一、完形填空。（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
先通读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从每小题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Lisa worked with her mother in their vegetable garden every day to make a living. They sold the vegetables at the farmers' 1. Lisa made sure the plants were never too dry, so the vegetables would be healthy and 2 for the market. However, while caring for the vegetables, she often 3 they were beautiful flowers.
Lisa could only 4 growing flowers. Her mother didn't 5 her to grow any because she thought it wasn't practical. Only city people buy flowers, 6 no one in the poor village would waste money on something so silly.
One day, she saw Mrs Bradley, the only person who planted flowers in the village, pull up a weak plant and throw it away. Lisa quietly 7 the withered(枯萎的) plant and rushed home. She planted it as 8 as she could and took care of it in secret every day.
Time spent with the little plant made Lisa's long days not so 9. One morning, she was amazed to see her flower bloom(盛放). It was the most beautiful flower Lisa had ever seen! She realized that the 10 of life comes from doing what one loves. In growing flowers, she had also grown a more colourful life.
()1. A. farm B. field C. house D. market
()2. A. tall B. ready C. cheap D. famous
()3. A. doubted B. promised C. realized D. wished
()4. A. insist on B. depend on C. dream about D. fight for
()5. A. ask B. allow C. remind D. promise
()6. A. if B. unless C. while D. though
()7. A. picked up B. set up C. put up D. tidied up
()8. A. clearly B. carefully C. politely D. peacefully
()9. A. boring B. interesting C. exciting D. surprising
()10. A. cycle B. balance C. duty D. joy

1. D 2. B 3. D
4. C 【解析】根据空后的“Her mother didn't 5 her to grow any because she thought it wasn't practical.”可知，Lisa 的妈妈觉得种花不实用，所以 Lisa 只能梦想着种花。dream about doing sth 意为“梦想做某事”，符合语境。
5. B 6. C
7. A 【解析】根据下文中“She planted it as 8 as she could and took care of it in secret every day.”可知，Lisa 捡起了(picked up)这株枯萎的植物。
8. B 【解析】根据空后的“took care of it in secret every day”可知，她是尽可能仔细地把花种好，并细心照顾。
9. A 【解析】根据上文内容可知，Lisa 一直梦想着能够种花，等她终于种了一株鲜花后，这棵植物的陪伴让她觉得生活不会那么无聊(boring)。
10. D

【分析】
这是一篇记叙文完形填空，需先通读短文掌握主旨：Lisa和妈妈种蔬菜谋生，她梦想种花却被妈妈反对，后来她捡起枯萎的花秘密种植，最终领悟生活的快乐源于做喜欢的事。解题时需结合上下文语境、固定搭配、逻辑关系（对比、因果等）逐一分析选项，选出最佳答案。
【解析】
1. 考查固定搭配。根据前文“They sold the vegetables”，“farmers' market”是固定表达，意为“农贸市场”，故选D。
2. 考查语境理解。结合“the vegetables would be healthy and... for the market”，此处指蔬菜准备好上市，“be ready for”（为……做准备）符合语境，故选B。
3. 考查动词辨析。根据“while caring for the vegetables, she often... they were beautiful flowers”，她希望蔬菜是花，“wished”（希望）符合语境，故选D。
4. 考查固定搭配。“dream about doing sth”意为“梦想做某事”，结合后文妈妈不允许，可知她只能梦想种花，故选C。
5. 考查动词辨析。“allow sb to do sth”（允许某人做某事），根据“because she thought it wasn't practical”，妈妈不允许她种花，故选B。
6. 考查连词辨析。前后句是对比关系：城市人买花，而村里没人，“while”（然而，表对比）符合逻辑，故选C。
7. 考查动词短语辨析。根据“rushed home. She planted it...”，她捡起枯萎的植物，“picked up”（捡起）符合，故选A。
8. 考查副词辨析。结合“took care of it in secret every day”，她仔细种植，“carefully”（仔细地）符合，故选B。
9. 考查形容词辨析。之前的日子因为有种花的期待而不无聊，“boring”（无聊的）符合语境，故选A。
10. 考查名词辨析。根据“comes from doing what one loves”，生活的快乐来自做喜欢的事，“joy”（快乐）符合，故选D。
【答案】
1.D 2.B 3.D 4.C 5.B 6.C 7.A 8.B 9.A 10.D
【知识点】
完形填空、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕Lisa的种花梦想展开，考查学生对上下文语境、固定短语及逻辑关系的理解能力，需先通读全文把握主旨，再逐一分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6

A
Taking risks is part of life. It may bring good results, or cause you to lose. To help students understand the idea, a Maths teacher named Marilyn Burns designed a simple dice game called “100 or Less”. The game is not only about numbers, but also about learning how to balance the risk and choice.

()11. Who goes first in the game?
A. The player with the highest number.
B. The player with the lowest number.
C. The player who keeps the number.
D. The player who writes down the score.
()12. 新考法 图片选择 Look at the example. Which dice result for Round 6 may win the game?
A. B. C. D.
()13. What can you learn from the game?
A. Winning is everything.
B. Being prepared is the key to success.
C. Take risks whenever possible.
D. Think twice before making decisions.
B

11. B
12. B 【解析】根据获胜条件“the total score is closest to, but not more than 100”以及示例中前5轮得分为95分可知，第6轮需选择保持数字且使总分最接近100但不超过100；B图中为“3点”，3+95=98，最接近100，因此该投掷结果最有可能赢得比赛。
13. D 【解析】根据文章开头的“The game is not only about numbers, but also about learning how to balance the risk and choice.”可知，该游戏让玩家在每轮选择“保持数字”或“乘10”时权衡风险，学会在做决定前慎重思考。

【分析】
11题是细节理解类题目，需定位游戏规则中关于先手的描述，匹配对应选项；12题需结合游戏获胜条件（总分最接近但不超过100），根据前5轮得分计算第6轮应选的点数，对应图片选项；13题需结合文章主旨（平衡风险与选择），分析选项得出正确启示。
【解析】
11题：根据“100 or Less”骰子游戏的规则，先手为拥有最低数的玩家，因此选B。
12题：游戏获胜要求为总分最接近但不超过100，示例前5轮得分为95分，第6轮需选择点数使总分≤100且最接近100；B图点数为3，95+3=98，符合获胜条件，故选B。
13题：文章指出游戏不仅关乎数字，更在于学习平衡风险与选择，启示我们做决定前要慎重思考，对应选项D。
【答案】
11.B；12.B；13.D
【知识点】
英语阅读理解细节题；英语阅读理解主旨题
【点评】
本题围绕“100 or Less”骰子游戏展开，考查学生对文章细节、推理及主旨的理解，需结合游戏规则和文本内容分析选项，难度适中。
【难度系数】
0.6