.A.pleasure B.silence

C.help D.information

解析：选B。从本空后的be quiet判断：它摇动着一只铃铛要大家“静一静(silence)”。

47.A.where B.what

C.how D.who

解析：选A。只要把铃铛拴在猫的尾巴上，就可以随时知道它在“哪里(where)”。

48.A.experience B.power

C.time D.space

解析：选C。有了这个铃铛做警报，老鼠们就有了逃离的“时间(time)”。

49.A.shout B.watch

C.stay D.hide

解析：选D。年老体弱的伙伴们也能来得及“躲藏(hide)”。

50.A.worried B.excited

C.surprised D.tired

解析：选B。根据本空后congratulated判断：听到它这个好办法后，大家伙“兴高采烈(excited)”。

51.A.drop off B.turn up

C.get up D.put off

解析：选A。我们最好把铃铛拴牢一些，这样它永远都不会“掉下来(drop off)”。

52.A.gladly B.quickly

C.quietly D.directly

解析：选C。尾巴上有了铃铛，它再也别想“蹑手蹑脚地( quietly)”走路了。

53.A.believe B.learn

C.imagine D.decide

解析：选D。但是我们还得“决定(decide)”究竟派谁去拴这个铃铛。

54.A.hone st B.brave

C.rich D.old

解析：选B。由下文a more difficult matter判断：没有一只老鼠有足够的“勇气(brave)”把铃铛拴在猫尾巴上。

55.A.easy B.difficult

C.strange D.important

解析：选A。与本空后的difficult构成对比：想出好办法很“容易(easy)”，但实现它就不那么容易了。