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。
The soccer season was around the corner. Cathy couldn't wait to race on the 1 to get the ball.
Before the first team training, Cathy greeted her friends. She loved chatting with them. Then she saw a new girl. “That’s Sarah. She’s a really fast 2,” said Cathy’s friend, Dora. Although Cathy kept 3, she was very worried. “I have always been the fastest runner on the team,” she said to herself. “I can 4 her.”
Then the training started. Cathy took a deep breath 5 she was a little nervous.
On the soccer field, Cathy ran as fast as she could. She tried her best but failed to 6 Sarah. After the training, Sarah amused some girls by balancing the ball on her head. The girls 7 but Cathy didn’t.
That night, Mum noticed Cathy was sad. “Can you 8 what happened?” asked Mum. “A new girl named Sarah ran faster than me in the training,” Cathy said unhappily.
“I know you’re feeling 9 about that,” Mum said. “But it’s good news for your team.” Cathy thought about her mum’s words. It was true that she liked being the fastest. But she cared more about the 10.
At the next practice, the coach divided the girls into two groups to play a game. Cathy and Sarah were in the same group. Sarah got the ball and 11 passed it to Cathy. Then Cathy kicked it hard towards the net. She 12 the winning goal!
Sarah ran to Cathy with a big smile and said, “You are really great! That was a (n) 13 kick!”
“So are you,” Cathy 14 warmly. “I want to thank you for your perfect pass. It was because we worked together on the field that we got this 15. I think our soccer team will be much greater in the future if we keep pulling together.”
()1. A. field B. sand C. street D. floor
()2. A. coach B. singer C. runner D. learner
()3. A. busy B. silent C. awake D. healthy
()4. A. beat B. call C. support D. believe
()5. A. if B. though C. because D. until
()6. A. think back to B. take care of C. catch up with D. keep away from
()7. A. forgot B. stopped C. excused D. laughed
()8. A. explain B. predict C. imagine D. discover
()9. A. tired B. upset C. bored D. confused
()10. A. team B. ball C. game D. practice
()11. A. widely B. weakly C. partly D. quickly
()12. A. shared B. scored C. checked D. reported
()13. A. funny B. amazing C. regular D. ordinary
()14. A. added B. welcomed C. invited D. replied
()15. A. secret B. promise C. victory D. praise

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

【分析】
本题为记叙文完形填空，解题思路为：先通读短文掌握大意，再结合上下文语境、词汇辨析、逻辑关系逐一分析每个空格，对比选项选出最符合语境的答案。需重点关注前后文的关联、词汇搭配及语义逻辑。
【解析】
1. 考查名词辨析。根据前文“soccer season（足球赛季）”可知，此处指足球场地，field符合语境，故选A。
2. 考查名词辨析。后文提到“ran faster（跑得更快）”，说明Sarah是快速的跑步者，runner符合，故选C。
3. 考查形容词辨析。结合语境“kept...but worried（保持……但很担心）”，silent（沉默的）符合“虽沉默但内心担忧”的逻辑，故选B。
4. 考查动词辨析。前文提到Cathy一直是队里最快的，所以她觉得能“打败”Sarah，beat符合，故选A。
5. 考查连词辨析。前后为因果关系：因为有点紧张，所以深呼吸，because表原因，故选C。
6. 考查短语辨析。此处指Cathy尽了最大努力但没能“追上”Sarah，catch up with符合，故选C。
7. 考查动词辨析。Sarah用头顶球的行为逗笑了女孩们，laughed符合语境，故选D。
8. 考查动词辨析。妈妈问Cathy能不能“解释”发生的事，explain符合，故选A。
9. 考查形容词辨析。Cathy因Sarah比自己快而难过，upset（沮丧的）符合心情，故选B。
10. 考查名词辨析。妈妈提到对团队好，Cathy最终意识到自己更关心“团队”，team符合，故选A。
11. 考查副词辨析。比赛中Sarah“快速”传球给Cathy，quickly符合场景，故选D。
12. 考查动词辨析。“score the goal”是固定搭配，意为“进球”，此处指踢进制胜球，故选B。
13. 考查形容词辨析。Cathy的制胜射门是“精彩的”，amazing符合，故选B。
14. 考查动词辨析。Sarah夸赞后，Cathy热情“回应”，replied符合，故选D。
15. 考查名词辨析。他们合作获得了“胜利”，victory符合语境，故选C。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.A 5.C 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.A 11.D 12.B 13.B 14.D 15.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕Cathy的足球经历展开，讲述了从个人竞争到团队合作的转变，贴近学生生活，既考查词汇运用能力，也传递了团队协作的重要性，是一篇典型的记叙文完形填空。
【难度系数】
0.5