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Bill used to live in a big city. He was born there and made friends there. Life always seemed to be 1 for him.
Last year, Bill's family had to move to a small town. His life 2 all of a sudden. He felt lonely and 3.
On Bill's 4 day to school in the town, the driver said a friendly "Hello!" to the lonely boy when he got on the bus. He just 5 with a nod in silence because of shyness. While Bill was looking for a 6, everyone on the bus said "Hello!" 7 a gentle voice to him. But nodding was Bill's only reply. The next day Bill got on and 8 the driver said "Hello!" kindly to him. Bill still kept 9.
On the fifth day, Bill answered with a shy "Hello!" to everybody. He felt he was 10 of them. And he began to talk to them like old friends. That moment, it seemed that the new world opened 11 door to him.
As days went by, Bill got used to the 12 there. He made 13 friends in the town. Everybody knew him as 14 as he knew them. Life was colourful like before. Smiles appeared on Bill's face again.
Sometimes 15 a simple "Hello!" can bring sunshine and warmth into a lonely heart.
()1. A. busy B. happy C. boring
()2. A. changed B. remained C. exchanged
()3. A. excited B. sad C. pleasant
()4. A. last B. best C. first
()5. A. joked B. asked C. replied
()6. A. window B. bag C. seat
()7. A. in B. at C. on
()8. A. suddenly B. again C. angrily
()9. A. quiet B. noisy C. hungry
()10. A. all B. none C. one
()11. A. its B. your C. her
()12. A. work B. life C. weather
()13. A. worse B. fewer C. more
()14. A. well B. little C. fast
()15. A. just B. nearly C. almost

1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.C
11.A 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.A

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述Bill从大城市搬至小镇后，因他人的问候逐渐融入新环境的故事），再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空：1. 结合前文Bill在大城市的生活状态，选符合积极语境的词；2. 搬家后生活发生变化，选对应动词；3. 孤独对应的情绪词；4. 第一天上学的语境；5. 回应问候的动词；6. 公交车上找座位的名词；7. 固定搭配“in a + 形容词 + voice”；8. 第二天重复的动作；9. 保持安静的状态；10. “one of”表示“……中的一员”；11. 指代新世界的物主代词；12. 适应新环境的生活；13. 交更多朋友；14. 副词修饰动词“know”；15. 表示“仅仅”的副词。
【解析】
1. 前文提到Bill在大城市出生、交友，生活应是开心的，选B（happy）；
2. 搬家后生活突然改变，选A（changed）；
3. 孤独对应的情绪是难过，选B（sad）；
4. 是去小镇上学的第一天，选C（first）；
5. 对司机的问候做出回应，选C（replied）；
6. 公交车上找座位，选C（seat）；
7. 固定搭配“in a gentle voice”，选A（in）；
8. 第二天司机再次问候，选B（again）；
9. Bill仍保持安静，选A（quiet）；
10. 成为他们中的一员，选C（one）；
11. 指代新世界的门，用its，选A（its）；
12. 适应小镇的生活，选B（life）；
13. 交更多朋友，选C（more）；
14. 副词well修饰动词know，选A（well）；
15. 表示“仅仅”的just，选A（just）。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.C 11.A 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文为记叙文，围绕融入新环境的主题展开，考查基础词汇、语境理解及固定搭配，是初中阶段常见的完形填空题型，有助于提升学生的语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6