四、(核心素养·思维品质)(2025·苏州期中模拟)完形填空。
拒绝拖延
There was once a man who built his own house. He worked hard and it took him over a year to design and build every part of it. In the end, he had the most beautiful house. It was 1 other houses in his neighborhood.
But as time went by, his house started to have some 2. One day, a neighbor said gently, "Friend, it seems your front yard has a lot of long grass."
The man replied, "Oh, I see. But don't worry. I'll 3 the grass tomorrow. I'm a bit tired today." A few days later, a postman came by with a letter for the man. The postman said, "Friend, your windows look a bit 4." In fact, the windows were already 5 with dirt(尘土).
The man replied, "Yes, I know. But it's okay. I'll wash them tomorrow. I have other things to do now."
Weeks went by. One day, the man's brother came over to pay a visit. As he walked up to the house, he was really surprised. He couldn't 6 what he saw. The yard was a mess(乱糟糟); the paint on the walls was falling down. The brother stood there, with his mouth wide open, not 7 how the nice house became like this. "What happened?" he finally asked, with his voice full of shock. The house looked like it might fall down any moment. All this happened because the man put off(推迟)everything 8 "tomorrow".
When we procrastinate(拖延), "tomorrow" can turn into "next week" or 9 "next year". It's much better to just take care of things 10 than to wait until some imaginary(想象的)"tomorrow" that may never come.
1. A. different from
B. close to
C. good for
D. next to
2. A. paintings
B. problems
C. shade
D. holes
3. A. grow
B. cut
C. pick
D. water
4. A. dangerous
B. bright
C. broken
D. dirty
5. A. connected
B. put
C. covered
D. built
6. A. believe
B. remember
C. find
D. record
7. A. understanding
B. describing
C. forgetting
D. choosing
8. A. during
B. until
C. before
D. after
9. A. once
B. just
C. even
D. still
10. A. today
B. tomorrow
C. yesterday
D. tonight

1~5. ABBDC 6~10. AABCA

【分析】
这是一篇主题为“拒绝拖延”的故事类完形填空，解题时首先要通读全文，先理清核心主旨：主人公亲手建造了漂亮的房子，却总把房屋维护的各类事务推迟到“明天”，最终原本精美的房子变得破败不堪，告诉我们今日事要今日毕的道理。之后逐空结合上下文给出的线索、选项词义辨析、固定搭配来筛选答案，最后把选出的答案代入全文通读，验证整体逻辑是否通顺，确保符合故事发展脉络。
【解析】
1. 前文提到他花了一年多时间设计建造出了最漂亮的房子，说明这栋房子和小区里其他房子不一样。A. different from 与…不同；B. close to 靠近；C. good for 对…有益；D. next to 挨着，故选A。
2. 后文陆续提到院子长杂草、窗户积灰等状况，说明随着时间推移房子开始出现一些问题。A. paintings 画作；B. problems 问题；C. shade 阴凉；D. holes 洞，故选B。
3. 邻居提醒他前院长了很多长草，男子回应说明天就把草割掉。A. grow 种植；B. cut 修剪、割除；C. pick 采摘；D. water 浇水，故选B。
4. 后文提到窗户上满是尘土，说明邮递员是提醒他窗户看起来有点脏。A. dangerous 危险的；B. bright 明亮的；C. broken 破碎的；D. dirty 脏的，故选D。
5. 此处是固定搭配be covered with，表示“被…覆盖”，句意为实际上窗户已经被尘土覆盖了。A. connected 连接；B. put 放置；C. covered 覆盖；D. built 建造，故选C。
6. 前文提到哥哥看到房子的现状非常惊讶，说明他完全不敢相信自己看到的景象。A. believe 相信；B. remember 记得；C. find 找到；D. record 记录，故选A。
7. 哥哥看到原本精美的房子变得破败，张大嘴巴完全不能理解房子怎么会变成这样。A. understanding 理解；B. describing 描述；C. forgetting 忘记；D. choosing 选择，故选A。
8. 所有糟糕的状况都是因为男子把所有事情都推迟到“明天”才做，until表示“直到”，符合put off sth until...（把某事推迟到…）的搭配逻辑。A. during 在…期间；B. until 直到；C. before 在…之前；D. after 在…之后，故选B。
9. 此处是递进逻辑：拖延的时候，“明天”会变成“下周”，甚至会变成“明年”，even表示“甚至”用来递进加强语气。A. once 曾经；B. just 仅仅；C. even 甚至；D. still 仍然，故选C。
10. 全文主旨倡导不要拖延，与其等待永远不会到来的想象中的“明天”，不如今天就把事情处理好。A. today 今天；B. tomorrow 明天；C. yesterday 昨天；D. tonight 今晚，故选A。
【答案】
1~5. ABBDC 6~10. AABCA
【知识点】
语境逻辑推理，固定搭配辨析，词义辨析
【点评】
本篇属于记叙文类完形填空，主题贴近学生日常学习生活，渗透了拒绝拖延、今日事今日毕的思维品质导向，所有题目都可以在上下文中找到明确的提示线索，没有生僻词汇，适合用来巩固完形填空“依托上下文线索解题”的基础解题方法，同时也能帮助学生树立正确的时间管理观念。
【难度系数】
0.7