(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(刚毛) 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    

这是一篇有关于刺猬过冬的寓言故事，揭示了人际关系的一条准则：包容他人不足与欣赏他人优点。A篇考点涵盖了状语从句、非谓语、名词性从句、情态动词、代词等语法点。部分空相对较难，需要多思考，多联系上下文。

25. 解析：because/as/since。考查原因状语从句。由于/因为冬天严寒是动物过冬最大的敌人，所以很多动物死去；

26. 解析：realizing。本题考查的是非谓语。刺猬主动意识到这个事实，所以用ing形式；

27. 解析：that。本题考查的是同位语从句。这个重要的事实等于后文一句话；

28. 解析：could。本题考查情态动词。刺猬开始流血，然后不能忍受痛苦;

29. 解析：each。本题考查代词。distance each one from another, 把每个刺猬与其他刺猬隔开；

30. 解析：a。考查冠词。难度小，make a choice 做出一个选择；

31. 解析：caused。考察非谓语动词。caused by这个痛被引起的，作定语；

(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(行踪) 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.

本文主要介绍了在巴黎发生恐怖袭击时，脸书启用安全签到功能。这篇文章非常新，是2015年11月的新闻，在很多网站都有原文。平时关注时事，喜欢看英文新闻的小伙伴有福啦！考点涵盖了语态、非谓语、宾语从句、定语从句、介词等板块。

32. 解析：whether。本题考查宾语从句。了解亲戚朋友是否安全；

33. 解析：are being alerted。本题考查动词的时态，本句话是为现在进行时，本处需要填现在进行时的被动语态，难度较大;

34. 解析：whose。本题考查定语从句。原文为Facebook’s website，是所属关系，所以定语从句用whose来引导；

35. 解析：have seen。本题考查动词的时态。此题需要看到前文“the first time”，所以用现在完成时;

36. 解析：earlier。本题考查形容词比较级，难度小； 

37. 解析：to know。本题考查动词搭配， need to do;

38. 解析：being。本题考查非谓语。非谓语（动名词）作主语;

39. 解析：that。本题考查定语从句，一封建议他们…的邮件;

40. 解析：as。本题考查介词。属于送分题，as作为；