一、完形填空(共15小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个能填入空白处的最佳选项。
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Every weekend, Jake loved visiting his grandparents' small farm. The fresh air was a big 1 from the city. But there was one task he 2 —feeding the chickens. The heavy food bag was hard to 3, and the chickens would crowd around his feet, pecking(啄) at his shoes.
“There must be a(n) 4 way!” Jake thought one afternoon.
That evening, he searched through his grandpa's garage(车库). “What are you 5, boy?” Grandpa asked.
“I want to make something to feed the chickens and stop them pecking at my shoes,” Jake 6.
“A great idea! Let's see what we can find,” Grandpa said with a 7. Together, they found an old plastic bottle, a long wooden stick, and some strong string(线).
Jake started working. He cut the bottle in half and fixed it to the end of the stick. He then tied the string in a clever way so he could pull it to tip(使倾斜) the bottle. The next morning, he 8 his invention—the “Chicken Feeder Stick”.
“Watch this, Grandpa!” Jake said 9. He used the bottle to give the chickens food. Standing at a safe place, he pulled the string. The food poured easily into the chickens' food box.
“Wow!” Grandpa shouted. “That's so clever! You've just helped me 10 a big problem.” Jake smiled proudly.
A few weeks later, Jake's science teacher, Mr Thompson, introduced a school invention competition to 11. “Remember,” he said, “the best inventions solve real problems in real ways.”
Jake joined the competition with his Chicken Feeder Stick. “This is great 12 it's very simple,” Mr Thompson said. To Jake's 13 and joy, he won second place!
From then on, Jake saw everyday problems as 14 challenges. He realized that being an 15 wasn't about special technology. It was about seeing a problem, thinking creatively, and being brave enough to try a new solution.
()1. A. progress B. advantage C. problem D. difference
()2. A. finished B. hated C. created D. understood
()3. A. push B. make C. carry D. throw
()4. A. faster B. funnier C. easier D. cheaper
()5. A. looking for B. asking for C. waiting for D. hoping for
()6. A. suggested B. explained C. discussed D. shouted
()7. A. hug B. joke C. shake D. smile
()8. A. celebrated B. imagined C. tested D. sold
()9. A. calmly B. nervously C. excitedly D. silently
()10. A. solve B. share C. change D. choose
()11. A. us B. them C. her D. him
()12. A. though B. until C. if D. when
()13. A. anger B. surprise C. sadness D. thought
()14. A. similar B. difficult C. possible D. interesting
()15. A. artist B. engineer C. inventor D. actor

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

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章主旨（本文讲述Jake为解决喂鸡时被鸡啄鞋的问题，发明“喂鸡杆”并在学校发明比赛中获奖的故事），再逐题结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等逐一分析选项，确保所选答案符合语篇逻辑与语义要求。
【解析】
1. 句意为“新鲜空气是和城市的一大不同”，difference表示“差异、不同”，符合语境，故选D。
2. 由后文描述喂鸡的麻烦（粮袋重、鸡啄鞋）可知Jake讨厌喂鸡，hated表示“讨厌”，故选B。
3. 沉重的粮袋难以搬运，carry表示“搬运”，故选C。
4. Jake想找更容易的方法解决喂鸡的麻烦，easier表示“更简单的”，故选C。
5. 爷爷问Jake在找什么，look for表示“寻找”，故选A。
6. Jake向爷爷解释自己的想法，explained表示“解释”，故选B。
7. 爷爷带着微笑说话，smile表示“微笑”，故选D。
8. 第二天早上Jake测试自己的发明，tested表示“测试”，故选C。
9. Jake兴奋地向爷爷展示发明，excitedly表示“兴奋地”，故选C。
10. 爷爷说Jake解决了大问题，solve表示“解决”，故选A。
11. 老师向Jake（him）介绍学校发明比赛，故选D。
12. 句意为“虽然它很简单，但很棒”，though表示“虽然”，引导让步状语从句，故选A。
13. 让Jake惊讶又开心，to one's surprise是固定搭配，故选B。
14. Jake把日常问题看作有趣的挑战，interesting表示“有趣的”，故选D。
15. 成为发明家不是靠特殊技术，inventor表示“发明家”，故选C。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.B 7.D 8.C 9.C 10.A 11.D 12.A 13.B 14.D 15.C
【知识点】
完形填空语境理解、动词词义辨析、名词词义辨析
【点评】
本文为记叙文，通过Jake发明喂鸡杆的故事，考查学生的语篇理解与词汇运用能力，传递了创新解决问题的理念，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.7