四、完形填空
Alex's family has recently moved to a new town because of his parents' new jobs. Although the 1 was exciting, it also brought a lot of problems. Because his parents are busy with work, the new house quickly became a 2.
After a long day's work, Mrs Smith sighed(叹气）as she looked at the 3 living room. She said to Mr Smith, "I really don't know how to keep clean with our 4 work." Mr Smith agreed and said, "Maybe we can pay for a cleaning service."
Alex heard all from the other room 5 his parents talked about the trouble. He realized his parents had great stress from work. He decided to take action to help 6.
The next day, he started by 7 the dishes. Then he swept the floor and cleaned the windows. Besides, he even 8 the broken chairs. It was much work, but Alex didn't mind. He felt 9 when he turned the house into a clean space.
When his parents 10 home, they were both very surprised. "Alex, what a great job you did!" his mother said. "We didn't 11 to see such a wonderful situation when we came back home."
Alex got a 12 feeling of satisfaction. He felt that what he had done not only made a 13 in the appearance(外观）of their house but also in the hearts of his parents.
From that day on, Alex made it a habit to help with the 14. He enjoyed the feeling of 15 help for his parents. The new house was starting to feel like home, and Alex was glad to be a part of making it that way.
()1. A. reason B. change C. news D. dream
()2. A. mess B. symbol C. sign D. model
()3. A. new B. dirty C. big D. dark
()4. A. great B. lazy C. busy D. hard
()5. A. until B. after C. when D. though
()6. A. me B. her C. us D. them
()7. A. washing B. buying C. sending D. catching
()8. A. gave up B. fixed up C. took up D. looked up
()9. A. bored B. happy C. angry D. lucky
()10. A. returned B. missed C. passed D. remembered
()11. A. forget B. expect C. agree D. stop
()12. A. strange B. common C. wrong D. strong
()13. A. mistake B. difference C. decision D. promise
()14. A. housework B. homework C. schoolwork D. paperwork
()15. A. getting B. needing C. refusing D. providing

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

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述Alex一家搬家后父母工作繁忙，家里变乱，Alex主动帮忙做家务，让家更温馨的故事），再逐空结合上下文语境、词义辨析及固定搭配分析选项，确定正确答案。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提到搬家到新城镇，这是一种“变化”，故选B（change）；A（reason原因）、C（news新闻）、D（dream梦想）不符合语境。
2. 第2空：父母工作忙，房子变得“杂乱”，故选A（mess）；B（symbol象征）、C（sign标志）、D（model模型）不符合。
3. 第3空：后文提到“keep clean”，可知客厅是“脏的”，故选B（dirty）；A（new新的）、C（big大的）、D（dark暗的）不符合。
4. 第4空：前文提到父母“busy with work”，对应“忙碌的工作”，故选C（busy）；A（great伟大的）、B（lazy懒惰的）、D（hard困难的）不符合。
5. 第5空：Alex在父母讨论问题“时”听到了，故选C（when）；A（until直到）、B（after之后）、D（though虽然）逻辑不符。
6. 第6空：Alex决定帮助“父母”，用代词them指代父母，故选D（them）；A（me我）、B（her她）、C（us我们）错误。
7. 第7空：“洗碗”是固定搭配wash dishes，故选A（washing）；B（buying买）、C（sending送）、D（catching抓）错误。
8. 第8空：坏椅子需要“修理”，fix up表示修理，故选B（fixed up）；A（gave up放弃）、C（took up开始从事）、D（looked up查阅）错误。
9. 第9空：把房子变干净，Alex感到“开心”，故选B（happy）；A（bored无聊的）、C（angry生气的）、D（lucky幸运的）不符合。
10. 第10空：父母“回家”是return home，故选A（returned）；B（missed错过）、C（passed经过）、D（remembered记得）错误。
11. 第11空：父母没“预料到”这么好的情况，expect表示预料，故选B（expect）；A（forget忘记）、C（agree同意）、D（stop停止）错误。
12. 第12空：“强烈的满足感”用strong，故选D（strong）；A（strange奇怪的）、B（common普通的）、C（wrong错误的）错误。
13. 第13空：固定搭配make a difference表示有影响，故选B（difference）；A（mistake错误）、C（decision决定）、D（promise承诺）错误。
14. 第14空：Alex帮忙做“家务”，housework符合，故选A（housework）；B（homework作业）、C（schoolwork学业）、D（paperwork文书）错误。
15. 第15空：Alex享受“提供”帮助的感觉，provide help表示提供帮助，故选D（providing）；A（getting得到）、B（needing需要）、C（refusing拒绝）错误。
【答案】
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.C 5.C 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.B 10.A 11.B 12.D 13.B 14.A 15.D
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、语境理解、固定搭配
【点评】
本文为贴近学生生活的记叙文，考查词汇在具体语境中的运用，需结合上下文逻辑和词义辨析解题，整体难度适中，适合初中学生练习。
【难度系数】
0.5