一、完形填空
“Hey! Ms Woodall!” I was at the backyard of my house when I heard a voice call out my name. I turned around and saw William, one of my 1, who loved plants and always smiled.
It was true. William was a joy in my class. When other students were having trouble understanding the lessons, he always cheered them up and brought them 2 moments. However, because of his poor grades, I couldn't help 3. I wasn't sure if William could pass the exams because he didn't make any progress in study.
Things didn't 4 until we started to study the life of plants. As a class project, each child planted a sunflower. I did this every year with different results in different parts. At first, it was 5 for many of the students to plant the sunflowers. 6, most kids had little patience for the growing part. They lost interest and forgot to 7 the sunflowers except William. I'd never seen him show such great 8 in class. Every afternoon, William made sure all the sunflowers were watered. 9 even offered to care for them well during the summer holiday. To help the little sunflowers get plenty of sunlight, we 10 moved them to the perfect place behind the library with William. All of us hoped the twenty sunflowers could 11 the best. About a month into the summer vacation, I happened to drive by the school. There, behind the library, stood William's sunflowers. I counted all twenty of them. They must have been at least 12 feet tall with bright 12 to the sun.
Looking at the sunflowers, I got to know we teachers should 13 what was planted in our children and try our best to nurture (培育) it. Maybe this was 14 I chose to be a teacher, I thought. At that moment, I knew I didn't have to worry about William. And I believed that one day he would shine brightly 15 his sunflowers. He is growing well in his way.
()1. A. friends
B. students
C. teachers
D. classmates
()2. A. crazy
B. free
C. quiet
D. bright
()3. A. worrying
B. accepting
C. crying
D. laughing
()4. A. move
B. work
C. change
D. happen
()5. A. boring
B. tiring
C. exciting
D. moving
()6. A. Besides
B. However
C. Moreover
D. Anyway
()7. A. talk about
B. pick up
C. think of
D. look after
()8. A. wish
B. interest
C. regret
D. courage
()9. A. He
B. I
C. We
D. They
()10. A. secretly
B. proudly
C. politely
D. carefully
()11. A. grow
B. win
C. turn
D. smell
()12. A. fruits
B. feelings
C. colours
D. faces
()13. A. create
B. trust
C. improve
D. teach
()14. A. why
B. when
C. how
D. where
()15. A. about
B. for
C. like
D. with

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，作者讲述了自己作为老师，有一个成绩不好的学生，但是在一项播种的班级项目中，这位学生做得非常好，作者看到长出后的向日葵明白了：要给学生充分的信任，并给他们机会成长。
1. B 根据“It was true. William was a joy in my class.”及最后一段“I got to know we teachers”可知，威廉是作者的学生，故选 B。
2. D 根据“he always cheered them up and brought them... moments”可知，他总是乐于助人，给这些有困难的同学带来了欢快的时刻，故选 D。
3. A 根据“I wasn't sure if William could pass the exams”可知，“我”担心他是否能通过考试，故选 A。
4. C 根据最后一段“I knew I didn't have to worry about William.”可知，后来老师不再担心他，所以事情发生了转变，故选 C。
5. C 根据“for many of the students to plant the sunflowers”以及下文转折可知，刚开始学生们都很兴奋，后面都失去了耐心，故选 C。
6. B “most kids had little patience for the growing part”与上文是转折关系，故选 B。
7. D talk about 谈论；pick up 拾起；think of 想起；look after 照顾。根据“They lost interest and forgot to... the sunflowers”可知，大多数孩子对种植向日葵失去了兴趣，所以忘记了要照顾向日葵，故选 D。
8. B 根据“Every afternoon, William made sure all the sunflowers were watered.”可知，威廉很认真地照顾向日葵，所以他应当对这件事表现出了极大的兴趣，故选 B。
9. A 此空指代 William，应填 He，故选 A。
10. D 根据“moved them to the perfect place”可知，是小心翼翼地移动这些向日葵，故选 D。
11. A 根据“moved them to the perfect place”及“hoped the twenty sunflowers”可知，细心地照顾这些向日葵是想让它们好好生长，故选 A。
12. D 根据“They must have been... to the sun.”以及常识可知，向日葵的“脸”会朝向太阳，故选 D。
13. B 根据上文的描述可知，作者刚开始担心威廉的成绩，看到眼前的向日葵，作者意识到要信任学生，给他们机会，故选 B。
14. A 根据“Maybe this was... I chose to be a teacher, I thought.”可知，作者认为想要培育孩子是自己选择当老师的原因，故选 A。
15. C 根据“he would shine brightly... his sunflowers”可知，作者相信威廉会像他的向日葵一样光芒四射，故选 C。

【分析】
做这篇完形填空，首先要通读全文，把握文章核心故事：作者作为老师，起初担心成绩不佳但热爱植物的学生William，直到班级种植向日葵的项目中，William的坚持和认真让作者改观，明白要信任并培育学生的闪光点。
解题时，每个空都要结合上下文的线索、逻辑关系和词义辨析来判断：
1. 先找上下文的指代或提示，比如第1题，后文提到“William was a joy in my class”以及作者的老师身份，就能确定William是作者的学生；
2. 关注句子间的逻辑关系，比如第6题，前文说刚开始学生种向日葵的状态，后文说大多数孩子没耐心，是转折关系，所以选表转折的However；
3. 结合固定搭配和常识，比如第12题，向日葵的“花盘（脸）”朝向太阳，这是常识，再结合语境选faces；
4. 还要关注作者的情感变化，从担心William到信任他，以此来判断情感相关的选项，比如第3题的worrying，第13题的trust。
【解析】
1. 第1题：根据后文“It was true. William was a joy in my class.”以及最后一段“I got to know we teachers”可知，William是作者的学生，故选B。
2. 第2题：根据“he always cheered them up”可知，他会给有困难的同学带来欢快的时刻，bright在此表示“愉快的”，故选D。
3. 第3题：根据“I wasn't sure if William could pass the exams”可知，作者担心他能否通过考试，“couldn't help doing sth.”是固定搭配，意为“忍不住做某事”，故选A。
4. 第4题：根据最后一段“I knew I didn't have to worry about William.”可知，之前作者担心他，后来情况发生了改变，故选C。
5. 第5题：根据后文转折“most kids had little patience for the growing part”可知，刚开始学生们对种向日葵是感到兴奋的，故选C。
6. 第6题：前文说刚开始学生的兴奋状态，后文说大多数孩子没耐心，二者是转折关系，However表转折，故选B。
7. 第7题：根据“They lost interest”可知，孩子们失去兴趣后就忘记照顾向日葵了，look after意为“照顾”，符合语境，故选D。
8. 第8题：根据“Every afternoon, William made sure all the sunflowers were watered.”可知，William对照顾向日葵表现出极大的兴趣，故选B。
9. 第9题：此空指代William，所以用He，故选A。
10. 第10题：根据“moved them to the perfect place behind the library”可知，为了让向日葵好好生长，大家小心翼翼地移动它们，carefully意为“小心地”，故选D。
11. 第11题：根据上下文对向日葵的照顾可知，大家希望这二十棵向日葵能好好生长，grow意为“生长”，故选A。
12. 第12题：结合常识，向日葵的花盘（被比作faces）会朝向太阳，故选D。
13. 第13题：作者起初担心William的成绩，看到他种的向日葵后，意识到作为老师要信任学生的闪光点，trust意为“信任”，故选B。
14. 第14题：作者看到向日葵后，明白了这就是自己选择当老师的原因，why引导表语从句表原因，故选A。
15. 第15题：作者相信William会像他的向日葵一样光芒四射，like意为“像”，故选C。
【答案】
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. C
5. C
6. B
7. D
8. B
9. A
10. D
11. A
12. D
13. B
14. A
15. C
【知识点】
1. 完形填空语境分析
2. 词义辨析
3. 逻辑关系判断
【点评】
这篇记叙文通过老师与学生的故事，传递了教育要信任并培育学生闪光点的理念。解题时需紧密结合上下文语境、句子逻辑关系及生活常识，同时要关注作者的情感变化线索，这是做好此类完形填空的关键。
【难度系数】
0.3