五、完形填空。（2026·江苏徐州期末）
“Five minutes to go,” called out the director. “Is everyone ready?”
Ann's eyes were bright as she watched the stage. “I want to join—I love .”
The four contestants(选手) were at their desks on the stage. Hot lights were shining down upon them. Suddenly one contestant's face turned pale and she fell over her chair. The cameraman helped the girl the stage at once.
The director hurried from the control room above. “Who among you wants to be on TV? We need another contestant!” he asked the audience.
Ann raised her hand without a second thought. “You're on!” the director . He led Ann onto the stage. A make-up artist quickly put make-up on her face and her hair.
“Ten seconds,” the director . “It's time for Travel Quiz, here's our host, Peter Lee!” Peter ran out onto the stage. The quiz show began right away.
Though Ann was not prepared, she seemed and did really well. She answered the questions correctly and soon took the lead over the other contestants. And then there was a single question between Ann and .
“And finally, could you tell me what the capital of South Africa is?”asked Peter.
“Pretoria!” Ann replied.
“!” cried Peter. “You're tonight's winner! Our is a 5-day Beijing trip.”
Ann smiled brightly. This surprise proves that can turn the unexpected into something truly valuable.
()1. A. drama series B. documentaries C. game shows D. chat shows
()2. A. acting B. reading C. eating D. waiting
()3. A. show off B. turn off C. get off D. take off
()4. A. up B. down C. away D. in
()5. A. shouted B. whispered C. complained D. doubted
()6. A. cut B. washed C. brushed D. dried
()7. A. replied B. mentioned C. pronounced D. announced
()8. A. and B. but C. so D. or
()9. A. nervous B. relaxed C. scared D. impatient
()10. A. two B. three C. four D. five
()11. A. also B. even C. once D. just
()12. A. loss B. victory C. regret D. friendship
()13. A. Bad luck B. It's your turn C. Congratulations D. Cheer up
()14. A. prize B. praise C. price D. present
()15. A. practice B. spirit C. luck D. courage

1. C 【点拨】根据“It’s time for Travel Quiz”可知，这是一个旅行问答节目，属于游戏节目，所以安说自己喜欢游戏节目。故选 C。
2. D 【点拨】根据“The four contestants（选手） were 2 at their desks on the stage.”及语境可知，此处表示选手在桌子旁等着。故选 D。
3. C 【点拨】根据“she fell over her chair”和“the stage”可知，女孩从椅子上摔下来，摄影师应该是帮助她离开舞台，get off 有离开（某处）的意思。故选 C。
4. B 【点拨】根据“from the control room above”可知，导演是从上面的控制室到舞台，应该是向下走。故选 B。
5. A 【点拨】根据“You’re on!”可知，导演应该是大声喊出这句话，让安知道自己可以上场了。故选 A。
6. C 【点拨】根据“A make-up artist quickly put make-up on her face”可知，化妆师化了妆后应该是梳理头发，brush 有梳理的意思。故选 C。
7. D 【点拨】根据“Ten seconds”可知，导演是在宣布时间。故选 D。
8. A 【点拨】根据语境可知，前后是顺承关系，用 and 连接。故选 A。
9. B 【点拨】根据“Though Ann was not prepared”和“did really well”可知，虽然没准备但表现得很好，说明她不紧张，很放松。故选 B。
10. B 【点拨】根据“The four contestants（选手）”和“soon took the lead over the other”可知，一开始有四位选手，安领先说明是超过了其他三位。故选 B。
11. D 【点拨】根据“a single question between Ann and”可知，这里表示仅仅剩下一个问题，用 just。故选 D。
12. B 【点拨】根据“You’re tonight’s winner!”可知，安即将获胜，所以这里是说她和胜利之间只剩一个问题。故选 B。
13. C 【点拨】根据“You’re tonight’s winner!”可知，安获胜了，彼得应该是恭喜她。故选 C。
14. A 【点拨】根据“a 5-day Beijing trip”可知，五天的北京之旅是获胜的奖品。故选 A。
15. D 【点拨】根据前文安抓住机会上台参赛并获胜可知，是勇气让她把意外变成有价值的东西。故选 D。

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握故事脉络，再结合每空的上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及逻辑关系逐一确定答案。解题时要关注前后文的提示信息，如节目类型、人物动作、情绪变化等，同时积累常用词汇的搭配和用法，辅助判断选项。
【解析】
1. 根据后文“It’s time for Travel Quiz（旅行问答节目）”可知，这属于游戏节目，故选C。
2. 结合语境，四位选手在舞台的桌子旁等待，故选D。
3. 女孩摔倒，摄影师帮她离开舞台，get off表示“离开（某处）”，故选C。
4. 导演从上方控制室下来，用down，故选B。
5. 导演喊安上场，shouted符合语境，故选A。
6. 化妆师化完妆后梳理头发，brushed意为“梳理”，故选C。
7. 导演宣布剩余时间，announced表示“宣布”，故选D。
8. 前后句为顺承关系，用and连接，故选A。
9. 虽未准备但表现好，说明她很放松，故选B。
10. 原本四位选手，安领先其他三位，故选B。
11. 此处表示仅剩下一个问题，just符合语境，故选D。
12. 安即将获胜，指她和胜利之间只剩一个问题，victory意为“胜利”，故选B。
13. 安获胜，主持人应恭喜她，故选C。
14. 五天北京之旅是获胜的奖品，prize意为“奖品”，故选A。
15. 安抓住意外机会参赛并获胜，体现勇气的作用，courage意为“勇气”，故选D。
【答案】
1.C 2.D 3.C 4.B 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.A 9.B 10.B 11.D 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.D
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述Ann意外成为问答节目选手并获胜的故事，贴近学生生活，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇词义辨析及逻辑推理能力，是初中英语常见的完形填空题型。
【难度系数】
0.5