二、完形填空(共 12 小题,每小题 1 分,满分 12 分)
My grandson and I joined a boat trip through Yardie Gorge(峡谷). We hoped to see the black-foot wallaby,a small kangaroo(袋鼠)that ______ on the red cliff(峭壁)faces. The person in charge(负责)of the boat was Macca. He knew this area and its wildlife well and his knowledge made us ______ to learn what he knew.
What had set out to be a common tourist trip,______,turned out to be something different. A passenger pointed to the cliffs and said,“There's a wallaby in that break.”
“Where?” asked Macca.
The passenger was pointing to something far away. Macca ______ that there was a baby wallaby.
“This,” he said,“is the baby of a female who lives in a cave(洞穴)farther down the gorge. It looks like it has slipped(滑倒)on the rock face and fallen into the water,moved up,and got caught in this break — unable to climb up the cliff or ______ in the water if it falls back.”
Macca got the boat near the cliff wall,took a towel,and ______ lifted the baby wallaby out,drying its wet fur. His wife,who was also on the trip,took over the care of the wallaby. She ______ us to look at its grey and black fur and its cute face. It tried to hide itself in the ______. We could look but not touch. She told us,“If you come too close to it,it will get your ______ on it and then the mother could refuse to accept it.”
All the passengers were ______ this lovely young animal. Macca rowed his boat onto a little beach,climbing near to the wallaby's cave. As he took away the towel,the baby jumped into it and ran away. We all felt a sense of relief(如释重负)______ the wallaby was safe. Soon the mom and the baby would be reunited(团聚). We felt happy for being part of the ______.
( )1. A. raises B. keeps C. lives D. depends (
C
)
( )2. A. interested B. relaxed C. worried D. unable (
A
)
( )3. A. moreover B. otherwise C. anyway D. however (
D
)
( )4. A. doubted B. noticed C. believed D. showed (
B
)
( )5. A. swim B. jump C. stand D. play (
A
)
( )6. A. politely B. suddenly C. gently D. hurriedly (
C
)
( )7. A. allowed B. required C. introduced D. expected (
A
)
( )8. A. water B. arm C. clothes D. towel (
D
)
( )9. A. taste B. sense C. smell D. sound (
C
)
( )10. A. proud of B. worried about C. pleased with D. patient with (
B
)
( )11. A. as B. while C. although D. before (
A
)
( )12. A. test B. programme C. experience D. game (
C
)
