10. —Thanks for looking after me through my illness, Millie.
—______. That's what friends are for.
A. I can't agree more
B. That sounds good
C. Don't mention it
D. It doesn't matter

C

Ⅱ. 完形填空(每小题 1 分,共 15 分)
(2023·金华中考改编)My elder sister got a disease, locked in her own world. She could not look at people in the eye. She would repeat the words in a very low voice. It turned my parents' world upside down. 1, they worked very hard to make sure that everything seemed pleasant and peaceful for me. I knew 2 about it until the age of ten.
It was then that I started to notice my sister was different. I 3 to accept her as my sister in public. Then, an incident(事件)4 how I viewed my sister. It changed me as well.
One day, my sister had to put up a 5, whether in a group, or by herself. As you can imagine, my sister was the only one left without a group. “I'll 6,” she told my parents. Hearing this, I was completely 7. How could my sister sing in front of the school? I must stop this happening, or she would make me lose 8, one way or another. “No!” I cried out. My parents shot me a look. I knew I had to watch her performance. I prayed(祈祷)9 that something would happen to stop her.
“No one knows she is your 10. It is fine. You do not need to tell anyone,” I remember telling myself the exact words as I sat in the hall, 11 the performance to start. Finally, my sister started to sing. She opened her mouth, and I was shocked again—her voice was so 12 in its power. I felt really sorry—she could sing so beautifully! How could I have doubted her abilities? I had been so 13.
Regret and 14 filled my heart. Actually, my sister knew all things I had done to her, but she 15 minded. I decided to love her unconditionally. It was as if a veil(面纱)had been lifted from my eyes, and my heart was full.
1. A. So
B. Then
C. However
D. Finally
2. A. something
B. anything
C. everything
D. nothing
3. A. decided
B. refused
C. expected
D. promised
4. A. suggested
B. showed
C. explained
D. changed
5. A. performance
B. game
C. picture
D. sign
6. A. dance
B. sing
C. play
D. draw
7. A. proud
B. pleased
C. shocked
D. disappointed
8. A. face
B. mind
C. career
D. heart
9. A. silently
B. openly
C. excitedly
D. happily
10. A. classmate
B. neighbour
C. cousin
D. sister
11. A. going over
B. talking about
C. waiting for
D. dreaming of
12. A. special
B. beautiful
C. low
D. strange
13. A. wrong
B. serious
C. busy
D. careful
14. A. shame
B. worry
C. surprise
D. fear
15. A. sometimes
B. always
C. ever
D. never

1~5 CDBDA 6~10 BCAAD 11~15 CBAAD
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作者的姐姐因为生病会用很低的声音重复别人的话，作者为此感到很丢人，所以当作者姐姐要去表演时，作者不想让别人知道这是她姐姐，但是最后姐姐唱得非常好，作者为自己的想法感到后悔和羞愧。
1. C 句意：然而，他们非常努力地工作，以确保一切对我来说看上去都是愉快和平静的。此处和前句是转折关系，用however。故选C。
2. D 根据“about it until the age of ten”可知作者直到十岁时，才知道了这件事，用nothing。故选D。
3. B 根据“accept her as my sister in public”以及下文内容可知作者拒绝在公共场合承认姐姐。故选B。
4. D 根据“how I viewed my sister. It changed me as well”可知是一件事改变了作者对姐姐的看法。故选D。
5. A 根据“I knew I had to watch her performance.”可知作者的姐姐要表演。故选A。
6. B 根据“How could my sister sing in front of the school?”可知作者的姐姐要唱歌。故选B。
7. C 根据“How could my sister sing in front of the school?”可知作者很震惊姐姐要唱歌。故选C。
8. A 根据“I must stop this happening, or she would...”可知作者认为应该阻止姐姐表演，否则她会以某种方式让自己丢脸。故选A。
9. A 根据“prayed”可知是默默地祈祷。故选A。
10. D 根据“My elder sister got a disease”可知她是作者的姐姐。故选D。
11. C 根据“the performance to start”可知作者在等待表演开始。故选C。
12. B 根据“she could sing so beautifully”可知嗓音非常美妙。故选B。
13. A 根据“How could I have doubted her abilities?”可知作者之前怀疑姐姐的能力，现在意识到自己做错了。故选A。
14. A 根据“Regret and”可知作者对于自己之前的行为感到后悔和羞愧。故选A。
15. D 根据“my sister knew all things I had done to her, but she... minded”可知姐姐从不介意“我”对她做的事情。故选D。