二、完形填空。(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)(2025·江苏·期中)
阅读下面短文,从短文后每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
A student came to his teacher and asked, "How many friends do people need, just one or many?" The teacher smiled and said, "It's
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. You will know for yourself soon." Then the teacher took him to the garden, where a tall
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tree stood with red fruits hanging high. Pointing to it, the teacher said, "First bring me an apple from this tree."
After
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this, the student looked disappointed(失望的). "It's too
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for me. I can't reach(够得着) it." "Why don't you ask your friends for
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?" the teacher suggested gently.
The student called one friend over. He climbed onto his friend's
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, reaching up, but the apple was still out of
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. "I still can't get one," he said,
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.
The teacher said, "Don't you have more
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?" The student ran back and got other friends. They gathered, taking turns to
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on each other's shoulders, trying to build a live pyramid(金字塔).
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, the apples were still too high. The student stepped down, discouraged.
The teacher called him over and asked, "So, do you know how many friends people need?" The student
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, "Yes. People need many friends
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they can try solving any problem together."
The teacher shook(摇) his head, disappointed, and said, "Of course you need many friends, but at least one should bring a
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like a ladder(梯子) to make it work!"
The student's eyes shone—he finally got it. True friendship isn't just about
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, but it's also about having friends who can offer the right help when needed.
(
A
)1. A. easy B. hard C. boring D. bad
(
B
)2. A. orange B. apple C. pear D. banana
(
B
)3. A. saying B. hearing C. doing D. watching
(
D
)4. A. far B. big C. long D. high
(
A
)5. A. help B. money C. time D. food
(
B
)6. A. head B. shoulders C. legs D. hands
(
A
)7. A. reach B. time C. danger D. date
(
D
)8. A. keeping up B. fighting with C. feeling excited D. looking sad
(
D
)9. A. classmates B. teachers C. students D. friends
(
A
)10. A. stand B. jump C. lie D. dance
(
D
)11. A. Moreover B. Although C. Also D. However
(
A
)12. A. answered B. cried C. shouted D. whispered
(
C
)13. A. as soon as B. even if C. so that D. each time
(
B
)14. A. book B. tool C. pen D. key
(
C
)15. A. looks B. words C. number D. gifts
