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。
My day began when I saw my six-year-old son Jonathan doing something in the garden by my azalea（杜鹃花）bush. By the time I 1, I found he had broken it! It was my favourite!
“Can I take this to school?” he asked, smiling. Though a bit unhappy, I nodded. Then I turned back to the broken bush and 2 it as if to say silently, “I’m sorry.” Later I pruned（修剪）it with great care.
The rest of the day, I was busy doing housework. Time had passed by fast 3 I realized it was already 3:00. Leaving the clothes in the washing machine, I hurriedly got to school to 4 Jonathan. When I got there, the teacher told me she wanted to talk about Jonathan.
What now? I thought. I had prepared myself for the 5, but the teacher's words greatly surprised me.
“Did you know Jonathan brought 6 to school today?” she asked. I nodded, thinking about my favourite bush. “See that little girl?” the teacher 7. I saw a bright-eyed child busily drawing a picture with crayons. I 8 again.
“Well, her parents are separated and she has been 9 these days. I did all I could to comfort her, but nothing 10. This morning I watched your son walk over to 11 with some pretty pink flowers and say, ‘This is for you.’”
I felt my heart full of 12 for what my son had done. Holding Jonathan's hand, I said, “Thank you, you’ve 13 my day.”
I was warmed by the 14 Jonathan showed to the little girl and I made up my mind to pass it on. Later that evening, when my husband came back home from a tiring workday, I picked some pink azaleas and 15 them to him. “This is for you,” I said.
()1. A. got off B. got out
C. got up D. got on
()2. A. dropped B. pulled
C. touched D. kicked
()3. A. after B. since
C. before D. if
()4. A. pick up B. look for
C. take care of D. catch up with
()5. A. least B. best
C. most D. worst
()6. A. clothes B. pictures
C. crayons D. flowers
()7. A. laughed B. continued
C. doubted D. shouted
()8. A. nodded B. turned
C. smiled D. thought
()9. A. sad B. tired
C. bored D. angry
()10. A. lasted B. appeared
C. worked D. remained
()11. A. him B. her
C. them D. you
()12. A. trust B. courage
C. interest D. pride
()13. A. recorded B. made
C. missed D. stolen
()14. A. kindness B. magic
C. value D. humour
()15. A. threw B. lent
C. handed D. sent

1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.C
11.B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.C

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章主旨（本文讲述儿子弄坏妈妈喜爱的杜鹃花后，将花送给父母离异而伤心的同学，妈妈被儿子的善意打动，最终也向丈夫传递这份善意的故事）；再逐空结合语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析选项，排除不符合文意的答案，选出最佳选项。
【解析】
1. 考查动词短语辨析。got off下车；got out出来；got up起床；got on上车。根据前文“saw my six-year-old son Jonathan doing something in the garden”可知，妈妈从屋里出来看到儿子在花园，故选B。
2. 考查动词辨析。dropped掉落；pulled拉；touched触摸；kicked踢。根据“as if to say silently, ‘I’m sorry’”可知，妈妈对着断了的杜鹃花触摸，仿佛道歉，故选C。
3. 考查连词辨析。after在…之后；since自从；before在…之前；if如果。根据“Time had passed by fast...I realized it was already 3:00”可知，时间过得快，还没意识到就到3点，用before，故选C。
4. 考查动词短语辨析。pick up接（某人）；look for寻找；take care of照顾；catch up with赶上。根据“hurriedly got to school to...Jonathan”可知，去学校接儿子，故选A。
5. 考查形容词最高级辨析。least最少；best最好；most最多；worst最坏的。根据前文“the teacher told me she wanted to talk about Jonathan”可知，妈妈以为老师要说最坏的事，故选D。
6. 考查名词辨析。clothes衣服；pictures图画；crayons蜡笔；flowers花。根据前文儿子拿了杜鹃花去学校，可知是带了花，故选D。
7. 考查动词辨析。laughed笑；continued继续；doubted怀疑；shouted喊。根据老师的表述，是继续说明情况，故选B。
8. 考查动词辨析。nodded点头；turned转；smiled微笑；thought想。前文妈妈对老师的话点头，此处再次点头，故选A。
9. 考查形容词辨析。sad伤心的；tired累的；bored无聊的；angry生气的。根据“her parents are separated”可知，小女孩因家庭变故伤心，故选A。
10. 考查动词辨析。lasted持续；appeared出现；worked起作用；remained保持。根据“nothing...to comfort her”可知，安慰的方法没起作用，故选C。
11. 考查代词辨析。him他；her她；them他们；you你。指代前文提到的little girl，用her，故选B。
12. 考查名词辨析。trust信任；courage勇气；interest兴趣；pride骄傲。儿子的善意行为让妈妈感到骄傲，故选D。
13. 考查固定搭配。make my day是固定表达，意为“让我开心”，符合语境，故选B。
14. 考查名词辨析。kindness善意；magic魔法；value价值；humour幽默。儿子对小女孩的帮助属于善意，故选A。
15. 考查动词辨析。threw扔；lent借；handed递；sent送。妈妈摘了杜鹃花递给丈夫，故选C。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.A 5.D 6.D 7.B 8.A 9.A 10.C 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧，词义辨析，固定搭配
【点评】
本文是传递善意的温情记叙文，贴近学生生活，解题需紧扣上下文语境，结合词汇含义和固定搭配分析，理解主旨是关键，适合初中阶段练习。
【难度系数】
0.6