2013年复旦考博冲刺Cloze[1].docVIP

2013复旦考博冲刺Cloze Passage 1 When I was a very small boy I was made to learn (1) ________ heart certain of the fables of La Fontaine, and the moral of each was carefully explained to me. Among those learned was The Ant and the Grasshopper, which is devised to bring (2) ________to the young the useful lesson (3) ________ in an imperfect world industry is rewarded and giddiness punished. In this admirable fable (I apologize for telling something which everyone is politely, but inexactly, supposed to know) the ant (4) ________ a laborious summer gathering its winter store, while the grasshopper sits on a (5) ________ of grass singing to the sun. Winter comes and the ant is comfortably provided (6) ________, but the grasshopper has an empty larder: he goes to the ant and begs for a little food. Then the ant gives him her classic answer: “What were you doing in the summer time?” “Saving your presence, I sang, I sang all day, all night.” “You sang. Why, go and dance.” I do not ascribe it to perversity on (7) ________ part, but rather to the inconsequence of childhood, which is deficient in moral sense, (8) ________ I could never quite reconcile myself to the lesson. My sympathies were (9) ________ the grasshopper and for some time I never saw an ant (10 ) ________ putting my foot on it. Passage 2 I once knew a dog named Newton who had a unique (1) ________ of humor. Whenever I tossed out a Frisbee for him to chase, he’d take in hot pursuit but then seem to lose track of (2) ________. Moving back and (3) ________ only a yard or two from the toy, Newton would look all around, even up into the trees. He seemed genuinely puzzled. Finally, I’d give up and head into the field to help him (4) ________. But (5) ________ sooner would I get within 10 feet of him than he would run invariably straight over to the Frisbee, grab it and start running like mad, looking over his shoulder with what looked suspiciously like a grin. Just about every pet owner has a story like this and is eager