One sunny morning, when Zebra(斑马) visited the river for a cool drink, he heard a tiny voice. “Help me, Zebra!”
Zebra looked around and found Wasp(黄蜂) ___16___ in a spider web in a thornbush (荆棘丛). Carefully, Zebra reached into it, but the thorns ____17____ him. “Ouch!” Zebra stepped back and was leaving.
“Please help me,” said Wasp. “One day I will ____18____ your help.”
Zebra laughed. “I’m fast and strong. Besides, I have a big family. Why would I need help from a ____19____ wasp?”
“Please try one more time,” Wasp said. Zebra knocked at the web. ____20____, this time it was enough to free Wasp. “Try to stay out of trouble,” Zebra said. “I might not be nearby the next time a spider gets ___21___.” Then he left.
All day, Zebra stayed with his family until he noticed his favourite fruit — some berries! The hungry Zebra ran to ____22____ the berries.
Wasp was resting in the bushes when she saw Zebra. She also found Lion hiding quietly ahead. If Zebra got too close to Lion …
Thinking quickly, Wasp flew down and gave Lion a sudden sting. The ____23____ lion cried. “Roooooaaar!” Zebra heard the loud cry. In a second, he turned around and ran back ____24____.
A moment later, Wasp flew around Zebra’s head. “Try to stay out of trouble,” Wasp said with a ______25______. “I might not be nearby the next time a lion gets hungry.”
16. A. resting B. playing C. caught D. hidden
17. A. hurt B. hit C. refused D. killed
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18. A. remember B. return C. repeat D. report19. A. noisy B. lazy C. shy D. little
20. A. Sadly B. Suddenly C. Luckily D. Strangely
21. A. sleepy B. angry C. thirsty D. hungry
22. A. smell B. taste C. touch D. watch
23. A. surprised B. excited C. interested D. bored
24. A. friend B. family C. river D. fruit
25. A. laugh B. shout C. wish D. promise
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. B 19. D 20. C 21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. A
【解析】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了斑马与黄蜂互相帮助的故事。
【16题详解】
句意：斑马环顾四周，发现黄蜂被荆棘丛中的蜘蛛网缠住了。
考查非谓语动词。A. resting休息;B. playing玩耍;C. caught绊住;D. hidden躲藏。根据上文Help me, Zebra!可知，黄蜂被荆棘丛中的蜘蛛网缠住了。C选项符合句意，故选C。
【17题详解】
句意：斑马小心翼翼地把手伸进去，但荆棘刺痛了他。
考查动词。A. hurt(使)疼痛;B. hit击打;C. refused拒绝;D. killed杀死。根据下文Ouch!可知，荆棘刺痛了斑马。A选项符合句意，故选A。
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【18题详解】
句意：总有一天我会报答你对我的帮助的。
考查动词。A. remember记住;B. return回报;C. repeat重复;D. report报道。根据下文Why would I need help from a little wasp?可知，此处黄蜂对斑马表示“总有一天我会报答你对我的帮助的”。B选项符合句意，故选B。
【19题详解】
句意：为什么我会需要一只小黄蜂的帮助?
考查形容词。A. noisy吵闹的;B. lazy懒散的;C. shy害羞的;D. little小的。根据上文I’m fast and strong可知，斑马认为自己又快又壮，所以看不上块头小的黄蜂。D选项符合句意，故选D。
【20题详解】
句意：幸运的是，这次足够解救黄蜂了。
考查副词。A. Sadly悲哀地;B. Suddenly突然;C. Luckily幸运地;D. Strangely奇怪地。根据下文this time it was enough to free Wasp可知，斑马的第一次尝试失败了，第二次尝试则幸运地成功了。C选项符合句意，故选C。
【21题详解】
句意：下次蜘蛛饿了，我可能就未必会在附近了。
考查形容词。A. sleepy瞌睡的;B. angry生气的;C. thirsty口渴的;D. hungry饥饿的。根据上文Zebra looked around and found Wasp(黄蜂) caught in a spider web in a thornbush可知，黄蜂被蜘蛛网缠住了，要是没有斑马的帮忙，就可能会被蜘蛛吃掉了。故此处说的是“下次蜘蛛饿了，我可能就未必会在附近了”。D选项符合句意，故选D。
【22题详解】
句意：饥饿的斑马跑去品尝浆果。
考查动词。A. smell闻;B. taste尝;C. touch触摸;D. watch观看。根据句中hungry和the berries提示，此处说的是“饥饿的斑马跑去品尝浆果”。B选项符合句意，故选B。
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句意：惊诧的狮子大叫了一声。
考查形容词。A. surprised惊讶的;B. excited兴奋的;C. interested感兴趣的;D. bored厌烦的。根据上文Thinking quickly, Wasp flew down and gave Lion a sudden sting可知，黄蜂猛地盯了狮子一口，诧异的狮子大叫了一声。A选项符合句意，故选A。
【24题详解】
句意：不一会儿，他转身跑回了家。
考查名词。A. friend朋友;B. family家庭;C. river河;D. fruit水果。根据上文Besides, I have a big family可知，斑马发现危险之后，立即跑回了家里寻求保护。B选项符合句意，故选B。
【25题详解】
句意：黄蜂笑着说。
考查名词。A. laugh笑;B. shout叫喊;C. wish许愿;D. promise承诺。结合上下文Try to stay out of trouble和I might not be nearby the next time a lion gets hungry可知，黄蜂把斑马说的话又还给了它，黄蜂报答了斑马，此处应该是笑着说的。A选项符合句意，故选A。
编辑：小徐