六、完形填空。（2024·江苏宿迁宿豫区中考一模）
I jumped up high in the air and landed in the sandpit. “3.55 metres!” the referee(裁判) 1 . The result was my best by then, but I was not 2 with it.
I have been competing in the long jump since primary school, so for me, I was likely to succeed. But this time, 3 seemed far from me. After trying several times, I lost heart and wanted to 4 .
As I reached the last round of the jump, my worry and self - doubt built up inside. It seemed that all my 5 had been meaningless. I stood at the starting line, my mind totally blank (空白的) and my hands 6 . I heard my classmates cheers 7 me, so I started running. I tried using my arms and shoulders to run faster, but my body started to show signs of tiredness.
As the highlight of this term, this long - awaited sports event became my Waterloo. Accepting failure was the last thing I wanted. 8 my best friends came to comfort me, I couldn't even say a word. They told me I had done a good job and that they were 9 me. These words were like warm wind, 10 away the dark clouds in my heart.
11 this experience, I realize that failure is the most common thing in life. We meet different kinds of failures everywhere. Failure makes us better understand 12 and our disadvantages. And it can make us get 13 . That's because it not only allows us to get 14 from it, but also makes us improve ourselves. What's more, failure offers us a chance to 15 our bad feelings with friends, which can develop our friendships. This is what I've learned in the long jump.
(　　　)1. A. explained
B. announced
C. promised
D. introduced
(　　　)2. A. satisfied
B. patient
C. strict
D. careful
(　　　)3. A. stress
B. truth
C. victory
D. peace
(　　　)4. A. give up
B. stay out
C. calm down
D. cut in
(　　　)5. A. hopes
B. efforts
C. questions
D. secrets
(　　　)6. A. soft
B. dirty
C. pretty
D. wet
(　　　)7. A. above
B. among
C. around
D. along
(　　　)8. A. Though
B. Since
C. If
D. When
(　　　)9. A. angry with
B. worried about
C. proud of
D. crazy about
(　　　)10. A. blowing
B. throwing
C. running
D. pushing
(　　　)11. A. With
B. Over
C. Through
D. On
(　　　)12. A. yourselves
B. ourselves
C. itself
D. themselves
(　　　)13. A. stronger
B. busier
C. weaker
D. cleverer
(　　　)14. A. classes
B. subjects
C. lessons
D. items
(　　　)15. A. mix
B. share
C. compare
D. exchange

1. B 【点拨】根据语境可知，应是裁判宣布的结果。故选 B。
2. A 【点拨】satisfied 满意的；patient 有耐心的；strict 严格的；careful 认真的。根据前句“The result was my best by then”和 but 的提示可知，应是并不满意。故选 A。
3. C 【点拨】stress 压力；truth 真相；victory 胜利；peace 和平。根据后句“After trying several times, I lost heart”可推知，试了几次都没成功，应是胜利似乎很远。故选 C。
4. A 【点拨】根据空前“I lost heart”可推知，应是想放弃。故选 A。
5. B 【点拨】hope 希望；effort 努力；question 问题；secret 秘密。根据前句“As I reached the last round of the jump, my worry and self - doubt built up inside.”可知，作者失去了自信，觉得努力都没有意义了。故选 B。
6. D 【点拨】soft 柔软的；dirty 脏的；pretty 漂亮的；wet 湿的。根据前句“my mind totally blank(空白的)”可知，作者此时很紧张，所以手应是湿的。故选 D。
7. C 【点拨】above 在……上面；among 在……中间；around 在……周围；along 沿着。根据语境可知，应是听到周围同学的欢呼声。故选 C。
8. D 【点拨】though 虽然；since 自从；if 如果；when 当……时。分析前后句句意可知，空处的词应是引导时间状语从句，故应用 when。故选 D。
9. C 【点拨】根据“They told me I had done a good job”可知，应是为“我”感到骄傲。故选 C。
10. A 【点拨】根据前句“These words were like warm wind”可知，应是吹散乌云。故选 A。
11. C 【点拨】根据后句“I realize that failure is the most common thing in life”可知，是通过这次经历，得出的生活经验。故选 C。
12. B 【点拨】yourselves 你们自己；ourselves 我们自己；itself 它自己；themselves 他/她/它们自己；根据空前“makes us”可知，应是更好地了解“我们自己”。故选 B。
13. A 【点拨】根据前句“Failure makes us better understand...and our disadvantages.”及语境可知，应是“失败可以让我们变得更强大”。故选 A。
14. C 【点拨】根据下文“This is what I’ve learned in the long jump.”可知，应是从失败中得到教训。故选 C。
15. B 【点拨】根据空后“our bad feelings with friends, which can develop our friendships”可知，应是与朋友分享坏心情。故选 B。