20．Moths are very ugly creatures．At least that is what I always thought until a reliable source told me otherwise．My brother Joseph and I once stayed overnight at our Aunt Linda's house，our favorite relative．She spoke to us like adults，and she always had the best（21）C．Joseph was only four and still afraid of the dark．Just as I dozed off to sleep，he woke me up and asked，"Jennie，what are those ugly things near the light？"He was pointing to the moths fluttering around the hall light．"They're just moths，go to sleep，"I told him．
He wasn't（22）Bwith that answer，so the next time my Aunt walked by the door he asked her to make the ugly moths go away．When she asked why，he said（23）C，"Because they're ugly and scary!"She laughed，rubbing his head，and asked，"Do you know why moths are brown？"Joe just shook his head．
"（24）D，moths were the most beautiful animals in the animal kingdom．They have always been helpful，kind，and（25）Acreatures．One day the angels up in heaven were crying．They were sad because it was cloudy and they couldn't（26）Dthe people on earth．Their tears fell down to the earth as（27）Araindrops．Now that the sweet little moths（28）Dto see everyone so sad，they decided to make a rainbow．The moths（29）Bthat if they asked their cousins，the butterflies，to help，they could all give up just a little bit of their colors and（30）B，make a beautiful rainbow．
One of the littlest moths flew to ask the queen of the butterflies for help．（31）Athe butterflies were too vain and selfish to give up any of their colors for neither the people nor the angels．So，the moths decided to make the rainbow themselves．They（32）Ctheir wings very hard and the powder on them formed little clouds．They kept giving a little more and more（33）Athe rainbow stretched all the way across the sky．They had given away all their colors except brown，which didn't（34）Dtheir beautiful rainbow．
Now the once colorful moths were（35）Cand brown．At the rainbow，the angels up in heaven became joyous．They smiled and the（36）Aof their smiles shone down on the earth as sunshine．It made the people on earth cheerful and they smiled，too．Now every time it rains the baby moths，who still have their colors，spread them（37）Dthe sky to make more rainbows．"
My brother sank into deep（38）Cwith that story and hasn't feared moths（39）B．The story my aunt told us had been gathering（40）Cin the back corners of my brain for years．

21．A．jokesB．editionsC．storiesD．memories
22．A．familiarB．contentC．impressedD．confirmed
23．A．cautiouslyB．casuallyC．simplyD．a(chǎn)nxiously
24．A．By all meansB．In any circumstanceC．To be honestD．At one time
25．A．generousB．a(chǎn)ggressiveC．considerateD．faithful
26．A．hang out withB．show concern forC．take control ofD．look down upon
27．A．constantB．endlessC．occasionalD．permanent
28．A．hesitatedB．declinedC．intendedD．hated
29．A．clarifiedB．figuredC．recommendedD．predicted
30．A．moreoverB．thereforeC．meanwhileD．instead
31．A．UnexpectedlyB．ObviouslyC．EventuallyD．Strangely
32．A．expandedB．struckC．beatD．stretched
33．A．untilB．beforeC．whileD．a(chǎn)fter
34．A．a(chǎn)dapt toB．bring outC．make upD．fit into
35．A．ordinaryB．commonC．plainD．a(chǎn)wful
36．A．warmthB．strengthC．truthD．wealth
37．A．beyondB．throughC．underD．a(chǎn)cross
38．A．thoughtB．dreamC．sleepD．curiosity
39．A．thoughB．sinceC．a(chǎn)nywayD．later
40．A．powderB．rainbowsC．dustD．shadows．

分析 本文作者主要回憶了小時(shí)候和弟弟Joseph到Linda阿姨家走親戚時(shí)，從Linda阿姨那里聽(tīng)到的一個(gè)關(guān)于飛蛾為什么要獻(xiàn)出自己身上的顏色而變得丑陋的美麗故事．

解答 答案：
21．C   聯(lián)系上下文   根據(jù)第三至第五段Linda阿姨繪聲繪色地講述了飛蛾的故事，可知這里指的應(yīng)是：她有講不完的好故事；故選C．
22．B    考查上下文理解以及形容詞   根據(jù)下文作者的弟弟 Joseph 讓他們的阿姨趕走那些丑陋的令他害怕的飛蛾，可知作者的回答并沒(méi)有趕走他對(duì)飛蛾的恐懼感，因此他對(duì)作者的回答應(yīng)感到不滿意；A．be familiar with熟悉； B．be content with 對(duì)…感到滿意； C．be impressed with 對(duì)…印象深刻； D．be confirmed with確認(rèn)； 故選B．
23．C    考查上下文理解以及副詞    根據(jù)下一句Joseph直接說(shuō)出了原因，可知此處的意思是：他坦白地說(shuō)；A．cautiously小心地，謹(jǐn)慎地； B．casually 偶然地；   無(wú)意地； C．simply簡(jiǎn)單地，坦白地；D．a(chǎn)nxiously 焦急地，擔(dān)憂地；故選C．
24．D    考查上下文理解以及副詞短語(yǔ)   A．By all means 盡一切辦法，無(wú)論如何；B．In any circumstance 無(wú)論在什么情形下；C．To be honest 老實(shí)說(shuō)，說(shuō)實(shí)話；D．At one time 曾經(jīng)，從前； 由于下文是Linda阿姨講的關(guān)于飛蛾的故事，此處應(yīng)是用在故事的開(kāi)頭，故選D．
25．A   考查上下文理解以及形容詞   A．generous慷慨的，大方的；B．a(chǎn)ggressive 好斗的，有進(jìn)取心的；C．considerate體貼的，深思熟慮；  D．faithful 忠實(shí)的，忠誠(chéng)的；根據(jù)下文講到了為了做出一道美麗的彩虹，飛蛾們不惜獻(xiàn)出了自己身上美麗的顏色，可知此處指的是：它們是慷慨的動(dòng)物；故選A．
26．D    考查句意理解以及動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)    本句的意思是：她們非常地悲傷是因?yàn)闉踉普谧×颂炜眨顾齻兛床坏缴钤诘厍蛏系娜藗兞�；A．hang out with與…出去玩，與…閑逛； B．show concern for 關(guān)心，關(guān)注；C．take control of控制； D．look down upon向下看，看不起；故選D．
27．A    考查句意理解以及形容詞   A．constant不斷的，持續(xù)的； B．endless無(wú)止境的，沒(méi)完沒(méi)了的； C．occasional 偶爾的，不經(jīng)常的； D．permanent 永久（性）的，永恒的；本句的意思是：它們的眼淚就像斷了線的雨珠一樣灑落在地面上；故選A．
28．D    聯(lián)系上下文   根據(jù)上文"They have always been helpful，kind，and（25）creatures"描述了飛蛾總是很樂(lè)于助人以及善良等，可知此處的意思應(yīng)是：它們不愿意看到每一個(gè)人難過(guò)；故選D．
29．B    考查句意理解以及動(dòng)詞     A．clarified澄清，闡明； B．figured估計(jì)，認(rèn)為；C．recommended推薦，勸告； D．predicted預(yù)言，預(yù)測(cè)； 本句的意思是：飛蛾們認(rèn)為：如果它們讓表兄弟們---蝴蝶來(lái)幫忙；故選B．
30．B  考查上下文理解以及副詞    A．moreover 此外，而且；B．therefore 因此，所以；C．meanwhile 同時(shí)；D．instead反而，相反；承接上一句可知，此處的意思是：如果他們都能夠放棄一點(diǎn)點(diǎn)的顏色，因此，就可以做出一道美麗的彩虹；故選B．
31．A   聯(lián)系上下文    根據(jù)上文"if they asked their cousins，the butterflies，to help，they could all give up just a little bit of their colors"飛蛾們認(rèn)為它們的表兄弟們會(huì)幫忙獻(xiàn)出一點(diǎn)顏色，以及下一句表達(dá)的是令它們意想不到的結(jié)果"蝴蝶太虛榮和自私不愿意為人類(lèi)以及天使獻(xiàn)出任何的顏色"可知，此處的意思應(yīng)是"出乎意料地，意外地"；故選A．
32．C  考查上下文理解以及動(dòng)詞   A．expanded使…變大，擴(kuò)張；B．struck打擊，撞擊； C．beat（尤指用棍或其他硬物接連地）打，擊，敲打； D．stretched 伸展，張開(kāi)；根據(jù)下一句中的"the powder（ 粉末）"可知，這應(yīng)是它們不斷地拍打翅膀弄下來(lái)的彩色粉末；故選C．
33．A   考查句意理解以及從屬連詞     A．until直到；B．before在…之前； C．while當(dāng)…時(shí)候；與…同時(shí)； D．a(chǎn)fter在…之后；本句的意思是：飛蛾們得不斷地拍打翅膀，一點(diǎn)一點(diǎn)地奉獻(xiàn)出自己身上的顏色，直到彩虹橫貫整個(gè)天空；故選A．
34．D    考查句意理解以及動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)    A．a(chǎn)dapt to適應(yīng)； B．bring out取出（某物）； C．make up化妝，編造；D．fit into （使）適合，符合； 本句的意思是：除了褐色之外，它們獻(xiàn)出了身上所有的顏色，因?yàn)楹稚贿m合美麗的彩虹；故選D．
35．C     聯(lián)系上下文    根據(jù)上文提到飛蛾獻(xiàn)出了自己身上除了褐色之外的所有的顏色，可知它們身上已經(jīng)沒(méi)有了其他的顏色，即變成了純褐色；plain素的，清晰的；故選C．
36．A      聯(lián)系上下文   根據(jù)下一句中的"as sunshine"可知，此處指的應(yīng)是她們笑出來(lái)的溫暖像陽(yáng)光一樣照射在了大地上；故選A．
37．D      考查句意理解以及介詞   本句的意思是：如今，每當(dāng)下雨，那些幼小的色彩依舊絢麗的小蛾子們便飛越天空，搭成彩虹；此指的是橫跨天空；故選D．
38．C   聯(lián)系上下文    根據(jù)上文提到作者的弟弟Joseph是在晚上要睡覺(jué)的時(shí)候被飛蛾嚇得睡不著，可知在他們的阿姨講了這樣一個(gè)美麗的故事后，他應(yīng)該是睡著了；故選C．
39．B    聯(lián)系上下文    根據(jù)上文在Joseph聽(tīng)了這樣一個(gè)美麗的故事后，可推測(cè)出：Joseph從此之后再也不怕飛娥了；故選B．
40．C  考查句意理解     本句的意思是：阿姨給我們講的這個(gè)故事在我的記憶中被塵封了許多年；gather dust：被擱置，被塵封；故選C．

點(diǎn)評(píng) 做本題時(shí)，首先應(yīng)在瀏覽全文的基礎(chǔ)上，把握故事大意；其次根據(jù)上下文以及句子之間的句意關(guān)系，推測(cè)出每一小題的句意，然后選出符合句意的單詞．做完形填空題，不但需要培養(yǎng)良好的閱讀習(xí)慣，提高閱讀理解能力；而且還應(yīng)注意詞匯量的積累，做好各類(lèi)短語(yǔ)或各類(lèi)詞的詞義辨析．

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28．A．thisB．itC．a(chǎn)tD．one
29．A．stayedB．studiedC．workedD．slept
30．A．wordB．signC．patternD．model
31．A．meltB．dieC．goD．pass
32．A．informedB．rebrandedC．toldD．remembered
33．A．impressionsB．memoriesC．secretsD．wishes
34．A．storyB．endingC．projectD．gift
35．A．lentB．sentC．postedD．handed

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A．to consumeB．consumingC．consumedD．consumes

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