五、完形填空。
Luke, Jay and Zach’s Winning Game
Luke really wanted his baseball team, the Wildcats, to win. It was the last game of the regular(常规的) . He had never been to the playoffs(季后赛) before.
The coach called the whole team together the game began. He said, “It has been a great season. You should all be of yourselves. Let’s give it our best effort.”
The team really was a good one. All of the teammates got along well and each other. Luke’s best friend, Jay, was on the team too. They were two of the best players.
The Purple Sox was the Wildcats' opponent. Both teams and all of their were super excited about the game.
The Wildcats had a good . They had three runs(分) by the end of the second inning(局) and had prevented the Purple Sox from scoring. , by the end of the fifth inning, the Purple Sox had taken the lead and was ahead of the Wildcats by four runs. Luke and Jay were starting to , but they knew they had to remain positive(乐观的).
“Don’t give up, Wildcats!” urged Jay. “We can do it!” cheered Luke. “Be proud and give it your best effort, like our coach said,” Luke the team.
Over the next few innings, the Wildcats did and by the bottom of the ninth inning, they were ahead of the Purple Sox by one run, but the Purple Sox had the last at bat(轮到击球) for the game. Zach was one of their players. His Purple Sox teammates cheered for him. Then they started chanting. Before too long, the fans joined in on the chant too. Even the Wildcats started cheering to him, because they knew how hard Zach always tried. Finally, he made it. He hit the ball, then he ran as hard as he could to the first base.
The next Purple Sox batter was up. Zach was ready to run. They might just win the game after all. But the ball was not far enough. Luke was able to catch the ball and the game for the Wildcats.
When the game ended, both teams shook hands and congratulated each other. It really was a for everyone. Luke, Jay and the Wildcats made the playoffs, and the Purple Sox saw their teammate Zach have his hit.
And that was how the last day of the regular season ended and how the children made their day.
()1. A. season B. year C. month D. time
()2. A. after B. when C. until D. before
()3. A. afraid B. ashamed C. careful D. proud
()4. A. smiled B. relaxed C. encouraged D. reported
()5. A. children B. fans C. friends D. teammates
()6. A. rest B. choice C. start D. reason
()7. A. Successfully B. Hopefully C. Unluckily D. Naturally
()8. A. relax B. celebrate C. fight D. worry
()9. A. divided B. reminded C. followed D. noticed
()10. A. better B. best C. slower D. slowest
()11. A. fastest B. tallest C. weakest D. smartest
()12. A. hurt B. support C. stop D. protect
()13. A. lose B. play C. save D. continue
()14. A. win B. dream C. try D. change
()15. A. last B. first C. second D. third

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

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章主旨（本文围绕棒球队Wildcats的常规赛最后一场比赛展开，讲述比赛过程与团队精神），再逐空结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系分析选项，最后通读验证答案是否通顺合理。
【解析】1. 选A，根据后文“playoffs（季后赛）”可知此处指“常规赛（regular season）”，为固定搭配；2. 选D，教练在比赛开始前召集全队，before符合语境；3. 选D，be proud of是固定搭配，意为“为…骄傲”，符合教练鼓励队员的语境；4. 选C，队友相处融洽且互相鼓励，encouraged符合逻辑；5. 选B，比赛双方的粉丝都很兴奋，fans符合语境；6. 选C，had a good start表示“开局不错”，符合比赛初期的描述；7. 选C，前文Wildcats领先，后文Purple Sox反超，是不幸的转折，Unluckily符合；8. 选D，落后四分，Luke和Jay开始担心，worry符合；9. 选B，Luke提醒团队牢记教练的话，reminded符合；10. 选A，后文提到Wildcats反超，说明表现更好，better符合；11. 选C，结合后文Zach努力的描述，此处指他是Purple Sox较弱的球员之一，weakest符合；12. 选B，Wildcats为Zach欢呼支持，support符合；13. 选C，Luke接住球挽救了比赛，save the game是固定搭配；14. 选A，比赛结束后双方都有收获，对所有人来说是胜利，win符合；15. 选B，Zach打出了他的第一支安打，first符合语境。
【答案】1.A 2.D 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.C 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.C 12.B 13.C 14.A 15.B
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】本文是一篇关于棒球比赛的记叙文，通过讲述比赛过程传递了团队协作、积极乐观的精神，考查学生对上下文语境的把握及词汇的运用能力，是初中英语常见题型。
【难度系数】0.6