完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文, 掌握其大意，然后从下列各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
Long time ago, there was a farmer who lived with his daughter. A young man fell in love with the farmer’s beautiful daughter and wished to 36 her. One day, he went to the farmer to 37 his permission. The farmer looked at him and said, “ Guy, stand out in that 38 . I’m going to release (释放) 39 bulls, one at a time. If you can 40 the tail of any one of the three bulls, you can marry my daughter.”
41 , the young man got out and stood in the field, 42 the first bull. The barn（牛棚） door 43 and out came the biggest bull that he had ever seen. He 44 that one of the next bulls had to be a better 45 than this one, so he ran over to the side and let the bull 46 .
A few 47 later, the barn door opened again. Unbelievable! The young man had never seen any bull so 48 and fierce as this one in his life. It stood there, pawing（扒） the 49 and eyeing the young man. “ What the next 50 was like ? It had to be a better choice than this one,” he thought. He let the bull pass through again.
The door opened a third time. A 51 came across the young man’s face. This was the weakest bull that he had ever seen. “ This one was my bull,” he 52 to himself. As the bull came running by, he positioned himself just right and 53 at just the exact moment. He threw his hands to catch ...... But to his 54 , the bull had no tail.
Life is full of opportunities. 55 catch the first one.
【小题1】A．callB．recognizeC．respect D．marry【小题2】A．remember B．copyC．askD．answer【小题3】A．fieldB．forestC．river D．building【小题4】A．twoB．threeC．fourD．five【小题5】A．seeB．cut C．catchD．discover【小题6】A．ImmediatelyB．Quietly C．FinallyD．Proudly【小题7】A．talking aboutB．thinking ofC．looking forD．waiting for【小题8】A．movedB．openedC．brokeD．closed【小题9】A．decidedB．noticed C．suggestedD．learned【小题10】A．ruleB．helpC．choiceD．reason【小题11】A．get upB．go back C．fall downD．pass through【小题12】A．secondsB．daysC．hoursD．months【小题13】A．famousB．big C．shortD．beautiful【小题14】A．houseB．wallC．groundD．door【小题15】A．fishB．horseC．bird D．bull【小题16】A．pityB．shameC．smileD．tear【小题17】A．explainedB．saidC．sang D．flew【小题18】A．jumpedB．escaped C．stoppedD．shouted【小题19】A．angerB．surpriseC．joyD．excitement【小题20】A．NeverB．OftenC．SeldomD．AlwaysD【小题1】C【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】C
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(答案→)D【小题1】C【小题1】A【小题1】B【小题1】C
解析：
本文讲的是一个年轻人爱上了一个农民的女儿，但农民出了让他抓住三头牛中任何一头牛的尾巴就可以娶他的女儿，结果最后这个年轻人没成功。文中最后一句升华内容：生活中有很中的机会，我们要抓住第一个。
1. D 年轻人爱上了农民的女儿，肯定希望marry（与..结婚）她，从下文you can marry my daughter也可知道。A打电话B认出C尊敬，都不合题意。
2. C 此时属于固定用法ask….permission请求允许。A记得B复制D回答。
3. A 信息重现，从下文the young man got out and stood in the field可知选A。
4. B 从下文the three bulls可知有三头公牛，选B。
5. C catch the tail抓住尾巴。A see看见Bcut切D discover发现均与题意思不合，选C。
6. A immedietly立刻，马上，指这个年轻人马上出去到了田地里。B安静地C最终D自豪
7. D waiting for等待,指年轻人到田地里等公牛放出来。A谈论B考虑C寻找，故选D。
8. B open打开，牛棚肯定关了，故此时是打开牛棚。A移动C打破D关，从the barn door opened again也知选B。
9. A decide that对…作出抉择;决定,符合题意。此句是说：接下来两头中的一头是比第一头是更好的选择。B注意到C建议D学习。
10. C a better choice更好的选择，从上文可知推出来，年轻人是拿后两头中的一头对比第一头牛，从下文It had to be a better choice than this one也可知选C。
11. D pass through通过，年轻人决定了让第一头通过。A起床B回来C倒塌，故选D。
12. A seconds秒钟的意思，在这里不可能是B天C小时D月，不符合此处实际。
13. B big，此句为他从没看过如些大和凶猛的牛。A著名的C短的D漂亮的。
14. C ground地面，这里指牛用爪子扒地面，故选C。
15. D信息重现题，这篇文章讲的有三头牛，故选bull。
16. C smile微笑，指年轻人看到第三头牛最虚弱故脸上出现微笑, A遗憾B羞愧D眼泪。
17. B say to oneself自言自语，指年轻人跟他自己说。
18. A junp跳，指年轻人站好位置跳起来想抓牛的尾巴。B逃脱C停止D大叫，选A。
19. B to one’s surprise令…吃惊的是，固定说法。从下文知第三头牛没尾巴，肯定吃惊。A生气B高兴D兴奋，故选B
20. D always总是,考查频度副词。这句告诉我们要总是抓住第一次机会，其它不合题意。