Ⅴ. 完形填空。
At a Crossroads
It was the summer of my 16th year. I was with a group of boys touring a college. When the 1 had first started, I was filled with excitement. It was going to be a week of adventure, a week of travel, and the possibility of starting a new path in my life. Five days later, I was filled with 2. I missed my mum. I missed my dad. I missed the mountains, the green trees, and the smell of the wild flowers in the summertime. I didn’t think I could feel any more homesick.
I walked outside and sat down on a bench. I 3 that I was at a crossroads and that the decision I was going to make would affect the rest of my life. This college sounded so good to me a few weeks ago. Now, however, I knew that I could never go to school here. I couldn’t be so far away from my 4 for so long. I sighed (叹气) a long sigh and looked up at the setting sun. The sunset was amazing. It filled the whole sky and I felt its beauty and peace 5 over me. At this moment, I knew that I was making the right choice. It made me think of Robert Frost’s poem: “I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.”
Since that day, I have been at many crossroads in my life. Sometimes I made the 6 choice and had to go back to make things right. More often than not, though, I felt encouraged and made the choices. They 7 me where I needed to go and helped me to become who I needed to be.
Next time you are at a crossroads, keep your eyes looking ahead and your heart 8. Let courage guide your steps and you will always take the road meant for you.
()1. A. show B. trip
C. class D. competition
()2. A. anger B. surprise
C. confidence D. sadness
()3. A. knew B. remembered
C. decided D. expected
()4. A. school B. family
C. teachers D. classmates
()5. A. going B. pushing
C. getting D. washing
()6. A. different B. interesting
C. wrong D. strange
()7. A. took B. caught
C. found D. met
()8. A. open B. warm
C. healthy D. kind

1. B
2. D
3. A
4. B
5. D
6. C
7. A
8. A

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词汇含义及固定搭配逐一分析选项，最后验证答案是否符合逻辑。本文围绕作者16岁参观大学时的人生选择感悟展开，需根据语境匹配合适词汇。
【解析】
1. 前文提到“touring a college（参观大学）”，可知是一次旅行，故选B（trip）。
2. 前文说一开始兴奋，后文提到“missed my mum...homesick（想家）”，可知是悲伤的情绪，故选D（sadness）。
3. 句意是“我意识到自己在人生的十字路口”，knew（意识到）符合语境，故选A。
4. 前文多处提到想家，可知是不想远离家人，故选B（family）。
5. wash over是固定搭配，意为“笼罩、弥漫”，符合夕阳的美与宁静笼罩身心的感觉，故选D。
6. 后文说“had to go back to make things right（回去纠正）”，可知是选错了，故选C（wrong）。
7. 句意是“选择带我去该去的地方”，took（带）符合语境，故选A。
8. 后文提到“Let courage guide your steps（让勇气指引脚步）”，可知心要敞开，故选A（open）。
【答案】
1.B 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.A
【知识点】
完形填空、语境理解、词汇辨析
【点评】
本文是关于人生选择的感悟类完形，需结合上下文语境和词汇固定搭配解题，考查学生的阅读理解与词汇运用能力，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.5