四、根据材料内容，从下面五个选项中选出能填入文中空缺处的最佳选项，使文章意思通顺、内容完整。
My grandmother doesn't have a phone to store photos. Instead, she has a simple wooden box, which she calls her "memory box". 1. It's not pretty, but to her, it's more valuable than any digital device (设备).
Inside the box, there are no expensive things. 2. There is a dried flower from her wedding, a tiny seashell from her first trip to the beach, a handwritten recipe from her mother, and my first lost tooth. Each object is ordinary, yet each one holds an unforgettable story.
3. As she holds the seashell, she can describe the sound of the waves and the colour of the sky that day. The recipe card brings back the smell of her mother's kitchen. These objects are not just images in her mind, but whole experiences. 4.
My grandmother has taught me that memories aren't just about seeing pictures; they're about connecting with the past through our senses and emotions. 5. Sometimes, the simplest objects can carry the deepest memories because they are tied to our personal stories and feelings.
A. It's where she keeps her most precious treasures.
B. When I visit her, she sometimes opens the box.
C. Instead, it holds a collection of small, seemingly unimportant things.
D. They bring up detailed memories that are filled with sights, sounds, and smells.
E. A photo can show you what happened, but an object can make you feel how you felt back then.

1.A
2.C
3.B
4.D
5.E

【分析】
本题为英语七选五题型，解题思路为：先通读全文把握核心（奶奶的“记忆盒”承载珍贵回忆），再结合每个空缺处的上下文逻辑（如指代、转折、承接、举例关系等）逐一匹配选项：第1空需承接“记忆盒”的作用，第2空需承接“盒内无贵重物品”的转折，第3空需引出“奶奶打开盒子回忆”的动作，第4空需承接“物件承载完整经历”的内容，第5空需承接“记忆的本质”并引出结尾观点。
【解析】
1. 第1空：前文提到奶奶的“memory box”（记忆盒），后文强调它比数字设备珍贵，A选项“它是她存放最珍贵宝藏的地方”承接上下文，符合逻辑，故选A。
2. 第2空：前文指出盒内“没有昂贵的东西”，后文列举了各类小物件，C选项“反而，它装着一堆看似不重要的小东西”形成转折，衔接后文的物件举例，故选C。
3. 第3空：后文描述奶奶拿着贝壳回忆的场景，B选项“我去看她时，她有时会打开盒子”引出下文的动作，符合语境，故选B。
4. 第4空：前文提到物件是“完整的经历”，D选项“它们唤起充满视觉、声音和气味的详细记忆”承接上文的“经历”，解释物件的作用，故选D。
5. 第5空：前文讲记忆通过感官和情感连接过去，后文强调简单物件承载深记忆，E选项“照片能展示发生了什么，但物件能让你感受到当时的感受”承接上下文的对比，点明物件的独特意义，故选E。
【答案】
1.A 2.C 3.B 4.D 5.E
【知识点】
英语阅读理解、语篇逻辑衔接
【点评】
本题为初中英语常见的七选五题型，侧重考查学生对语篇上下文逻辑关系的把握能力，解题关键在于梳理指代、转折、承接等逻辑线索，难度适中，能有效训练学生的语篇理解能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

五、先通读短文，掌握其大意，然后从A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个可以填入相应空白处的最佳答案。
My grandma was in an old people's home when I moved back to Michigan. She had been 1 to walk for some time. What was worse, her eyesight was 2 little by little.
I knew how Grandma enjoyed 3 in touch with people. Since I came back to Michigan, she thought I should be her "4 secretary (秘书)". She regarded writing to her friends as something 5, but she was not good at expressing her feelings in words. So she would take me as a (n) 6 to write letters for her. She would dictate (口述) the letters, and then I would 7 to write down what she had said. She would always have me read what I had written. She didn't have a hearing 8 because she was always telling me, "That isn't exactly how I said it!" I would then rewrite 9 I had written in her exact words.
Since I had some spare time before Christmas, I asked Grandma if she would like to send out some Christmas cards. Grandma 10 agreed. I picked several different kinds of 11. Then I took each card and 12 the picture on the front in detail, and then I read the words inside. After thinking it over, Grandma told me who she thought would like the card.
After a while, I 13 and noticed that several people standing nearby. I saw the looks on their faces and Grandma's face as I read each card. Everybody 14 a soft smile and a faraway look in their eyes, as if they could see the scenes in their mind's eye.
I'll always cherish this 15 memory of bringing Christmas joy and happiness to Grandma and other elderly people. Grandma liked to say, "Create good memories!" Thanks to Grandma, I have created many good memories that I'm now passing on.
()1. A. unable B. unhappy C. unfair D. unhealthy
()2. A. increasing B. clearing C. disappearing D. starting
()3. A. taking B. making C. bringing D. staying
()4. A. personal B. public C. simple D. medical
()5. A. perfect B. important C. challenging D. patient
()6. A. guide B. inventor C. visitor D. helper
()7. A. manage B. refuse C. plan D. decide
()8. A. question B. problem C. habit D. ability
()9. A. however B. wherever C. whoever D. whatever
()10. A. secretly B. coldly C. carefully D. gladly
()11. A. letters B. books C. cards D. newspapers
()12. A. copied B. described C. drew D. printed
()13. A. broke down B. talked back C. looked up D. turned over
()14. A. hid B. won C. wore D. received
()15. A. strange B. special C. common D. serious

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

【分析】做完形填空需遵循“先懂主旨，再逐空分析”的思路：首先通读全文，把握文章围绕“我帮养老院的奶奶处理信件、选圣诞卡片，传递温暖”的主旨；接着针对每个空，结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词义辨析来排除错误选项，选出最符合语境的答案。
【解析】1. 语境题：奶奶在养老院，说明她走路有困难，unable（不能）符合；其他选项不符合语境，选A。
2. 词义辨析题：“更糟的是”提示视力逐渐消失，disappearing（消失）符合；其他选项不符合，选C。
3. 固定搭配题：stay in touch with是固定短语，意为“保持联系”，选D。
4. 词义辨析题：奶奶让我当她的私人秘书，personal（私人的）符合；其他选项不符合，选A。
5. 语境题：奶奶认为给朋友写信是重要的事，important（重要的）符合；其他选项不符合，选B。
6. 词义辨析题：奶奶把我当助手帮她写信，helper（助手）符合；其他选项不符合，选D。
7. 固定搭配题：manage to do sth. 意为“设法做成某事”，符合语境，选A。
8. 固定搭配题：hearing problem意为“听力问题”，problem指具体问题，符合；其他选项不符合，选B。
9. 宾语从句题：空格处引导宾语从句，指“我写的任何内容”，whatever符合；其他选项不符合，选D。
10. 语境题：奶奶高兴地同意选圣诞卡片，gladly（高兴地）符合；其他选项不符合，选D。
11. 语境题：前文提到圣诞卡片，选cards，选C。
12. 词义辨析题：我详细描述卡片正面的图案，described（描述）符合；其他选项不符合，选B。
13. 短语辨析题：looked up意为“抬头看”，符合语境；其他选项不符合，选C。
14. 词义辨析题：面带微笑用wear a smile，wore是过去式，符合；其他选项不符合，选C。
15. 语境题：这是一段特别的记忆，special（特别的）符合；其他选项不符合，选B。
【答案】1.A 2.C 3.D 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.B 9.D 10.D 11.C 12.B 13.C 14.C 15.B
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、固定搭配、词义辨析
【点评】本文是情感类完形填空，通过祖孙间的温暖互动传递善意，解题需结合上下文语境及词汇知识，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.6