Question

完形填空，先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后在每小题所给的四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并将该选项填入答卷上相应的空格内。

On the evening of last Sunday while I was reviewing my lessons in my room, it suddenly began to rain. _______ as usual, I stopped to listen to the rhythm (韵律) of the rain. For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn’t _______ listening to it and thinking of the garden where I spent my childhood in my hometown.

When I was a little girl, my family lived in a big house with a big garden in the countryside. The garden was full of flowers and _______, with some bamboo in front of the wall. Whenever it rained, I _______  to sit in the front of the house, listening to the rhythm of the rain and watching the _______  raindrops.

When small drops of rain fall from the heaven (天国) in a row, they became a curtain made up of pearls (珍珠); when the raindrops _______ the ground, a lot of small sprays (水花) will splash (溅出) and then   _______ slowly.

I have   _______ been interested in watching such a scene. As the Indian poet wrote in his novel, “The raindrops kissed the earth and whispered. We are the homesick children, Mother; we come back to you from the heaven.”

Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I feel peaceful in my heart. This feeling makes me think a lot about life. We are the _______ of the earth, and one day we will embrace (拥抱) our earth and stay with her forever (永远). Life is short and we should treasure it. Listening to the rhythm of the rain, I learn to understand the   _______  of life.

1.A. Surprised   B. Sad           C. Excited     D. Angry

2.A. stand       B. stop          C. like      D. think

3.A. leaves     B. animals       C. children    D. trees

4.A. happened  B. wanted       C. wished     D. used

5.A. falling     B. singing       C. dancing   D. breaking

6.A. see        B. get           C. reach       D. cover

7.A. come       B. disappear (消失) C. cause   D. rise

8.A. always      B. never        C. sometimes D. seldom

9.A. children  B. owner        C. friends    D. master

10.A. length    B. meaning      C. number      D. quality

Answer

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.D

5.A

6.C

7.B

8.A

9.A

10.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文主要内容：作者喜欢雨，喜欢听雨，看雨，通过听雨和看雨作者对于雨有了更深的理解。

1.C 考查形容词。句意：像往常一样兴奋，我停下来倾听雨的节奏。A. Surprised感到惊讶的，出人意料的；B. Sad难过的；悲哀的；C. Excited兴奋的；激动的；D. Angry生气的；愤怒的。根据下文For many years, whenever it rains, I couldn’t listening to it可知，作者的心情是excited，选C。

2.B考查动词。句意：多年来,每当下雨,我忍不住听。A. stand站立，忍受；B. stop停止，阻塞；C. like喜欢，像；D. think想，认为。Can’t stop doing sth.：不能停止做某事，忍不住做某事。结合句意可知选B。

3.D考查名词。句意：花园里到处都是花和树，在它的墙的前面有种满了竹子。A. leaves树叶，花瓣；B. animals动物；C. children孩子们；D. trees树木。结合语境和语境可知在花园里应是树上和花草，选D。

4.D考查动词。句意：过去每当下雨时，我常常坐在房子的前面。A. happened发生，碰巧；B. wanted想；需要；C. wished希望；D. used习惯，用。Used to do sth：过去常常做某事；结合句意和语境可知选D。

5.A考查动词。句意：听着雨的节奏,看正在下落的雨滴。A. falling下降，落下；B. singing唱歌；C. dancing跳舞；D. breaking违反。现在分词做定语表示正在进行。结合句意和语境可知选A。

6.C考查动词。句意：当雨滴到达地面时。A. see看见；B. get获得；get to：到达；C. reach到达；D. cover覆盖。结合句意和语境可知选C。

7.B考查动词。句意：很多小水花将飞溅，然后慢慢地消失。A. come来；B. disappear 消失；C. cause引起；D. rise上升。结合句意和语境可知选B。

8.A考查副词。句意：我一直对看这样的场景感兴趣。A. always总是，一直；B. never从来不；C. sometimes有时候；D. seldom很少。此题考查副词，用在系动词之后。根据前文语境和句意可知选A。

9.A考查名词。句意：我们是地球的孩子，有一天，我们会拥抱我们的地球，永远陪着她。A. children孩子们；B. owner物主，所有者；C. friends朋友；D. master硕士；主人；大师；教师。根据句意和语境可知，我们都是地球的孩子。故用复数形式。选A。

10.，我学会理解生活的意义。A. length长度；B. meaning意义；含义；意图；C. number数字；D. quality质量，[统计] 品质；特性；才能。根据句意和语境可知生命的意义。选B。

考点：考查日常生活类阅读。