五、完形填空
When I was 15，my life was always boring. I didn't really 1 whether there are differences among the students in my school. But this view changed when my parents bought me a 2 for the Spring Festival.
Even though I didn't know 3 about photography，I showed great interest in the new 4. I kept taking photos for different people and plants.
Then after a month，I realized I had no 5 for taking pictures. My photos were clearly missing something and not creative. Soon，I became so 6 with myself that I gave up my new hobby.
During the summer vacation，I went for a walk on the railroad track. The tracks are a warm red colour. It's an amazing sight to 7. Before the walk，I thought，“Maybe I should bring my camera which hadn't been touched for weeks.”
Surprisingly，this walk on the tracks has begun my 8 for photography. When I was walking on the train tracks，there was only nature around me. I realized 9 important it was to look at the details of things. I stopped trying to 10 something beautiful. Instead，I just captured the beauty already around me.
11 months of studying outdoor scenes，I was finally able to create beauty of my own.
So far，my work has been published in two small magazines. They are 12 to me because they show how much my artistic abilities have grown：I went from 13 talent to being published. And my photos have become something I was 14 of.
Thanks to this gift from my 15，I now have a new way of looking at the world. I can enjoy the world better than others.
()1. A. care
B. hope
C. have
D. agree
()2. A. camera
B. computer
C. magazine
D. plant
()3. A. something
B. anything
C. nothing
D. everything
()4. A. game
B. hobby
C. film
D. picture
()5. A. knowledge
B. time
C. energy
D. gift
()6. A. busy
B. angry
C. pleased
D. careful
()7. A. speak
B. listen
C. see
D. read
()8. A. hope
B. satisfaction
C. dislike
D. love
()9. A. whether
B. what
C. how
D. why
()10. A. create
B. catch
C. draw
D. enjoy
()11. A. When
B. Before
C. After
D. Since
()12. A. important
B. unpleasant
C. uncomfortable
D. relaxing
()13. A. million
B. thousand
C. hundred
D. zero
()14. A. proud
B. tired
C. afraid
D. nervous
()15. A. friends
B. teachers
C. parents
D. sisters

1—5 AABBD 6—10 BCDCA 11—15 CADAC

【解析】
1. 第1题：根据前文“my life was always boring”可知，作者不在意学校里学生之间是否有差异，care（在意）符合语境，故选A。
2. 第2题：由后文提到的photography（摄影）可知，父母买的是camera（相机），故选A。
3. 第3题：本句为否定句，anything用于否定句中，“know anything about”表示“对……一无所知”，符合语境，故选B。
4. 第4题：摄影是作者新的爱好（hobby），且与后文“my new hobby”呼应，故选B。
5. 第5题：根据后文“My photos were clearly missing something and not creative”可知，作者意识到自己没有摄影的天赋（gift），故选D。
6. 第6题：作者因自己的照片没有创意而对自己生气（angry），进而放弃爱好，故选B。
7. 第7题：前文提到铁轨是暖红色，这是一个视觉景象，用see（看）符合语境，故选C。
8. 第8题：这次散步重新唤起了作者对摄影的热爱（love），故选D。
9. 第9题：此处为感叹句，how修饰形容词important，“how important it was...”表示“……是多么重要”，故选C。
10. 第10题：根据后文“Instead，I just captured the beauty already around me”可知，作者之前尝试创造（create）美，故选A。
11. 第11题：经过几个月对户外场景的学习后，作者终于能创造自己的美，after（在……之后）符合语境，故选C。
12. 第12题：作品被发表对作者来说很重要（important），因为这体现了他的艺术能力的成长，故选A。
13. 第13题：作者从没有（zero）摄影天赋到作品被发表，形成对比，故选D。
14. 第14题：作者的作品被发表，他为此感到自豪（proud），故选A。
15. 第15题：由开头“my parents bought me a...”可知，这份礼物来自父母（parents），故选C。
【答案】
1—5 AABBD 6—10 BCDCA 11—15 CADAC
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文讲述了作者从对摄影产生兴趣到放弃，再到重拾热爱并在摄影方面取得进步的故事，贴近学生生活，考查学生结合语境进行词义辨析的能力，能引导学生体会兴趣培养中的成长。
【难度系数】
0.6