三、完形填空(15 分)
When my brother and I were children, we spent a few weeks each summer in the countryside with our 36. He was a geologist(地质学家) and loved to go for long walks to 37 stones to add to his collection at the university.
One day our uncle gave us two 38 and asked us to help him carry the stones. The whole day, we walked 39 the countryside, and every now and then, our uncle put stones in our bags. We were 40 surprised that sometimes he also took some stones out from our bags. We thought he had just found better ones. We got back home in the late afternoon. The bags were so heavy that we were really 41 when we put them on the ground. Yet our uncle's bag was nearly 42. "Why did you give us so many stones?" we asked. "I didn't. You did," he said, waiting for a while before continuing. "You did not know it, but I gave you a little attitude(态度) test today. Whenever you 43 about someone or something with a negative(负面的) attitude, I put a stone in your bags. And whenever you talked about someone or something with a positive(积极的) attitude, I 44 a stone. And now look at your bags." The bags were 45 full. "Your negative thoughts are like stones. You carry them in your 46 just like those stones in a bag. The more negative thoughts you have, the 47 your mind is. So look at those bags and start paying attention to what you say and 48 you talk about things."
This little 49 is one of the most important I have ever had. And I remember my uncle with great love for 50 us one of the most important lessons of life—the power of the attitude.
()36. A. brother B. uncle C. grandfather D. father
()37. A. make B. bring C. buy D. find
()38. A. hats B. shoes C. bags D. baskets
()39. A. around B. across C. over D. beside
()40. A. little B. a little C. few D. a few
()41. A. tired B. excited C. surprised D. interested
()42. A. new B. old C. full D. empty
()43. A. talked B. asked C. agreed D. forgot
()44. A. worked out B. took out C. put out D. gave out
()45. A. half B. hardly C. almost D. really
()46. A. head B. bag C. hand D. mind
()47. A. heavier B. lighter C. quicker D. stronger
()48. A. when B. why C. how D. where
()49. A. lesson B. word C. thought D. idea
()50. A. learning B. teaching C. having D. reaching

36.B 37.D 38.C 39.A 40.B
41.A 42.D 43.A 44.B 45.C
46.D 47.A 48.C 49.A 50.B

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，本文通过叔叔用装石头的方式传递态度重要性的故事，解题时要结合上下文语境、词汇搭配及逻辑关系，逐一分析每个空的选项，排除不符合语境的答案，最终确定正确选项。
【解析】
36. 下文多次提到“our uncle”，可知此处是和叔叔一起在乡下，选B。
37. 地质学家喜欢散步找石头，“find”符合语境，选D。
38. 后文提到叔叔把石头放进我们的袋子，可知叔叔给了我们两个袋子，选C。
39. “walk around the countryside”表示在乡村四处行走，符合语境，选A。
40. “a little”修饰形容词“surprised”，表程度，意为“有点惊讶”，选B。
41. 袋子太重，放下时会感到疲惫，“tired”符合，选A。
42. 我们的袋子很重，叔叔的袋子几乎是空的，形成对比，“empty”正确，选D。
43. “talk about”是固定搭配，结合语境指负面谈论，选A。
44. 前文提到叔叔有时放石头，有时拿石头，此处对应“took out”（拿出），选B。
45. 我们的袋子几乎满了，“almost”符合，选C。
46. 负面想法在心里，“mind”表示内心，选D。
47. 负面想法越多，心里越沉重，“heavier”正确，选A。
48. “how you talk about things”指谈论事情的方式，选C。
49. 这个小经历是重要的教训，“lesson”符合，选A。
50. 叔叔教给我们人生的重要课程，“teach”正确，选B。
【答案】
36.B 37.D 38.C 39.A 40.B
41.A 42.D 43.A 44.B 45.C
46.D 47.A 48.C 49.A 50.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题、词汇辨析、语境理解
【点评】
本文为哲理类完形填空，通过具体事例传递态度的重要性，解题需结合上下文逻辑与词汇搭配，难度适中，能有效考察学生的阅读理解和词汇运用能力。
【难度系数】
0.6

四、词汇运用(15分)
A. 将方框中所给词语的适当形式填入短文中,每词仅用一次。
two quick grow teach do a good job
I visited my grandparents last month. One day, my grandparents took me to a farm. They 51. me to grow potatoes and I learnt carefully.
First, make a hole(洞) in the ground. My grandpa showed me how to make a hole right for the potatoes to grow in. The hole can't be too deep(深的) or too shallow(浅的). If the hole is too deep, the potato will not grow. If the hole is too shallow, the potato will wither(枯萎). 52. , put a piece of potato with the bud(芽) in the hole. The bud must face upwards because it can help potatoes to grow better. After that, put some soil(土) on the potato. The soil has to be soft. Growing potatoes was difficult for me. It took me 3 hours 53. a small bag of potatoes. But I had a lot of fun and felt very happy to help my grandparents. They said that I 54. and I felt very happy too. I hope my potatoes can grow up 55. and that I can eat them with my grandparents one day. I believe my potatoes will be the best in the world!

51. taught 52. Second 53. to grow 54. did a good job 55. quickly

【分析】
本题为词汇运用题，需结合短文语境、语法规则及固定搭配，将方框内词语转换为适当形式填空。解题思路：1. 通读全文，把握整体时态（以一般过去时为主）和语境；2. 逐个分析空格的句子结构，判断所需词性、时态或形式；3. 匹配方框内词语，调整为正确形式，确保符合上下文逻辑。
【解析】
51. 空格需填动词作谓语，结合一般过去时态及固定搭配teach sb to do sth，方框内teach变为过去式taught，故填taught。
52. 前文有First表顺序，此处需填序数词表“第二步”，方框内基数词two变为序数词Second，故填Second。
53. 固定句型It takes sb +时间+ to do sth，方框内grow用不定式形式to grow，故填to grow。
54. 主句said为过去式，宾语从句用一般过去时，方框内do a good job变为过去式did a good job，符合语境，故填did a good job。
55. 此处修饰动词短语grow up，需用副词，方框内形容词quick变为副词quickly，故填quickly。
【答案】
51. taught 52. Second 53. to grow 54. did a good job 55. quickly
【知识点】
词汇适当形式填空；一般过去时；词性转换
【点评】
本题考查词汇在语境中的运用，涉及动词时态、序数词、固定句型及词性转换等基础知识点，要求学生结合上下文和语法规则解题，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6