Ⅴ. 完形填空。
My dad taught me the power of language when I was young.
It 1 when I was eight. As a kid, I was always climbing trees. So it was no 2 for my dad to find me at the top of a 30-foot tree. I didn’t realize a branch (树枝) could break or I could get hurt. I just thought it was 3 to be up so high.
My older cousin, Tammy, was 4 the same tree, about ten feet below me.
Tammy’s mother and my father 5 us at the same time. Just at that time a strong wind 6 and it blew through the tree. My dad shouted, “Bart, hold on tight (紧紧地).” So I did.
But Tammy was not so lucky. She 7 out of the tree and hurt her legs. I climbed down the tree slowly. My dad later told me 8 Tammy fell but I did not. When the strong wind came, Tammy’s mother shouted, “Tammy, don’t fall! ” But Tammy did fall.
My dad then 9 to me that the brain has a very difficult time processing negative (否定的) language. In order for Tammy to process the 10 of not falling, her nine-year-old brain had to first imagine falling, then try to tell her body not to do it. It took too much time!
()1. A. used
B. offered
C. caused
D. happened
()2. A. problem
B. surprise
C. idea
D. worry
()3. A. interesting
B. dangerous
C. important
D. possible
()4. A. in
B. behind
C. over
D. under
()5. A. called
B. needed
C. noticed
D. remembered
()6. A. caught
B. came
C. tried
D. continued
()7. A. sat
B. climbed
C. fell
D. held
()8. A. when
B. where
C. what
D. why
()9. A. listened
B. shouted
C. explained
D. told
()10. A. news
B. word
C. knowledge
D. information

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

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，本文讲述作者小时候爬树的经历，父亲借此教作者语言的力量，核心是理解语境、词汇搭配及上下文逻辑。逐个分析时，结合句意、固定搭配和上下文线索选择答案：如第1空需选表“发生”的词，第2空对应“不奇怪”的固定搭配，第7空对应“从树上掉下来”的语境等。
【解析】
1. 句意：这件事发生在我8岁时。happen表示“发生”，符合语境，选D。
2. 句意：我总爬树，所以爸爸找到我在30英尺高的树上并不奇怪。no surprise是固定搭配，意为“不奇怪”，选B。
3. 句意：我只是觉得爬那么高很有趣。interesting符合孩子爬树的感受，选A。
4. 句意：表姐Tammy在同一棵树里。in the same tree表示“在树中”，选A。
5. 句意：Tammy的妈妈和我爸爸同时注意到我们。notice表示“注意到”，选C。
6. 句意：就在那时一阵大风来了。come表示“到来”，选B。
7. 句意：她从树上掉下来伤了腿。fall out of表示“从……掉下来”，选C。
8. 句意：爸爸告诉我为什么Tammy掉了而我没掉。why引导宾语从句表原因，选D。
9. 句意：爸爸向我解释大脑难处理否定语言。explain to sb.表示“向某人解释”，选C。
10. 句意：大脑需处理“不要掉下来”的信息。information表示“信息”，选D。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.A 4.A 5.C 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文以生活化故事为载体，考查词汇运用与逻辑推理，难度适中，学生易通过上下文线索选出答案，能帮助理解语言的力量。
【难度系数】
0.5

Ⅰ. 根据句意及首字母提示填写单词。
1. Linda is such a patient p that she never gets angry easily.
2. I didn’t r I had left the key at home until I got to my car. So I had to go back.
3. You can keep the book for a few days, but you must r it by Saturday.
4. UNICEF is one of the best - known charities that help p children around the world.
5. Here is a letter for Jack. Please g it to him.
6. Don’t p the door. It was broken just now.
7. While I was leaving home, my father came back with a heavy bag on his s.
8. The boy walked around the teacher’s office for a long time and went in at last with c.
9. The teacher told the students not to k the door when it was closed.
10. You’d better set a g before you start to study English.

1. person 2. realize 3. return 4. poor 5. give 6. pull 7. shoulder 8. courage 9. kick 10. goal

【分析】
这类题是根据句意及首字母提示填写单词，解题思路为：先理解每个句子的语境，再结合给出的首字母，回忆对应词性的常用英语单词，确保单词符合句子语法和语义逻辑，比如注意动词形式、名词单复数等细节，最终匹配出正确单词。
【解析】
1. 句意：琳达是如此有耐心的人，从不轻易生气，首字母为p，需填名词，故填person。
2. 句意：直到我走到车边才意识到把钥匙落在家了，所以不得不回去，首字母为r，didn't后接动词原形，故填realize。
3. 句意：这本书你可以借几天，但必须在周六前归还，首字母为r，must后接动词原形，故填return。
4. 句意：联合国儿童基金会是帮助世界各地贫困儿童的知名慈善机构之一，首字母为p，需填形容词修饰children，故填poor。
5. 句意：这是给杰克的信，请把它交给他，首字母为g，需填动词，故填give。
6. 句意：不要拉门，它刚才坏了，首字母为p，需填动词，故填pull。
7. 句意：我离家时，父亲肩上扛着重袋子回来了，首字母为s，需填名词，故填shoulder。
8. 句意：那个男孩在老师办公室转了很久，最后鼓起勇气进去了，首字母为c，需填名词，故填courage。
9. 句意：老师告诉学生门关着时不要踢门，首字母为k，需填动词，故填kick。
10. 句意：开始学英语前你最好设定一个目标，首字母为g，需填名词，故填goal。
【答案】
1. person 2. realize 3. return 4. poor 5. give 6. pull 7. shoulder 8. courage 9. kick 10. goal
【知识点】
英语词汇运用、根据句意及首字母填空
【点评】
本题考查基础英语核心词汇的运用，是英语学习的常规基础题型，侧重考查学生对常用单词的掌握和语境理解能力，难度较低，有助于巩固英语基础词汇。
【难度系数】
0.8