第一节 完形填空(本题有10小题,每小题1分;共计10分)
阅读下面短文,掌握大意,然后从 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
Edward got up early on the New Year's morning. He wished a Happy New Year to his family. Then he ran into the street to say the same words to everyone he met. When he came back, his 36 gave him two dollars.
When he took them, his eyes 37. A bright smile came to his face. He always 38 buying some good books.
As he ran down the street, he saw a poor family. "I wish you a Happy New Year," said Edward, but the man shook (摇动) his head. It seemed that he could not understand the words. "You are 39 other countries?" asked Edward. The man shook his head again, but he pointed to the children shaking with cold. He seemed to say, "My little kids don't have 40 to eat. They are very hungry."
Edward knew the poor family needed help. So he didn't think too much and 41 gave his dollars to the man. The family of the man were 42 and thanked him very much.
43 Edward came home, he told his father, "I don't buy any books. I gave my money to some poor people."
"My dear boy, I saw you give the money to the poor family. It was 44 of you to do so. Here are some 45 for you. They are the prizes for your kindness. Always help others and every year of your life will be a Happy New Year," said his father.
()36. A. father B. friend C. teacher
()37. A. opened B. closed C. shone
()38. A. waited for B. looked forward to C. succeeded in
()39. A. in B. about C. from
()40. A. everything B. anything C. something
()41. A. quickly B. exactly C. hopefully
()42. A. angry B. sad C. glad
()43. A. Before B. If C. When
()44. A. wrong B. nice C. terrible
()45. A. books B. clothes C. sandwiches

36. A 37. C 38. B 39. C 40. B 41. A 42. C 43. C 44. B 45. A

【分析】
解答完形填空需先通读全文掌握文章主旨（本文讲述Edward新年收到父亲的钱，本想买书却帮助贫困家庭，最终得到父亲表扬的故事），再逐空结合上下文语境、词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析选项，最后验证答案是否符合逻辑。
【解析】
36. 由后文“he told his father”可知，Edward回家后是父亲给了他两美元，选A。
37. 拿到钱后Edward很开心，眼睛“shone（发亮）”符合语境，opened（睁开）、closed（闭上）不符合情绪表达，选C。
38. 固定搭配“look forward to doing sth.”表示“期待做某事”，此处指他期待买好书，waited for（等待）、succeeded in（成功做）不符合，选B。
39. 固定搭配“be from”表示“来自”，此处问男子是否来自其他国家，选C。
40. 否定句中用“anything”表示“任何东西”，“not have anything to eat”意为“没东西吃”，符合语境，选B。
41. Edward没多想，“quickly（快速地）”把钱给了男子，exactly（准确地）、hopefully（有希望地）不符合，选A。
42. 贫困家庭得到帮助后“glad（高兴的）”，angry（生气的）、sad（难过的）不符合，选C。
43. 此处指“当Edward回家时”，用when引导时间状语，before（在…之前）、if（如果）不符合，选C。
44. 父亲表扬Edward的善良，“It's nice of you”表示“你真好”，wrong（错的）、terrible（糟糕的）不符合，选B。
45. 由前文Edward想“buy some good books”可知，父亲给的奖品是书，选A。
【答案】
36.A 37.C 38.B 39.C 40.B 41.A 42.C 43.C 44.B 45.A
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是一篇充满正能量的记叙文，围绕“善良助人”展开，考查学生对语境、词汇搭配的理解，难度适中，能引导学生树立帮助他人的意识。
【难度系数】
0.6