二、完形填空
先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
In our lives, nobody wants to lose, but we must accept that losing is a part of life.
1, we can't win all the time. We can learn 2 valuable from every failure. This may help us succeed in the future. So we must know 3 to be a good loser.
We should not be afraid of losing. When losing, just accept it with a(n) 4 and look on the bright side. Failure can't be avoided in our lives. Edison failed 1,000 times before he 5 the light bulb. When he was asked how he felt, he said that he didn't fail 6 learned 1,000 things which didn't work. We know that history is full of examples of men and women who achieved success although 7 failed many times.
Losing is not shameful. We should accept our failure and learn from it. Remember that it can be 8. It can help us grow up quickly. So we'd better take action to walk out of it. When we lose, think about what we have done and how we can improve. If someone else can help, we'll be 9 enough.
Many people enjoy helping 10 solve problems. This can save us a lot of time so that the same mistake won't be made 11 in the future.
We should face our failure when we lose. There is only one 12 in every competition. Some win, while some lose. It's 13 for us to experience failure. The more active we are when facing failure, the more confident we will be.
______ 14 ______ , being a good loser will help us to do better in life. It might be ______ 15 ______ in the beginning, but there are many advantages. Good losers set examples to us, and most importantly, they finally win.
()1. A. After all
B. As a result
C. At first
D. According to
()2. A. anything
B. nothing
C. everything
D. something
()3. A. why
B. how
C. what
D. when
()4. A. smile
B. happiness
C. sadness
D. excitement
()5. A. made
B. met
C. invented
D. operated
()6. A. but
B. and
C. or
D. so
()7. A. we
B. you
C. they
D. he
()8. A. thankful
B. boring
C. helpful
D. terrible
()9. A. wise
B. lucky
C. silly
D. proud
()10. A. other
B. the other
C. the others
D. others
()11. A. ever
B. again
C. once
D. only
()12. A. speaker
B. loser
C. player
D. winner
()13. A. strange
B. normal
C. interesting
D. difficult
()14. A. In a word
B. In the way
C. In a hurry
D. In time
()15. A. joyful
B. hopeful
C. painful
D. careful

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

【分析】首先通读短文，把握主旨：文章围绕“如何面对失败，做一个好的失败者”展开。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系，逐一分析每个空白处的选项，选出最符合文意的答案。
【解析】
1. 考查短语辨析。After all（毕竟）；As a result（结果）；At first（起初）；According to（根据）。前文提到要接受失败是生活的一部分，后文说不能一直赢，用“毕竟”衔接逻辑，选A。
2. 考查不定代词。anything（任何事，用于否定/疑问）；nothing（没什么）；everything（一切）；something（某事，用于肯定）。此处为肯定句，指从失败中学到有价值的东西，选D。
3. 考查疑问词。why（为什么）；how（如何）；what（什么）；when（何时）。句意为“我们必须知道如何做一个好的失败者”，表方式，选B。
4. 考查名词。smile（微笑）；happiness（幸福）；sadness（悲伤）；excitement（兴奋）。前文说不要害怕失败，后文说要看到光明的一面，故用微笑接受失败，选A。
5. 考查动词。made（制作）；met（遇见）；invented（发明）；operated（操作）。爱迪生发明灯泡，选C。
6. 考查连词。not...but...（不是...而是...）为固定搭配，句意为“他说他不是失败，而是学到了1000种没用的东西”，选A。
7. 考查代词。指代前文的men and women（复数），用they，选C。
8. 考查形容词。thankful（感激的）；boring（无聊的）；helpful（有帮助的）；terrible（糟糕的）。后文提到失败能帮助成长，故此处指失败是有帮助的，选C。
9. 考查形容词。wise（明智的）；lucky（幸运的）；silly（愚蠢的）；proud（骄傲的）。有人帮忙的话，我们会足够幸运，选B。
10. 考查代词。other（后接名词，表其他的）；the other（两者中的另一个）；the others（特指其余的）；others（泛指其他人）。此处泛指其他人，选D。
11. 考查副词。ever（曾经）；again（再，又）；once（一旦）；only（仅仅）。不会再犯同样的错误，选B。
12. 考查名词。speaker（演讲者）；loser（失败者）；player（运动员）；winner（赢家）。比赛中只有一个赢家，选D。
13. 考查形容词。strange（奇怪的）；normal（正常的）；interesting（有趣的）；difficult（困难的）。经历失败是正常的，选B。
14. 考查短语。In a word（总之）；In the way（挡路）；In a hurry（匆忙）；In time（及时）。此处总结全文，选A。
15. 考查形容词。joyful（快乐的）；hopeful（有希望的）；painful（痛苦的）；careful（仔细的）。做一个好的失败者一开始可能痛苦，但有很多好处，选C。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.A 7.C 8.C 9.B 10.D 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.C
【知识点】完形填空；词义辨析；固定搭配
【点评】本文是一篇关于面对失败的哲理类完形填空，注重考查学生的语境理解能力、词汇辨析能力及固定搭配的运用，难度适中，是初中阶段常见的题型。
【难度系数】0.5