2016届高考英语一轮复习 Unit3 Art and architecture课时达标检测新人教版必修2_高考复习指南

2016届高考英语一轮复习 Unit3 Art and architecture课时达标检测新人教版必修2

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　Once upon a time a peacock(孔雀)and a tortoise(乌龟)became good friends.The peacock lived in a tree on the bank of a river in which the tortoise had his __1__.Every day after the peacock had a drink of water，he __2__ dance near the river and __3__ his beautiful feathers to his friend.

　　One __4__ day，a hunter caught the peacock and was about to __5__ him away to the market.The unhappy bird __6__ the hunter to allow him to say goodbye to his friend，the tortoise，__7__ it would be the last time he would see him.The hunter __8__ and took him to the tortoise.

　　The tortoise asked the hunter

　　let

　　the peacock __9__，but the hunter laughed at the request，__10__ that was his means of livelihood(生活).Then the tortoise said，“If I give you a beautiful present，will you let my friend go？”

　　“__11__，”answered the hunter，“that is all I want.”

　　The tortoise __12__ into the water and in a few seconds he came up with a beautiful pearl.To the hunter’s great astonishment，he handed it to him.This was __13__ the hunter’s expectation，and he freed the peacock immediately.

　　A short time later，the bad hunter __14__ and told the tortoise that he thought he had not __15__ enough for the release of his friend，and __16__ that，unless a pearl which is similar to that one was offered to him，he would catch the peacock again.The tortoise，who had already advised his friend to __17__ himself in a distant place，was greatly __18__ with the greedy man.“Well，”said the tortoise，“if you __19__ having another pearl like this one，give it to me and I will find you a(an) __20__ match of it.”