Ⅱ. 课文完形填空。
In the book, The Secret Garden, Mary Lennox, a spoiled and 1 10-year-old girl goes to live with her uncle, Mr Craven, after her parents pass away. Her uncle has a huge house, but he is 2 there. Mary spends a lot of time alone and bored.
One day, Mary 3 a beautiful garden, but no one has seen it for ten years. One morning, Mary finds an old key. When it 4 a half-hidden door, she discovers the secret garden inside! Unfortunately, nobody has taken care of the plants, and therefore, much of it is 5 .
Later, Mary and her new friend, Dickon, work together to make the garden beautiful again. One night, Mary hears someone crying again and discovers Colin, her cousin. He is unhappy and 6 because he has lived alone in a hidden room since his mother's death. He has not walked for years 7 he thinks he has an illness. Mary and Dickon tell him stories about the garden and take him 8 to see it.
Over time, Colin grows stronger. The fresh air and beautiful garden are good for him, and he 9 that he is not ill when he gets to his feet for the first time in years! The three friends spend time together in the garden and grow happier 10 .
In the end, Mary's uncle returns home and sees Colin walking and running. He also discovers that the secret garden has become as alive and beautiful as it ever was!
() 1. A. kind B. selfish C. clever D. beautiful
() 2. A. often B. always C. seldom D. sometimes
() 3. A. thinks of B. talks about C. hears from D. hears about
() 4. A. unlocks B. closes C. finds D. has
() 5. A. in trouble B. in fear
C. in a good shape D. in a bad state
() 6. A. weak B. strong C. healthy D. quiet
() 7. A. since B. because C. when D. although
() 8. A. simply B. quickly C. recently D. secretly
() 9. A. sees B. wishes C. reminds D. proves
() 10. A. so far B. right away C. day by day D. in a sudden

1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.D 10.C

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握故事主旨（本文为《秘密花园》的节选，讲述Mary在秘密花园的成长经历），再结合每个空的上下文语境、词义辨析逐一选择：第1空需选与“spoiled（被宠坏的）”并列的贬义形容词；第2空结合后文Mary独处的状态推断叔叔的情况；第3空选表“听说”的短语；第4空对应钥匙开门的动作；第5空结合“无人照料植物”推断花园状态；第6空结合Colin多年不能走路选形容身体的词；第7空选表原因的连词；第8空结合秘密花园的属性选副词；第9空对应Colin站起来证明自身状态的动作；第10空选表“逐渐”的短语。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文“spoiled（被宠坏的）”是贬义形容词，需选同类贬义形容词。A. kind（善良的，褒义）、C. clever（聪明的，褒义）、D. beautiful（美丽的，褒义）均不符合，B. selfish（自私的，贬义）符合语境，故选B。
2. 第2空：后文提到Mary“spends a lot of time alone（花很多时间独处）”，说明叔叔很少在家。A. often（经常）、B. always（总是）、D. sometimes（有时）不符合，C. seldom（很少）符合，故选C。
3. 第3空：此处指Mary第一次知道有个漂亮的花园。A. thinks of（想到）、B. talks about（谈论）、C. hears from（收到...的来信）均不符合，D. hears about（听说）符合，故选D。
4. 第4空：结合“old key（旧钥匙）”和“half-hidden door（半掩的门）”，动作是用钥匙开门。A. unlocks（解锁，打开）符合，B. closes（关闭）、C. finds（找到）、D. has（有）不符合，故选A。
5. 第5空：前文“nobody has taken care of the plants（没人照顾植物）”，推断花园状态不好。A. in trouble（处于麻烦中）、B. in fear（害怕）、C. in a good shape（状态好）不符合，D. in a bad state（处于糟糕的状态）符合，故选D。
6. 第6空：后文“he has not walked for years（他多年不能走路）”，说明Colin身体虚弱。A. weak（虚弱的）符合，B. strong（强壮的）、C. healthy（健康的）、D. quiet（安静的）不符合，故选A。
7. 第7空：此处表原因，解释不能走路的原因是觉得自己有病。A. since（自从，既然）、C. when（当...时）、D. although（虽然）不符合，B. because（因为）表原因，故选B。
8. 第8空：秘密花园是隐藏的，所以带Colin去要偷偷地。A. simply（简单地）、B. quickly（快速地）、C. recently（最近）不符合，D. secretly（秘密地）符合，故选D。
9. 第9空：Colin第一次站起来，证明自己没病。A. sees（看见）、B. wishes（希望）、C. reminds（提醒）不符合，D. proves（证明）符合，故选D。
10. 第10空：三个朋友随着时间推移一天天变开心。A. so far（到目前为止）、B. right away（立刻）、D. in a sudden（突然）不符合，C. day by day（一天天）符合，故选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.D 6.A 7.B 8.D 9.D 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本题为《秘密花园》的完形填空节选，重点考查学生对词汇的词义辨析能力及上下文语境的逻辑理解能力，需结合故事背景和细节线索选择答案，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6