Ⅴ. 完形填空。
Our school Sports Day is almost here, and all the students are very 1. Everyone wants to join in different competitions and do their best for their class. This year, we will 2 against top athletes from every grade in many events.
In the days before the sports meeting, no one is wasting time. Relay teams practise hard after school, because a good baton 3 is often the deciding factor in races. Other students train hard for field events: the shot-put, pull-ups, and the long jump. All these sports need great physical 4, focus, and months of hard work.
My classmate Tom loves watching professional boxing, but this year he signed up for the long-distance run. He knows he isn't the fastest runner on the team, 5 he still shows up for early morning training every day. He says medals aren't his main goal. 6, he just wants to test how far he can push himself.
On the day of the event, experienced 7 will be there to keep every game fair and record each performance properly. Our PE teacher always tells us: winning feels great, but good sportsmanship matters more. 8 you come first or finish last, you should always respect your opponents.
It is very hard to 9 ground on the leading runners in the final lap. 10, every single one of us will keep running all the way to the finish. Each athlete has their own unique story, and every person who steps up to compete deserves our loudest cheers. At the end of the day, what we learn from the day matters more than who takes home the most medals.
1. A. sleepy B. funny
C. excited D. tired ()
2. A. judge B. compete
C. fight D. advertise ()
3. A. handoff B. tryout
C. figure D. relay ()
4. A. judgement B. strength
C. ceremony D. advantage
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5. A. but B. so
C. if D. or ()
6. A. Truly B. Nearly
C. Proudly D. Mostly ()
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7. A. runners B. partners
C. judges D. captains ()
8. A. Both B. Either
C. Neither D. Whether ()
9. A. make up B. take up
C. put up D. give up ()
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10. A. Therefore B. Anyway
C. Luckily D. Finally ()

1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B

【分析】
先通读全文，理解文章围绕学校运动会展开，描述了赛前准备、运动员态度、比赛规则与体育精神。解题时需结合每个空的上下文语境、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配选择：1. 运动会临近，学生情绪为兴奋；2. 需用固定搭配表“与…竞赛”；3. 接力赛关键是接力棒交接；4. 运动需要体力；5. 前后为转折逻辑；6. 此处表“实际上”对应前文；7. 维持比赛公平的是裁判；8. 需用固定搭配表“不管…还是…”；9. 固定短语表“追上”；10. 此处表“不管怎样”。
【解析】
1. 语境理解：运动会将至，学生应是兴奋的，A困倦、B有趣、D疲惫均不符合，选C；
2. 固定搭配：compete against意为“与…竞赛”，符合语境，judge（判断）、fight（打架）、advertise（广告）不合适，选B；
3. 词义辨析：baton handoff指接力棒交接，是接力赛关键，tryout（选拔赛）、figure（数字）、relay（接力）不符合，选A；
4. 词义辨析：physical strength意为“体力”，符合运动需求，judgement（判断）、ceremony（仪式）、advantage（优势）不合适，选B；
5. 逻辑关系：Tom不是最快的但仍训练，为转折关系，用but，so（所以）、if（如果）、or（或者）不符合，选A；
6. 词义辨析：truly意为“实际上”，对应前文“奖牌非主要目标”，nearly（几乎）、proudly（骄傲地）、mostly（主要地）不合适，选A；
7. 词义辨析：judges意为“裁判”，负责维持比赛公平，runners（跑步者）、partners（伙伴）、captains（队长）不符合，选C；
8. 固定搭配：whether…or…意为“不管…还是…”，符合语境，both（两者都）、either（要么）、neither（两者都不）不合适，选D；
9. 固定短语：make up ground意为“追上”，符合最后一圈追领先者的语境，take up（开始从事）、put up（张贴）、give up（放弃）不符合，选A；
10. 词义辨析：anyway意为“不管怎样”，符合语境，therefore（因此）、luckily（幸运地）、finally（最后）不合适，选B。
【答案】
1.C 2.B 3.A 4.B 5.A 6.A 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B
【知识点】
完形填空词义辨析、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕学校运动会展开，考查学生对词汇、固定搭配及上下文逻辑的理解，是典型的初中英语完形填空题型，难度适中，需结合语境与词汇知识解题。
【难度系数】
0.5