四、完形填空
Monday morning is an important time at our school. All students go to the playground. We listen to music and 1 the national flag go up. Usually, one student gives a talk. One Monday last year, a boy spoke. He looked 2! When I saw him, I wanted to try too. "Can I really do it?" I thought to myself.
Last week, our teacher said that our class should give the talk. She 3 me, "Next Monday, you can give the talk. Get ready."
"Thank you," I answered. It was a great 4 for me! When I got home, I was 5 and tried my best. After I wrote two pages, I 6 my parents' help. They listened carefully and gave me advice.
Monday finally came. I began to feel 7. When did I last give a talk to so many people? Never! This was my 8 time. Could I really do it? Maybe I couldn't finish the talk.
When I got to school, we all went out to the playground. I 9 in front of everyone. I opened my mouth but couldn't speak. "Take it easy," I told 10.
Just then, I saw 1,000 eyes watching me. 11, their eyes encouraged me: "You can do it!"
I 12 a big breath. Then I began. It wasn't hard!
After finishing, 13 laughed at me. Instead, the applause was warm. I don't know 14 I finished my talk. But I made it. I felt so good that day. I 15 myself to everyone what I can do.
()1. A. watch
B. listen
C. notice
D. look
()2. A. proud
B. normal
C. negative
D. careful
()3. A. asked
B. told
C. said
D. laughed
()4. A. chance
B. solution
C. news
D. message
()5. A. interested
B. excited
C. lonely
D. shocked
()6. A. talked about
B. looked for
C. asked for
D. thought of
()7. A. normal
B. nervous
C. relaxed
D. negative
()8. A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
()9. A. sang
B. sat
C. ran
D. stood
()10. A. myself
B. my parents
C. my class
D. her
()11. A. For example
B. After all
C. In fact
D. On time
()12. A. guided
B. found
C. made
D. took
()13. A. everybody
B. somebody
C. anybody
D. nobody
()14. A. what
B. how
C. why
D. where
()15. A. solved
B. showed
C. controlled
D. advised

四、1—5 AABAB 6—10 CBADA 11—15 CDDBB

【解析】
1. 第1空："watch the national flag go up"是固定表达，意为“观看国旗升起”，listen（听）、notice（注意到）、look（看，不及物动词）均不符合语境，故选A。
2. 第2空：根据后文“我也想尝试演讲”可知，男孩看起来很自豪（proud），normal（正常的）、negative（消极的）、careful（仔细的）不符合语境，故选A。
3. 第3空：老师告知“我”演讲的事，"told"后可直接接宾语和内容，"asked"（询问）、"said"（后需加to再接宾语）、"laughed"（笑）均不合适，故选B。
4. 第4空：能在周一演讲对“我”来说是个好机会（chance），solution（解决办法）、news（新闻）、message（消息）不符合语境，故选A。
5. 第5空：得到演讲机会后“我”很兴奋（excited），并尽力准备，interested（感兴趣的）、lonely（孤独的）、shocked（震惊的）不符合语境，故选B。
6. 第6空："ask for one's help"是固定搭配，意为“寻求某人的帮助”，talked about（谈论）、looked for（寻找）、thought of（想到）均不符合，故选C。
7. 第7空：从未在众人面前演讲，所以“我”感到紧张（nervous），normal（正常的）、relaxed（放松的）、negative（消极的）不符合语境，故选B。
8. 第8空：根据前文“Never!”可知这是“我”第一次（first）演讲，故选A。
9. 第9空：在众人面前演讲应该是站着（stood），sang（唱歌）、sat（坐）、ran（跑）不符合场景，故选D。
10. 第10空：“我”告诉自己（myself）要放松，故选A。
11. 第11空：实际上（In fact），大家的眼神在鼓励“我”，For example（例如）、After all（毕竟）、On time（准时）不符合语境，故选C。
12. 第12空："take a big breath"是固定搭配，意为“深呼吸”，故选D。
13. 第13空：根据后文“Instead, the applause was warm”可知没人（nobody）嘲笑“我”，故选D。
14. 第14空：“我”不知道自己是如何（how）完成演讲的，what（什么）、why（为什么）、where（哪里）不符合语境，故选B。
15. 第15空：“我”向大家展示（showed）了自己能做什么，solved（解决）、controlled（控制）、advised（建议）不符合语境，故选B。
【答案】
1—5 AABAB 6—10 CBADA 11—15 CDDBB
【知识点】
1. 固定搭配运用
2. 语境词义辨析
3. 情感类词汇理解
【点评】
本文围绕作者第一次在校园周一升旗仪式上演讲的经历展开，贴近学生校园生活，考查学生对上下文语境的理解能力以及对固定搭配、词义辨析的掌握，需结合情节发展推断词汇的合理运用。
【难度系数】
0.6