Ⅲ. 完形填空
Mya finished playing a song and looked up at her piano teacher.
"You played very well," Ms Jackson said. "Would you like to join other students and play it at the 1 this Saturday afternoon?"
"I can't," Mya said 2.
"Many kids are shy," Ms Jackson said, "but the best way to 3 your fear is just by doing what scares you."
"I'm sorry. I can't," Mya went on. "My grandma 4 my family to go to the Thanksgiving party." Secretly, she was glad to have a(n) 5 because the idea of playing in public made her really nervous, just like the butterflies in her stomach.
On Saturday morning, as Mya prepared presents, she pictured lots of shoppers hanging around and listening while her friends were playing the piano at the mall. "I'm so 6 I won't be there," she thought.
When Mya and her parents arrived, they greeted Grandma with hugs. Mrs Carmen, the activity's director, showed a short holiday movie. "We usually end by 7 Over the River and Through the Wood," Mrs Carmen said. "8 our piano player wasn't able to make it today."
"Mya plays the piano," Grandma said, smiling 9.
"Wonderful," Mrs Carmen smiled. "Mya, would you like to play? It would be such a help."
Mya looked around the room. How could she ever find the 10 to play here? This would be 11 than playing at the mall. Here, everyone was sitting in a big circle facing the piano.
Mya was about to say no. Then she saw the smiles on all the faces around 12. She remembered Ms Jackson's 13. Mya took a deep breath and walked to the piano.
She sat down and started to play. It was so beautiful that 14 began to sing along the music. How amazing it was!
A warm feeling 15 the butterflies in her stomach. Ms Jackson was right. Mya just had to do it. And she did!
1. A. hall B. mall C. theatre D. community
2. A. impatiently B. happily C. quickly D. finally
3. A. realize B. hide C. overcome D. express
4. A. helped B. ordered C. drove D. invited
5. A. excuse B. dream C. plan D. expression
6. A. glad B. surprised C. sorry D. angry
7. A. writing B. singing C. recording D. reading
8. A. So B. Because C. But D. And
9. A. secretly B. calmly C. proudly D. peacefully
10. A. chance B. skill C. spirit D. courage
11. A. stranger B. worse C. better D. easier
12. A. me B. them C. him D. her
13. A. gifts B. lessons C. words D. rules
14. A. nobody B. everybody C. somebody D. anybody
15. A. took away B. built up C. mixed with D. added to

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

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述Mya从害怕当众弹琴到克服恐惧的经历），再逐空结合上下文线索、词汇辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系解题：1. 由后文“at the mall”可知演出地点是mall；2. Mya因紧张快速拒绝老师邀请，选quickly；3. “克服恐惧”用固定搭配overcome fear；4. 奶奶邀请家人参加感恩节派对，用invite；5. Mya找借口不去，选excuse；6. 她庆幸不用去商场演出，选glad；7. 派对结尾唱特定歌曲，选singing；8. 前后句是转折关系，用but；9. 奶奶为Mya会弹琴感到骄傲，选proudly；10. 当众弹琴需要勇气，选courage；11. 这里的场景比商场更让她紧张，选worse；12. 她看到自己周围的笑脸，用her；13. 想起老师鼓励的话，选words；14. 大家跟着音乐唱歌，选everybody；15. 温暖的感觉带走了她的紧张，选take away。
【解析】
1. 选B：由后文“while her friends were playing the piano at the mall”可知，演出地点是mall，故选B。
2. 选C：Mya因紧张快速拒绝老师的邀请，quickly符合语境，故选C。
3. 选C：“overcome fear”是固定搭配，意为“克服恐惧”，符合老师鼓励的内容，故选C。
4. 选D：“invite sb to + 活动”表示“邀请某人参加某活动”，符合奶奶邀请家人的语境，故选D。
5. 选A：Mya因害怕找了不去的借口，excuse意为“借口”，符合语境，故选A。
6. 选A：Mya庆幸不用去商场演出，glad意为“高兴的、庆幸的”，符合她的心理，故选A。
7. 选B：派对结尾会唱特定歌曲，singing符合“end by doing sth”（以做某事结束）的用法，故选B。
8. 选C：前句说要唱特定歌曲，后句说钢琴手缺席，是转折关系，用but，故选C。
9. 选C：奶奶为Mya会弹琴感到骄傲，proudly意为“骄傲地”，符合语境，故选C。
10. 选D：当众弹琴需要勇气，courage意为“勇气”，符合Mya的心理，故选D。
11. 选B：这里的场景比商场更让她紧张，worse意为“更糟的”，符合语境，故选B。
12. 选D：Mya看到自己周围的笑脸，her指代Mya，故选D。
13. 选C：想起老师鼓励的话，words意为“话、言语”，符合语境，故选C。
14. 选B：大家跟着音乐唱歌，everybody意为“每个人”，符合语境，故选B。
15. 选A：温暖的感觉带走了她的紧张，take away意为“带走”，符合语境，故选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.D 5.A 6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.D 11.B 12.D 13.C 14.B 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇关于克服恐惧的记叙文，通过Mya的经历传递了勇敢面对挑战的道理。解题时需结合上下文线索、词汇含义及逻辑关系，注重语境分析，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5