五、完形填空。（2026·江苏徐州·期末）
“Five minutes to go,” called out the director. “Is everyone ready?”
Ann's eyes were bright as she watched the stage. “I want to join—I love .”
The four contestants(选手) were at their desks on the stage. Hot lights were shining down upon them. Suddenly one contestant's face turned pale and she fell over her chair. The cameraman helped the girl the stage at once.
The director hurried from the control room above. “Who among you wants to be on TV? We need another contestant!” he asked the audience.
Ann raised her hand without a second thought. “You're on!” the director . He led Ann onto the stage. A make-up artist quickly put make-up on her face and her hair.
“Ten seconds,” the director . “It's time for Travel Quiz, here's our host, Peter Lee!” Peter ran out onto the stage. The quiz show began right away.
Though Ann was not prepared, she seemed and did really well. She answered the questions correctly and soon took the lead over the other contestants. And then there was a single question between Ann and .
“And finally, could you tell me what the capital of South Africa is?” asked Peter.
“Pretoria!” Ann replied.
“!” cried Peter. “You're tonight's winner! Our is a 5-day Beijing trip.”
Ann smiled brightly. This surprise proves that can turn the unexpected into something truly valuable.
()1. A. drama series B. documentaries C. game shows D. chat shows
()2. A. acting B. reading C. eating D. waiting
()3. A. show off B. turn off C. get off D. take off
()4. A. up B. down C. away D. in
()5. A. shouted B. whispered C. complained D. doubted
()6. A. cut B. washed C. brushed D. dried
()7. A. replied B. mentioned C. pronounced D. announced
()8. A. and B. but C. so D. or
()9. A. nervous B. relaxed C. scared D. impatient
()10. A. two B. three C. four D. five
()11. A. also B. even C. once D. just
()12. A. loss B. victory C. regret D. friendship
()13. A. Bad luck B. It's your turn C. Congratulations D. Cheer up
()14. A. prize B. praise C. price D. present
()15. A. practice B. spirit C. luck D. courage

1. C 【点拨】根据“It's time for Travel Quiz”可知，这是一个旅行问答节目，属于游戏节目，所以安说自己喜欢游戏节目。故选 C。
2. D 【点拨】根据“The four contestants(选手) were 2 at their desks on the stage.”及语境可知，此处表示选手在桌子旁等着。故选 D。
3. C 【点拨】根据“she fell over her chair”和“the stage”可知，女孩从椅子上摔下来，摄影师应该是帮助她离开舞台，get off 有离开(某处)的意思，符合语境。故选 C。
4. B 【点拨】根据“from the control room above”可知，导演是从上面的控制室到舞台，应该是向下走。故选 B。
5. A 【点拨】根据“You're on!”可知，导演应该是大声喊出这句话，让安知道自己可以上场了。故选 A。
6. C 【点拨】根据“A make-up artist quickly put make-up on her face”可知，化妆师化了妆后应该是梳理头发，brush 有“梳理”的意思，符合语境。故选 C。
7. D 【点拨】根据“Ten seconds”可知，导演是在宣布时间。故选 D。
8. A 【点拨】根据“It's time for Travel Quiz, 8 here's our host, Peter Lee!”可知，前后是顺承关系，用 and 连接。故选 A。
9. B 【点拨】根据“Though Ann was not prepared”和“did really well”可知，虽然没准备但表现好，说明她不紧张，很放松。故选 B。
10. B 【点拨】根据“The four contestants(选手)”和“soon took the lead over the other”可知，一开始有四位选手，安领先说明是超过了其他三位。故选 B。
11. D 【点拨】根据“a single question between Ann and”可知，这里表示仅仅剩下一个问题，用 just。故选 D。
12. B 【点拨】根据“You're tonight's winner”可知，安即将获胜，所以这里是说她和胜利之间只剩一个问题。故选 B。
13. C 【点拨】根据“You're tonight's winner”可知，安获胜了，彼得应该是恭喜她。故选 C。
14. A 【点拨】根据“a 5-day Beijing trip”可知，五天的北京之旅是获胜的奖品。故选 A。
15. D 【点拨】根据前文安抓住机会上台参赛并获胜可知，是勇气让她把意外变成有价值的东西。故选 D。

【分析】首先通读全文把握主旨：本文讲述了Ann临时替补参赛，在旅行问答节目中凭借勇气和良好表现获胜的故事。做完形填空需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、语篇逻辑逐一分析：先理解每个空所在句子的含义，再结合前后文提示（如节目类型、选手数量、导演指令等），排除不符合语境的选项，选出最佳答案。
【解析】1. 由后文“It's time for Travel Quiz”可知，这是游戏类节目，故选C（game shows）；2. 四位选手在舞台桌旁等待比赛开始，故选D（waiting）；3. 选手摔倒，摄影师帮助她离开舞台，get off表示“离开”，符合语境，故选C；4. 导演从上方控制室下来，用down，故选B；5. 导演喊出“You're on!”让Ann上场，shouted符合语境，故选A；6. 化妆师化妆后梳理头发，brush表示“梳理”，故选C；7. 导演宣布“十秒”，announced符合语境，故选D；8. 前后句为顺承关系，用and连接，故选A；9. 虽未准备但表现出色，说明她很放松，故选B；10. 原本四位选手，Ann领先其他三位，故选B；11. 只剩一个问题，just表示“仅仅”，故选D；12. 只剩一个问题就能获胜，victory表示“胜利”，故选B；13. Ann获胜，主持人恭喜她，故选C；14. 五天北京之旅是获胜的奖品，prize符合，故选A；15. Ann抓住机会参赛获胜，体现勇气的作用，故选D。
【答案】1.C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.D
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、词汇词义辨析、语篇语境理解
【点评】本文为记叙文，围绕Ann临时参赛并获胜的经历展开，贴近学生生活，考查学生对语篇的整体理解及词汇在语境中的运用能力，是初中英语期末常见题型。
【难度系数】0.6