四、完形填空(本题有15小题,每小题1分,共计15分)(真题·宁波镇海)
阅读下面的短文,从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
It was lunchtime. Kerry and Omar were out in the school field.
“Look what I have found!” cried Kerry. “It's a coin(硬币)! And it looks really 36.”
“37 it to Mr Hart,” said Omar. “You may win the competition.”
The school was 38 a competition. The child who found the oldest treasure would win a trip to Fun Park. Mr Hart was sitting at his desk 39 Kerry rushed in. “What's going on?” He looked up and asked.
Kerry 40 the coin and showed it to him. “Is it old enough?” She asked. Mr Hart put on his glasses and 41 the coin carefully. “This coin looks real, but it's 42 a gift coin from a cereal packet(麦片袋). I'm really 43.” Kerry felt her heart dropped. Mr Hart saw her face. “44, Kerry,” he said. “There's still enough 45 to find the real treasure before the competition ends.”
The next day, all the kids knew about Kerry's cereal packet coin. “Kerry found a cereal packet coin!” one boy laughed 46. Kerry's face turned red. She was angry with him and with 47 as well. How could she be so stupid to think that the coin was real treasure?
For the following days, Kerry 48 everywhere in town, the park, the woods ... She really wanted to win. “Forget about the 49,” said Kerry's mum. “Walk Barker now.” “OK, Mum,” said Kerry. Barker, the dog of the family, loved digging. Pretty soon, it came back with 50 in its mouth. It turned out to be a real Roman coin and Kerry won the competition in the end.
Sometimes life surprises us in the most unexpected ways.
()36. A. beautiful B. old C. small D. round
()37. A. Lend B. Send C. Bring D. Take
()38. A. holding B. introducing C. watching D. making
()39. A. but B. because C. while D. when
()40. A. put out B. brought out C. took out D. picked out
()41. A. checked B. enjoyed C. marked D. collected
()42. A. also B. even C. just D. almost
()43. A. sorry B. glad C. sad D. stupid
()44. A. Get up B. Cheer up C. Wake up D. Look up
()45. A. space B. time C. money D. food
()46. A. kindly B. quickly C. quietly D. loudly
()47. A. Omar B. her mother C. herself D. Mr Hart
()48. A. toured B. ran C. researched D. searched
()49. A. town B. competition C. trip D. school
()50. A. something B. nothing C. anything D. everything

36—40. BDADC 41—45. ACABB 46—50. DCDBA

【分析】
本题为完形填空，需结合上下文语境、词汇辨析及固定搭配逐一分析每个小题：
1. 36题：后文提到比赛是找最古老的宝藏，故硬币应看起来“旧的”，选B；
2. 37题：“take sth to sb”是固定搭配，意为“把某物带给某人”，此处指把硬币带给Hart老师，选D；
3. 38题：“hold a competition”是固定短语，意为“举办比赛”，学校正在举办比赛，选A；
4. 39题：“be doing sth when...”是固定句型，表“正在做某事这时……”，此处指Hart老师正坐在桌前，Kerry冲进来，选D；
5. 40题：“take out”意为“拿出”，Kerry拿出硬币给老师看，选C；
6. 41题：老师仔细“检查”硬币，check符合语境，选A；
7. 42题：老师指出硬币“只是”麦片袋的礼品币，just表“仅仅、只是”，选C；
8. 43题：发现不是真币，老师感到“遗憾”，sorry符合，选A；
9. 44题：老师鼓励Kerry“振作起来”，cheer up是固定短语，选B；
10. 45题：比赛结束前还有足够“时间”，time符合，选B；
11. 46题：男孩“大声地”嘲笑Kerry，loudly表声音大，选D；
12. 47题：Kerry生“自己”的气，herself指代Kerry自己，选C；
13. 48题：Kerry到处“寻找”宝藏，search符合语境，选D；
14. 49题：妈妈让她忘记“比赛”，competition是前文提到的比赛，选B；
15. 50题：狗嘴里带回了“某个东西”，something表不确定的某物，选A。
【解析】
36. 选B。根据后文“找最古老的宝藏”的比赛要求，可知硬币看起来是旧的，故选B。
37. 选D。“take sth to sb”是固定搭配，意为“把某物带给某人”，此处指把硬币带给Hart老师，故选D。
38. 选A。“hold a competition”是固定短语，意为“举办比赛”，句意为学校正在举办比赛，故选A。
39. 选D。“be doing sth when...”是固定句型，表“正在做某事这时……”，此处指Hart老师正坐在桌前，Kerry冲进来，故选D。
40. 选C。“take out”意为“拿出”，符合Kerry拿出硬币给老师看的语境，故选C。
41. 选A。老师仔细“检查”硬币，check符合动作逻辑，故选A。
42. 选C。老师指出硬币“只是”麦片袋的礼品币，just表“仅仅”，符合语境，故选C。
43. 选A。发现硬币不是真的，老师感到“遗憾”，sorry符合情绪，故选A。
44. 选B。“cheer up”是固定短语，意为“振作起来”，用于鼓励Kerry，故选B。
45. 选B。比赛结束前还有足够“时间”，time符合语境，故选B。
46. 选D。男孩“大声地”嘲笑Kerry，loudly表声音大，符合场景，故选D。
47. 选C。Kerry生“自己”的气，herself指代Kerry本人，故选C。
48. 选D。Kerry到处“寻找”宝藏，search符合动作，故选D。
49. 选B。妈妈让她忘记“比赛”，competition是前文提到的比赛，故选B。
50. 选A。狗嘴里带回了“某个东西”，something表不确定的某物，故选A。
【答案】
36—40. BDADC 41—45. ACABB 46—50. DCDBA
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇记叙文完形，讲述Kerry寻找宝藏硬币的故事，考查学生对上下文语境的把握、词汇的运用及固定搭配的掌握，整体难度适中，需结合上下文逻辑分析每个选项。
【难度系数】
0.6