阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Newton was born in England in 1643. He was born ahead of schedule and was very 1. No one believed he would survive. But he 2 everyone. He lived until he was 84.
Newton's family was poor. His mother had to work. So she 3 Newton with his grandmother. The boy was not a good student at school. Yet he was 4 about everything and liked to make things, such as kites, clocks, and simple machines. Newton also 5 finding new ways to answer questions or solve problems.
Strangely, things changed after Newton 6 a boy who was good at studying. He decided to get even (报复) by getting 7 marks than the boy. In a short time, Newton became the 8 student at school.
Later, Newton left school to help on the family farm. However, he spent his time not taking care of the farm but 9 maths problems. His uncle discovered his talent. So he 10 the young man to Cambridge University to study maths.
From then on, Newton went on to become one of the greatest scientists in history.
1. A. poor B. old C. weak D. clever
2. A. surprised B. pleased C. interested D. excited
3. A. played B. left C. shared D. met
4. A. curious B. proud C. careful D. patient
5. A. stopped B. practised C. missed D. enjoyed
6. A. fought with B. played with C. heard from D. learned from
7. A. fewer B. poorer C. larger D. higher
8. A. top B. lazy C. shy D. tall
9. A. reading B. solving C. writing D. copying
10. A. invited B. refused C. sent D. took

1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文介绍牛顿的生平经历），再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析每个空：1. 根据后文“没人相信他能存活”判断出生时的状态；2. 结合牛顿长寿的结果判断对他人的影响；3. 依据“妈妈要工作”的背景判断妈妈的行为；4. 结合“喜欢做东西”判断对事物的态度；5. 依据“找新方法解决问题”判断动词搭配；6. 结合“报复”的目的判断与男孩的关系；7. 依据“报复”的目标判断分数的高低；8. 结合“报复成功”判断牛顿的成绩；9. 依据“数学问题”判断固定搭配；10. 结合“去剑桥学习”判断叔叔的行为。
【解析】
1. 由后文“No one believed he would survive（没人相信他能活下来）”可知，牛顿出生时身体很虚弱，故选C。
2. 牛顿活了84岁，这件事让所有人感到惊讶，surprised符合语境，故选A。
3. 牛顿的妈妈要工作，所以把他留给奶奶，leave sb with sb是固定搭配，意为“把某人留给某人照顾”，故选B。
4. be curious about是固定搭配，意为“对……好奇”，结合后文“喜欢制作东西”可知，牛顿对一切事物都好奇，故选A。
5. enjoy doing sth是固定搭配，意为“喜欢做某事”，此处指牛顿喜欢找新方法解决问题，故选D。
6. 由后文“decided to get even（报复）”可知，牛顿是和那个学习好的男孩打架，fought with符合语境，故选A。
7. 报复的目的是考更高的分数，higher marks符合逻辑，故选D。
8. 很快牛顿成为学校里的顶尖学生，top student意为“顶尖学生”，故选A。
9. solve maths problems是固定搭配，意为“解决数学问题”，spend time doing sth结构中用动名词，故选B。
10. send sb to sp是固定搭配，意为“送某人去某地”，此处指叔叔送牛顿去剑桥大学，故选C。
【答案】
1. C 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. D 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文围绕牛顿的生平展开，考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配的掌握，需结合故事逻辑逐一分析，整体难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或填入括号内单词的正确形式。
Life was peaceful for my family until something happened. Last year, my dad 11.
(get) a new job. It was in 12. town far away from our home. Mum and Dad decided we had to move, 13. it was a long way for Dad to travel every day. When they told me about 14. (they) plan, I was upset (不安的). I was 15. (worry) that I would miss all my friends and teachers a lot.
Anyway, six 16. (month) after that, my family moved to the new place. The house was much 17. (big) than our old one. My bedroom was on the 18. (two) floor of the house, and through its window I could see the sea. I enjoyed watching the sunset over the water every evening.
I wasn't looking forward 19. the first day at my new school. I felt 20. (real) scared about meeting lots of new people. But when I got there, everyone was 21. (friend)! As soon as I walked into the classroom, I 22. (welcome) warmly by my new classmates. My teacher introduced me to the class, 23. I even made friends with two students. From that day on, my new classmates always invited me 24. (play) with them at break time.
Now I have got used to the new life here. I feel happy, and I believe I 25. (have) a wonderful time in the future. Moving home isn't that bad, after all!

11. got
12. a
13. because
14. their
15. worried
16. months
17. bigger
18. second
19. to
20. really
21. friendly
22. was welcomed
23. and
24. to play
25. will have

【分析】
本题为记叙文语境下的语法填空题，需结合文章大意、时态规则、词性变化、固定搭配及逻辑关系逐一填空。解题时先通读全文把握故事脉络，再针对每个空格分析：11题根据过去时间状语确定时态；12题考查冠词用法；13题分析前后句逻辑关系选连词；14题修饰名词用物主代词；15题考查固定搭配；16题注意数词后的名词复数；17题由比较级标志词确定形式；18题考查序数词；19题是固定短语搭配；20题修饰形容词用副词；21题be动词后用形容词；22题分析主被动及时态；23题分析句子逻辑选连词；24题考查固定搭配；25题根据将来时间状语确定时态。
【解析】
11. 由时间状语last year可知，此处用一般过去时，get的过去式为got；
12. 此处泛指“一个城镇”，town以辅音音素开头，故用不定冠词a；
13. 前句“父母决定搬家”与后句“爸爸每天通勤远”为因果关系，故用连词because；
14. 修饰名词plan需用形容词性物主代词their；
15. be worried为固定搭配，意为“担心的”，故填worried；
16. 数词six后接可数名词复数，month的复数为months；
17. 由比较级标志词than可知，此处用形容词比较级，big的比较级为bigger；
18. 表示“二楼”需用序数词，two的序数词为second；
19. look forward to为固定短语，意为“期待”，故填介词to；
20. 修饰形容词scared需用副词，real的副词形式为really；
21. be动词后需接形容词作表语，friend的形容词为friendly；
22. 主语I与welcome为被动关系，且动作发生在过去，故用一般过去时的被动语态was welcomed；
23. 前后句为顺承关系，故用并列连词and；
24. invite sb to do sth为固定搭配，意为“邀请某人做某事”，故填to play；
25. 由时间状语in the future可知，此处用一般将来时，故填will have。
【答案】
11. got；12. a；13. because；14. their；15. worried；16. months；17. bigger；18. second；19. to；20. really；21. friendly；22. was welcomed；23. and；24. to play；25. will have
【知识点】
一般过去时、形容词比较级、固定搭配
【点评】
本题以记叙文为载体，考查基础语法与词汇运用，涵盖时态、冠词、连词、词性变化等核心知识点，要求学生结合语境分析解题，难度适中，侧重基础能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.6