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Little Dora always wanted a sister. So when Mum told her she would have one in six months, she felt very 1. But Dora had to be away for some time. She had promised to stay with her grandparents till autumn came.
"How can I make 2 go faster? I can't wait to see the 3." Dora said to herself while she was sitting in her grandparents' yard one day. She had a good 4 when she saw the apple tree in the yard. She decided to 5 a picture of the tree each day. As Grandpa said, by the time she saw red apples on the tree, she would have a sister!
Dora's first picture was a tree full of green leaves. Day by day, the weather got cooler. The leaves slowly 6 their colour and tiny apples appeared among them.
7, Dora drew her last picture of the tree. It had a lot of red apples. Now it was time to return home. When she entered the house, Mum and Dad were 8 her on the sofa. Each of them was 9 a baby in their arms.
"Now you have a sister and a brother!" Dad said. "Wow, I'm the 10 sister in the world!" Dora said happily. "Look! Their faces are as round as red apples. They are so cute."
() 1. A. rich
B. afraid
C. nervous
D. cheerful
() 2. A. air
B. time
C. light
D. water
() 3. A. yard
B. tree
C. baby
D. apple
() 4. A. job
B. idea
C. life
D. trip
() 5. A. buy
B. take
C. draw
D. borrow
() 6. A. shared
B. found
C. passed
D. changed
() 7. A. Finally
B. Suddenly
C. Usually
D. Really
() 8. A. waiting for
B. laughing from
C. looking after
D. learning at
() 9. A. hiding
B. training
C. walking
D. holding
() 10. A. funniest
B. smallest
C. luckiest
D. prettiest

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

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，本文讲述Dora渴望有妹妹，在祖父母家时通过每日画苹果树等待时间，最终回家发现如愿有了妹妹和弟弟的故事。解题时要结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最佳答案。
【解析】
1. 结合前文“Little Dora always wanted a sister”，可知Dora一直想要妹妹，当妈妈告知她将有妹妹时，她应是开心的。选项中cheerful（开心的）符合语境，A（富裕的）、B（害怕的）、C（紧张的）均不符合，故选D。
2. 由后文“I can't wait to see...”可知Dora想让时间过得更快，“make time go faster”是固定表达，意为“让时间过得更快”，故选B。
3. 前文提到Dora盼着有妹妹，所以她迫不及待想见到的是baby（婴儿，指妹妹），A（院子）、B（树）、D（苹果）均不符合，故选C。
4. 看到院子里的苹果树后，Dora想到了一个好办法，“have a good idea”是固定搭配，意为“有一个好主意”，A（工作）、C（生活）、D（旅行）不符合，故选B。
5. 后文提到Dora画了树的变化，所以此处是决定每天画树，draw（画）符合，A（买）、B（拿）、D（借）不符合，故选C。
6. 随着天气变凉，叶子改变颜色，“change colour”意为“变色”，A（分享）、B（找到）、C（通过）不符合，故选D。
7. 前文提到每天画树，最后一幅画是结满红苹果的，Finally（最后）符合时间逻辑，B（突然）、C（通常）、D（真正地）不符合，故选A。
8. 当Dora回家时，父母正在沙发上等她，wait for（等待）符合语境，B（从...笑）、C（照顾）、D（学习）不符合，故选A。
9. 父母怀里抱着宝宝，hold（抱着）符合，A（藏）、B（训练）、C（走）不符合，故选D。
10. 得知有了妹妹和弟弟，Dora觉得自己是世界上最幸运的姐姐，luckiest（最幸运的）符合，A（最有趣的）、B（最小的）、D（最漂亮的）不符合，故选C。
【答案】1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.A 9.D 10.C
【知识点】英语完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】本文是贴近学生生活的记叙文，内容简单易懂，主要考查基础词汇的词义辨析和上下文逻辑理解，适合初中学生练习，能帮助学生提升完形填空的解题能力。
【难度系数】0.7