Unit 3 Inventors and inventions Using language课时作业

第一节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

　　There was once a bat (蝙蝠) who thought it was just a terrible amount of effort to go out and catch flies. He was a lover of __1__. One day, when he __2__ look through a window, he saw a bird in its __3__， who was given all its food and water __4__having to do anything at all. The bat decided to become a child's __5__.

　　So the bat __6__ his all old habits. He got up in the early morning to fly to parks __7__he could be found by some child who might __8__him as a pet. However, as bats aren't __9__， the children paid him little attention. The bat decided to __10__his appearance (外表). He stuck lots of feathers (羽毛) to his body. __11__， he met a little boy who was so short­sighted that this __12__ black little bird's funny appearance didn't really matter.

　　The bat was __13__in his cage. There he felt like the __14__of all bats, and certainly the cleverest. But that __15__lasted only up to the time he started feeling __16__. When he wanted to __17__， there were no flies for him, only plenty of birdseed and cereal he didn't like at all. Finally, the bat chose to die from hunger and __18__to eat that bird food.

　　Some days later, the bat managed to __19__the cage and return home. He was so __20__that he didn't tell anyone what had happened.

语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章讲述了一只想当宠物的蝙蝠的故事。

　　1．A.peace B．nature

　　C．comfort D．trouble

　　解析：选C　由蝙蝠认为出去找食物是件很辛苦的事和它羡慕笼中鸟的生活可知，这只蝙蝠贪图"安逸(comfort)"。

　　2．A.used to B．seemed to

　　C．had to D．happened to

　　解析：选D　有一天，这只蝙蝠"碰巧(happened to)"看到笼子里的鸟。

　　3．A.cage B．house

　　C．room D．forest

解析：选A　由下文的"in his cage"可知。