五、完形填空
Zu Ti was a great man of the Jin Dynasty. He was 1 for his hard work and great achievements. But when he was a child, he was a naughty(顽皮的) boy who showed little 2 in reading. As he grew up, Zu Ti 3 he didn't have enough knowledge. And he deeply felt that he could not serve his country well. So he made up 4 mind to study hard.
Zu Ti had a 5 friend named Liu Kun. They had a deep friendship. So they stayed together every day. They even slept on one bed every night and 6 at the same time every morning. One day, when they were 7, Zu Ti heard the rooster crowing(打鸣). An 8 came to him. He woke up Liu Kun and said, "How about getting up to play swords(剑)?" 9 he was still sleepy, Liu Kun agreed with Zu Ti gladly. From then on, they got up and played swords 10 the rooster began crowing. They kept their words day after day. They never gave up no matter how 11 in winter or hot in summer. Besides, they began to study history 12 and put all their energy into reading books. 13, they learned a great deal of knowledge and made much progress. A few years later, 14 of them grew up with talents and wisdom. At last, their 15 came true and they made great contributions to their country.
This is the Chinese idiom story To Rise with the Rooster.
()1. A. ready B. famous C. late D. sorry
()2. A. pride B. respect C. interest D. kindness
()3. A. realized B. decided C. imagined D. promised
()4. A. his B. her C. its D. their
()5. A. rich B. busy C. same D. close
()6. A. picked up B. got up C. gave up D. made up
()7. A. fighting B. discussing C. sleeping D. reading
()8. A. order B. idea C. exam D. ability
()9. A. Because B. Unless C. If D. Though
()10. A. as well as B. as much as C. as good as D. as soon as
()11. A. long B. dry C. cold D. quiet
()12. A. carefully B. politely C. probably D. recently
()13. A. In this way B. By the way C. In their way D. On his way
()14. A. either B. all C. both D. neither
()15. A. mistakes B. dreams C. hobbies D. difficulties

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

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文为“闻鸡起舞”的成语故事），再结合语境、固定搭配、词义辨析、逻辑关系逐一分析每个空，排除错误选项，选出最符合文意的答案。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配。be famous for意为“因……而出名”，符合“祖逖因努力和成就被人熟知”的语境，故选B。
2. 考查固定搭配。show interest in意为“对……感兴趣”，对应前文“小时候顽皮”，即对读书没兴趣，故选C。
3. 考查动词词义辨析。realized意为“意识到”，长大后他意识到自己知识储备不足，符合语境，故选A。
4. 考查代词。make up one's mind意为“下定决心”，主语是he，故用his，选A。
5. 考查形容词词义辨析。close意为“亲密的”，close friend即亲密朋友，契合“他们友谊深厚”的描述，选D。
6. 考查动词短语辨析。get up意为“起床”，与前文“sleep on one bed（同床而眠）”对应，即每晚同床、同时起床，选B。
7. 考查动词词义辨析。结合前文“sleeping（睡觉）”，是在睡觉时听到鸡叫，选C。
8. 考查名词词义辨析。idea意为“主意”，听到鸡叫后萌生“练剑”的想法，选B。
9. 考查连词。though引导让步状语从句，意为“虽然”，即虽然刘琨还困倦，但仍同意了提议，选D。
10. 考查固定短语。as soon as意为“一……就……”，即鸡一叫就起床练剑，选D。
11. 考查形容词词义辨析。cold与后文hot对应，意为“无论冬天多冷、夏天多热都不放弃”，选C。
12. 考查副词词义辨析。carefully意为“认真地”，即认真学习历史，选A。
13. 考查固定短语。in this way意为“用这种方法”，即通过努力学习的方式，选A。
14. 考查代词。both指两者都，祖逖和刘琨两人都成长为有才华的人，选C。
15. 考查名词词义辨析。dreams意为“梦想”，即他们的梦想得以实现，为国家做贡献，选B。
【答案】1.B 2.C 3.A 4.A 5.D 6.B 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.D 11.C 12.A 13.A 14.C 15.B
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、固定搭配运用、词义辨析
【点评】本文围绕“闻鸡起舞”的成语故事展开，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及上下文逻辑关系的理解，是初中英语常见的基础型完形填空题型，注重核心知识点的运用。
【难度系数】0.5

读后词汇拓展 猜出画波浪线单词的词性和中文意思，并收入自己的小词典。
1. recommend
2. rooster

1. v. 推荐 2. n. 公鸡

【分析】本题考查常用英语单词的词性与词义识记，需回忆两个基础单词的属性和含义，准确对应即可。
【解析】1. 单词recommend是动词，中文意思为推荐；2. 单词rooster是名词，中文意思为公鸡。
【答案】1. v. 推荐 2. n. 公鸡
【知识点】英语词汇识记、词性辨析
【点评】本题为基础词汇考查题，侧重常用单词的词性和词义的基础识记，难度较低。
【难度系数】0.9