(A)

Fable of the Hedgehog

It was the coldest winter ever. Many animals died (25)_____ cold was the biggest enemy for the animals living in the forest. Many animals tried their best to get warm.
The hedgehogs(刺猬), (26)_____(realize) the situation, decided to group together to keep warm. This way they covered and protected themselves; but they forgot one important fact (27)_____ when they got together to warm each other, the quills(剛毛) of each one wounded their closest companions.
After a while, they began to bleed, and they (28)_____ no longer bear the pain. They had no other good ideas, so they decided to distance (29)_____ one from the other. Under the cold circumstance, they began to die, alone and frozen. Day after day, more and more hedgehogs died in this cold winter. So they had to make (30)_____ choice: either accept the quills of their companions or disappear from the Earth.
Wisely, they decided to go back to being together. They learned to live with the little wounds (31)_____ (cause) by the close relationship with their companions to receive the heat that came from the others. This way they were able to survive.
The best relationship is not the one that brings together perfect people, but when each individual learns to live with the imperfections of others and can admire other people’s good qualities.

25. because/as/since  26. realizing    27. that  28. could   29. each   30.a    31. caused    

這是一篇有關于刺猬過冬的寓言故事，揭示了人際關系的一條準則：包容他人不足與欣賞他人優點。A篇考點涵蓋了狀語從句、非謂語、名詞性從句、情態動詞、代詞等語法點。部分空相對較難，需要多思考，多聯系上下文。

25. 解析：because/as/since�？疾樵�因狀語從句。由于/因為冬天嚴寒是動物過冬最大的敵人，所以很多動物死去；

26. 解析：realizing。本題考查的是非謂語。刺猬主動意識到這個事實，所以用ing形式；

27. 解析：that。本題考查的是同位語從句。這個重要的事實等于后文一句話；

28. 解析：could。本題考查情態動詞。刺猬開始流血，然后不能忍受痛苦;

29. 解析：each。本題考查代詞。distance each one from another, 把每個刺猬與其他刺猬隔開；

30. 解析：a�？疾楣谠~。難度小，make a choice 做出一個選擇；

31. 解析：caused�？疾旆侵^語動詞。caused by這個痛被引起的，作定語；

(B)

Facebook’s Safety Check Lets Users Know about Friends after Paris Terror Attacks

Facebook managed to put its vast number of user data to good use after Friday’s tragic terror attacks in Paris: the social network customized(定制) its safety check feature to let users know (32)_____ their friends and loved ones in Paris are safe.

Users in the area (33)_____(alert) by Facebook’s mobile apps, asking them about their safety, and offering to check on any of their friends. The app also sends out alerts to anyone who has friends in Paris, (34)_____ Facebook’s website lets anyone check on the status and whereabouts(行蹤) of their friends as well.

It is probably the first time that most people (35)_____(see) Facebook’s safety check today, but the company actually launched it in response to the Nepal earthquake (36)_____ (early) this year. At the time, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg wrote: “When disasters happen, people need (37)_____ (know) their loved ones are safe. At moments like this, (38)_____(be) able to connect really matters.”

Facebook wasn’t the only technology company to reach out directly to its users in Paris after the terror attacks. AirBnB sent its customers in Paris an email (39)_____ advised them to stay in place and follow the directions from local authorities. Paris-based Twitter users took initiative into their own hands and quickly established a tag —#PorteOuverte, which translates to “open door” — to open up their homes (40)_____ temporary shelters to others caught up in the attacks.

本文主要介紹了在巴黎發生恐怖襲擊時，臉書啟用安全簽到功能。這篇文章非常新，是2015年11月的新聞，在很多網站都有原文。平時關注時事，喜歡看英文新聞的小伙伴有福啦！考點涵蓋了語態、非謂語、賓語從句、定語從句、介詞等板塊。

32. 解析：whether。本題考查賓語從句。了解親戚朋友是否安全；

33. 解析：are being alerted。本題考查動詞的時態，本句話是為現在進行時，本處需要填現在進行時的被動語態，難度較大;

34. 解析：whose。本題考查定語從句。原文為Facebook’s website，是所屬關系，所以定語從句用whose來引導；

35. 解析：have seen。本題考查動詞的時態。此題需要看到前文“the first time”，所以用現在完成時;

36. 解析：earlier。本題考查形容詞比較級，難度��； 

37. 解析：to know。本題考查動詞搭配， need to do;

38. 解析：being。本題考查非謂語。非謂語（動名詞）作主語;

39. 解析：that。本題考查定語從句，一封建議他們…的郵件;

40. 解析：as。本題考查介詞。屬于送分題，as作為；