Ⅳ. 完形填空。
Peter kept his eyes on the ground. He felt like there was a heavy weight on his shoulders as he walked home alone. It was the 1 day of his life. His mind would not stop thinking about what happened just an hour ago on the school football field. He missed scoring that goal. His stupid 2 made him angry and let his whole team down. He was also 3 that his coach might kick him off the team.
When he 4 his house, his father noticed something unusual. “I lost the game, Dad. I failed my team. They'll probably 5 let me play again,” said Peter.
“Don't 6 yourself, my son. You are not the only reason your team lost. 7 you have a good team, you should support each other. Besides, winning or losing is only half of the game. The other half is learning how to communicate with your teammates and learning from your mistakes.”
Peter didn't say anything, but what his father said made him think 8.
The next day, Peter went to football practice with courage rather than fear in his heart.
“Hey, guys,” he said to his teammates. “I'm sorry about yesterday. We were so close to winning that game. But I think if we 9 pulling together, we're going to win the next one.”
To his surprise and relief, his teammates all nodded in agreement. It made him feel 10 to know that he was on a winning team.
()1. A. best
B. worst
C. newest
D. busiest
()2. A. mistake
B. idea
C. decision
D. suggestion
()3. A. worried
B. excited
C. thankful
D. lonely
()4. A. walked
B. left
C. went
D. entered
()5. A. always
B. sometimes
C. often
D. never
()6. A. be hard on
B. be scared of
C. be sure about
D. be proud of
()7. A. Because
B. Although
C. If
D. Until
()8. A. slowly
B. quickly
C. carefully
D. happily
()9. A. stop
B. keep
C. finish
D. forget
()10. A. stressed
B. sorry
C. lucky
D. calm

Ⅳ.1—5 BAADD 6—10 ACCBC

【解析】
1. 第1空：根据Peter没进球、拖累团队的沮丧语境，这是他人生最糟糕的一天，故选B.worst。
2. 第2空：他没进球的愚蠢错误让自己生气且让团队失望，故选A.mistake。
3. 第3空：他担心教练会将他踢出队伍，符合消极心态，故选A.worried。
4. 第4空：enter后可直接接地点，walk、go后需加to，left不符合语境，故选D.entered。
5. 第5空：Peter消极认为队伍再也不会让他踢球，never符合语境，故选D.never。
6. 第6空：父亲安慰他不要苛责自己，be hard on oneself表示“苛责自己”，故选A.be hard on。
7. 第7空：前后句为因果关系，因拥有好团队所以要互相支持，故选A.Because。
8. 第8空：父亲的话让Peter认真思考，carefully符合语境，故选C.carefully。
9. 第9空：keep pulling together是固定搭配，意为“继续齐心协力”，故选B.keep。
10. 第10空：队友的回应让Peter觉得自己在这样的队伍里很幸运，故选C.lucky。
【答案】
Ⅳ.1—5 BAADD 6—10 ACCBC
【知识点】
1. 语境词义辨析
2. 固定短语运用
3. 逻辑关系判断
【点评】
本文围绕Peter输球后的沮丧及父亲的开导展开，考查学生结合语境理解词义、运用固定短语的能力，同时传递了团队协作与从错误中成长的理念。
【难度系数】
0.6