一、完形填空。
Most of us like to know where we are and where we're going. It can feel strange to be 1. The words "being lost" make us think of a dark and scary wood or street, 2 that's not always the case.
Once we were on holiday in Venice. My dad planned to go out to take photos early the next morning. Mum wasn't 3, but I would go with him, only because he 4 I could have the biggest ever bowl of Italian ice cream if I did. 5 else would I get up so early?!
So at 5 am the next day we left the hotel and started walking in the 6 streets. When the sun came up, Dad started taking photos and I 7 him, down small streets and over little bridges.
After about an hour, I turned to Dad and asked, "Where are we?" He said, "I have no idea." I immediately felt a bit 8, but Dad just laughed and said, "We're lost!" I told him to 9 his map or phone. He said, "I only brought the 10. Come on, let's get more lost!" He laughed again.
His laughter 11 me and made me feel safe. Slowly people were appearing on the streets—shops and cafes began to open.
I began to 12 that we were lost, and just started watching and taking in everything that was happening around me.
13, after about four hours of walking around, we were back. Mum asked anxiously(担心地), "Where have you been?" I said with a big 14, "We got lost!"
These days we 15 get lost with so many things around us—maps, GPS, apps on our phones, and so on. But Dad showed me that being lost can sometimes simply be something to enjoy.
()1. A. alone B. lost C. afraid D. silent
()2. A. or B. so C. but D. and
()3. A. worried B. touched C. satisfied D. interested
()4. A. expected B. realised C. remembered D. promised
()5. A. How B. Why C. When D. Where
()6. A. modern B. noisy C. empty D. bright
()7. A. left B. invited C. guided D. followed
()8. A. scared B. hurt C. hungry D. tired
()9. A. pick up B. think of C. take out D. pay for
()10. A. map B. bowl C. phone D. camera
()11. A. saved B. relaxed C. stopped D. warned
()12. A. doubt B. forget C. imagine D. regret
()13. A. Finally B. Recently C. Certainly D. Suddenly
()14. A. surprise B. shame C. smile D. fear
()15. A. hardly B. often C. nearly D. always

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

【分析】
首先通读全文，明确文章主旨：作者与爸爸在威尼斯度假时早起拍照，途中迷路，最终发现迷路也能成为一种享受的经历。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇辨析、逻辑关系及固定搭配，逐个分析每个空的选项：1空由后文“being lost”提示选lost；2空前后为转折关系选but；3空结合语境妈妈对早起拍照不感兴趣选interested；4空爸爸承诺给冰淇淋选promised；5空反问早起的原因选why；6空清晨5点街道空旷选empty；7空作者跟着爸爸选followed；8空迷路初期作者害怕选scared；9空让爸爸拿出地图/手机选take out；10空爸爸要拍照带相机选camera；11空爸爸的笑声让作者放松选relaxed；12空作者忘记迷路选forget；13空最终返回选Finally；14空作者笑着说迷路选smile；15空现在很少迷路选hardly。
【解析】
1. 第1空：后文“being lost”直接提示，选B（lost）；
2. 第2空：前文说迷路让人联想到可怕的场景，后文转折说明并非总是如此，选C（but）；
3. 第3空：结合语境，妈妈对早起去拍照不感兴趣，选D（interested）；
4. 第4空：爸爸承诺若作者同行就给最大的意大利冰淇淋，选D（promised）；
5. 第5空：反问“我为什么要这么早起床”，选B（Why）；
6. 第6空：清晨5点的街道行人稀少，是空旷的，选C（empty）；
7. 第7空：作者跟随爸爸走在小街上，选D（followed）；
8. 第8空：迷路初期作者感到害怕，选A（scared）；
9. 第9空：让爸爸拿出地图或手机，take out意为“拿出”，选C；
10. 第10空：爸爸要去拍照，携带的是相机，选D（camera）；
11. 第11空：爸爸的笑声让作者放松并感到安全，选B（relaxed）；
12. 第12空：作者不再在意迷路，开始观察周围事物，选B（forget）；
13. 第13空：经过四小时行走后最终返回，选A（Finally）；
14. 第14空：作者笑着说出迷路的经历，选C（smile）；
15. 第15空：如今因有地图、GPS等工具，很少迷路，选A（hardly）。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.C 10.D 11.B 12.B 13.A 14.C 15.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文为记叙文完形，通过作者与爸爸在威尼斯迷路的经历，传递了“迷路也可成为一种享受”的感悟，解题需结合上下文逻辑与词汇含义，难度适中，适合初中阶段学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5