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。
“What worries you, Tom?” asked Mrs Bell. Tom had a 1 in his hand and tears in his eyes.
“Our teacher asked us to recite the poem Little Jim. The student who can recite it 2 will get a prize. But I don’t think I can do it well,” said Tom.
“Why not?” asked Mrs Bell.
“The boys say that I can’t,” said Tom in a 3 voice.
“Don’t mind what they 4. Let them see that you can do it,” said Mrs Bell.
“But I don’t think I can,” said Tom. “The poem is so long and difficult. I may not try 5 the prize, but I want to try my best to recite it.”
“Well, dear, look at that snail on the wall and think about it. Just try a few lines each day, and you may 6 the prize in the end,” said Mrs Bell.
Tom thought that although he could not catch up with the boys, he might run a race with the 7. So he decided to try it.
At last, the day came. The teacher called up the boys to recite the poem. After five or six boys had recited it, it was Tom’s 8. Most of the boys thought he could 9. But to their surprise, Tom did not 10 miss a word. His heart was full of joy when the teacher said, “Well done, Tom!” After the rest of the class had tried, the teacher said Tom had done best and he gave Tom the 11.
“And now tell us 12 you could recite the poem so well,” said the teacher.
“A snail on the wall taught me how to do it,” said Tom.
The teacher asked, “What did the snail teach you, Tom?”
“I saw it crawl up the wall step by step. It did not stop, 13 went on and on. I thought I could do the same. So I recited it bit by bit and did not 14,” said Tom.
“Well done, Tom!” said the teacher. “Now let us give a good cheer for Tom and the snail on the wall.” The classroom rang with a great 15. Everyone was glad that Tom won the prize at last.
()1. A. book B. box
C. bag D. bottle
()2. A. worst B. best
C. most D. least
()3. A. happy B. surprised
C. sad D. loud
()4. A. make B. say
C. show D. see
()5. A. on B. at
C. out D. for
()6. A. lose B. get
C. forget D. meet
()7. A. monkey B. mouse
C. snail D. snake
()8. A. answer B. turn
C. side D. place
()9. A. succeed B. spread
C. fall D. fail
()10. A. ever B. even
C. never D. still
()11. A. prize B. price
C. praise D. problem
()12. A. when B. how
C. where D. what
()13. A. or B. so
C. but D. as
()14. A. give up B. give away
C. pick up D. get up
()15. A. voice B. laugh
C. noise D. cheer

1-5 ABCBD 6-10 BCBDB 11-15 ABCAD

1. 结合上下文，Tom需要背诵诗歌，手里拿着的物品应该是书，A选项符合语境。
2. 句意为能把诗歌背诵得最好的学生可以获得奖品，best表示“最好地”，符合逻辑。
3. 前文提到Tom眼里含着泪水，其他男孩都认为他做不到，所以他是用悲伤的语气说话，sad符合语境。
4. 前文提到男孩们说Tom不行，此处Bell夫人安慰他不要在意他们说的话，say符合句意。
5. 固定搭配try for sth. 意为“争取某物”，此处指Tom说自己或许不是为了争取奖品，只是想尽全力背下来。
6. 句意为每天试着背几行，最后你或许就能得到奖品，get表示“得到”，符合语境。
7. 前文提到了墙上的蜗牛，Tom决定学习蜗牛一步步坚持的精神，和蜗牛“赛跑”，选snail符合上下文呼应。
8. 固定表达it's one's turn意为“轮到某人了”，此处指前面五六个男孩背完之后，轮到Tom背诵了。
9. 前文提到其他男孩都不看好Tom，所以他们大多认为Tom会失败，fail表示“失败”，符合语境。
10. 句意为让他们惊讶的是，Tom甚至一个单词都没有错漏，even表示“甚至”，符合语境。
11. 前文提到表现最好的人能获得奖品，此处老师判定Tom表现最好，把奖品发给了他，prize符合上下文。
12. 句意为现在告诉我们你是怎么把诗歌背得这么好的，how表示“如何、怎样”，询问方式，符合句意。
13. 句意为它没有停下，而是一直往前爬，but表转折，符合逻辑。
14. 句意为我一点点背诵，从来没有放弃，give up意为“放弃”，符合语境。
15. 前文提到大家要为Tom欢呼，整个教室都充满了响亮的欢呼声，cheer表示“欢呼”，符合语境。