三、综合填空（续）
“They 6 (lose) the smell of the hare already,” said the old horse. “Perhaps she will run away.” But the dogs began their “yo-yo” again and came at full speed towards our field. Just then a hare, wild with fear, ran towards the trees. The dogs over 7 small river and ran across the field. Six or eight runners jumped over the river after them. We heard a terrible cry, and that was the end of the hare. She 8 (pick) up by one of the men. She was covered in blood, but all the hunters seemed pleased. I was 9 surprised at first I didn't see what was happening by the river. Later I saw a sad sight—two horses were down and the riders were hurt. My mother said, “I can't understand why men like this sport so much. They quite often hurt 10 (they) and hurt horses.”
—Taken from Black Beauty
答案：6. have lost
解析：“already”是现在完成时标志，主语是复数，故填have lost。
7. the
解析：此处特指前面的“小河”，用定冠词the，故填the。
8. was picked
解析：主语she与pick up是被动关系，全文是过去时，用一般过去时的被动语态，故填was picked。
9. so
解析：so...that...（如此……以至于……）固定搭配，句意“我如此惊讶以至于没看到”，故填so。
10. themselves
解析：hurt oneself（伤到自己），主语是they，反身代词用themselves，故填themselves。
四、完形填空
Mrs. Walker sat down at her desk and sighed (叹息). “OK. Tell me what happened.”
“Yesterday,” Winston began, “when I got home, I went straight to my room to do my homework. After I finished, I needed a(n) 1. So I took out my bubble gum (泡泡糖) to practice.”
“That's right,” Michael said. “We are having a competition to see who can blow the biggest bubble.”
“I kept adding gum and my bubble kept growing. Soon it 2 my whole face.”
“What then?” asked Mrs. Walker.
“Then it happened. The bubble became as big as a beach ball.” He 3 his arms to show how big it was.
A few kids made faces—they didn't 4 him, but Winston ignored (不理睬) them and went on.
“Suddenly a strong wind took the bubble right out of my mouth! The bubble floated (飘) over my desk and out of the window. As it sailed away, I noticed something yellow stuck to it like paper. Then I noticed my 5 was missing (不见了).”
“So?” Mrs. Walker asked.
“I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelt's garden. I saw her cat attack it. The bubble broke. All I saw then was the cat running away. Mrs. Roosevelt helped me search the 6. But my homework was nowhere to be seen.”
Mrs. Walker shook her head. “7, Winston, why didn't you just tell me that homework was too 8 instead of making up (编造) that wild story?”
Just then, the office worker walked in with a letter.
Winston opened the letter and took out the wrinkled homework paper and a note that said: “For Winston's teacher. I am sure Winston 9 to hand this in. He's a good boy. I have no idea how homework got stuck to my cat, but I'm sure Winston can give you a(n) 10.” —Mrs. Roosevelt
( )1. A. award B. surprise C. exercise D. rest
( )2. A. cleaned B. hit C. covered D. touched
( )3. A. held B. rounded C. crossed D. waved
( )4. A. believe B. notice C. hear D. remember
( )5. A. bubble B. book C. homework D. gum
( )6. A. room B. desk C. cat D. garden
( )7. A. Exactly B. Honestly C. Finally D. Generally
( )8. A. hard B. different C. interesting D. simple
( )9. A. refused B. promised C. managed D. wanted
( )10. A. introduction B. conversation C. explanation D. instruction
答案：1. D
解析：根据“After I finished (homework), I needed a(n)... So I took out my bubble gum”可知，做完作业后需要休息，rest（休息）符合语境，故选D。
2. C
解析：根据“my bubble kept growing”可知，泡泡越来越大，很快“覆盖”了整个脸，covered（覆盖）符合，故选C。
3. B
解析：rounded his arms（圈起手臂）是比划大小的动作，符合“show how big it was”，故选B。
4. A
解析：根据“a few kids made faces”可知，孩子们不“相信”他吹了那么大的泡泡，believe（相信）符合，故选A。
5. C
解析：根据后文“my homework was nowhere to be seen”可知，他发现“作业”不见了，故选C。
6. D
解析：根据“I ran after the bubble into Mrs. Roosevelt's garden”可知，在“花园”里找作业，故选D。
7. B
解析：老师质疑Winston编造故事，“Honestly”（老实说）符合语境，表达老师的不满，故选B。
8. A
解析：老师认为Winston因作业“太难”而编造故事，hard（难的）符合，故选A。
9. D
解析：Mrs. Roosevelt的便条表明Winston“想”交作业，wanted（想要）符合，故选D。
10. C
解析：便条说“Winston能给你一个解释”，explanation（解释）符合语境，故选C。
