一、完形填空(15 分)
(2025·扬州期末)Ravi is from Delhi, India. When he first came to our school, something 1 spread. He brought smelly curried lunches(咖喱饭) in a steel box. “Why doesn't he eat pizza like us?” Jake said unhappily, 2 Ravi's lonely lunch table.
Our teacher Ms Lee told the class there would be a “Cultural Food Week”. To Jake's sadness, he and Ravi became 3 to prepare a dish. Jake went to Ms Lee and wanted to give up, “Ms Lee, his food 4 terrible and bad!” But the teacher stopped him.
Ravi arrived at Jake's house with spices(香料). Jake's mum asked many questions about spices 5 she knew little about spices, like when and how to use them. Ravi answered them patiently and said, “My grandma says spices always tell 6.” He smiled, showing a photo of his Delhi home. Jake also looked at his own soccer trophy(奖杯)—they have the same 7—both loved sports!
Before cooking, Jake had trouble 8 onions(洋葱). Ravi didn't laugh but said, “Grandma teaches me tears make tastes 9.” Jake was quiet and began to think, “Was this a life lesson?”
At the food match, their curry won first. A classmate asked 10, “Does India only have curried lunches?” Ravi was not angry and his answer surprised Jake, “Just like England isn't 11 fish and chips!” The crowd laughed.
Walking home, Jake knew he was wrong. “Sorry, I didn't understand the true 12 of your lunch.” Ravi smiled, “Grandma says friendship needs time to keep.”
That day, Jake learned something as follows.
—Labels(标签) stop people's mind. They make us see only a “foreign kid”, 13 see the soccer fan who misses his grandma.
—Courage breaks ignorance(无知). When Jake finally asked “Why curry?”, he found spices 14 family love, not just smell.
—Every person carries a story worth tasting. Ravi's lunch box held 15 food—it was a door to Delhi streets and Grandma's wisdom.
()1. A. bad
B. nice
C. boring
D. interesting
()2. A. pointing to
B. laughing at
C. smiling to
D. sitting at
()3. A. classmates
B. friends
C. partners
D. neighbours
()4. A. looks
B. tastes
C. sounds
D. feels
()5. A. but
B. because
C. after
D. until
()6. A. jokes
B. secrets
C. stories
D. lies
()7. A. interest
B. treasure
C. trick
D. information
()8. A. burning
B. cutting
C. cooking
D. picking
()9. A. weaker
B. richer
C. hotter
D. stranger
()10. A. quickly
B. happily
C. impolitely
D. impatiently
()11. A. ever
B. still
C. only
D. even
()12. A. meaning
B. money
C. time
D. treat
()13. A. always
B. often
C. never
D. usually
()14. A. cost
B. spent
C. took
D. carried
()15. A. better than
B. worse than
C. less than
D. more than

完形填空
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了印度学生Ravi通过“文化美食周”活动改变同学Jake偏见的故事。
1. A 根据“He brought smelly curried lunches in a steel box.”可知，此处指不好闻。故选A。
2. A pointing to指向；laughing at嘲笑；smiling to向……微笑；sitting at坐在。根据“Ravi's lonely lunch table”可知，此处指Jake指向Ravi的午餐桌。故选A。
3. C 根据“he and Ravi became ... to prepare a dish”可知，Jake和Ravi一起准备一道菜，所以他们是搭档。故选C。
4. A 根据“his food ... terrible and bad”可知，此处指Ravi的食物看起来很糟糕。故选A。
5. B 根据“Jake's mum asked many questions about spices ... she knew little about spices”可知，横线前后表示因果关系，前果后因。故选B。
6. C 下文提到香料承载“family love”和“grandma's wisdom”，所以此处指香料包含了很多故事，属于文化隐喻。故选C。
7. A 根据“both loved sports”可知，他们有同样的兴趣。故选A。
8. B 根据“onions”可知，此处指切洋葱。故选B。
9. B 根据“tastes”可知，此处形容食物的味道，应填richer，表示使食物的口味更浓郁。故选B。
10. C 根据“Does India only have curried lunches?”可知，问题带有刻板印象，这样问是不礼貌的。故选C。
11. C 根据“Just like England isn't ... fish and chips!”可知，此处指印度不只有咖喱午餐，就像英国不只有炸鱼薯条一样。故选C。
12. A 根据“I didn't understand the true ... of your lunch.”并结合下文可知，咖喱饭承载着文化记忆和亲情，Jake一开始嘲笑Ravi，所以他为没理解Ravi午餐的真正含义而道歉。故选A。
13. C 根据“see the soccer fan who misses his grandma”可知，标签让人从未看到真实的一面，强调偏见的危害。故选C。
14. D 根据“he found spices ... family love, not just smell”可知，此处指香料承载着亲情。故选D。
15. D better than比……更好；worse than比……更糟；less than少于；more than超过，多于。根据“it was a door to Delhi streets and Grandma's wisdom”可知，Ravi的饭盒里装的已经超过“食物”本身的意义，更是一种记忆。故选D。