五、完形填空
Kelly was a shy girl. She came to study in
England.The Smiths 20 her to their dinner
party one evening. Kelly was happy at first, but
soon she began to feel worried.She was thinking of
not going to the party.But it seemed 21 to be
absent.
Kelly 22 a beautiful dress and stayed in
the room. Linda, her new friend, came in. "You
look great in your dress.But why are you looking
so nervous?" Linda asked.
"I'm going to Mr Smith's dinner party. I
wonder how I can behave well, but you see, I don't
know much about table 23 ," answered Kelly.
"Don't worry, Kelly. Let me help you. I can
teach you some now," said Linda.
"But we don't have enough time.I'm leaving
in fifteen 24 ," said Kelly.
"Just take it easy, Kelly.The first thing you
25 to learn is not to eat a lot.Just eat a little
of everything." On hearing her words, Kelly
looked less nervous.That was easy for her."What
about the knife and 26 ? Do I have to use
them to eat?" she asked.
"Of course.You would have no other choice
27 you don't have a meal," Linda said
seriously. "Most 28 —never talk when your
mouth is full." Kelly got more 29 because
she never did that.
"I think it will be interesting to have dinner
with the Smiths.It's time to go now," Kelly said
excitedly.
()20.A.ordered B.invited
C.took D.allowed
()21.A.unlucky B.thankful
C.perfect D.impolite
()22.A.put on B.dreamed of
C.dealt with D.found out
()23.A.spirits B.places
C.manners D.instructions
()24.A.hours B.minutes
C.days D.weeks
()25.A.need B.forget
C.refuse D.plan
()26.A.bowl B.pot
C.fork D.oven
()27.A.because B.unless
C.though D.until
()28.A.terribly B.nervously
C.surprisingly D.importantly
()29.A.confused B.nervous
C.relaxed D.disappointed

20.B 21.D 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.D 29.C

【分析】本题为记叙文完形填空，讲述害羞女孩Kelly受邀参加晚宴前因不懂餐桌礼仪而紧张，朋友Linda帮忙解答的故事。解题时需紧扣上下文语境，结合词汇词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系逐一分析选项，确保所选答案符合文章情节发展和语义逻辑。
【解析】
20题：根据语境，史密斯一家邀请Kelly参加晚宴，A.ordered（命令）不符合；B.invited（邀请）符合；C.took（带走）、D.allowed（允许）均不符合语境，故选B。
21题：Kelly想缺席但缺席晚宴是不礼貌的，A.unlucky（不幸的）、B.thankful（感激的）、C.perfect（完美的）均不符合；D.impolite（不礼貌的）符合，故选D。
22题：此处表示Kelly穿上漂亮裙子，A.put on（穿上）符合；B.dreamed of（梦想）、C.dealt with（处理）、D.found out（发现）均不符合，故选A。
23题：Kelly担心不懂餐桌礼仪，“table manners”是固定搭配，意为“餐桌礼仪”，A.spirits（精神）、B.places（地方）、D.instructions（说明）均不符合，故选C。
24题：前文提到时间不够，结合语境是15分钟后离开，A.hours（小时）、C.days（天）、D.weeks（周）均不符合；B.minutes（分钟）符合，故选B。
25题：此处表示需要学习的第一件事，A.need（需要）符合；B.forget（忘记）、C.refuse（拒绝）、D.plan（计划）均不符合，故选A。
26题：结合常识，用餐工具是刀和叉，A.bowl（碗）、B.pot（锅）、D.oven（烤箱）均不符合；C.fork（叉子）符合，故选C。
27题：此处表示“除非不吃饭，否则没有其他选择”，A.because（因为）、C.though（虽然）、D.until（直到）均不符合；B.unless（除非）符合，故选B。
28题：此处强调最重要的一点，A.terribly（糟糕地）、B.nervously（紧张地）、C.surprisingly（惊讶地）均不符合；D.importantly（重要地）符合，故选D。
29题：听了Linda的建议后，Kelly不再紧张，变得放松，A.confused（困惑的）、B.nervous（紧张的）、D.disappointed（失望的）均不符合；C.relaxed（放松的）符合，故选C。
【答案】20.B 21.D 22.A 23.C 24.B 25.A 26.C 27.B 28.D 29.C
【知识点】完形填空词汇辨析、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】本题以生活场景为载体，考查学生对词汇、语境及固定搭配的运用能力，难度适中，是初中英语常见题型，有助于提升学生的语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】0.6