二、完形填空
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。
One Saturday afternoon, Amy found Meg and Jo getting well dressed. They were going to the theatre with Laurie. She wanted to come.
“I can’t take you, dear, because you aren't 1,” began Meg, but Jo cut in 2, “You can’t go, Amy. Laurie invited only Meg and me.” Amy cried, “You’ll be 3 this, Jo March.”
While Jo and Meg were at the theatre, Amy 4 Jo’s book of writings. Jo’s loving work of several years was gone in the fire.
That night, Mum asked Jo to forgive her sister, but Jo 5.
The next day, Jo went to the river with Laurie to skate on the ice. Amy followed them. Jo saw her coming and turned her back. But Laurie did not 6 Amy. He warned Jo to stay away from the middle of the river. The ice there was 7. Jo heard him, but Amy did not.
When Jo turned round, she happened to see Amy throw up her hands and go down, with a scared cry. The ice 8. Jo tried to call Laurie, but her 9 was gone. She tried to rush forward, but her feet seemed to have no 10 in them. Laurie’s voice cried out, “Bring a rail (横杆), Jo. Quick, quick!”
She never knew 11 she did it, but for the next few minutes she worked, blindly obeying Laurie. Together they got Amy out. Amy was more scared than 12.
When Mum had put Amy to bed, Jo whispered, “Are you sure she is 13?” “Quite safe, dear. She is not hurt, and she won’t even catch a cold,” replied her mother cheerfully.
“Mum, I had kept my anger 14 it grew so strong. Today, without Laurie, it might have been too late. Oh, Mum, what shall I do?”
“Anger can make us do very bad things to people we love. We must learn to 15 our anger,” said Mrs March. Jo looked at Amy in her bed and gave her a big kiss.
—Adapted from Little Women
()1. A. invited B. checked
C. trained D. taught
()2. A. luckily B. actually
C. impatiently D. uncertainly
()3. A. tired of B. confident of
C. famous for D. sorry for
()4. A. burned up B. got up
C. put up D. set up
()5. A. regretted B. refused
C. agreed D. cheered
()6. A. hold B. hear
C. treat D. notice
()7. A. thin B. strong
C. dirty D. narrow
()8. A. broke B. froze
C. shook D. gathered
()9. A. sound B. noise
C. voice D. courage
()10. A. spirit B. strength
C. challenge D. weight
()11. A. what B. when
C. where D. how
()12. A. worried B. hurt
C. tired D. bored
()13. A. asleep B. alive
C. safe D. dangerous
()14. A. after B. unless
C. because D. till
()15. A. accept B. allow
C. control D. clean

1-5 ACDAB 6-10 DAACB 11-15 DBCDC

这篇完形填空改编自名著《小妇人》的片段，讲述了姐妹二人因为出行邀约产生矛盾，妹妹烧毁姐姐的手稿，后来妹妹滑冰遇险，姐姐最终明白要学会控制怒火的故事，逐题解析如下：
1. 根据后文“Laurie invited only Meg and me”的提示，Meg拒绝带Amy的原因是Amy没有收到邀请，选A。
2. 结合语境Jo不想让Amy跟着去剧院，打断Meg说话的时候是很不耐烦的状态，选C。
3. Amy被拒绝后十分生气，放话说Jo以后一定会为这件事感到后悔抱歉，选D。
4. 根据后文“Jo’s loving work of several years was gone in the fire”，可知Amy把Jo的写作手稿烧毁了，选A。
5. 句中but表转折，妈妈要求Jo原谅妹妹，但是Jo拒绝了，选B。
6. 前文写Jo看到Amy就转身不理她，此处转折说明Laurie注意到了Amy也跟着来了，选D。
7. Laurie提醒大家远离河中央，是因为那里的冰很薄，很危险，选A。
8. Amy掉进冰水里，说明冰面破裂了，选A。
9. Jo看到Amy落水想要呼喊Laurie，吓得连嗓音都发不出来了，voice特指人的嗓音，选C。
10. 她想要冲上前救人，但是双脚吓得仿佛没有了力气，选B。
11. 救人的时候Jo完全是下意识听从Laurie的指令，事后都不知道自己是怎么完成救人动作的，选D。
12. 后文提到Amy没有受伤，她被救上来之后，比起身体受伤，更多的是受到了惊吓，选B。
13. 结合后文妈妈的回答“Quite safe”，可知Jo询问妈妈是否确定Amy是安全的，选C。
14. 句意为“我一直把怒火压在心里，直到它变得如此强烈”，till表示“直到”，符合语境，选D。
15. 妈妈教育Jo愤怒会让我们对爱的人做出不好的事，我们必须学会控制自己的怒火，选C。