Ⅰ. Read and complete the cloze test.
Lily and her brother Max live together with their parents in a small town. Although they 1 each other, they often argue over the smallest things.
One day, after school, both of them wanted to eat the last piece of 2 in the kitchen, and soon they began to argue. “I had a 3 day at school,” said Lily. “You don’t understand what I went 4!” “So did I!” Max answered 5. “You always take everything without thinking about my feelings.”
Their loud voices caught the 6 of their mum. She walked in and offered an idea: why not 7 it? Both kids kept silent but agreed to take half of the cake. While eating, Max looked at his sister and said softly, “Actually, you’re right. We should 8 each other more.” Lily smiled back, replying, “Yeah, we should not let little things hurt 9 relationship.”
Day by day, they learnt to care more about their 10. Whenever they couldn’t reach agreement, they tried to share and understand.
()1. A. teach B. watch C. help D. love
()2. A. cake B. pizza C. biscuit D. cheese
()3. A. common B. terrible C. strange D. wonderful
()4. A. along B. after C. across D. through
()5. A. coldly B. angrily C. happily D. carefully
()6. A. hand B. wish C. plan D. attention
()7. A. share B. learn C. think D. believe
()8. A. stop B. find C. support D. choose
()9. A. his B. her C. our D. their
()10. A. family B. factory C. school D. company

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

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章主旨：兄妹Lily和Max虽彼此相爱却常因小事争吵，妈妈建议分享蛋糕后，他们学会理解与支持彼此。解题时需结合上下文语境、词义辨析及固定搭配，逐一分析每个小题：先定位空格前后的关键信息，再对比选项含义，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最恰当的答案。
【解析】
1. 句意：虽然他们彼此________，但常因小事争吵。结合语境，兄妹间应是“相爱”，故选D（love）；A教、B看、C帮助均不符合。
2. 后文提到“take half of the cake”，可知此处是厨房的最后一块“蛋糕”，故选A（cake）。
3. Lily说在学校度过了________一天，结合争吵的情绪，应是“糟糕的”，故选B（terrible）；A普通、C奇怪、D精彩均不符。
4. 固定搭配go through意为“经历”，此处指“我经历的事”，故选D（through）。
5. Max回应时带着争吵的情绪，应是“生气地”，故选B（angrily）；A冷淡、C开心、D仔细均不符。
6. 句意：他们的大声争吵吸引了妈妈的________，固定搭配catch attention（吸引注意），故选D（attention）。
7. 妈妈建议“分享”最后一块蛋糕，故选A（share）；B学习、C思考、D相信均不符。
8. 句意：我们应该更多________彼此，结合语境是“支持”，故选C（support）；A停止、B找到、D选择均不符。
9. 句意：不要让小事伤害________关系，此处指兄妹俩的关系，用“我们的”，故选C（our）。
10. 句意：他们学会关心自己的________，结合家庭场景，是“家人”，故选A（family）；B工厂、C学校、D公司均不符。
【答案】
1.D 2.A 3.B 4.D 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.C 10.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇贴近学生生活的记叙文完形填空，围绕兄妹相处的主题，考查学生对语境的理解和词汇的运用能力，难度适中，能引导学生体会理解与沟通的重要性。
【难度系数】
0.6

Ⅱ. Read and fill in the blanks with proper adjectives.
Dear World,
My son starts school today. It's going to be strange and new to him for a while, and I hope you will be nice to him.
You see, until now, I have always been around to take care of him and make him feel better. But now, things are going to be different. He is going to start a challenging journey. So, World, I hope you will take him by his young hand and teach him the things he will have to know.
Give him quiet time to think about why there are birds in the sky and flowers on the green hill. Teach him how wonderful reading can be. Teach him that failing is better than cheating(欺骗). Teach him how important it is to believe in himself, even if everyone says he is wrong. Teach him gently, World, but don't protect him from everything. Facing difficulties will make him strong.
This is a big order, World, but see what you can do.
Tony’s mother

1. different 2. challenging 3. wonderful 4. better than cheating 5. important

【分析】
这道题是根据短文内容，提取对应描述的形容词或短语完成填空。解题思路为：先通读短文，定位每个问题对应的原文句子，再从句子中提取符合要求的描述内容，确保答案与原文一致。
【解析】
1. 对应“things at school”，原文第二段提到“But now, things are going to be different.”，提取形容词different；
2. 对应“her son’s journey”，原文第二段提到“He is going to start a challenging journey.”，提取形容词challenging；
3. 对应“reading”，原文第三段提到“Teach him how wonderful reading can be.”，提取形容词wonderful；
4. 对应“failing”，原文第三段提到“Teach him that failing is better than cheating.”，提取短语better than cheating；
5. 对应“believing in oneself”，原文第三段提到“Teach him how important it is to believe in himself...”，提取形容词important。
【答案】
1. different 2. challenging 3. wonderful 4. better than cheating 5. important
【知识点】
阅读理解、信息提取、形容词运用
【点评】
本题考查学生从短文中定位并提取对应信息的能力，难度适中，只要仔细阅读原文，找到对应句子即可完成填空。
【难度系数】
0.7