五、完形填空。（第1~10小题每小题1分，第11小题2分，共12分）
I'll never forget the day when I went on a hot-air balloon trip. It was a birthday gift from my aunt.
I had to early, but it wasn't a problem. I couldn't sleep because I was so excited. My parents and my aunt came to . They waved(挥手) as I got into the balloon. There were five other people and the pilot(飞行员) in it. When we took off, it was quite and I couldn't hear anything. Then it became much quieter. I can't describe the . It felt like a dream. The sky was blue and clear. I could see all the people below us. They were getting smaller and smaller we got higher and higher.
, a rainstorm began! The balloon started to drop. The pilot decided to land as quickly as possible, but he couldn't control(控制) the balloon. The wind was us to the sea. It was scary(吓人)!
Very soon, the changed direction and we were finally able to land on a hill. We got out of the balloon. Luckily, no one was hurt. I could walk back to my and show them I was OK.
Was I ? Yes, a little. Will I ever do it again? Not sure!
()1. A. eat out B. get up C. go home D. give up
()2. A. help B. play C. watch D. practise
()3. A. low B. slow C. funny D. noisy
()4. A. feeling B. problem C. experience D. chance
()5. A. before B. when C. but D. and
()6. A. Loudly B. Usually C. Peacefully D. Unluckily
()7. A. circling B. blowing C. catching D. expressing
()8. A. wind B. plane C. bird D. spaceship
()9. A. team B. family C. friends D. classmates
()10. A. bored B. honest C. brave D. weak
11. Do you think the writer will try a hot-air balloon ride again? Why?

1~5. BCDAB 6~10. DBABC 11. Yes. The view from the balloon was amazing, so maybe he/she will try again./No. The storm was very scary, so he/she will not try again.（言之有理即可）

【分析】做完形填空需先通读全文，把握文章讲述作者热气球旅行经历的主旨，再结合每个空格的上下文语境、词汇含义及固定搭配逐一分析选项，最后验证答案是否符合逻辑，确保语义通顺、文意连贯。
【解析】1. 考查动词短语。根据后文“我太兴奋睡不着”可知，此处指要早起，故选B（get up）。2. 考查动词。父母和阿姨来观看送行，watch符合语境，故选C。3. 考查形容词。后文提到“听不到任何声音”，说明起飞时很嘈杂，故选D（noisy）。4. 考查名词。此处描述热气球旅行的感受，feeling符合，故选A。5. 考查连词。此处指“当我们飞得越高，下面的人就越小”，when引导时间状语，故选B。6. 考查副词。后文提到暴风雨来临，是不幸的事，故选D（Unluckily）。7. 考查动词。风把气球吹向大海，blow（吹）符合，故选B。8. 考查名词。前文提到风的问题，此处指风改变方向，故选A（wind）。9. 考查名词。作者要回去给家人看自己没事，family符合，故选B。10. 考查形容词。经历了暴风雨，询问是否勇敢，brave符合，故选C。11. 本题为开放性问题，回答合理即可，如：Yes. The view from the balloon was amazing, so maybe he/she will try again./No. The storm was very scary, so he/she will not try again.
【答案】1~5. BCDAB 6~10. DBABC 11. Yes. The view from the balloon was amazing, so maybe he/she will try again./No. The storm was very scary, so he/she will not try again.（言之有理即可）
【知识点】完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】本题以记叙文形式考查完形填空，围绕作者的热气球旅行经历展开，重点考查学生对语境的理解及常用词汇的运用能力，难度适中，符合初中英语的考查要求。
【难度系数】0.6