Ⅷ.完形填空。
The Secret of the Old Castle is an exciting story. Tom and his sister Lily find a map in their grandpa's attic. They 1 it's a map to an old castle. So they decide to go on a trip to 2 the castle.
On the way, they 3 a small river. They build a raft to cross it. Then they see a forest. It's dark and a little 4. But they keep going. Finally, they get to the castle. The castle looks old and 5. They enter carefully. Inside, they find a big hall with many paintings.
Suddenly, they hear a noise. They feel 6 but also curious. They follow the noise and find a room with a treasure chest. When they open it, there's a letter inside. The letter says the "treasure" is the 7 of exploring.
Tom and Lily learn that adventures are not just about finding things but also about the fun of 8. This story makes me think about how important it is to be brave and 9 new things. If you like stories about adventures, you 10 read this book.
1. A. realize B. forget
C. miss D. return
2. A. buy B. sell
C. find D. build
3. A. clean B. meet
C. draw D. leave
4. A. exciting B. boring
C. scary D. funny
5. A. beautiful B. new
C. modern D. simple
6. A. happy B. afraid
C. angry D. proud
7. A. money B. joy
C. food D. time
8. A. traveling B. sleeping
C. studying D. waiting
9. A. avoid B. refuse
C. try D. stop
10. A. mustn't B. shouldn't
C. can't D. should

Ⅷ.1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B
8.A 9.C 10.D

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合语境、词义辨析逐一确定答案，最后验证逻辑是否通顺。本文讲述Tom和Lily根据爷爷的地图前往老城堡探险的故事，需结合上下文语境和词汇含义选择合适选项。
【解析】
1. 结合语境，找到地图后他们“意识到”这是去老城堡的地图，realize符合，选A。
2. 他们决定去“找到”城堡，find符合语境，选C。
3. 路上“遇到”一条小河，meet符合，选B。
4. 森林黑暗，有点“吓人”，scary符合，选C。
5. 城堡看起来古老又“美丽”，beautiful符合，选A。
6. 听到噪音，感觉“害怕”又好奇，afraid符合，选B。
7. 信中说“宝藏”是探索的“乐趣”，joy符合，选B。
8. 冒险的乐趣不仅是找东西，还有“旅行”的乐趣，traveling符合，选A。
9. 勇敢“尝试”新事物，try符合，选C。
10. 如果你喜欢冒险故事，“应该”读这本书，should符合，选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.B 8.A 9.C 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空解题、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文为记叙文，围绕探险主题展开，考查学生对词汇在具体语境中的运用能力，需结合上下文逻辑和词义辨析解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6