Question

【题目】（河南省重点中学协作体2016届高三第二次适应性考试）完形填空。

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Some adults spend a lot of time trying to stop children playing. They are usually people who think of play as being the of work and therefore a waste of time. For humans, work is a way of getting food to eat, and like humans, must spend time doing the things. Regardless of this, children playing, and so do other young animals. It is quite to keep both a small child and a young cat for hours with a piece of paper.

Hunting may be the most obvious skill in play, but it is far from being the only one. Lambs and goat kids play , although they will never anything other than some grass. But for these young animals too, is an important part of learning. Sheep and goats are_______hill and mountain animals. Running and skipping exercise young legs and develop a strong sense of that will keep them safe on the steepest rocks. animals play, is not so different. ________trees and catching flies are not the most obvious training for the adult world, but the flexibility in these activities is similar to that required of a bus driver or businessman.

What we know about animals shows us that playing is a very good way of , so maybe one of the best ways for to learn is also by playing. Children find playing is fun, but _______notice that they are also learning at the same time. Most people continue play games long after they have become , and perhaps that is because we rely so much on our______to learn.

【1】A. reward B. opposite C. basis D. nature

【2】A. animals B. children C. parents D. cats

【3】A. same B. ordinary C. dull D. chief

【4】A. delay B. regret C. enjoy D. ignore

【5】A. possible B. necessary C. reasonable D. difficult

【6】A. annoyed B. alarmed C. amazed D. amused

【7】A. kept B. practiced C. tested D. required

【8】A. endlessly B. clumsily C. crazily D. aggressively

【9】A. hunt B. plant C. learn D. catch

【10】A. jump B. work C. play D. walk

【11】 A. strangely B. initially C. naturally D. equally

【12】A. direction B. space C. distance D. balance

【13】A. Based on B. Compared with C. Inspired by D. Developed form

【14】A. Climbing B. Growing C. Watering D. Cutting

【15】A. reduced B. allowed C. damaged D. needed

【16】A. learning B. exercising C. improving D. growing

【17】A. adults B. creatures C. humans D. students

【18】A. generally B. hardly C. possibly D. truly

【19】A. mature B. wise C. athletic D. strong

【20】A. flexibility B. liberty C. responsibility D. curiosity

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】A

【3】A

【4】C

【5】A

【6】D

【7】B

【8】A

【9】A

【10】C

【11】C

【12】D

【13】B

【14】A

【15】D

【16】A

【17】C

【18】B

【19】A

【20】D

【解析】

试题分析：本文属于说明文，讲述了玩耍在人的成长中的重要作用，把人和动物相比，玩耍在动物中也起着很重要的作用。

【1】B 考查名词辨析。名词reward奖励；奖赏；opposite相反的事物；basis基础；nature天性，自然；一些成年人花很多时间阻止儿童玩，他们通常是那些认为玩是工作相反的事情，因此他们认为玩是浪费时间。故B正确。

【2】A 考查上下文串联。根据44空后so do other young animals，可知本句谈论动物的情况。对人类来说，工作是得到食物的方法，像人类一样，动物也要花时间做相同的事情。故A正确。

【3】A 考查形容词辨析。形容词same同样的；ordinary普通的；dull乏味的；chief主要的；动物也和人类一样要找食物吃。所以使用形容词same。故A正确。

【4】C 考查生活常识。动词delay延迟；regret遗憾，后悔；enjoy喜欢；ignore忽视。本句的主语是children，所有的孩子都很喜欢玩耍。和成年人不一样。故C项正确。

【5】A 考查形容词辨析。形容词possible可能的；necessary必要的；reasonable合情合理的；difficult困难的；让一个小孩和小猫连续几个小时玩一张纸是可能的。本句表示动物和孩子很喜欢玩耍，故A正确。

【6】D 考查形容词辨析。形容词annoyed恼怒的；alarmed惊慌的；amazed惊讶的；amused娱乐的；本句使用keep....amused让...娱乐，表示让小猫连续几个小时玩一张纸。故D正确。

【7】B 考查动词辨析。动词keep保持；practice练习；test测试；require要求；本句中skill与practice构成被动关系，所以使用过去分词做定语。句意：打猎也许是在玩耍中练习的最明显的技巧。在玩耍中练习打猎。故B正确。

【8】A 考查副词辨析。副词endlessly没有尽头地；clumsily笨拙地；crazily疯狂地；aggressively有侵略性地；羊羔和小山羊喜欢没有尽头地玩耍，尽管他们除了草之外什么也不猎取。故A正确。

【9】A 考查动词辨析。动词hunt打猎；plant种植；learn学会；catch抓住；羊羔和小山羊喜欢没有尽头地玩耍，尽管他们除了草之外什么也不猎取。故A正确。

【10】C 考查名词辨析。名词jump跳跃；work工作；play玩耍；walk步行；对于这些小动物来说，玩耍是学习的一个重要的组成部分。根据第一段可知本文主要讲述的是玩的作用。故C正确。

【11】C 考查副词辨析。副词strangely奇怪地；initially开始，最初；naturally自然地；equally平等地；绵羊和山羊是天生的山地动物。故C正确。

【12】D 考查名词辨析。名词direction方向；space空间；distance距离；balance平衡；横线后句 that will keep them safe on the steepest rocks.让他们在陡峭的岩石上很安全，这说明他们有很好的平衡感，不会摔倒。故D正确。

【13】B 考查固定搭配。短语based on以...为基础；compared with与...相比；inspired by....受...鼓励；与动词相比较，玩耍并没有不同的地方。故B正确。

【14】A 考查动词辨析。动词climb攀登；grow生产，种植；water浇水；cut砍；爬树抓苍蝇并不是成人世界中最明显的训练。爬树就是上文所讲的玩耍。故A正确。

【15】D 考查动词辨析。动词reduce减少；allow允许；damage破坏；need需要；在爬树和抓苍蝇这样的活动之后的灵活性与公交车和商人所需要的灵活性是一致的。

【16】A 考查名词辨析。名词learning学习；exercising锻炼；improving改善；growing种植，成长；对动物来说玩是一种学习的好方法，也许对人类来说最好的学习方法就是玩耍。故A正确。

【17】C 考查上下文串联。名词adult成年人；creature生物；students学生；根据本段最开始what we knows about animals对动物来说玩就是一种学习的好方法，同样的道理，对人来说，玩也是学习的好方法。故C正确。

【18】B 考查副词辨析。副词generally通常说来；hardly几乎不；possibly可能地；truly真实地；儿童认为玩耍很有趣，但是他们几乎注意不到他们同时也在学习。故B正确。

【19】A 考查形容词辨析。形容词mature成熟的；wise聪明的；athletic运动的；strong强烈的；很多人在成熟以后仍然继续在玩耍。这些与children相呼应。故A正确。

【20】D 考查名词辨析。名词flexibility灵活性；liberty自由；responsibility责任心；curiosity好奇；很多人在成熟以后继续玩，也许那是因为我们很好奇。