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Passage 6(2025·宿迁市宿豫区期末)
It had been troubling a little boy for long—his deskmate could rank the 1st in the class every time while he only ranked the 21st.
At home, he asked his mum, “Mum, am I more than others? I feel I'm as hard-working as my deskmate, but why do I fall behind?” His mum went wordless, not knowing how to explain to her son properly and hurting him at the same time.
In another test, the boy ranked the 15th and his deskmate the 1st. Back home, he raised the same question. Mum really wanted to tell her son that intelligence is , which means that students ranking the 1st are supposed to be cleverer than others. , was this answer going to discourage her son? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.
There were many times she wanted to tell her son, “Your father and I used to be excellent. Why aren't you just as clever as we are?” She because she didn't want to put too much stress on him. She needed a answer.
Time went by quickly. Though he made great , he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To reduce the stress on her son, Mum decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she finally to give him an answer.
Now, the boy no longer his rankings because he has entered a top university with the 1st ranking. Later he mentioned that valuable experience, “When my mother and I were sitting on the , she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the little seabirds and clumsy(笨拙的) seagulls over there? When the waves(海浪) come near, little seabirds can rise while it would take clumsy seagulls longer to complete the process. However, have you noticed that it is clumsy seagulls that finally fly the endless sea and get to the other side? You might be a little slower, but if you trying, you will be the one who will make it!’”
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It had been troubling a little boy for long—his deskmate could rank the 1st in the class every time while he only ranked the 21st.
At home, he asked his mum, “Mum, am I more than others? I feel I'm as hard-working as my deskmate, but why do I fall behind?” His mum went wordless, not knowing how to explain to her son properly and hurting him at the same time.
In another test, the boy ranked the 15th and his deskmate the 1st. Back home, he raised the same question. Mum really wanted to tell her son that intelligence is , which means that students ranking the 1st are supposed to be cleverer than others. , was this answer going to discourage her son? Thank goodness she did not open her mouth.
There were many times she wanted to tell her son, “Your father and I used to be excellent. Why aren't you just as clever as we are?” She because she didn't want to put too much stress on him. She needed a answer.
Time went by quickly. Though he made great , he was still unable to keep up with his deskmate. To reduce the stress on her son, Mum decided to take him to the sea. During the trip, she finally to give him an answer.
Now, the boy no longer his rankings because he has entered a top university with the 1st ranking. Later he mentioned that valuable experience, “When my mother and I were sitting on the , she pointed to the front and said, ‘Do you see the little seabirds and clumsy(笨拙的) seagulls over there? When the waves(海浪) come near, little seabirds can rise while it would take clumsy seagulls longer to complete the process. However, have you noticed that it is clumsy seagulls that finally fly the endless sea and get to the other side? You might be a little slower, but if you trying, you will be the one who will make it!’”
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A
)1. A. stupid B. intelligent C. careless D. hard-working(
B
)2. A. sometimes B. always C. usually D. seldom(
B
)3. A. continue B. avoid C. start D. risk(
C
)4. A. lost B. announced C. remained D. cancelled(
D
)5. A. low B. common C. high D. different(
D
)6. A. Otherwise B. Moreover C. Besides D. However(
A
)7. A. stopped B. complained C. changed D. replied(
C
)8. A. simpler B. faster C. better D. closer(
B
)9. A. changes B. efforts C. decisions D. differences(
C
)10. A. forgot B. failed C. managed D. tried(
A
)11. A. worries about B. shows off C. deals with D. dreams of(
C
)12. A. sea B. ship C. beach D. plane(
B
)13. A. carefully B. quickly C. noisily D. quietly(
B
)14. A. around B. across C. along D. against(
D
)15. A. suggest B. prefer C. imagine D. keep答案
Passage 6
1. A 【解析】根据上文中“his deskmate could rank the 1st in the class every time while he only ranked the 21st”和空后的“I feel I'm as hard-working as my deskmate, but...”可知，这个男孩怀疑自己比其他孩子笨（stupid）。
2. B 3. B 4. C
5. D 【解析】根据空后的“which means that students ranking the 1st are supposed to be cleverer than others”可知，每个人的智力是不同的（different）。
6. D
7. A 【解析】根据空后的“because she didn't want to put too much stress on him”可知，母亲停下了质问儿子为什么不像父母那样聪明的念头。
8. C 9. B
10. C 【解析】根据最后一段内容可知，母亲终于给了儿子一个答案。manage to do sth是固定搭配，意为“设法做成某事”，符合语境。
11. A 【解析】根据空后的“because he has entered a top university with the 1st ranking”可知，男孩再也不用担心他的排名了。worry about意为“为……担心”，符合语境。
12. C
13. B 【解析】根据空后的“while it would take clumsy seagulls longer to complete the process”可知，此处与之形成对比，即小海鸟可以在海浪扑打过来时快速地（quickly）飞高。
14. B 15. D
1. A 【解析】根据上文中“his deskmate could rank the 1st in the class every time while he only ranked the 21st”和空后的“I feel I'm as hard-working as my deskmate, but...”可知，这个男孩怀疑自己比其他孩子笨（stupid）。
2. B 3. B 4. C
5. D 【解析】根据空后的“which means that students ranking the 1st are supposed to be cleverer than others”可知，每个人的智力是不同的（different）。
6. D
7. A 【解析】根据空后的“because she didn't want to put too much stress on him”可知，母亲停下了质问儿子为什么不像父母那样聪明的念头。
8. C 9. B
10. C 【解析】根据最后一段内容可知，母亲终于给了儿子一个答案。manage to do sth是固定搭配，意为“设法做成某事”，符合语境。
11. A 【解析】根据空后的“because he has entered a top university with the 1st ranking”可知，男孩再也不用担心他的排名了。worry about意为“为……担心”，符合语境。
12. C
13. B 【解析】根据空后的“while it would take clumsy seagulls longer to complete the process”可知，此处与之形成对比，即小海鸟可以在海浪扑打过来时快速地（quickly）飞高。
14. B 15. D
解析
【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述妈妈通过海边海鸟与海鸥的例子，鼓励排名落后的男孩坚持努力最终成功的故事），再逐题结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系分析选项，排除不符合语境的答案，选出最恰当的选项。
【解析】
1. 根据上文男孩排名21、同桌排名1，且男孩称自己和同桌一样努力却落后，可知男孩怀疑自己比别人笨，stupid符合语境，选A。
2. 结合上文男孩每次都落后的情况，always（总是）符合语境，选B。
3. 妈妈不想伤害儿子，所以避免说出可能伤害他的话，avoid符合，选B。
4. 另一次考试男孩排15，同桌仍然保持第一，remain（保持）符合，选C。
5. 根据后文“排名第一的学生更聪明”，可知智力是不同的，different符合，选D。
6. 前文妈妈想告诉儿子智力不同，后文担心答案打击儿子，是转折关系，however符合，选D。
7. 妈妈不想给儿子太多压力，所以停下了之前想说的话，stop符合，选A。
8. 妈妈需要一个更好的答案来回答儿子的问题，better符合，选C。
9. 男孩虽然付出了很大努力，但还是赶不上同桌，efforts符合，选B。
10. 妈妈终于设法给了儿子一个答案，manage to do sth是固定搭配，意为“设法做成某事”，选C。
11. 男孩进入顶尖大学后，不再担心自己的排名，worry about符合，选A。
12. 妈妈带男孩去海边，所以坐在海滩上，beach符合，选C。
13. 海浪来的时候，小海鸟快速飞起，和笨拙的海鸥形成对比，quickly符合，选B。
14. 海鸥飞过无尽的大海，across（从一边到另一边穿过）符合，选B。
15. 妈妈鼓励男孩坚持努力，keep doing sth是固定搭配，意为“坚持做某事”，选D。
【答案】1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.D
【知识点】完形填空语篇理解、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】本文以成长为主题，通过生活化的自然例子传递坚持的重要性，语言贴近学生，考查了学生的语篇分析能力和词汇运用能力，是优质的初中完形填空试题。
【难度系数】0.5
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨（本文讲述妈妈通过海边海鸟与海鸥的例子，鼓励排名落后的男孩坚持努力最终成功的故事），再逐题结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配及逻辑关系分析选项，排除不符合语境的答案，选出最恰当的选项。
【解析】
1. 根据上文男孩排名21、同桌排名1，且男孩称自己和同桌一样努力却落后，可知男孩怀疑自己比别人笨，stupid符合语境，选A。
2. 结合上文男孩每次都落后的情况，always（总是）符合语境，选B。
3. 妈妈不想伤害儿子，所以避免说出可能伤害他的话，avoid符合，选B。
4. 另一次考试男孩排15，同桌仍然保持第一，remain（保持）符合，选C。
5. 根据后文“排名第一的学生更聪明”，可知智力是不同的，different符合，选D。
6. 前文妈妈想告诉儿子智力不同，后文担心答案打击儿子，是转折关系，however符合，选D。
7. 妈妈不想给儿子太多压力，所以停下了之前想说的话，stop符合，选A。
8. 妈妈需要一个更好的答案来回答儿子的问题，better符合，选C。
9. 男孩虽然付出了很大努力，但还是赶不上同桌，efforts符合，选B。
10. 妈妈终于设法给了儿子一个答案，manage to do sth是固定搭配，意为“设法做成某事”，选C。
11. 男孩进入顶尖大学后，不再担心自己的排名，worry about符合，选A。
12. 妈妈带男孩去海边，所以坐在海滩上，beach符合，选C。
13. 海浪来的时候，小海鸟快速飞起，和笨拙的海鸥形成对比，quickly符合，选B。
14. 海鸥飞过无尽的大海，across（从一边到另一边穿过）符合，选B。
15. 妈妈鼓励男孩坚持努力，keep doing sth是固定搭配，意为“坚持做某事”，选D。
【答案】1.A 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.C 11.A 12.C 13.B 14.B 15.D
【知识点】完形填空语篇理解、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】本文以成长为主题，通过生活化的自然例子传递坚持的重要性，语言贴近学生，考查了学生的语篇分析能力和词汇运用能力，是优质的初中完形填空试题。
【难度系数】0.5
