8Ⅰ. Complete the passage with proper words or the proper form of the words given.
The basketball match began. The Blues were against us, the Blacks. They took an early lead, scoring two three-pointers in 1. first five minutes. As they scored more 2. (point), we started to feel down.
But then we saw 3. (we) fans waving red and black flags to cheer us on, shouting "Go Blacks!" again and again. Our captain encouraged us 4. (keep) working together as a team. "It's not about how we start—it's about 5. we fight together till the end!" His words woke us up.
6. someone missed a shot, another player would quickly save the ball and score. This gave us hope and we played 7. (hard) than before. Everyone followed the coach's game plan and worked successfully. We 8. (win) nine straight points. The Blues became worried and some started playing on their own.
In the end, we won a close victory 9. we trusted each other and worked together as one. That day, we didn't just win a match. We learnt the true power 10. teamwork. When you trust your teammates, cover each other's mistakes, and work as one, even a hard start can turn into a win.

8 Ⅰ. 1. the 2. points 3. our 4. to keep 5. how 6. When 7. harder 8. won 9. because 10. of

【分析】
首先通读全文，了解文章讲述一场篮球比赛从落后到凭借团队合作逆转获胜的故事。然后逐个分析空格：
1. 序数词“first”前必须加定冠词the，这是序数词的基本用法，用来特指“前五分钟”；
2. “point”是可数名词，“more”后需接可数名词复数形式；
3. 修饰名词“fans”需要用形容词性物主代词，将主格we转换为对应的形容词性物主代词our；
4. 考查固定搭配“encourage sb. to do sth.”，所以要用不定式形式；
5. 宾语从句中需要表达“如何”的含义，结合句意选择how来引导从句；
6. 空格后是时间状语从句，需要用When引导，表示“当……时”，句首单词首字母需大写；
7. 出现“than before”提示要用比较级，hard的比较级是harder；
8. 全文叙述过去的事件，谓语动词要用一般过去式，win的过去式是won；
9. 空格后是我们获胜的原因，用because引导原因状语从句；
10. “the power of...”是固定表达，用来表示所属关系，所以用介词of。
【解析】
1. 序数词“first”前需加定冠词the，特指“前五分钟”，故填the。
2. “point”为可数名词，“more”后接可数名词复数形式，故填points。
3. 此处修饰名词“fans”，需用形容词性物主代词，we的形容词性物主代词是our，故填our。
4. 固定搭配“encourage sb. to do sth.”意为“鼓励某人做某事”，因此填不定式to keep。
5. 此处引导宾语从句，结合句意“重要的是我们如何一起战斗到最后”，用how引导从句，故填how。
6. 此处引导时间状语从句，表达“当有人投篮不中时”，句首单词首字母大写，故填When。
7. 由“than before”可知需用形容词比较级，hard的比较级为harder，故填harder。
8. 全文讲述过去发生的篮球比赛，谓语动词用一般过去时，win的过去式是won，故填won。
9. 空格后内容是“我们赢得比赛”的原因，用because引导原因状语从句，故填because。
10. “the power of teamwork”表示“团队合作的力量”，of用于表示所属关系，故填of。
【答案】
1. the 2. points 3. our 4. to keep 5. how 6. When 7. harder 8. won 9. because 10. of
【知识点】
1. 冠词的使用 2. 固定搭配 3. 时态与词性变化
【点评】
这篇短文填空围绕篮球比赛展开，考查了冠词、名词复数、代词、非谓语动词、连词、比较级等基础语法点，以及多个固定搭配，同时结合语篇语境考查学生的理解能力。文章还传达了团队合作的重要性，兼具语言知识考查与情感教育意义。
【难度系数】
0.7

Coloured rice was poured out of Manju's paper cup and showered across the floor. "I'm sorry," he told his grandma. He rushed to 1 the rice. Would she still let him help with the rangoli(印度地画艺术)?
The rangoli is a traditional symbol of good luck. This year, Manju was old enough to 2. But so far, he'd only made a mess.
"Don't worry," Grandma said, smiling at him. "It takes 3."
Manju tried again and again. 4, it worked! After a while, Manju looked over at Grandma and said, "You've finished a lot. I've done 5."
"You're doing a good job," Grandma said. "Stopping brings bad luck. But your side looks 6."
Without stopping, Manju kept 7. Sometimes his rice ran outside the drawing. Sometimes he used the wrong colour, 8 Grandma had to draw it again. But slowly, the bright 9 formed into a beautiful peacock(孔雀).
The phone rang. "I'll be right back," Grandma said as she left to answer it.
Manju fixed his eyes on the peacock. Then he noticed a little piece of tile (瓷砖) on Grandma's side. A gap! Should he 10 it? "I'll surprise Grandma!" 11 decided to help!
Suddenly, Manju began to shake and his smile disappeared. He fell down onto the rangoli. He carefully pushed the rice back. But the 12 were messy.
When Grandma came back, Manju looked down. He said, "I'm so sorry. I should have waited for you." Grandma shook her head. "You found a(n) 13 and tried to fix it. I'm proud of you." "But the rangoli is 14," Manju said. "Not if you help me," Grandma said.
They picked up the rice, dividing each grain by colour. Just before night fell, they finished fixing the rangoli. Manju sighed with relief, "We did it!"
"We make a good 15," Grandma said.
Manju smiled. The new year felt full of good luck, thanks to Grandma—and him.

()1. A. clean up
B. put up
C. cheer up
D. set up
()2. A. plan
B. help
C. thank
D. tell
()3. A. talents
B. courage
C. practice
D. weeks
()4. A. However
B. Suddenly
C. Finally
D. Quickly
()5. A. everything
B. something
C. nothing
D. anything
()6. A. small
B. nice
C. bad
D. simple
()7. A. working
B. writing
C. painting
D. smiling
()8. A. but
B. so
C. if
D. until
()9. A. cup
B. rice
C. paper
D. painting
()10. A. fix
B. make
C. design
D. change
()11. A. We
B. She
C. They
D. He
()12. A. colours
B. sizes
C. shapes
D. kinds
()13. A. example
B. feeling
C. problem
D. tip
()14. A. creative
B. strange
C. common
D. broken
()15. A. group
B. family
C. pair
D. team

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

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文，讲述Manju和奶奶一起制作印度地画rangoli的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境，理清每个空的逻辑关系：
1. 第1题：根据前文“Coloured rice was poured out...showered across the floor”，米洒在地上，需选择表示“清理”的选项。
2. 第2题：结合前文“Would she still let him help with the rangoli”和后文“he'd only made a mess”，可知Manju想要帮忙制作rangoli，对应选择表“帮忙”的选项。
3. 第3题：根据后文“Manju tried again and again”，可知制作rangoli需要反复练习，由此确定对应选项。
4. 第4题：前文提到“tried again and again”，后文“it worked”说明多次尝试后最终成功，需选表“最终”的副词。
5. 第5题：根据前文“You've finished a lot”，Manju认为自己和奶奶对比几乎没完成什么，选表否定的不定代词。
6. 第6题：根据前文“You're doing a good job”，奶奶在表扬他，所以他的部分看起来不错，选褒义形容词。
7. 第7题：根据前文“Stopping brings bad luck”，Manju会继续制作rangoli，选和制作相关的动词。
8. 第8题：前文“Sometimes he used the wrong colour”是原因，后文“Grandma had to draw it again”是结果，选表因果的连词。
9. 第9题：全文围绕彩米制作rangoli，所以是彩米形成孔雀，选对应的名词。
10. 第10题：根据前文“A gap!”，有缺口需要修补，选表“修补”的动词。
11. 第11题：此处指代Manju（男性），所以用对应的人称代词。
12. 第12题：rangoli用的是彩米，弄乱后颜色变得杂乱，选表“颜色”的名词。
13. 第13题：前文的“A gap”是一个问题，奶奶说他发现问题并尝试解决，选表“问题”的名词。
14. 第14题：Manju认为自己弄坏了rangoli，选表“破损的”形容词。
15. 第15题：奶奶和Manju一起完成了rangoli，说他们是好团队，选表“团队”的名词。
【解析】
1. 第1题：A. clean up（清理）；B. put up（张贴、搭建）；C. cheer up（使振作）；D. set up（建立）。米洒在地上需要清理，故选A。
2. 第2题：A. plan（计划）；B. help（帮忙）；C. thank（感谢）；D. tell（告诉）。根据语境，Manju足够大可以帮忙制作rangoli，故选B。
3. 第3题：A. talents（天赋）；B. courage（勇气）；C. practice（练习）；D. weeks（周）。制作rangoli需要反复练习，符合“tried again and again”的语境，故选C。
4. 第4题：A. However（然而）；B. Suddenly（突然）；C. Finally（最终）；D. Quickly（快速地）。多次尝试后最终成功，用“Finally”符合逻辑，故选C。
5. 第5题：A. everything（一切）；B. something（某事）；C. nothing（没什么）；D. anything（任何事）。Manju觉得自己和奶奶对比几乎没完成什么，故选C。
6. 第6题：A. small（小的）；B. nice（不错的）；C. bad（坏的）；D. simple（简单的）。奶奶表扬他，所以说他的部分看起来不错，故选B。
7. 第7题：A. working（制作、工作）；B. writing（写）；C. painting（画画）；D. smiling（微笑）。奶奶说停下不吉利，所以Manju继续制作rangoli，故选A。
8. 第8题：A. but（但是）；B. so（所以）；C. if（如果）；D. until（直到）。用错颜色是原因，奶奶重新画是结果，表因果用so，故选B。
9. 第9题：A. cup（杯子）；B. rice（米）；C. paper（纸）；D. painting（画）。制作rangoli用的是彩米，所以是彩米形成孔雀，故选B。
10. 第10题：A. fix（修补）；B. make（制作）；C. design（设计）；D. change（改变）。看到缺口，Manju想要修补它，故选A。
11. 第11题：A. We（我们）；B. She（她）；C. They（他们）；D. He（他）。指代Manju（男性），用He，故选D。
12. 第12题：A. colours（颜色）；B. sizes（尺寸）；C. shapes（形状）；D. kinds（种类）。彩米被弄乱后颜色杂乱，故选A。
13. 第13题：A. example（例子）；B. feeling（感觉）；C. problem（问题）；D. tip（提示）。缺口是一个问题，Manju尝试解决它，故选C。
14. 第14题：A. creative（有创意的）；B. strange（奇怪的）；C. common（普通的）；D. broken（破损的）。Manju认为rangoli被自己弄坏了，故选D。
15. 第15题：A. group（组）；B. family（家庭）；C. pair（一对）；D. team（团队）。奶奶和Manju一起完成了rangoli，说他们是好团队，故选D。
【答案】
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. B 10. A 11. D 12. A 13. C 14. D 15. D
【知识点】
1. 完形填空语境理解
2. 动词短语辨析
3. 逻辑连词运用
【点评】
这篇完形填空围绕亲情与传统手工艺展开，考查学生结合上下文语境理解词义、判断逻辑关系的能力。题目贴近生活，传递了耐心尝试与合作的道理，学生需准确把握语境细节和词汇语义差别来解题。
【难度系数】
0.6