Passage B
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Cloze.
Since the third grade, I have learned English. At that time, it was something 1 for me so I was very interested in it. I felt very proud because I was able to speak some 2 like: "What's your name?" and to answer this question with "My name is Harry."
I felt I wasn't a little boy any more 3 I could "understand" a foreign language. English was attractive (有吸引力的) to me and I 4 got bored during the English class. For the first time, I was able to understand what my favorite 5 singer was saying in his song. Realizing the situation, I felt very excited!
After finishing middle school, I couldn't 6 to study in an English school because of my poor family. Then, I had to study it 7. I started reading news and books in English and practicing English songs is also one of my 8 of learning English.
Three years later, I got a (n) 9 at Bang Burguer, a fast food shop, as a waiter. Sometimes, I met some foreigners and 10 with them. But that was all. Unluckily, one day I lost my job. 11, I made a decision to get back to school. I saw, then, that I could 12 English as my main lessons. I remembered all my love for this 13 and I was happy to do so.
Now, I still love English and study it often. I use TV, music and the Internet to 14 an English learning environment. These things help me to 15 both my listening and speaking skills. And I make much progress in English.
1. A. new
B. normal
C. usual
D. traditional
2. A. phrases
B. sentences
C. passages
D. words
3. A. or
B. although
C. until
D. because
4. A. never
B. always
C. even
D. almost
5. A. Japanese
B. Chinese
C. English
D. Germany
6. A. wait
B. move
C. stand
D. afford
7. A. by myself
B. in time
C. on vacation
D. in half
8. A. hobbies
B. ways
C. abilities
D. processes
9. A. seat
B. job
C. fact
D. idea
10. A. argued
B. competed
C. researched
D. talked
11. A. So far
B. In fact
C. As a result
D. To be honest
12. A. choose
B. act
C. serve
D. work
13. A. culture
B. language
C. decision
D. experience
14. A. show
B. describe
C. compare
D. create
15. A. collect
B. start
C. improve
D. save

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

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述作者学习英语的经历），再结合每个空的上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系逐一分析选项：
1. 第1空：三年级开始学英语，对当时的作者来说是“新的”事物，结合“感兴趣”的情绪，选对应选项；
2. 第2空：后文举例是具体的英语句子，对应“sentences”；
3. 第3空：“不是小男孩”和“懂外语”是因果关系，用because；
4. 第4空：英语有吸引力，所以课堂上“从不”无聊，选never；
5. 第5空：全文围绕英语学习，所以是英语歌手；
6. 第6空：家庭贫困，“负担不起”英语学校，afford符合；
7. 第7空：负担不起，只能“自学”，by myself；
8. 第8空：练习英文歌是学习英语的“方法”之一，ways；
9. 第9空：在快餐店获得一份“工作”，job；
10. 第10空：遇到外国人，“交谈”，talked；
11. 第11空：失业后“结果”决定回学校，as a result；
12. 第12空：“选择”英语作为主课，choose；
13. 第13空：对这门“语言”的热爱，language；
14. 第14空：“创造”学习环境，create；
15. 第15空：“提高”听说技能，improve。
【解析】
1. 句意：那时，它对我来说是新的事物，所以我对它非常感兴趣。new（新的）符合语境，选A。
2. 后文举例是具体的英语句子（What's your name?等），sentences（句子）符合，选B。
3. 前后是因果关系：因为我能懂外语，所以觉得自己不再是小男孩，用because，选D。
4. 英语有吸引力，所以我在英语课上从不无聊，never（从不）符合，选A。
5. 全文围绕英语学习，此处指最喜欢的英语歌手，English（英语的）符合，选C。
6. 家庭贫困，负担不起英语学校，afford（负担得起）符合，选D。
7. 负担不起学校，只能自学，by myself（独自）符合，选A。
8. 练习英文歌是学习英语的方法之一，ways（方法）符合，选B。
9. 在快餐店获得一份工作，job（工作）符合，选B。
10. 遇到外国人，和他们交谈，talked（交谈）符合，选D。
11. 失业后，结果决定回学校，as a result（结果）符合，选C。
12. 选择英语作为主课，choose（选择）符合，选A。
13. 对这门语言的热爱，language（语言）符合，选B。
14. 创造英语学习环境，create（创造）符合，选D。
15. 提高听说技能，improve（提高）符合，选C。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.D 4.A 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.D 11.C 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.C
【知识点】
英语完形填空、词义辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇关于个人英语学习经历的记叙文，完形填空考查学生对词汇、语境和逻辑关系的综合运用能力，整体难度适中，需要学生结合上下文逐一分析选项，注重细节理解和词汇的准确运用。
【难度系数】
0.5