完形填空
Mum was busy with an important call. I had to watch my little sister Lilly. But somehow, the situation quickly turned into a total disaster. I felt quite 1 because I didn’t know what to do.
At first, I tried to 2 Lilly with her favourite puzzle, hoping she would play quietly. But she got bored and upset after a while. Then, I suggested reading her favourite book, 3 she threw it halfway across the room before we even reached the middle. I needed to 4 her down, and fast. I was worried that Mum would be 5 with me. Looking around the room, I noticed the mini basketball hoop attached to my door with two suction cups(吸盘). Inspiration struck(猛地想到), I pulled it down and stuck it on my forehead. It must have looked 6, because Lilly started laughing immediately. Her laughter was like sweet music to my ears. Encouraged, I pulled the hoop off my head with a loud sound. POP! Lilly clapped and laughed 7, saying, “Do again!” We 8 this several times, and her laughter filled the whole room.
After a few rounds, Lilly suddenly stopped and pointed at my forehead. “Circles!” she shouted 9. At first, I didn’t understand, but when I checked the mirror, I saw two bright red, perfectly round 10 on my forehead where the suction cups had been. I couldn’t help opening my mouth with surprise. When Mum walked into the room later, she was shocked, trying to hold back a laugh. “What happened?” she asked. I explained the situation 11. Although Mum tried to stay serious, I could tell she found it funny as well.
By the next morning, the red circles had turned into dark purple marks, making me afraid of going to school. I just wanted to 12 myself from my classmates. At lunch, my best friend Pete 13 them curiously.
“Jake, what’s up with your head?” he asked loudly.
Instead of hiding, I decided to tell the truth. “I stuck a basketball hoop on my head to make my sister laugh.” To my surprise, my friends didn’t laugh at me. Instead, they started sharing their own embarrassing stories, turning my disaster into a moment of 14.
That day, I realised that sometimes the best way to handle a disaster is to laugh it off and 15 it.
()1. A. excited B. nervous C. relaxed D. proud
()2. A. please B. surprise C. disappoint D. frighten
()3. A. so B. or C. but D. and
()4. A. turn B. calm C. slow D. let
()5. A. happy B. angry C. strict D. popular
()6. A. terrible B. boring C. great D. funny
()7. A. sadly B. happily C. angrily D. carefully
()8. A. tried B. ended C. repeated D. worked
()9. A. angrily B. weakly C. excitedly D. politely
()10. A. wounds B. holes C. stickers D. circles
()11. A. honestly B. generally C. suddenly D. hardly
()12. A. protect B. hide C. enjoy D. hurt
()13. A. eyed B. asked C. ignored D. explained
()14. A. trust B. confidence C. connection D. patience
()15. A. face B. refuse C. avoid D. follow

1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.D
11.A 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.A

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系及固定搭配逐一解题。例如第1空，前文提到情况变成灾难且不知如何应对，可推断作者的情绪是紧张；第3空前后是转折关系，需选转折连词；第4空考查固定搭配，以此类推，每个空都要结合语境和词汇用法判断。
【解析】1. 语境：情况变成灾难，不知如何应对，nervous（紧张的）符合，选B；2. try to please sb意为“让某人开心”，用拼图让妹妹开心，选A；3. 前后是转折关系，建议读书但妹妹扔了书，选转折连词but（C）；4. 固定搭配calm sb down意为“让某人平静”，选B；5. 担心妈妈生气，angry符合语境，选B；6. 妹妹立刻笑了，说明作者的样子很有趣，funny选D；7. 妹妹开心地鼓掌大笑，happily选B；8. 重复做了几次逗笑妹妹的动作，repeated选C；9. 妹妹发现额头上的红圈后兴奋地大喊，excitedly选C；10. 额头上的两个红圈，circles选D；11. 作者诚实地向妈妈解释情况，honestly选A；12. 作者想躲着同学，hide选B；13. 朋友好奇地注视作者的额头，eyed选A；14. 分享尴尬事变成拉近朋友关系的时刻，connection选C；15. 笑对并面对困境，face选A。
【答案】1.B 2.A 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.D 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.D 11.A 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.A
【知识点】完形填空语境分析、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】本文是贴近学生生活的记叙文，通过作者照顾妹妹的小经历传递积极面对困境的道理，考查学生对语境的理解和词汇运用能力，解题需结合上下文逻辑及词汇积累。
【难度系数】0.5