Ⅲ. 补全短文。
根据短文内容，从方框中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。(其中有一项为多余选项)
There was a little boy living in a city with his parents. Every summer holiday, the parents would take their son to visit his grandparents. 1 And the boy loved to stay with them.
Year by year, the boy grew up. One day, he said to his parents, “Now I am big enough. This holiday, I can go to my grandparents’ home alone. 2”
The parents said yes, but they were worried about him. So they taught him everything he needed to know when traveling alone.
The day came when the boy was to leave for his grandparents’ home. His parents came to the train station to see him off. While waiting, the boy’s father handed him a letter and said, “Son, if you feel afraid on the way, open this letter and read it. 3”
The train began to move and the boy was very excited. It stopped at every station and people kept coming and going. At one station, a big man got on the train and sat next to the boy. The boy got a little scared. 4 He opened the letter, “Don’t be afraid. I am here with you on this train.” Just after reading the letter, all his fear was gone.
In fact, life is like that. When we do something alone, we needn’t be sad or afraid. 5 We can just do whatever we want and remember we are actually not alone.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

1.D 2.A 3.B 4.F 5.C

我们可以根据上下文逻辑逐一匹配选项：
1. 空前句提到每年暑假父母都会带男孩去看望祖父母，空后句说男孩很喜欢和他们待在一起，D选项“他们（祖父母）住在另一座遥远的城市”可以自然衔接上下文，说明需要专程去看望祖父母的原因。
2. 空前男孩说自己已经足够大了，这次可以独自去祖父母家，A选项“请让我自己去”是男孩对父母提出的请求，符合语境。
3. 空前父亲叮嘱男孩如果路上害怕就打开这封信读，B选项“它会帮你镇静下来”里的it指代前文的信，是父亲补充说明这封信的作用，逻辑通顺。
4. 空前句说男孩有点害怕，空后句说他打开了信，F选项“然后男孩想起了他爸爸的信”衔接前后动作，符合叙事顺序。
5. 空前句点明我们独自做事的时候不必难过害怕，空后句说我们其实并不孤单，C选项“我们的父母和朋友总会在人生的旅途上陪伴我们”呼应主题，升华了故事的寓意。多余选项为E。