Ⅰ. Read and complete the cloze test.
Last week, Mum asked me to watch my little sister Grace and clean the hamster cage(仓鼠笼). That was not something 1 at all.
I asked Grace for help but Grace said, “Can 2 clean up the cage, and I draw a picture?” I knew no one wanted to clean the cage. “Mr Nibble is part of our family,” I said. “ 3 we should all make sure he has a clean house.” 4 , Grace agreed to help. I opened the door of the cage and Grace took Mr Nibble out.
“Mr Nibble isn’t happy today,” said Grace. “He wishes to have a birthday 5 .” Part of me wanted to 6 and finish the work quickly, but Grace looked so hopeful that I 7 to celebrate Mr Nibble’s birthday.
To my surprise, Grace and I did the work quickly. We did 8 in just half an hour. We made a little birthday card and cleaned up the cage. This way we finished the cleaning work. Then we made a little cake with apples and carrots, so we got 9 for our hamster. At last, we sang the “Happy Birthday” song together. Everyone had 10 , even Mr Nibble.
()1. A. boring
B. touching
C. interesting
D. scary
()2. A. we
B. they
C. he
D. you
()3. A. Because
B. So
C. But
D. Or
()4. A. Finally
B. Actually
C. Usually
D. Suddenly
()5. A. song
B. cake
C. card
D. party
()6. A. hurry up
B. cheer up
C. stand up
D. give up
()7. A. decided
B. refused
C. hoped
D. forgot
()8. A. something
B. everything
C. nothing
D. anything
()9. A. beds
B. cages
C. food
D. work
()10. A. fun
B. time
C. chances
D. dreams

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

【解析】
1. 考查形容词辨析。根据前文“Mum asked me to watch my little sister Grace and clean the hamster cage”可知，作者觉得这件事一点都没意思，A. boring（无聊的）；B. touching（感人的）；C. interesting（有趣的）；D. scary（吓人的），not...interesting表示“没意思”，故选C。
2. 考查代词辨析。根据语境，Grace想让作者打扫笼子，自己画画，用you指代作者，A. we（我们）；B. they（他们）；C. he（他）；D. you（你），故选D。
3. 考查连词辨析。前文提到“Mr Nibble is part of our family”，与后文“we should all make sure he has a clean house”是因果关系，A. Because（因为）；B. So（所以）；C. But（但是）；D. Or（或者），故选B。
4. 考查副词辨析。根据前文作者的劝说，最终Grace同意帮忙，A. Finally（最后）；B. Actually（实际上）；C. Usually（通常）；D. Suddenly（突然），故选A。
5. 考查名词辨析。根据后文“celebrate Mr Nibble’s birthday”以及制作蛋糕、唱生日歌的内容，可知是想要生日派对，A. song（歌）；B. cake（蛋糕）；C. card（卡片）；D. party（派对），故选D。
6. 考查动词短语辨析。根据后文“finish the work quickly”可知作者想赶快完成工作，hurry up（赶快）；cheer up（振作起来）；stand up（站起来）；give up（放弃），故选A。
7. 考查动词辨析。根据“Grace looked so hopeful”可知作者决定庆祝仓鼠的生日，A. decided（决定）；B. refused（拒绝）；C. hoped（希望）；D. forgot（忘记），故选A。
8. 考查不定代词辨析。根据前文“did the work quickly”以及后文提到的制作卡片、打扫笼子等内容，可知所有事都完成了，A. something（某事）；B. everything（所有事）；C. nothing（没事）；D. anything（任何事），故选B。
9. 考查名词辨析。根据“made a little cake with apples and carrots”可知这是给仓鼠的食物，A. beds（床）；B. cages（笼子）；C. food（食物）；D. work（工作），故选C。
10. 考查固定搭配。have fun是固定短语，意为“玩得开心”，符合语境中大家都很开心的描述，A. fun（乐趣）；B. time（时间）；C. chances（机会）；D. dreams（梦想），故选A。
【答案】
1. C 2. D 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. A
【知识点】
词汇辨析；固定短语；语境理解
【点评】
这篇完形填空围绕照顾家庭宠物仓鼠的日常展开，内容贴近生活，考查了多类词汇辨析与固定短语，需要学生结合上下文语境准确理解句意，能有效锻炼学生的语境分析和词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅱ. Answer the question according to Exercise Ⅰ.
Your friend doesn’t like helping with housework. What advice can you give him or her?

Ⅱ. One possible version: You can listen to music when you do housework. Try to make it fun.

【解析】
这是一道开放性情景交际题，要求针对朋友不爱做家务的情况给出合理建议。可从让家务变得有趣的角度构思内容，示例建议通过做家务时听音乐的方式，让做家务的过程更有趣。
【答案】
One possible version: You can listen to music when you do housework. Try to make it fun.
【知识点】
英语提建议表达；日常情景交际
【点评】
本题贴近日常生活，考查学生在实际情景中运用英语提出合理建议的能力，答案具有开放性，只要内容合理、表达通顺即可。
【难度系数】
0.8