一、完形填空(每小题1分,满分15分)
It was a sunny day. Mrs Hall was going to return to her hometown by car with her 11-year-old granddaughter, Maura.
At 8:30 a.m., Mrs Hall and Maura 1. Maura had travelled a lot with her grandma, 2 it was the first time she had set out for her grandma's hometown. She was quite excited about the special 3.
After an hour and a half, the car started to run on the road 4 many little stones. Although it was a bumpy(颠簸的) drive, the little girl had a(n) 5 time on the way. She and her grandma always had a lot to 6. Mrs Hall still remembered many happy 7 in her childhood in the hometown.
She told Maura, "Once, I saw a man dressing up as a clown(小丑) and 8 a basket of candies in the square in my hometown. I really wanted to taste a candy, but I had no money. I bravely asked the man if I could get one by giving a performance in the clown costume(服装). He 9. Then I carried the basket and danced to bring 10 to the passers-by. Soon after, many adults came with their kids. They watched my dance, cheered up for me and bought the candies happily. In the end, the man let me 11 five candies and I took them for free."
Hearing the interesting story, Maura laughed and she 12 the importance of courage.
Finally, they 13 Mrs Hall's hometown. There, Maura first saw her grandma's cousins and old friends. They haven't seen each other for many years, but they could 14 recognize(认出) each other right away. And they had lots of fun when they talked of the good old days together.
"How 15 the scene is!" Maura was touched by their sincere feelings.
()1. A. opened up B. calmed down C. let off D. set off
()2. A. unless B. if C. but D. because
()3. A. discussion B. competition C. invitation D. journey
()4. A. from B. with C. over D. for
()5. A. strange B. boring C. sad D. enjoyable
()6. A. wait for B. talk about C. cut out D. make up
()7. A. orders B. grades C. marks D. experiences
()8. A. dropping B. lending C. selling D. hiding
()9. A. agreed B. remained C. attended D. refused
()10. A. sign B. memory C. truth D. laughter
()11. A. change B. create C. choose D. control
()12. A. showed B. realized C. copied D. kept
()13. A. built B. repaired C. left D. reached
()14. A. still B. hardly C. either D. only
()15. A. helpful B. successful C. interesting D. moving

一、完形填空
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了莫拉跟随奶奶回家乡的情况，奶奶回忆自己年少时的一次经历及回到家乡后发生的事情。
1. D opened up 开放；calmed down 冷静下来；let off 释放；set off 出发。根据“It was a sunny day. Mrs Hall was going to return to her hometown ...”以及“At 8:30 a.m. ...”可知奶奶打算回家乡，两人在上午出发了。故选 D。
2. C 句意：莫拉曾经和奶奶一起旅行过很多次，但这是她第一次前往奶奶的家乡。此处语义发生转折。故选 C。
3. D 根据前文可知要去奶奶的家乡，所以是对这次旅行感到兴奋。故选 D。
4. B 根据“Although it was a bumpy drive”可知路很颠簸，所以这是一条有很多小石头的路。故选 B。
5. D 根据“Although it was a bumpy drive”可知此处表示转折，所以后文表示她依旧开心。故选 D。
6. B wait for 等待；talk about 谈论；cut out 剪下；make up 编造。根据“She and her grandma always had a lot to ...”可知是有很多要说。故选 B。
7. D 根据后文可知奶奶还记得自己童年时期的许多快乐的经历。故选 D。
8. C 根据后文“They watched my dance ... bought the candies happily.”可知他们看了“我”的舞蹈后高兴地买了糖果，所以是卖糖果。故选 C。
9. A 根据“Then I carried the basket and danced”可知奶奶在男人同意的情况下开始表演。故选 A。
10. D 根据“They watched my dance, cheered up for me and bought the candies happily.”可知奶奶的表演给大家带来了笑声。故选 D。
11. C 根据“I took them for free”可知奶奶免费拿走了糖果，所以推测男人让奶奶自由挑选。故选 C。
12. B 根据后文“... the importance of courage”可知莫拉从故事中意识到了勇气的重要性。故选 B。
13. D 根据“There, Maura first saw her grandma's cousins and old friends”可知，到达了家乡，所以看到了很多亲戚朋友。故选 D。
14. A 根据“They haven't seen each other for many years”可知他们已经很多年没见面了，后面 but 表示转折，说明他们仍然能立刻认出对方。故选 A。
15. D 根据“Maura was touched by their sincere feelings.”可知莫拉认为奶奶和亲戚们开心地交谈的画面十分感人。故选 D。