《2025年启东中学作业本八年级英语上册译林版宿迁专版》

五、完形填空。(2025·江苏扬州树人中学期末)
Long long ago, there was a king. He loved animals very much. One day, he got ______ nice falcons from his son. He had never seen such ______ falcons before. He loved them so much and he ordered the best falconer(训练隼者)to ______ them to fly.

After several months, the king came to see ______ the training was going on. He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky, while ______ was staying on the branch of a tree quietly.
The king called all his falconers together and ordered them to ______ every way they could to make the other falcon fly. But none of them ______. One day, while the king was taking a walk in the forest, an idea came into his ______. Maybe someone who knew the natural environment well could ______ this problem. Then he invited a ______ who lived in the forest to his palace to train it at once.
The next morning, the king saw the other falcon flying in the sky freely. He felt very surprised. “It is unbelievable!” shouted the king. “How could you ______ it happen?”
The farmer replied, “It is very ______. I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested. It had no place to rest. Then it had to ______.”
It is always the same to human beings. We all have “two flying wings” in our hearts as well. But it seems that we don’t notice them and stay in a place where we just feel ______ and comfortable. We won’t realize we can fly so high and freely until the branches we are resting on ______. Do you think so?
( A )1. A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
( D )2. A. crazy
B. clever
C. large
D. beautiful
( C )3. A. allow
B. ask
C. train
D. want
( D )4. A. what
B. when
C. where
D. how
( B )5. A. other
B. the other
C. others
D. another
( A )6. A. try
B. lead
C. decide
D. catch
( D )7. A. made
B. shone
C. found
D. succeeded
( B )8. A. body
B. mind
C. face
D. heart
( D )9. A. answer
B. know
C. realize
D. solve
( C )10. A. scientist
B. doctor
C. farmer
D. worker
( A )11. A. make
B. keep
C. ask
D. drive
( C )12. A. expensive
B. hard
C. easy
D. slow
( B )13. A. jump
B. fly
C. run
D. walk
( A )14. A. peaceful
B. interesting
C. dangerous
D. meaningful
( B )15. A. lead
B. break
C. fly
D. rise

答案： 1. A 【点拨】根据下文“He found that one falcon had already been able to fly high in the sky，while 5 was staying on the branch of a tree quietly.”及“make the other falcon fly”可知，此处是指两只隼。故选 A。
2. D 【点拨】句意：他从未见过如此美丽的隼。crazy 疯狂的；clever 聪明的；large 大的；beautiful 漂亮的。根据上下文可推知选 D。
3. C 【点拨】句意：他非常爱它们，命令最好的训隼师训练它们飞翔。allow 允许；ask 询问；train 训练；want 想要。故选 C。
4. D 【点拨】句意：几个月后，国王来看训练进行得如何。what 什么；when 何时；where 在哪里；how 怎样，如何。故选 D。
5. B 【点拨】other 其他的；the other 两者中的另一个；others 其他人或物；another 三者及以上中的另一个。根据“make the other falcon fly”可知，此处是指两者中的另一个。故选 B。
6. A 【点拨】句意：国王召集了所有的训隼师，命令他们想尽一切办法让另一只隼飞起来。try 尝试；lead 带领；decide 决定；catch 抓住。故选 A。
7. D 【点拨】make 制造；shine 发光；find 发现；succeed 成功。根据转折连词 But 可知，此处是指没有一个人成功。故选 D。
8. B 【点拨】句意：一天，当国王在森林里散步时，他突然想到了一个主意。body 身体；mind 大脑；face 脸；heart 心脏。故选 B。
9. D 【点拨】answer 回答；know 知道；realize 意识到；solve 解决。根据语境及“this problem”可知，此处是指解决这个问题。故选 D。
10. C 【点拨】scientist 科学家；doctor 医生；farmer 农民；worker 工人。根据“The farmer replied”可知，此处是指邀请了一位住在森林里的农民。故选 C。
11. A 【点拨】make 促使；keep 保持；ask 询问；drive 驾驶。故选 A。
12. C 【点拨】expensive 昂贵的；hard 困难的；easy 容易的；slow 慢的。根据“I just cut off the branch where the falcon rested.”可知，农民认为这件事情很容易。故选 C。
13. B 【点拨】jump 跳；fly 飞；run 跑；walk 走路。根据“The next morning，the king saw the other falcon flying in the sky freely.”可知，没有了休息的地方，隼不得不飞起来。故选 B。
14. A 【点拨】peaceful 平静的；interesting 有趣的；dangerous 危险的；meaningful 有意义的。根据“and comfortable”可知，此处的形容词是与 comfortable 并列，应是指“我们感到平静和舒适的地方”。故选 A。
15. B 【点拨】lead 导致；break 断裂；fly 飞；rise 上升。故选 B。