Question

Alex was a giraffe who lived in a zoo with his mum, dad and other giraffe friends. As Alex grew, he__________his neck was much shorter than the others’. He began to get________. But his mother told him that he was special. She said it did not matter how short or long his neck was.

Alex tried not to think about his short_________  But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck__________short. Sometimes the other giraffes_________ him, but his parents told him not to worry. They said that he should be happy with himself the way he was. He tried, but he could not even play in some girafre sports. He was just too________.

One day, one of the zoo workers came and took Alex away. Alex was frightened. Would he have to leave the zoo just______he didn’t have a long neck? The zoo worker calmed Alex down and gave him some food. He felt better. Then he led Alex into another area of the zoo. There was a small__________between the two areas. Alex was the only giraffe that could fit through it.

Soon Alex’s parents came to see him. “I told you that you were special,” his mother said. “The zoo has made a place just for _________ because so many people want to see how special you are!” She was right. Visitors pointed to him and screamed________. They looked happy to see something so special at the zoo.

1.A. wondered    B. found    C. hoped    D. agreed

2.A. powerful    B. interested    C. energetic    D. worried

3.A. leg    B. tail    C. neck    D. nose

4.A. stayed    B. became    C. turned    D. felt

5.A. looked after    B. fell behind    C. laughed at    D. heard of

6.A. tall    B. short    C. fat    D. thin

7.A. after    B. unless    C. because    D. before

8.A. cage    B. hole    C. window    D. door

9.A. him    B. you    C. us    D. me

10.A. excitedly    B. angrily    C. sadly    D. heavily

Answer

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.A

5.C

6.B

7.C

8.D

9.B

10.A

【解析】

Alex是一只与众不同的长颈鹿，他的脖子比其他长颈鹿都要短，他很担心。但是他的父母告诉他说他是特别的，的确如此，Alex吸引了很多游客来动物园参观。

1.句意：当他长大的时候，他发现他的脖子要比其他长颈鹿的更短。wondered 想知道；found发现；hoped希望；agreed同意。根据空后面的句意his neck was much shorter than the others’可知，这是Alex发现的事实，故应选B。

2.句意：他开始变得很担心。powerful 强大的，有力量的；interested有趣的；energetic精力充沛的；worried担心的。根据下文But his mother told him that he was special. She said it did not matter how short or long his neck was可知，Alex的妈妈说他是特别的，脖子长短并没有什么关系，这是安慰他，所以这里说明Alex很担心。故应选D。

3.句意：Alex尽力的不去想他的短脖子。leg 腿；tail尾巴；neck脖子；nose鼻子。根据上文his neck was much shorter than the others’可知，Alex的脖子比别人的更短，故应选C。

4.句意：但是随着他的朋友们长得越来越高，他的脖子还是保持很短。stayed 保持，停留；became变成；turned变成；felt感觉。根据句意可知，Alex的朋友们长得越来越高，但是他的脖子仍然很短，这里表示继续保持某种状态，应用stay，是一个系动词，选A。

5.句意：有时候其他的长颈鹿嘲笑他，但是他的父母告诉他不要担心。looked after 照顾；fell下落，掉下；behind 在…后面；laughed at嘲笑；heard of听说。根据下句话but his parents told him not to worry. They said that he should be happy with himself the way he was.可知，Alex的父母告诉他不要担心，因此这里是说Alex受到了别人的嘲笑，故应选C。

6.句意：他太矮了。tall 高的；short短的，矮的；fat胖的；thin瘦的。根据上文But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck_____4_____short.可知，Alex是很矮的，所以不能去参加一些运动。故应选B。

7.句意：难道就因为他没有长脖子，他就不得不离开动物园了吗？after 在…之后；unless除非，如果不，引导条件状语从句；because因为，引导原因状语从句；before在…之前，引导时间状语从句。根据句意可知，这里表示的是“因为他没有长脖子，所以离开动物园”，说的是原因，故应选C。

8.句意：在两块区域之间有一个小门。cage 笼子；hole洞；window窗户；door门。根据下句话Alex was the only giraffe that could fit through it.可知，只有Alex能通过它，这里的it指的就是这个题目的答案，故A是不对的。B选项和C选项对于长颈鹿来说都太小了，不大可能；D选项“门”比较合理，在动物园的两个区域之间有个门，因此应选D。

9.句意：动物园专门给你制作了一个地方，因为有那么多人想要看到你是多么的特别！him 他，人称代词宾格；you 你；us 我们，人称代词宾格；me我，人称代词宾格。根据文意可知，这是Alex的父母对他说的话，在引号中应该称呼为“你”，故应选B。

10.句意：游客们指着他，兴奋地尖叫。excitedly兴奋地；angrily生气地；sadly伤心地；heavily重地。根据下句话They looked happy to see something so special at the zoo可知，游客们在动物园里看到了很特别的东西，他们很开心，选项中A选项与happy意思相近，所以应该是“兴奋地尖叫”，选A。