阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。Onceuponatimeacoupleofcrowslivedinahugetree.Onedayasnakecametohideintheholeatthe31

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阅读下面一篇短文，理解大意，然后从各小题的四个选 项中选出一个最佳答案，使短文连贯完整。

   Once upon a time a couple of crows lived in a huge tree. One day a snake came to hide in the hole at the 31 ____ of the tree. The crows were 32 ____ about this but they could do nothing.

Soon some baby crows hatched (將出) . When their parents flew out for food the snake ate up the babies.    When the crows 33 ____ they could not find their babies. They flew high and low but found 34 ____ .

    After a few months mother crow gave 35 ____ to some more baby crows. This time she stayed at home 36 ____ father crow went out for food. The snake climbed up the tree and wanted to eat the babies. Mother crow tried to fight it off but she was not strong enough. When father crow came back he found his wife crying. She said they had to leave the tree as 37 ____ as possible or think of a way to solve it.

    The fox a smart guy came up with a plan. He said Kings daughters would swim in the river the next morning and the servants would watch over their clothes and valuables. The fox advised the crows to pick up a necklace there. This would make the servants run 38 ____ them to the tree and then the crows would drop the necklace into the snake's hole. So the next morning the crows did as they were 39 ____ As the servants were trying to take the necklace out the snake came out to bite them. The servants 40 ____ the snake to death.

31. A. bottom   B. end   C. top   D. front

32. A. sure   B. mad   C. worried   D. happy

33. A. stopped   B. returned   C. grew   D. arrived

34. A. nothing   B. something

   C. anything   D. everything

35. A. suggestions   B. birth

   C. energy   D. news

36. A. though   B. until   C. before   D. when

37. A. quick   B. quickly   C. suddenly   D. sudden

38. A. away   B. out   C. before   D. after

39. A. picked   B. left   C. told   D. hid

40. A. beat   B. canceled   C. burned   D. refused

Answer 1

31. A 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. D 39. C 40. A[完形短文大意]文章讲述了聪明的狐狸想出妙计帮助乌 鸦夫妇杀死作恶多端的蛇的故事。31. A 由第三段第三句"The snake climbed up the tree and wanted to eat the babies"可知，蛇藏在树”底部”的洞里，故所缺的 词是 bottom。32. C 由下文中的"but they could do nothing”可知，乌鸦夫妇对此非常”担心"。故所缺的词是worried。33. B 由上文中的” When their parents flew out for food the snake ate up the babies"可知，当乌鸦夫妇”回来”的时候，它们找 不到幼鸟了，故所缺的词是returned。34. A结合上下文语境可知，它们飞上飞下，但是"什么也没有"找到。nothing意为”什么也没有"，符合文意。35. B几个月后，乌鸦妈妈又”生了"一些乌鸦宝宝。give birth to意为"生产”，符合文意。36. D由下文的描述可知，当乌鸦爸爸出去觅食的时候，乌鸦妈妈待在家里。故所缺的词是when。37. B由上文可知，乌鸦妈妈说它们应该"尽快"离开这棵树，或者想办法解决问题。此处修饰动词，故所缺的词是quickly 38. D nm after.意为'.追赶”，符合文意，故所缺的词是after。39. C结合上下文语境可知，它们按照狐狸”告诉"它们的去做，故所缺的词是told。40. A由下文the snake to death”可知，随从们把蛇打死r 故所缺的词是beat。