五、完形填空。(2024·江苏无锡新吴区期中)
A student comes to his teacher and asks him, "Teacher, how many friends do people need—just one or many?" The teacher says, "It's 1. You will know for yourself soon. " Then the teacher takes him to the garden and then pointing to an apple tree says, "First bring me a(n) 2 from this tree. " After 3 this, the student has a disappointed(失望的) look on his face and says, "But it's too high for me. I can't get it. " "Why don't you ask your friends for help?" says the teacher.
The student asks one of his friends to come with him and he 4 on his friend's shoulder (肩膀), 5 the student still can't get an apple. The student feels 6 and says, "Teacher, I still can't get it. " The teacher says, "Don't you have more 7?" The student goes back and asks his other friends to come with him.
His friends come and he starts to stand up on his friends' shoulders, trying to build a live pyramid(金字塔). But the apple on the tree is too 8. The student can't get it. After seeing this, the teacher calls him back and says, "So, do you 9 how many friends people need?" The student says, "Yes. People need to have 10 friends and they can try to solve(解决) any problem. "
The teacher shakes his head in disappointment and says, "Of course you need a lot of friends. But at least one friend should bring a ladder(梯子)!"
(
A
)1. A. easy B. bad C. interesting D. difficult
(
C
)2. A. banana B. flower C. apple D. bird
(
A
)3. A. hearing B. doing C. watching D. saying
(
D
)4. A. runs B. walks C. jumps D. stands
(
C
)5. A. and B. so C. but D. or
(
A
)6. A. sad B. lucky C. happy D. afraid
(
A
)7. A. friends B. teachers C. classmates D. students
(
B
)8. A. bad B. high C. short D. old
(
D
)9. A. have B. want C. see D. know
(
D
)10. A. no B. few C. two D. many