五、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
Nick is my best friend. His mother always does 1 really cool. What did she do recently? She made green cakes!
Yesterday morning, Nick 2 a green cake to school. It looked beautiful and 3. At lunch, he shared the cake 4 us. We all liked the cake. And we wanted to know 5 his mother made green cakes.
Nick said the story went back to a few weeks ago. Nick’s father 6 watermelons and he ate a lot of them, especially in summer. After eating them, he always 7 the watermelon rind (厚皮) in the rubbish bin.
One day, Nick’s 8 saw a heavy bag full of watermelon rinds. She thought, “I should find a better 9 to use the watermelon rind.” Suddenly, she had a good 10. She planned to make a cake with it. She first 11 the watermelon rind. Then, she put it in a blender and soon she got green juice. She 12 the juice with flour. 13 she made a delicious green cake.
Now, the green cakes are 14 with the kids in the neighbourhood. Many neighbours learn from Nick’s mother to make good use of the watermelon rind. And they needn’t 15 wasting so much watermelon rind any more.
() 1. A. everything B. something
C. anything D. nothing
() 2. A. sold B. sent
C. added D. brought
() 3. A. special B. funny
C. dangerous D. boring
() 4. A. from B. for
C. with D. of
() 5. A. which B. how
C. where D. what
() 6. A. made B. liked
C. picked D. weighed
() 7. A. cut B. heated
C. threw D. mashed
() 8. A. father B. brother
C. sister D. mother
() 9. A. place B. plate
C. way D. reason
() 10. A. idea B. result
C. talk D. example
() 11. A. eat up B. cut up
C. put up D. get up
() 12. A. added B. turned
C. mixed D. joined
() 13. A. Seriously B. Heavily
C. Hardly D. Finally
() 14. A. popular B. tired
C. covered D. filled
() 15. A. work out B. search for
C. drop off D. worry about

(B) 1. A. everything B. something C. anything D. nothing
(D) 2. A. sold B. sent C. added D. brought
(A) 3. A. special B. funny C. dangerous D. boring
(C) 4. A. from B. for C. with D. of
(B) 5. A. which B. how C. where D. what
(B) 6. A. made B. liked C. picked D. weighed
(C) 7. A. cut B. heated C. threw D. mashed
(D) 8. A. father B. brother C. sister D. mother
(C) 9. A. place B. plate C. way D. reason
(A) 10. A. idea B. result C. talk D. example
(B) 11. A. eat up B. cut up C. put up D. get up
(C) 12. A. added B. turned C. mixed D. joined
(D) 13. A. Seriously B. Heavily C. Hardly D. Finally
(A) 14. A. popular B. tired C. covered D. filled
(D) 15. A. work out B. search for C. drop off D. worry about

【分析】
做完形填空需遵循“通读全文→把握主旨→逐空分析→验证答案”的思路：1. 先通读短文，明确文章主旨是Nick妈妈利用西瓜皮制作绿色蛋糕的生活小故事；2. 逐空时结合语境（上下文提示）、词义辨析、固定搭配判断选项，比如肯定句中表“某事”用something，share的固定搭配是share with，结合动作逻辑（带蛋糕去学校用brought）等；3. 最后通读验证答案是否符合文意。
【解析】
1. 句意：他妈妈总做些很酷的事。肯定句中表“某事”用something，故选B。
2. 句意：Nick带了一块绿色蛋糕去学校。brought（带来）符合语境，sold（卖）、sent（发送）、added（添加）均不符合，故选D。
3. 句意：蛋糕看起来漂亮又特别。special（特别的）符合绿色蛋糕的特点，funny（滑稽的）、dangerous（危险的）、boring（无聊的）不符合，故选A。
4. 固定搭配share sth. with sb.（和某人分享某物），故选C。
5. 句意：我们想知道他妈妈是怎么制作绿色蛋糕的。how（如何）表方式，符合语境，故选B。
6. 句意：Nick的爸爸喜欢西瓜，吃很多。liked（喜欢）符合逻辑，made（制作）、picked（采摘）、weighed（称重）不符合，故选B。
7. 句意：吃完后他总是把西瓜皮扔进垃圾桶。threw（扔）符合动作，cut（切）、heated（加热）、mashed（捣成泥）不符合，故选C。
8. 结合上下文，是Nick的妈妈看到西瓜皮，故选D。
9. 句意：我应该找个更好的方法用西瓜皮。way（方法）符合，place（地方）、plate（盘子）、reason（原因）不符合，故选C。
10. 句意：突然她有了个好主意。idea（主意）符合，result（结果）、talk（谈话）、example（例子）不符合，故选A。
11. 句意：她先切西瓜皮。cut up（切碎）符合，eat up（吃光）、put up（张贴）、get up（起床）不符合，故选B。
12. 句意：她把果汁和面粉混合。mixed（混合）符合，added（添加，需加to）、turned（转变）、joined（加入）不符合，故选C。
13. 句意：最后她做了美味的绿色蛋糕。Finally（最后）符合顺序，Seriously（严肃地）、Heavily（沉重地）、Hardly（几乎不）不符合，故选D。
14. 句意：现在绿色蛋糕受邻居孩子欢迎。popular（受欢迎的）符合，tired（疲惫的）、covered（覆盖）、filled（充满）不符合，故选A。
15. 句意：他们不必担心浪费西瓜皮。worry about（担心）符合，work out（解决）、search for（寻找）、drop off（减少）不符合，故选D。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.C 5.B 6.B 7.C 8.D 9.C 10.A 11.B 12.C 13.D 14.A 15.D
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是贴近生活的记叙文，通过Nick妈妈用西瓜皮制作绿色蛋糕的故事，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及上下文语境的理解，题目难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.4