Passage 2 [2025·淮安]

【阅读导读】本文主要讲述了Emma每天上学前都会收到妈妈的三个吻与鼓励，这些吻与鼓励成为指引她成长的温暖力量。
Every morning, before Emma rushed out, her mother gently pulled Emma close, placed a soft kiss on her forehead(额头), and said softly, “Work hard.” Then, a second kiss landed on her cheek(脸颊) with the words “Be 1.” Finally, a third kiss touched her other cheek, “Have fun!” Emma 2 three special kisses.
Mom's three kisses helped Emma deal with 3 challenges she would meet in school. She 4 her math class. In the math class, she met a difficult math problem. 5 that moment, she remembered her mom's first 6. She took a deep breath and worked hard, eventually solving it. At lunch, she saw a 7 girl sitting alone.
The second kiss reminded her to be kind, 8 she walked over, shared her cookies and chatted with the girl to help her get to know the new school soon. Later, during breaks, her friends called her to 9 a lively game. She wanted to refuse. 10, she remembered the third kiss. She ran freely onto the field, laughing. She 11 as she played the game, and truly had fun.
Leaving school that day, Emma felt a deep sense of satisfaction. Her backpack was full of finished work, her heart was warm from 12 others, and her spirit was lifted by laughter and play.
Her 13 three simple phrases weren't just words. They were a compass(指南针) guiding her towards a 14 filled with purpose, connection, and joy. She knew exactly 15 she would find waiting for her tomorrow morning: three kisses, ready to send her out into the world again.
()1. A. hard-working B. polite C. kind D. clever
()2. A. accepted B. took C. sent D. received
()3. A. few B. main C. little D. much
()4. A. headed for B. arrived at C. ended up D. put off
()5. A. In B. On C. At D. Over
()6. A. letter B. note C. story D. advice
()7. A. happy B. new C. beautiful D. young
()8. A. then B. but C. so D. since
()9. A. join B. quit C. attend D. do
()10. A. Suddenly B. Accidentally C. Finally D. Instead
()11. A. cried B. fought C. ran D. cheered
()12. A. helping B. talking C. teaching D. praising
()13. A. friend's B. mother's C. sister's D. grandma's
()14. A. day B. moment C. morning D. time
()15. A. how B. when C. what D. where
我的感悟：

1.C 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.A
11.D 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.C
示例 Small daily warmth like kisses and praise can bring great confidence to children.

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章主旨：本文讲述妈妈的三个吻与鼓励成为Emma成长的温暖力量。解题时，需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等，逐个分析每个空格，确保所选答案符合文章逻辑与主旨。
【解析】
1. 考查形容词词义辨析。根据第二段“The second kiss reminded her to be kind”可知，第二个吻对应“友善的”，故选C。
2. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Emma收到三个特别的吻。accept（主动接受），take（拿走），send（发送），receive（被动收到），此处指Emma收到妈妈的吻，故选D。
3. 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：妈妈的三个吻帮助Emma应对在学校遇到的主要挑战。few（很少，修饰可数），main（主要的），little（很少，修饰不可数），much（很多，修饰不可数），challenges为可数复数，结合语境选B。
4. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：她前往数学课。head for（前往），arrive at（到达，后接地点），end up（最终），put off（推迟），此处表示去上课，选A。
5. 考查介词搭配。“at that moment”是固定搭配，意为“在那时”，故选C。
6. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她想起妈妈的第一个建议。letter（信），note（笔记），story（故事），advice（建议），妈妈的鼓励话语属于建议，选D。
7. 考查形容词词义辨析。根据后文“help her get to know the new school soon”可知，女孩是新学生，故选B。
8. 考查连词词义辨析。句意：第二个吻提醒她要友善，所以她走过去分享饼干。then（然后），but（但是），so（所以），since（自从），前后为因果关系，选C。
9. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的朋友叫她加入一个活泼的游戏。join（加入），quit（退出），attend（参加，多指会议等），do（做），join a game表示加入游戏，选A。
10. 考查副词词义辨析。句意：她想拒绝，突然想起第三个吻。suddenly（突然），accidentally（意外地），finally（最终），instead（相反），此处指突然想到，选A。
11. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她玩游戏时欢呼，真的很开心。cried（哭），fought（打架），ran（跑），cheered（欢呼），结合语境选D。
12. 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的心因帮助他人而温暖。helping（帮助），talking（交谈），teaching（教），praising（表扬），前文提到她帮助新女孩，选A。
13. 考查名词所有格。根据全文，是妈妈的三个短语，故选B。
14. 考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们是指引她走向充满目标、联系和快乐的一天的指南针。day（一天），moment（时刻），morning（早上），time（时间），此处指学校的一天，选A。
15. 考查宾语从句引导词。句意：她知道明天早上会有什么等着她。how（如何），when（何时），what（什么），where（哪里），从句缺少宾语，用what，选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.A 10.A 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.A 15.C
示例 Small daily warmth like kisses and praise can bring great confidence to children.
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕家庭教育主题，通过Emma的经历展现妈妈鼓励的力量，是情感真挚的记叙文。解题需结合上下文分析词汇，考查学生阅读理解与词汇运用能力，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.4