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It had been troubling a little boy for long—every time his deskmate could rank 1st in the class, he only ranked 21st.
At home, he asked his mum, “Mum, am I more than others? I feel I'm as hard-working as my deskmate, but why do I fall behind?” His mum went wordless, not knowing how to explain to her son properly and hurting him at the same time.
In another test, the boy ranked 15th and his deskmate 1st. Back home, he raised the same question. Mum really wanted to tell her son that intelligence is , which means that students ranking 1st are supposed to be cleverer than others. , was this answer going to discourage her son? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.
There were many times she wanted to tell her son, “Your father and I used to be excellent. Why aren't you just as clever as we are?” She because she didn't want to put too much stress on him. She needed a answer.
Time went by quickly. Though he made great , he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To reduce the stress on her son, Mum decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she finally to give him an answer.
Now, the boy no longer his rankings because he has entered a top university with 1st ranking. Later he mentioned that valuable experience, “When my mother and I were sitting on the , she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the little petrels(海燕) and clumsy(笨拙的) seagulls over there? When the waves(海浪) come near, little petrels can rise while it would take clumsy seagulls longer to complete the process. However, have you noticed that it is clumsy seagulls that finally fly the endless sea and get to the other side? You might be a little slower, but if you trying, you will be the one who will make it!’”
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It had been troubling a little boy for long—every time his deskmate could rank 1st in the class, he only ranked 21st.
At home, he asked his mum, “Mum, am I more than others? I feel I'm as hard-working as my deskmate, but why do I fall behind?” His mum went wordless, not knowing how to explain to her son properly and hurting him at the same time.
In another test, the boy ranked 15th and his deskmate 1st. Back home, he raised the same question. Mum really wanted to tell her son that intelligence is , which means that students ranking 1st are supposed to be cleverer than others. , was this answer going to discourage her son? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.
There were many times she wanted to tell her son, “Your father and I used to be excellent. Why aren't you just as clever as we are?” She because she didn't want to put too much stress on him. She needed a answer.
Time went by quickly. Though he made great , he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To reduce the stress on her son, Mum decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she finally to give him an answer.
Now, the boy no longer his rankings because he has entered a top university with 1st ranking. Later he mentioned that valuable experience, “When my mother and I were sitting on the , she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the little petrels(海燕) and clumsy(笨拙的) seagulls over there? When the waves(海浪) come near, little petrels can rise while it would take clumsy seagulls longer to complete the process. However, have you noticed that it is clumsy seagulls that finally fly the endless sea and get to the other side? You might be a little slower, but if you trying, you will be the one who will make it!’”
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)1. A. foolish B. clever C. careless D. hard-working(
B
)2. A. sometimes B. always C. usually D. seldom(
B
)3. A. continue B. avoid C. start D. risk(
C
)4. A. lost B. announced C. remained D. cancelled(
D
)5. A. low B. common C. high D. different(
D
)6. A. Otherwise B. Moreover C. Besides D. However(
A
)7. A. stopped B. complained C. changed D. replied(
C
)8. A. simpler B. faster C. better D. closer(
B
)9. A. changes B. efforts C. decisions D. differences(
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)10. A. forgot B. failed C. managed D. remembered(
A
)11. A. worries about B. shows off C. deals with D. dreams of(
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)12. A. sea B. ship C. beach D. plane(
B
)13. A. carefully B. quickly C. noisily D. quietly(
B
)14. A. around B. across C. along D. against(
D
)15. A. suggest B. prefer C. imagine D. keep答案
1. A 【点拨】根据“but why do I $\underline{2}$ fall behind”可知,小男孩总是比同桌落后,因此怀疑自己笨。故选A。
2. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,小男孩认为他和同桌一样努力,但总是落后。故选B。
3. B 【点拨】根据“hurting him at the same time”可知,母亲想要在恰当地向他解释的同时避免伤害他。故选B。
4. C 【点拨】根据“1st”可知,此处指同桌依然保持第一名。故选C。
5. D 【点拨】根据语境可知,排名第一的学生应该比其他人更聪明,故每个人的智力是不同的。故选D。
6. D 【点拨】根据“was this answer going to discourage her son”可知,妈妈想给出解释,又害怕伤害孩子,是转折关系。故选D。
7. A 【点拨】根据“she didn't want to put too much stress on him”可知,妈妈不想给他太大压力,故没有说这句话。故选A。
8. C 【点拨】根据上文可知,此处是和妈妈最开始想说的答案对比,需要一个更好的答案,要使用比较级。故选C。
9. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,小男孩付出了很大的努力。故选B。
10. C 【点拨】根据下文可知,此处指妈妈成功想到了一个答案给自己的孩子。故选C。
11. A 【点拨】根据“because he has entered a top university with 1st ranking”可知,小男孩已经考上了一所顶尖大学,并且排名第一,故他不再担心排名。故选A。
12. C 【点拨】根据“Do you see the little petrels(海燕)and clumsy(笨拙的)seagulls”可知,他们坐在海滩上,观察海燕和海鸥。故选C。
13. B 【点拨】根据“it would take clumsy seagulls longer”可知,和笨拙的海鸥相比,海燕能够快速起飞。故选B。
14. B 【点拨】根据“get to the other side”可知,到达彼岸需要穿过大海。故选B。
15. D 【点拨】根据“You might be a little slower”可知,尽管慢一些,但是只要坚持尝试,也能成功。故选D。
2. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,小男孩认为他和同桌一样努力,但总是落后。故选B。
3. B 【点拨】根据“hurting him at the same time”可知,母亲想要在恰当地向他解释的同时避免伤害他。故选B。
4. C 【点拨】根据“1st”可知,此处指同桌依然保持第一名。故选C。
5. D 【点拨】根据语境可知,排名第一的学生应该比其他人更聪明,故每个人的智力是不同的。故选D。
6. D 【点拨】根据“was this answer going to discourage her son”可知,妈妈想给出解释,又害怕伤害孩子,是转折关系。故选D。
7. A 【点拨】根据“she didn't want to put too much stress on him”可知,妈妈不想给他太大压力,故没有说这句话。故选A。
8. C 【点拨】根据上文可知,此处是和妈妈最开始想说的答案对比,需要一个更好的答案,要使用比较级。故选C。
9. B 【点拨】根据语境可知,小男孩付出了很大的努力。故选B。
10. C 【点拨】根据下文可知,此处指妈妈成功想到了一个答案给自己的孩子。故选C。
11. A 【点拨】根据“because he has entered a top university with 1st ranking”可知,小男孩已经考上了一所顶尖大学,并且排名第一,故他不再担心排名。故选A。
12. C 【点拨】根据“Do you see the little petrels(海燕)and clumsy(笨拙的)seagulls”可知,他们坐在海滩上,观察海燕和海鸥。故选C。
13. B 【点拨】根据“it would take clumsy seagulls longer”可知,和笨拙的海鸥相比,海燕能够快速起飞。故选B。
14. B 【点拨】根据“get to the other side”可知,到达彼岸需要穿过大海。故选B。
15. D 【点拨】根据“You might be a little slower”可知,尽管慢一些,但是只要坚持尝试,也能成功。故选D。
解析
【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章主旨：小男孩因成绩排名不如同桌而困惑自卑，妈妈用海燕与海鸥的例子开导他，传递“坚持就会成功”的道理。解题时，需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系（转折、因果等）逐一分析每个空，同时注意固定搭配和线索暗示，比如第1题根据后文“fall behind”判断小男孩怀疑自己能力，第2题结合语境确定“总是落后”的逻辑，以此类推，逐步确定每个空的答案。
【解析】
1. 选A。根据后文“fall behind”可知，小男孩因成绩不如同桌而怀疑自己愚蠢，foolish符合语境。
2. 选B。根据语境，小男孩和同桌一样努力，但总是落后，always表示“总是”，符合逻辑。
3. 选B。妈妈想恰当地解释，同时避免伤害儿子，avoid（避免）符合语境。
4. 选C。根据前文“the boy ranked 15th”可知，同桌依然保持第一名，remained（保持）正确。
5. 选D。后文提到排名第一的学生更聪明，说明智力是不同的，different符合。
6. 选D。前句说妈妈想解释，后句说担心打击儿子，是转折关系，however（然而）正确。
7. 选A。妈妈不想给儿子压力，所以停止了之前想说的话，stopped（停止）符合语境。
8. 选C。和之前想说的答案对比，需要一个更好的答案，better（更好的）符合。
9. 选B。小男孩付出了很大努力，efforts（努力）正确。
10. 选C。妈妈成功想到了开导儿子的答案，managed（设法做到）符合语境。
11. 选A。儿子考上顶尖大学，不再担心排名，worries about（担心）正确。
12. 选C。他们坐在海滩上看海燕和海鸥，beach（海滩）符合语境。
13. 选B。海燕能快速起飞，quickly（快速地）符合语境。
14. 选B。海鸥穿过大海到达彼岸，across（穿过）正确。
15. 选D。固定搭配keep doing sth表示“坚持做某事”，符合“只要坚持尝试就会成功”的语境。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.D
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
这篇完形以成长为主题，通过具体事例传递坚持的重要性，既考查学生的词汇运用和语境分析能力，又蕴含情感教育，是典型的初中英语练习题。
【难度系数】
0.6
首先通读全文，理解文章主旨：小男孩因成绩排名不如同桌而困惑自卑，妈妈用海燕与海鸥的例子开导他，传递“坚持就会成功”的道理。解题时，需结合上下文语境、词义辨析、逻辑关系（转折、因果等）逐一分析每个空，同时注意固定搭配和线索暗示，比如第1题根据后文“fall behind”判断小男孩怀疑自己能力，第2题结合语境确定“总是落后”的逻辑，以此类推，逐步确定每个空的答案。
【解析】
1. 选A。根据后文“fall behind”可知，小男孩因成绩不如同桌而怀疑自己愚蠢，foolish符合语境。
2. 选B。根据语境，小男孩和同桌一样努力，但总是落后，always表示“总是”，符合逻辑。
3. 选B。妈妈想恰当地解释，同时避免伤害儿子，avoid（避免）符合语境。
4. 选C。根据前文“the boy ranked 15th”可知，同桌依然保持第一名，remained（保持）正确。
5. 选D。后文提到排名第一的学生更聪明，说明智力是不同的，different符合。
6. 选D。前句说妈妈想解释，后句说担心打击儿子，是转折关系，however（然而）正确。
7. 选A。妈妈不想给儿子压力，所以停止了之前想说的话，stopped（停止）符合语境。
8. 选C。和之前想说的答案对比，需要一个更好的答案，better（更好的）符合。
9. 选B。小男孩付出了很大努力，efforts（努力）正确。
10. 选C。妈妈成功想到了开导儿子的答案，managed（设法做到）符合语境。
11. 选A。儿子考上顶尖大学，不再担心排名，worries about（担心）正确。
12. 选C。他们坐在海滩上看海燕和海鸥，beach（海滩）符合语境。
13. 选B。海燕能快速起飞，quickly（快速地）符合语境。
14. 选B。海鸥穿过大海到达彼岸，across（穿过）正确。
15. 选D。固定搭配keep doing sth表示“坚持做某事”，符合“只要坚持尝试就会成功”的语境。
【答案】
1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.D
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
这篇完形以成长为主题，通过具体事例传递坚持的重要性，既考查学生的词汇运用和语境分析能力，又蕴含情感教育，是典型的初中英语练习题。
【难度系数】
0.6
