Rowing a boat is great fun. But how about 1 a cardboard boat? Wouldn't it sink(下沉)? Not quite, according to 7th-graders at North Middle School in Kentucky, USA.
About 40 students 2 a cardboard boat contest on 16 May at a pool. The race took place on a warm day, and many parents came to 3 their children. They worked in 4 and made boats with cardboard and tape.
The boats had to be able to float(漂浮) across the pool and 5 half the team members. Each team had only one hour to 6 their boat before the contest began.
Students made many 7 kinds of boats. Some made small boats while 8 put bottles around the boats to 9 them bigger and more balanced. One group even painted their boat in different colours to make it look more 10 and special.
But not all the boats made it to the finish line. Some boats 11 midway. When the boats sank, students in the water laughed loudly instead of feeling 12.
The project 13 the students about buoyancy(浮力). Jamie Boeglin, a science teacher, said, "It's a good way for the kids to just express(表达) their 14 and put them into practice." In the end, the teacher gave some 15 to the winners such as candies and toys. Everyone went home with smiles, feeling proud of what they had learnt and experienced that day.
()1. A. driving B. rowing C. playing
()2. A. took up B. took off C. took part in
()3. A. watch B. teach C. look
()4. A. classes B. partners C. teams
()5. A. carry B. teach C. pick
()6. A. find B. clean C. build
()7. A. same B. difficult C. different
()8. A. others B. another C. other
()9. A. get B. make C. help
()10. A. boring B. beautiful C. ugly
()11. A. went in B. went on C. went down
()12. A. tired B. unhappy C. lucky
()13. A. talked B. thought C. taught
()14. A. meanings B. dreams C. ideas
()15. A. gifts B. points C. books

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

【分析】
本题为英语完形填空，需先通读全文把握文章大意（美国中学生纸板船比赛的活动），再结合语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空的选项，确保所选内容符合上下文逻辑和语法规则。
【解析】
1. 前文提到“Rowing a boat”，此处对应“划纸板船”，选B. rowing；
2. “参加比赛”用固定搭配take part in，take up意为“占据、开始从事”，take off意为“起飞、脱掉”，选C；
3. 家长来观看比赛，watch强调“观看（活动）”，look需加at，teach不符合语境，选A；
4. “团队合作”用固定搭配in teams，classes（班级）、partners（伙伴）不符合，选C；
5. 船需要“运载”队员，carry有运载之意，teach（教）、pick（捡起）不符合，选A；
6. 比赛前要“建造”船，find（找到）、clean（打扫）不符合，选C；
7. 后文提到有的做小船、有的加瓶子，说明是“不同种类”的船，same（相同的）、difficult（困难的）不符合，选C；
8. 固定结构some...others...表示“一些……另一些……”，another（另一个）、other（其他的，后接名词）不符合，选A；
9. 固定用法make sth+adj表示“使某物变得……”，get（得到）、help（帮助）不符合，选B；
10. 涂颜色是为了让船“更漂亮”，boring（无聊的）、ugly（丑陋的）不符合，选B；
11. 前文说不是所有船到终点，所以有的中途“下沉”，go down意为“下沉”，go in（进入）、go on（继续）不符合，选C；
12. 学生在水里笑，说明不“不开心”，tired（累的）、lucky（幸运的）不符合，选B；
13. 项目“教”学生浮力，talk（谈论）、think（思考）不符合，选C；
14. 表达“想法”，meaning（意义）、dream（梦想）不符合，选C；
15. 给获胜者的是“礼物”，point（分数）、book（书）不符合，选A。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.C 5.A 6.C 7.C 8.A 9.B 10.B 11.C 12.B 13.C 14.C 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本题围绕学生熟悉的校园活动展开，考查基础词汇和常用搭配的运用，需结合上下文逻辑判断，难度适中，能有效考查学生的英语综合运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.5