五、完形填空。(2025·江苏宿迁宿豫区一模)
When Ricky was in school, he was shy and did not have friends. His classmates hardly spoke to him, and they didn't help him with anything. He thought, "It's OK. I don't 1 a thing like that anyway."
Leaving school, Ricky worked 2 a delivery man (送货员). The job suited him because he was often alone on the road and did not have to 3 with others. One day, he met Vijay, another delivery man. Vijay was not feeling well. He asked whether Ricky could deliver some parcels for him, 4 he could go to the doctor. Without thinking much, Ricky took the job. Vijay was very 5. "You're a kind - hearted person!" he said.
Ricky was glad to 6 and even better, he made a new friend. Vijay was a volunteer at a charity which looked after the elderly. Ricky soon joined the 7. He visited the old people regularly (定期地), helping with the housework and taking part in activities with them. 8, he found it not so hard to talk to people and he became more confident.
As there were more elderly people to 9, Ricky was asked to present information about the charity to invite 10 volunteers. He agreed but soon regretted it. He had a 11 of speaking in front of a crowd. "I'm so nervous. I can't do it," he said to Vijay.
Vijay gave him a 12. "You'll be fine. Don't worry about yourself but think of the elderly who need help. We are doing this to serve 13 better."
The fog in Ricky's mind lifted. He stopped worrying about 14 others would look at him. Instead, he tried to make his presentation clear and 15. The hard task turned out to be a pleasure. And the presentation went well, just as Vijay promised.
()1. A. own
B. need
C. hear
D. know
()2. A. on
B. for
C. as
D. with
()3. A. fight
B. study
C. perform
D. communicate
()4. A. so
B. but
C. until
D. before
()5. A. relaxed
B. excited
C. touched
D. interested
()6. A. help
B. guess
C. decide
D. protect
()7. A. class
B. team
C. survey
D. company
()8. A. Slowly
B. Quietly
C. Naturally
D. Generally
()9. A. look up
B. wake up
C. care for
D. search for
()10. A. young
B. creative
C. new
D. important
()11. A. dream
B. fear
C. chance
D. courage
()12. A. gift
B. smile
C. lesson
D. surprise
()13. A. us
B. you
C. him
D. them
()14. A. how
B. why
C. when
D. where
()15. A. famous
B. similar
C. peaceful
D. meaningful

1. B 【点拨】own 拥有;need 需要;hear 听见;know 知道。根据语境可知，他认为自己不需要那样的东西。故选B。
2. C 【点拨】on 在……上;for 为了;as 作为;with 和。根据“a delivery man(送货员)”可知，是作为送货员工作。故选C。
3. D 【点拨】fight 打架;study 学习;perform 表演;communicate 交流。根据前文“he was shy and did not have friends”可知，这个工作很适合他，因为不需要和别人交流。故选D。
4. A 【点拨】so 因此;but 但是;until 直到……为止;before 在……之前。根据语境可知，他想让里基帮忙，“因此”他就能去看医生了。故选A。
5. C 【点拨】relaxed 放松的;excited 兴奋的;touched 感动的;interested 感兴趣的。根据语境可知，他应该是感动的。故选C。
6. A 【点拨】help 帮助;guess 猜测;decide 决定;protect 保护。根据语境可知，里基很乐意帮忙。故选A。
7. B 【点拨】class 班级;team 队伍;survey 调查;company 公司。根据“Vijay was a volunteer at a charity which looked after the elderly.”可知，里基很快就加入了志愿者的队伍。故选B。
8. A 【点拨】slowly 慢慢地;quietly 安静地;naturally 自然地;generally 通常。根据“he found it not so hard to talk to people and he became more confident”并结合语境可知，慢慢地他发现与人交谈并不是那么困难。故选A。
9. C 【点拨】look up 查阅;wake up 醒来;care for 照顾;search for 寻找。根据语境可知，老人需要照顾。故选C。
10. C 【点拨】young 年轻的;creative 有创造力的;new 新的;important 重要的。根据上下文可知，要邀请新的志愿者。故选C。
11. B 【点拨】dream 梦想;fear 害怕;chance 机会;courage 勇气。根据语境可知，他害怕在众人面前讲话。故选B。
12. B 【点拨】gift 礼物;smile 微笑;lesson 课程;surprise 惊讶。根据“You'll be fine. Don't worry about yourself but think of the elderly who need help.”可知，此处是在安慰里基，应是对里基笑了。故选B。
13. D 【点拨】us 我们;you 你，你们;him 他;them 他/她/它们。根据“Don't worry about yourself but think of the elderly who need help”以及“We are doing this to serve”可知，是更好地为他们服务。故选D。
14. A 【点拨】how 如何;why 为什么;when 什么时候;where 在哪里。根据“others would look at him”可知，此处指的是别人如何看待他。故选A。
15. D 【点拨】famous 著名的;similar 相似的;peaceful 和平的;meaningful 有意义的。根据“he tried to make his presentation clear and”并结合语境可知，是让自己的演讲清晰而有意义。故选D。

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文类完形填空，解题时首先要通读全文梳理故事主线：性格内向害羞的Ricky上学时没有朋友，毕业后做送货员偶然认识Vijay，在帮助他人的过程中加入慈善志愿队伍，逐步克服社交恐惧、变得自信的成长故事。接下来逐空解题时，要结合上下文人设、情节逻辑，通过词义辨析、固定搭配排除不符合语境的选项，遇到不确定的选项可以代入原文验证通顺度，全部选完后再通读全文检查整体逻辑是否连贯，就能得到正确答案。
【解析】
1. 前文提到Ricky上学时同学几乎不和他交流、也不给他提供帮助，他自我宽慰，表达“我根本不需要这类东西”的含义，A.拥有 B.需要 C.听见 D.知道，只有B符合语境。
2. 此处是固定搭配work as+职业，意为“从事某职业，作为……工作”，指他毕业后做送货员，选C。
3. 前文点明Ricky性格害羞没有朋友，这份工作大多时候他独自在路上，不需要和其他人交流，A.打架 B.学习 C.表演 D.交流，只有D符合人设和语境。
4. Vijay身体不舒服，请求Ricky帮他送包裹，这样他就能去看医生，前后是因果顺承关系，so表示“这样一来、因此”，选A。
5. Ricky没多想就答应帮Vijay分担工作，Vijay十分感动，A.放松的 B.兴奋的 C.感动的 D.感兴趣的，选C。
6. 结合上下文，Ricky很开心自己能帮上忙，还因此交到了新朋友，A.帮助 B.猜测 C.决定 D.保护，选A。
7. Vijay是照顾老人的慈善机构的志愿者，Ricky很快加入了这个志愿队伍，A.班级 B.队伍 C.调查 D.公司，选B。
8. 他定期看望老人、帮忙做家务参与活动，在这个过程中慢慢发现和人交谈没有那么难，逐渐变得自信，A.慢慢地 B.安静地 C.自然地 D.通常，选A。
9. 该慈善机构的职能是照料老人，此处指有更多老人需要被照顾，A.查阅 B.醒来 C.照顾 D.寻找，选C。
10. 因此Ricky被要求宣讲慈善相关内容，目的是招募新的志愿者，A.年轻的 B.有创造力的 C.新的 D.重要的，选C。
11. Ricky本身性格内向，他对当众讲话有恐惧心理，A.梦想 B.恐惧 C.机会 D.勇气，选B。
12. Vijay在Ricky紧张的时候安慰鼓励他，给了他一个鼓励的微笑，A.礼物 B.微笑 C.课程 D.惊喜，选B。
13. 此处代词指代前文提到的需要帮助的老人们，含义是“我们做这件事是为了给他们提供更好的服务”，选them，对应D。
14. 此处指Ricky不再担心其他人会如何看待自己，A.如何 B.为什么 C.何时 D.何地，选A。
15. 他调整心态后，努力让自己的宣讲清晰又有意义，最终顺利完成任务，A.著名的 B.相似的 C.平和的 D.有意义的，选D。
【答案】
1-5 BCDAC 6-10 ABACC 11-15 BBDAD
【知识点】
语境逻辑推断，固定搭配辨析，代词用法
【点评】
本篇完形填空故事线清晰正向，贴近学生日常认知，重点考察学生结合上下文推导语境的能力，以及基础词汇、常用固定搭配的掌握程度，题目设置梯度合理，既符合基础考察要求，也传递了走出舒适区、在助人过程中获得自我成长的正向价值观。
【难度系数】
0.7