五、完形填空。(2025·江苏泰州二附中靖江外国语二次月考)
"Do you want to go cycling with us this Saturday?" Eric asked. Dave and he were good at cycling. "Of course!" Pete answered. 1, he didn't even know how to ride, but how could he tell his friends that?
When he went home, he 2 his bike his parents bought for his birthday. When he first got it, he was 3. But after a day or two, he gave up. His mother smiled to see him trying again, but he just gave her a(n) 4 look.
Pete 5 his bike across the street and tried to ride again. But he couldn't. He didn't know what to do. "It'll be all right. Just 6 trying," his mother said. But it just made Pete angrier.
The next day at school, the boys met on the sports field. "Are you ready for the bike trip?" Dave asked Pete.
"Oh, that..." Pete said 7. "What's wrong?" Eric asked.
"Err...it's just..." Pete thought, "They will laugh at me if I tell them the truth."
"You 8 ride a bike," Dave said.
Pete opened his 9 with great surprise. He almost said he could, 10 he didn't want to do like that. So Pete said, "No, I can't."
"We know," Eric said. "You have the coolest 11 at school. We want to see you ride it. We are going to help you!"
Pete couldn't believe his ears. "I 12 you were going to make fun of me."
Dave said, "We are your 13. Why would we do that?"
"I don't know," Pete said. "I guess I was just too 14."
That Saturday, Pete learned to ride his bike. He also learned a lesson about friendship and asking for 15. You don't need to be perfect in front of your friends and don't let your pride stop you getting better.
()1. A. By the way
B. In fact
C. First of all
D. At the same time
()2. A. hold up
B. gave away
C. took out
D. got up
()3. A. excited
B. bored
C. relaxed
D. surprised
()4. A. angry
B. interesting
C. brave
D. funny
()5. A. walked
B. repaired
C. drew
D. rode
()6. A. remember
B. stop
C. start
D. keep
()7. A. loudly
B. clearly
C. slowly
D. easily
()8. A. mustn't
B. can't
C. needn't
D. shouldn't
()9. A. arms
B. hands
C. mouth
D. ears
()10. A. because
B. if
C. and
D. but
()11. A. shoe
B. bike
C. face
D. book
()12. A. studied
B. found
C. thought
D. checked
()13. A. members
B. families
C. students
D. friends
()14. A. proud
B. happy
C. strong
D. creative
()15. A. treat
B. respect
C. attention
D. help

五、1. B 【点拨】By the way 顺便说一下；In fact 事实上；First of all 首先；At the same time 同时。根据“he didn't even know how to ride”可知，此处说明实际情况，故选 B。
2. C 【点拨】hold up 举起；give away 赠送；take out 拿出；get up 起床。根据“his bike his parents bought”可知，此处表示拿出自行车，故选 C。
3. A 【点拨】excited 兴奋的；bored 无聊的；relaxed 放松的；surprised 惊讶的。根据“after a day or two，he gave up”可知，最初是兴奋的，故选 A。
4. A 【点拨】句意：母亲看到他再次尝试时笑了，但他只是生气地看了她一眼。angry 生气的；interesting 有趣的；brave 勇敢的；funny 滑稽的。根据“he just gave her”和后文“made Pete angrier”可知，是指生气地看了她一眼，故选 A。
5. A 【点拨】根据“tried to ride again”可知是推着自行车走，而非直接骑，故选 A。
6. D 【点拨】remember 记住；stop 停止；start 开始；keep 保持。根据 trying 可知，母亲鼓励皮特继续尝试。keep doing sth“继续做某事”，故选 D。
7. C 【点拨】loudly 大声地；clearly 清晰地；slowly 缓慢地；easily 容易地。根据后文“What's wrong?”可知，皮特回答时很犹豫，故选 C。
8. B 【点拨】根据后文中“No，I can't.”可知，此处是说皮特不会骑自行车，故选 B。
9. C 【点拨】arm 手臂；hand 手；mouth 嘴；ear 耳朵。根据“with great surprise”可知，皮特惊讶地张开了嘴巴，故选 C。
10. D 【点拨】句意：他差点说自己会骑，但他不想那样做。because 因为；if 如果；and 和；but 但是。根据“almost said he could”和“he didn't want to do like that”可知，前后是转折关系，故选 D。
11. B 【点拨】shoe 鞋；bike 自行车；face 脸；book 书。全文围绕自行车展开，故选 B。
12. C 【点拨】句意：我以为你们会取笑我。study 学习；find 发现；think 认为；check 检查。根据“make fun of me”可知，这是皮特的主观猜测，故选 C。
13. D 【点拨】句意：我们是你的朋友。member 成员；family 家人；student 学生；friend 朋友。根据后文中的 friendship 可知，几人是朋友。故选 D。
14. A 【点拨】proud 骄傲的；happy 开心的；strong 强壮的；creative 有创造力的。根据后文“don't let your pride stop you getting better”可知，此处是说皮特太骄傲了。故选 A。
15. D 【点拨】句意：他也学到了关于友谊和寻求帮助的一课。treat 对待；respect 尊重；attention 注意；help 帮助。根据“asking for”和后文“getting better”可知，是指寻求帮助，故选 D。

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五、完形填空。（2025·江苏泰州二附中靖江外国语二次月考）
“这个星期六你想和我们一起去骑自行车吗？”埃里克问道。戴夫和他都很擅长骑自行车。“当然！”皮特回答道。事实上，他甚至都不知道怎么骑车，但他怎么能把这件事告诉他的朋友们呢？
当他回到家，他拿出了父母为他生日买的自行车。当他第一次得到它的时候，他很兴奋。但过了一两天，他就放弃了。他的妈妈看到他又尝试骑车，笑了笑，但他只是给了她一个生气的眼神。
皮特推着他的自行车穿过街道，又试着骑了起来。但他还是不会。他不知道该怎么办。“会好起来的。只要继续尝试。”他的妈妈说道。但这只会让皮特更生气。
第二天在学校，男孩们在运动场上碰面了。“你准备好自行车之旅了吗？”戴夫问皮特。
“哦，那个……”皮特慢慢地说道。“怎么了？”埃里克问道。
“呃……只是……”皮特想，“如果我告诉他们真相，他们会嘲笑我的。”
“你不会骑自行车。”戴夫说道。
皮特非常惊讶地张开了他的嘴。他差点就说他会骑了，但他不想那样做。所以皮特说：“不，我不会。”
“我们知道。”埃里克说，“你有学校里最酷的自行车。我们想看到你骑着它。我们会帮助你的！”
皮特不敢相信自己的耳朵。“我以为你们会取笑我。”
戴夫说：“我们是你的朋友。我们为什么要那样做呢？”
“我不知道。”皮特说，“我想我只是太骄傲了。”
那个星期六，皮特学会了骑自行车。他也学到了关于友谊和寻求帮助的一课。你不需要在朋友面前十全十美，也不要让你的骄傲阻止你变得更好。