中考真题2024年陕西省完形填空B-想飞的乌龟
The Turtle was not satisfied with his life. He wanted so much to ____1____ being a turtle.
“I’m tired of swimming about in the sea and moving around on the beach. Life is not ____2____” he thought. “I want to be able to fly in the air like an eagle.”
He spoke to the Eagle about it.
“You’re not built for ____3____,” the Eagle told the Turtle. “You don’t have any wings.”
“Don’t ____4____ that,” answered the Turtle. “I’ve watched how the birds do it for a long time. I’ve watched ____5____ how they fly and do things in the air. I think I really got it. ____6____ I don’t have wings, I can make my four flippers (鳍足) act like wings of birds in the air, the way I do in the water. Just get me up there, and you’ll see I can fly as well as any of the birds—probably even ____7____! Besides, if you carry me as high as the clouds, I will bring you lots of nice pearls (珍珠) from the sea to show my thanks.”
The Eagle ____8____ at last, and carried the Turtle up high into the sky.
“Now then!” cried the Eagle. “Fly!”
But the moment the Turtle was on his own, he fell from the ____9____. He fell like a stone, and on a stone he landed. He hit it with such force that he broke into little pieces.
We need to ____10____ ourselves better so that we can make wiser decisions.