四、完形填空(共 15 小题,每小题1分,满分15分)
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和D)中选出一个最佳选项。
Before I went to high school, I was eager(渴望) to start my new life. I wanted to get into the group of popular students at school, 36 I bought new clothes to show a better myself.
On the first day of school, I didn't know 37 to have my first class. I was standing in the hall, looking 38. At that moment, a short girl wearing glasses 39 and asked, "Hi, my name is Judy. Are you new? Do you want me to help you find your class?" Although she seemed not the kind of girl I wanted to make friends with, I told her my name and 40 her, making simple conversation the whole way.
When we reached my 41, she said, "It was nice meeting you. I hope your day goes all right." I said thanks and waved good-bye politely.
I looked around and saw a girl wearing blue jeans 42 holes surrounded(被围绕) by a big group of students. I thought this girl was 43. When the teacher, Ms Smith, came and told us to break up, I 44 to get a seat next to her, and said, "Hi, my name is April and I'm new here." She said, "Hi, I'm Ella."
Once the class was over, I turned to 45 and asked, "My next class is physics. Could you help me find it?" She said "46" immediately and walked to her friends. I heard her say, "Did you see that new girl trying to get into our 47? She looks so strange." They all looked at 48 and laughed. When I was ready to go home, someone said, "Hi, again. How was your first day?" It was Judy. I told her my day was too bad and I had 49 felt so terrible before. She said she was sorry and 50 to walk me outside.
Walking with Judy made me realize how silly it was to try to only make friends with popular people, and how nice it would be to have a friend like her.
()36. A. so B. but C. because D. or
()37. A. how B. when C. where D. why
()38. A. happy B. worried C. relaxed D. angry
()39. A. came up B. got up C. looked up D. put up
()40. A. helped B. stopped C. led D. followed
()41. A. school B. home C. classroom D. office
()42. A. in B. with C. behind D. through
()43. A. popular B. smart C. beautiful D. strange
()44. A. refused B. hoped C. waited D. managed
()45. A. Judy B. April C. Ella D. Ms Smith
()46. A. yes B. no C. hello D. OK
()47. A. group B. team C. class D. life
()48. A. us B. him C. her D. me
()49. A. already B. never C. still D. ever
()50. A. forgot B. agreed C. offered D. preferred

36.A 37.C 38.B 39.A 40.D 41.C 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.C 46.B 47.A 48.D 49.B 50.C

【分析】
做完形填空需先通读全文把握主旨，再结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配等逐一分析选项：
1. 先理解文章大意：作者高中第一天想融入受欢迎群体，买新衣服，却因找不到教室遇到Judy，后尝试接近受欢迎的Ella却被排斥，最后Judy帮助她，让她明白交友的道理。
2. 逐个分析空格：根据前后句逻辑选连词，根据语境选疑问词、形容词，根据动词短语搭配选动词，根据名词指代选合适的名词，结合上下文态度选交际用语等。
【解析】
36. 考查连词辨析。前句“想融入受欢迎群体”和后句“买新衣服”是因果关系，so表结果，故选A。
37. 考查疑问词。根据“第一天上学”“找第一节课”，可知是不知道“哪里”上课，where表地点，故选C。
38. 考查形容词。找不到教室时站在大厅，状态是“担心的”，worried符合语境，故选B。
39. 考查动词短语。女孩主动走近作者，came up表示“走近”，故选A。
40. 考查动词。作者虽然不想和这类女孩交朋友，但还是“跟着”她去教室，followed符合，故选D。
41. 考查名词。两人到达了“教室”，classroom对应前文找课的语境，故选C。
42. 考查介词。牛仔裤“带有”洞，with表“带有”，故选B。
43. 考查形容词。女孩被一群学生围绕，作者认为她是“受欢迎的”，popular符合，故选A。
44. 考查动词。作者设法坐到女孩旁边，manage to do表示“设法做成某事”，故选D。
45. 考查名词。作者转向刚认识的Ella，故选C。
46. 考查交际用语。后文提到Ella觉得作者奇怪，所以她拒绝了，选no，故选B。
47. 考查名词。Ella说作者想融入她们的“群体”，group符合语境，故选A。
48. 考查代词。女孩们看着“我”并笑，me指代作者，故选D。
49. 考查副词。作者说之前“从未”这么糟糕，never符合，故选B。
50. 考查动词。Judy主动提出陪作者出去，offer to do表示“主动提出做某事”，故选C。
【答案】
36.A 37.C 38.B 39.A 40.D 41.C 42.B 43.A 44.D 45.C 46.B 47.A 48.D 49.B 50.C
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、连词与动词短语
【点评】
本文围绕高中第一天的交友经历展开，贴近学生生活，通过对比不同人物的态度传递正确的交友观念，考查的知识点以基础词汇、语境理解为主，是典型的完形填空题型。
【难度系数】
0.5