Ⅱ. 語言知識及應用 (共兩節,滿分35分)
第一節 完形填空 (共10小題;每小題2分,滿分20分)
閱讀下面短文,掌握其大意,然后從21—30各題所給的A、B、C和D項中,選出最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain. In particular, there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies(仙女). Not all of these ___21___ are the friendly, people-loving characters that appear in Disney films, and in some folktales they are ___22___ and cause much human suffering. This is true in the tales about the Changeling. These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows ___23___ and pale and has changed so much that it is almost ___24___ to the parents. It was then ___25___ that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and ___26___ the human baby with a fairy Changeling. There were many ways to prevent this from happening: hanging a knife over the baby’s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father’s clothes were just two of the recommended ___27___. However, hope was not lost even if the baby had been ___28___. In those cases there was often a way to get the ___29___ baby back. You could ___30___ the Changeling on the fire—then it would rise up the chimney, and you would hear the sound of fairies’ laughter and soon after you would find your own child safe and sound nearby.
21. A. babies B. believers C. fairies D. supermen
22. A. powerful B. cruel C. frightened D. extraordinary
23. A. sick B. slim C. short D. small
24. A. uncomfortable B. unbelievable C. unacceptable D. unrecognizable
25. A. feared B. predicted C. heard D. reported
26. A. covered B. changed C. replaced D. terrified
27. A. cases B. tools C. steps D. methods
28. A. missed B. stolen C. found D. lost
29. A.1ittle B. pale C. sad D. real
30. A. seize B. burn C. place D. hold