三、完形填空(共15小题，每小题15分，满分15分)
I was sitting on a seat in the park yesterday, enjoying the sunny day. I could see two brothers on their skateboards. The one ahead was laughing and shouting at to go faster. The one behind seemed angry and hurt, trying hard to his elder brother.
This scene reminded me of my . I was always competing with my elder brother, George. He was better than me at everything — he was stronger, faster, cleverer. I tried hard to beat him at something, anything, but I never . I was furious (愤怒的) with myself, promising that one day I would defeat him, and it would feel .
Then came a special evening, the night of my victory over George. We got our final exam results, and mine were excellent. At , I was eager to show them off proudly to my parents, but I waited for George to speak first. , he didn’t say a single word. He didn’t me, nor at Mum or Dad. He just ate a little and then went to his room.
I was . What was going on? Then it hit me — George had failed his exams! At last, I was better than George! But I didn’t feel happy or proud. I only felt for my poor brother. Victory was not , it had a bad taste.
I found George in his room, sitting on his bed with his head in his , crying silently. I put my arms around him and said, “Don’t worry, George. I still believe in you. You’re the best.” He hugged me back and said, “No — you’re the best. The best brother in the world!”
()36. A. racing B. standing C. laying D. waiting
()37. A. another B. the other C. others D. the others
()38. A. live up with B. keep up with C. come up with D. end up with
()39. A. parents B. future C. childhood D. skateboard
()40. A. or B. so C. but D. and
()41. A. could B. would C. might D. had to
()42. A. strict B. painful C. wonderful D. serious
()43. A. first B. second C. third D. fourth
()44. A. breakfast B. dinner C. lunch D. meals
()45. A. Quietly B. Luckily C. Nervously D. Strangely
()46. A. laugh at B. shout at C. look at D. aim at
()47. A. happy B. confused C. right D. smart
()48. A. sorry B. strange C. good D. special
()49. A. big B. sweet C. far D. difficult
()50. A. legs B. arms C. hands D. shoulders

36—40 ABBCD 41—45 ACABD 46—50 CBABC

【解析】
36. A 根据后文“go faster”及兄弟间的追赶场景，可知两人在滑滑板竞速，racing（竞速比赛）符合语境；standing（站立）、laying（放置）、waiting（等待）均不符合。
37. B 此处指两个兄弟中的另一个，两者中的另一个用the other；another用于三者及以上的另一个，others泛指其他人，the others指其余的全部，均不适用。
38. B 结合语境，后面的兄弟努力跟上哥哥，keep up with（跟上）为固定搭配；live up with搭配错误，come up with（想出）、end up with（以……结束）不符合文意。
39. C 后文回忆与哥哥的竞争经历，这是作者的童年往事，childhood（童年）符合；parents（父母）、future（未来）、skateboard（滑板）均不符合语境。
40. D stronger, faster与cleverer为并列的形容词比较级，用and连接表并列关系；or（或者）、so（所以）、but（但是）均不符合逻辑。
41. A 前文提到努力打败哥哥但从未能够做到，could（能够）符合语境；would（会）、might（可能）、had to（不得不）均不符合文意。
42. C 作者承诺某天打败哥哥会感觉很棒，wonderful（极好的）符合；strict（严格的）、painful（痛苦的）、serious（严肃的）均不符合。
43. A 后文是作者第一次战胜哥哥，first（第一次）符合；second（第二）、third（第三）、fourth（第四）均不符合。
44. B 根据前文“special evening”可知是晚餐时间，dinner（晚餐）符合；breakfast（早餐）、lunch（午餐）、meals（餐饭，泛指）均不适用。
45. D 作者等George先说话，但他一言不发，这很奇怪，Strangely（奇怪地）符合；Quietly（安静地）、Luckily（幸运地）、Nervously（紧张地）均不符合语境。
46. C 结合语境，George没说话也没看“我”，look at（看）符合；laugh at（嘲笑）、shout at（大喊）、aim at（瞄准）均不符合。
47. B 作者对George的行为感到困惑，confused（困惑的）符合；happy（开心的）、right（正确的）、smart（聪明的）均不符合。
48. A 得知哥哥考试不及格，作者为他感到难过，sorry（难过的）符合；strange（奇怪的）、good（好的）、special（特别的）均不符合。
49. B 前文说胜利没有带来开心，反而有不好的滋味，可知胜利并不甜蜜，sweet（甜蜜的）符合；big（大的）、far（远的）、difficult（困难的）均不符合。
50. C 哥哥头埋在手里默默哭，head in his hands为常见表达；legs（腿）、arms（胳膊）、shoulders（肩膀）均不符合。
【答案】
36—40 ABBCD 41—45 ACABD 46—50 CBABC
【知识点】
1. 语境逻辑推理
2. 代词词义辨析
3. 动词短语辨析
【点评】
本文通过公园中两兄弟竞速的场景，引出作者与哥哥的童年竞争往事，最终展现了亲情超越竞争的主题。题目考查学生对语境的把握、词汇辨析及逻辑推理能力，内容贴近生活，容易引发学生共鸣。
【难度系数】
0.6