四、完形填空。
阅读短文，从每小题所给的四个选项中，选出最佳选项，填入空白处。
I'm a girl from Canada. I have read many books by writers from different . But when I was little, I didn't like reading at all. I thought books were and they often made me feel tired. On sixth birthday, I got a book named *Toy Story*. My father read the book to me every night. Surprisingly, I found it very interesting. I wasn't able to refuse any books.
As I grew up, I became more interested in reading and reading. My mother even got me a membership(会员）card in a . Every day after school, I would go there and pick a book to read.
When I went to middle school, I had much homework. So I could read at weekends.
I don't talk to others often I'm quiet. But I never feel . Books are my friends. While reading, I feel that I'm in the story, watching things happen my own eyes. I always lose myself in reading and don't the time.
Because of reading, my writing has improved a lot. Last October, I finished writing a novel(小说）and it to my teacher. He thought it was excellent and advised me to join in a writing competition for . Finally, I won the first prize and it really made me excited.
I'm in Grade 11 now. I know I'll have less and less free time, but I'll reading books. It has become an important part of my life.
()1. A. classes B. schools C. countries D. teams
()2. A. exciting B. boring C. interesting D. expensive
()3. A. his B. your C. her D. my
()4. A. thick B. cheap C. fun D. simple
()5. A. gave up B. took up C. looked for D. prepared for
()6. A. bank B. shop C. library D. restaurant
()7. A. soon B. never C. even D. only
()8. A. but B. because C. if D. until
()9. A. lonely B. lucky C. strong D. comfortable
()10. A. by B. in C. for D. with
()11. A. spend B. wait C. notice D. kill
()12. A. step B. life C. skill D. report
()13. A. offered B. showed C. taught D. returned
()14. A. teenagers B. reporters C. teachers D. tourists
()15. A. discuss B. mind C. stop D. continue

1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.C 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D
14. A 【解析】句意:他认为我写得很好,并建议我参加青少年写作比赛。teenagers 青少年;reporters 记者;teachers 老师;tourists 游客。根据最后一段“I'm in Grade 11 now.”可知,作者参加的是青少年写作比赛。故选 A。

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述作者从不爱读书到爱上读书，读书成为其生活重要部分的经历），再逐题结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配等分析选项，选出最佳答案。每道题需关注前后文提示，如第1题由“writers from different”对应国家，第2题由前文“didn't like reading”选负面形容词等。
【解析】
1. 考查名词辨析。句意：我读过很多来自不同国家作家的书。classes班级；schools学校；countries国家；teams团队。根据前文“I'm a girl from Canada”可知，此处指不同国家的作家，故选C。
2. 考查形容词辨析。句意：我觉得书很无聊，还常让我疲惫。exciting令人兴奋的；boring无聊的；interesting有趣的；expensive昂贵的。由前文“didn't like reading at all”可知，选B。
3. 考查代词辨析。句意：在我六岁生日时，我得到了一本《玩具总动员》。his他的；your你的；her她的；my我的。此处指作者自己的生日，故选D。
4. 考查形容词辨析。句意：我无法拒绝任何有趣的书。thick厚的；cheap便宜的；fun有趣的；simple简单的。由前文“found it very interesting”可知，选C。
5. 考查动词短语辨析。句意：随着长大，我对阅读越来越感兴趣，开始阅读。gave up放弃；took up开始从事；looked for寻找；prepared for准备。take up符合语境，故选B。
6. 考查名词辨析。句意：妈妈甚至给我办了图书馆的会员卡。bank银行；shop商店；library图书馆；restaurant餐馆。由后文“go there and pick a book to read”可知，是图书馆，故选C。
7. 考查副词辨析。句意：所以我只能在周末读书。soon不久；never从不；even甚至；only仅仅。由前文“much homework”可知，只能周末读，故选D。
8. 考查连词辨析。句意：我不常和别人说话，因为我很安静。but但是；because因为；if如果；until直到。前后是因果关系，故选B。
9. 考查形容词辨析。句意：但我从不觉得孤独。lonely孤独的；lucky幸运的；strong强壮的；comfortable舒适的。由后文“Books are my friends”可知，选A。
10. 考查介词辨析。句意：用我自己的眼睛看事情。by通过；in在……里；for为了；with用。with one's own eyes是固定搭配，故选D。
11. 考查动词辨析。句意：我总是沉浸在阅读里，没注意时间。spend花费；wait等待；notice注意；kill消磨。由“lose myself in reading”可知，没注意时间，故选C。
12. 考查名词辨析。句意：因为阅读，我的写作技能提高了很多。step步骤；life生活；skill技能；report报告。写作技能，故选C。
13. 考查动词辨析。句意：去年十月，我写完一本小说，给老师看了。offered提供；showed展示，给……看；taught教；returned返回。show sth. to sb.是固定搭配，故选B。
14. 考查名词辨析。句意：他认为它很棒，建议我参加青少年写作比赛。teenagers青少年；reporters记者；teachers老师；tourists游客。由前文“I'm in Grade 11 now”可知，作者是青少年，故选A。
15. 考查动词辨析。句意：我知道我自由时间会越来越少，但我会继续读书。discuss讨论；mind介意；stop停止；continue继续。由后文“it has become an important part of my life”可知，继续读书，故选D。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.D 11.C 12.C 13.B 14.A 15.D
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文为贴近学生生活的记叙文，围绕作者与阅读的故事展开，解题需结合上下文语境、词汇词义及固定搭配，考查学生综合语言运用能力，是典型的初中英语完形填空题型。
【难度系数】
0.6