13．阅读短文，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A small boy was trying to move a big wooden box out of his yard. The box was much 1 than the boy. He tried his best to move it, but the box would not move at all. After 2 for a glass of water, the boy tried to move it once more. This time, he pushed harder, but he still 3 move the box a bit. He was quite tired and lost heart
The boy's 4 was coming home from work around this time. He stopped to watch his son's fruitless efforts. The father didn't help him, 5 instead asked, \your best? I mean, are you doing 6 you can?\ \
\ Asking for help is not a weakness. Many people need help, and 8 the best of us need help. It is 9 to know when to ask for help and understand why you need it. Never be afraid to ask others for help when you're in 10 . 1. A. heavier 3. A. could 4. A. brother 5. A. but 7. A. hug 8. A. ever 9. A. easy
B. Lighter
C. smaller C. resting C. father C. so C. protect C. even C. surprise
2. A. pushing B. moving
B. uncle B. and B. help B. only
B. couldn't C. mustn't
6. A. something B. everything C. nothing
B. important C. difficult
10. A. trouble B. silence B；（10）A；
【答案】 （1）A；（2）C；（3）B；（4）C；（5）A；（6）B；（7）B；（8）C；（9）
【解析】【分析】主要讲了一个小男孩没有向父母寻求帮助，自己移动比男孩更重的箱子，爸爸告诉男孩当处在困境中时应该向他人寻求帮助。
（1）句意：这个箱子比那个男孩重许多。A.更重的；B.更轻的；C.更小的。根据后句He tried his best to move it, but the box would not move at all.可知男孩尽最大力推箱子，但是没推动，所以箱子更重，故选A。
（2）句意：他休息喝了杯水后，男孩再次移动。A.推；B.移动；C.休息。男孩休息一会喝了杯水再次搬箱子，故选C。
（3）句意：但是他仍然不能移动一点箱子。A.能；B.不能；C.禁止。根据but可知虽然尽最大力了，但是仍然不能移动一点，故选B。
（4）句意：男孩的爸爸这时下班回家。A.哥哥；B.叔叔；C.爸爸。根据后文The father爸爸，可知是爸爸下班回家，故选C。
（5）句意：而是询问：“儿子，你尽最大努力了吗？”A.但是；B.和；C.所以。根据前句The father didn't help him爸爸没有帮助他，但是问他，故选A。
（6）句意：你正在做你可以做的一切吗？A.某事；B.所有事情，一切；C.没事。根据have you tried your best你已经尽最大力了吗，即你做了你可以做的一切了吗，故选B。 （7）句意：你没有让我帮助你。A.拥抱；B.帮助；C.保护。根据后文可知爸爸告诉男孩要寻求帮助，故选B。
（8）句意：许多人需要帮助，甚至我们中最好的也需要帮助。A.曾经；B.仅仅；C.甚至。我们每个人都需要帮助，甚至最好的人也需要，故选C。
（9）句意：知道什么时候寻求帮助和明白你为什么需要它是重要的。A.简单的；B.重要的；C.困难的。向别人寻求帮助是重要的，故选B。
（10）句意：当你处在困境时永远不要害怕向别人寻求帮助。A.困难；B.沉默；C.惊讶。be in trouble处在困境中，故选A。
【点评】考查完形填空，首先通读一遍文章，跳过缺失的单词，再根据上下文来判断所缺单词的含义，最后对选项进行区别，选出正确的那一项。
14．完形填空
One day, I heard an American boy say to a Chinese girl student, \1 the girl answered, \answer. Thinking he had not made 3 understood or the girl had not heard him clearly, he said, \
But the girl 4 kept saying, \didn't know 5 to say.
What's wrong with the girl's answer? She didn't 6 a compliment（恭维） in the same way as the American people do. She should answer \you\instead of \She 7 understood what the American boy had said, but she thought she should be modest. In the west, people will feel proud and 8 when they are praised. So if someone says the dishes you have 9 are very delicious, you should say, \
In our country we think being modest is a virtue（美德） and being 10 is a bad thing, but in my opinion, being confident does not 11 being proud. So sometimes you should be confident 12 being modest.
If you are modest and say, \country, the others may think that you really cannot do it. If you often say \be looked down upon by 14 . When asking for a job, if one says something like \certainly do it' instead of \you should be brave to show your self-confidence. 1. A. But 2. A. excited 3. A. itself 4. A. already 5. A. when 6. A. receive 7. A. hardly 8. A. dutiful 9. A. bought 10. A. proud 11. A. think 13. A. can't 15. A. fail to
B. Though C. Or B. surprised C. relaxed B. herself C. himself B. yet B. which B. accept B. really B. taken B. say
C. ever C. what C. refuse C. rarely C. washed C. ask
D. So D. frightened D. themselves D. still D. how D. disagree D. badly D. cooked D. patient D. mean
B. modest C. shameful D. confident B. impolite C. active
12. A. as soon as B. as well as C. instead of D. in spite of
B. needn't C. shouldn't D. mustn't B. expect to C. succeed in D. believe in
14. A. another B. the other C. the others D. others
【答案】 （1）A；（2）B；（3）C；（4）D；（5）C；（6）B；（7）B；（8）D；（9）D；（10）A；（11）D；（12）C；（13）A；（14）D；（15）C；
【解析】【分析】本文介绍了中西方文化的差异，并表明我们有时候应该展示自信而不是谦虚。
（1）句意：但是这个女孩回答，不不，我的英语非常不好。根据上文You speak very good English，你英语说得非常好，可知这两句话之间是转折关系，but但是，表转折，故选A。 （2）句意：这个外国人对于这个回答相当的惊讶。A、excited兴奋的， B、surprised惊讶的，C、relaxed放松的，D、frightened害怕的，根据中西方文化背景的不同，外国人听到她说自己英语不好时应是感到惊讶，surprised惊讶的，故选B。
（3）句意：想着他自己没有被理解或者这个女孩没有听清。make sb understood，使某人被理解，因主语是he他，应是他没有让他自己被这个女孩理解，himself，他自己，故选C。
（4）句意：但是这个女孩仍然坚持说不。根据but但是，可知下文女孩仍然在说不，A、already已经，B。yet还，C、ever曾经，D、still仍然，故选D。
（5）句意：最后这个美国男孩不明白并且不知道说什么了。A、when什么时候，B、which哪一个，C、what什么，D、how怎么，what to say，说什么，故选C。
（6）句意：她不是和美国人一样接受恭维。A、receive收到，接收，B、accept接受，C、refuse拒绝，D、disagree反对，此处应是从主观感受上的接受恭维，accept接受，故选
B。
（7）句意：她真的理解了这个美国男孩的话，但是她认为应该要谦虚。A、hardly几乎不，B、really真地，C、rarely很少，D、badly严重地，根据but she thought she should be modest，但是她认为应该要谦虚，可知她真的理解那个男孩的话，really真地，故选B。 （8）句意：在西方，在人们被表扬的时候会感到骄傲和自信。根据proud骄傲的，and表示并列关系，与proud骄傲的构成并列关系的是confident自信的，故选D。
（9）句意：如果某人说你做的菜很美味，你应该说谢谢。根据the dishes这些菜，可知应搭配动词烹饪，cook，做饭，烹饪，故选D。
（10）句意：在我国我们认为谦虚是一种美德并且骄傲是一件不好的事情。根据上文being modest is a virtue，谦虚是一种美德，可知下文是相反的骄傲是不好的事情，proud，骄傲的，故选A。
（11）句意：但是在我看来，自信不意味着骄傲。该句是作者认为自信不意味着骄傲，A、think认为，想， B、say说， C、ask问， D、mean意味着，意思是，故选D。 （12）句意：所以有时候你应该自信而不是谦虚。根据上文being confident does not mean being proud，自信并不意味着骄傲，可知此处是要自信而不是骄傲，instead of，而不是，故选C。
（13）句意：当你谦虚的说，不，我恐怕我做不好，在西方国家工作时，别人可能认为你真的不能做。根据下文the others may think that you really cannot do it，别人可能认为你真的不能做，可知上文是can't不能，故选A。
（14）句意：如果你经常说不，你将一定会被别人看不起。A、another三者及以上中的另一个，B、the other两者中另一个，C、the others一定范围内的其他人或物，D、others泛指别的人或物，此处是被别人看不起，泛指，用others，故选D。
（15）句意：当在找工作时，如果一个人说像如是的，我一定可以做到，而不是让我试一下的话，他或她将会成功得到工作。根据下文So in the west, you should be brave to show your self-confidence，所以在西方，你应该勇敢的展示自信，可知上文如果那样说的话会成功得到工作，succeed in doing sth，成功做某事，固定搭配，故选C。 【点评】考查完形填空，注意通读全文，根据上下文来选择符合题意的选项。
15．阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was my 14th birthday and I would have the biggest party ever. The number of the 1 had quickly grown from seven to seventeen. Nearly every girl in my class was 2 .When each guest excitedly 3 the invitation, I was especially happy.
The 4 was full of shouts and laughter. We had just finished a game of Twister when the door bell rang. I was so 5 and I could feel my face turning red, because when I 6 the door, there at the front door stood Sarah Westly the quiet girl who sat next to me in music class﹣and she was holding a 7 .I thought about the guest list. How did I 8 to invite Sarah？
I remembered that I only added a name to the 9 when someone showed an interest in me. But Sarah had 10 done that. I accepted the box, a gift from Sarah, and asked her to join the party. \bad about forgetting to invite Sarah and really wanted her to rest for some time in my room.\Thanks, but I have to go, \ I didn't open the box until the party was 13 . Inside the small box was a ceramic（陶瓷） tabby cat. It was the best gift I had received 14 I didn't like cats. I later 15 that the gift looked exactly like Sarah's cat, Seymour. I didn't know it then, but now I realize that Sarah was my true friend. 1. A. boys 2. A. invited 3. A. made
B. guests B. found
C. books
D. desks D. suggested
B. invented C. showed
C. accepted D. passed C. restaurant D. living room C. proud C. pen C. hope C. diary C. never C. wait
D. sad D. saw D. box D. choose D. box D. only D. stay D. early D. interesting D. though
4. A. classroom B. library 5. A. surprised B. angry 7. A. cat 8. A. forget 9. A. gift 10. A. still 11. A. stand 13. A. ready 14. A. and
B. toy B. stop B. list B. even B. song
6. A. touched B. opened C. caught
12. A. quickly B. carefully C. finally
B. successful C. over B. so
C. because
15. A. took out B. found out C. though out D. put out
【答案】 （1）B；（2）A；（3）C；（4）D；（5）A；（6）B；（7）D；（8）A；（9）B；（10）C；（11）D；（12）A；（13）C；（14）D；（15）C；
【解析】【分析】大意：本文讲述作者14岁生日在家里举办了一次生日派对，邀请了许多宾客，大家在一起玩得很高兴，但是，遗憾的是，没有要求Sarah Westly,惊讶的是，这位同学后来自己来了，作者为忘记邀请她而感到懊悔。
（1）句意：客人的数量很快从7人增长到17人。boys男孩；guests宾客；books书；desks课桌，根据上文\可知，由于过生日，因此会邀请很多客人，故选B。
（2）句意：我班的每个女生都受到邀请。当每名客人激动地接受邀请时，我感到特别高兴。invited邀请；invented发明；showed展示；suggested建议，根据根据the invitation，可知，我班的每个女生都应该被邀请了，故选A。
（3）句意：当每名客人激动地接受邀请时，我感到特别高兴。made制造；found发现；accepted 接受；passed经过，根据语境可知，当每名客人激动地接受邀请时，我感到特别高兴，故选C。
（4）句意：起居室里充满吵闹声和笑声。classroom教室；library图书馆；restaurant饭店；living room，起居室，根据下文in my room\可知，声音应该是从起居室是发出，故选D。
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