一、完形填空
"Do you want to go cycling with us this Saturday?" Eric asked. He and Dave were great at cycling. "Yes," Pete answered. 1, he didn't even know how to ride, but how could he tell his friends that?
When he went home, he 2 his bike his parents bought for his birthday. When he first got it, he was 3. But after a day or two, he gave up. His mother smiled now to see him trying again, but he just gave her a(n) 4 look.
Pete 5 his bike across the street and tried to ride again. But he couldn't. He didn't know what to do. "It'll be all right. Just 6 trying," His mother said. But it just made Pete angrier.
The next day at school, the boys met on the sports field. "Are you ready for the bike trip?" Dave asked Pete.
"Oh, that," Pete said 7. "What's wrong?" Eric asked.
"Err... it's just..." Pete thought, "They will 8 me if I tell them."
"You can't ride a bike." Dave said.
Pete opened his 9 with great surprise. He almost said he could, 10 he didn't want to do like that. "No, I can't."
"We know," Eric said. "You have the coolest 11 in school. We want to see you ride it. We are going to help you!"
Pete couldn't believe his ears. "WOW! I 12 you were going to make fun of me."
Dave said, "We are your 13. Why would we do that?"
"I don't know." Pete said, "I guess I was just too 14."
That Saturday, Pete learned to ride his bike. He also learned a lesson about friendship and asking for 15. You don't need to be perfect in front of your friends and don't let your pride stop you getting better.
()1. A. By the way
B. In fact
C. First of all
D. At the same time
()2. A. hold up
B. gave away
C. took out
D. got up
()3. A. excited
B. bored
C. relaxed
D. surprised
()4. A. angry
B. interesting
C. brave
D. funny
()5. A. walked
B. repaired
C. drew
D. rode
()6. A. remember
B. stop
C. start
D. keep
()7. A. loudly
B. clearly
C. slowly
D. easily
()8. A. laugh at
B. look at
C. call at
D. point at
()9. A. arms
B. hands
C. mouth
D. ears
()10. A. because
B. if
C. and
D. but
()11. A. shoe
B. bike
C. face
D. book
()12. A. studied
B. found
C. thought
D. checked
()13. A. members
B. families
C. students
D. friends
()14. A. proud
B. happy
C. strong
D. creative
()15. A. treat
B. respect
C. attention
D. help

【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了Pete因不会骑自行车而担心被朋友嘲笑，最终在朋友帮助下学会骑车并领悟友谊真谛的故事。
1. B By the way顺便说一下；In fact事实上；First of all首先；At the same time同时。根据“he didn't even know how to ride”可知，此处表示转折，说明实际情况，故选B。
2. C hold up举起；gave away赠送；took out拿出；got up起床。根据“his bike his parents bought”可知，此处表示取出自行车，故选C。
3. A 根据“after a day or two, he gave up”可知，最初是兴奋的，故选A。
4. A 根据“he just gave her”和后文“made Pete angrier”可知，是指生气，故选A。
5. A 根据“tried to ride again”可知，是推车尝试，而非直接骑，故选A。
6. D 根据“trying”可知，母亲鼓励Pete继续尝试。keep doing sth意为“继续做某事”，故选D。
7. C 根据后文“What's wrong?”可知，Pete回答时犹豫，故选C。
8. A 根据后文“you were going to make fun of me”可知，Pete担心朋友们会嘲笑自己。
9. C 根据“with great surprise”可知，Pete惊讶地张开了嘴巴，故选C。
10. D 根据“almost said he could”和“didn't want to”可知，是转折关系，故选D。
11. B 根据上下文语境可知，全文围绕自行车展开，故选B。
12. C 根据“make fun of me”可知，这是Pete的主观猜测，故选C。
13. D 根据后文“friendship”可知，几人是朋友。故选D。
14. A proud骄傲的；happy开心的；strong强壮的；creative有创造力的。根据后文“and don't let your pride stop you getting better”可知，Pete太骄傲了。故选A。
15. D treat对待；respect尊重；attention注意；help帮助。根据“asking for”和后文“getting better”可知，是指寻求帮助，故选D。

【分析】
做完形填空首先要先通读全文，理清故事的核心脉络：本文讲述了不会骑自行车的Pete答应和朋友去骑行，却怕自己不会骑车被嘲笑，最后发现朋友们早就知道他不会骑车，主动提出要帮他，最终他学会骑车也领悟了友谊的道理。接下来逐空解题时，先辨析四个选项的词义/短语含义，再结合上下文的逻辑提示、前后呼应的细节、固定搭配来排除不符合语境的选项，选出最贴合故事逻辑的答案，全部选完后再代入全文通读检查语句是否通顺、逻辑是否连贯。
【解析】
1. 考查短语辨析：A. By the way顺便说一下；B. In fact事实上；C. First of all首先；D. At the same time同时。前文Pete答应了朋友的骑行邀约，后文说他根本不会骑车，是说出实际情况，选B。
2. 考查短语辨析：A. hold up举起；B. gave away赠送；C. took out拿出；D. got up起床。回到家后他要练习骑车，所以取出父母送他的生日礼物自行车，选C。
3. 考查形容词辨析：A. excited兴奋的；B. bored无聊的；C. relaxed放松的；D. surprised惊讶的。根据后文“过了一两天他就放弃了”的转折逻辑，说明刚收到自行车的时候他是很兴奋的，选A。
4. 考查形容词辨析：A. angry生气的；B. interesting有趣的；C. brave勇敢的；D. funny好笑的。后文提到妈妈的安慰反而让Pete更生气，对应这里他给了妈妈一个生气的表情，选A。
5. 考查动词辨析：A. walked推着走；B. repaired修理；C. drew画；D. rode骑。他还不会骑车，所以只能推着自行车走到街对面再尝试骑行，选A。
6. 考查动词辨析：A. remember记得；B. stop停止；C. start开始；D. keep继续。妈妈在鼓励他，keep doing sth是固定搭配，意为“继续/一直做某事”，让他不要放弃继续尝试，选D。
7. 考查副词辨析：A. loudly大声地；B. clearly清晰地；C. slowly缓慢地；D. easily容易地。Pete心虚怕露馅，回答问题的时候犹豫迟疑，所以语速很慢，选C。
8. 考查动词短语辨析：A. laugh at嘲笑；B. look at看；C. call at拜访；D. point at指向。后文对应提到“make fun of me（取笑我）”，说明Pete怕说出自己不会骑车后朋友们会嘲笑他，选A。
9. 考查名词辨析：A. arms胳膊；B. hands手；C. mouth嘴；D. ears耳朵。他完全没想到朋友们早就知道他不会骑车，惊讶地张大了嘴，选C。
10. 考查连词辨析：A. because因为；B. if如果；C. and并且；D. but但是。前半句说他差点撒谎说自己会骑车，后半句说他不想这么做，是转折关系，选D。
11. 考查名词辨析：A. shoe鞋子；B. bike自行车；C. face脸；D. book书。全文都围绕自行车展开，这里指他的自行车是全校最酷的，朋友们想看他骑这辆车，选B。
12. 考查动词辨析：A. studied学习；B. found发现；C. thought以为，认为；D. checked检查。这里是Pete说出自己之前的想法，他原本以为朋友们会取笑他，选C。
13. 考查名词辨析：A. members成员；B. families家人；C. students学生；D. friends朋友。全文开头就点明几人是好朋友，后文也提到了友谊，选D。
14. 考查形容词辨析：A. proud骄傲的；B. happy开心的；C. strong强壮的；D. creative有创造力的。文末提示“不要让你的骄傲阻碍你进步”，对应这里Pete之前太骄傲，不想在朋友面前暴露自己的不足，选A。
15. 考查名词辨析：A. treat对待；B. respect尊重；C. attention注意；D. help帮助。故事里朋友们主动提出帮他学骑车，他也学会了关于友谊和主动寻求帮助的道理，选D。
【答案】
1-5 BCAAA 6-10 DCACD 11-15 BCDAD
【知识点】
词义短语辨析，上下文逻辑推理，固定搭配应用
【点评】
这是一篇贴近学生日常生活的记叙文完形，整体故事趣味性强，考点以基础词汇短语辨析为主，同时设置了首尾呼应的提示线索，既考察学生的词汇积累，也引导学生结合全文语境推理答案，部分容易出错的题目比如第14空，需要学生关注文末的主旨提示才能快速锁定答案，能帮助学生养成做完形时全局把握文本的好习惯。
【难度系数】
0.7