One day, I came home after school and threw my gym bag and volleyball down on the floor. I had tried out for the school volleyball team, but I didn't 1. I felt terrible. My mother tried to make me happy, 2 nothing she did worked.
Finally, my mother sent me to visit my 3. He lived near our home. "Are you still feeling bad?" he asked. I guessed my mother had told him 4 my problem. He wanted to 5 me with some good advice (建议). My uncle said, "Tommy, I'm proud of you for trying out for the 6 team though you failed. You know what I do? Every year, I tell myself to try one new thing like a new sport, a new hobby or a new friend. Trying new things helps you 7."
One day, when I was walking by a school, I saw some kids playing baseball. I 8 what my uncle had said, so I got close to the kids. It took some courage (勇气), but soon I was playing with them and having fun. From then on, I played
with them every week.
A year 9, I became a happy player on our school baseball team. And I found this happiness because I tried 10 new.
()1. A. make it B. put it C. find it D. lose it
()2. A. and B. but C. because D. so
()3. A. teacher B. cousin C. uncle D. grandpa
()4. A. with B. to C. of D. about
()5. A. leave B. provide C. bring D. ask
()6. A. photography B. hobby C. volleyball D. baseball
()7. A. grow B. protect C. launch D. work
()8. A. learnt about B. looked at C. thought about D. listened to
()9. A. late B. later C. early D. immediately
()10. A. anything B. everything C. nothing D. something

完形填空·语篇导读 本文主要讲述了作者参加排球队选拔失败后,通过尝试新的运动,重新找到了快乐的故事。
1—5 A B C D B
6—10 C A C B D
1. A 根据“I felt terrible.”可知,“我”没有成功通过选拔。故选 A 项。
2. B and 意为“和”;but 意为“但是”;because 意为“因为”;so 意为“所以”。根据语境可知,空处表转折。故选 B 项。
3. C teacher 意为“老师”;cousin 意为“堂或表兄(或弟、姐、妹)”;uncle 意为“叔叔”;grandpa 意为“爷爷”。根据下文 My uncle said 可知,此处指叔叔。故选 C 项。
4. D tell sb about sth 是固定用法,意为“告诉某人关于某事”,符合语境。故选 D 项。
5. B 句意为:他想给我提供一些好的建议。leave 意为“离开”;provide 意为“提供”;bring 意为“带来”;ask 意为“问”。provide sb with sth 是固定搭配,意为“提供给某人某物”。故选 B 项。
6. C photography 意为“摄影”;hobby 意为“爱好”;volleyball 意为“排球”;baseball 意为“棒球”。根据前文可知是排球队。故选 C 项。
知识拓展
practise doing sth 练习做某事
温馨提示
as soon as 意为“一……就……”。
7. A 句意为:尝试新事物帮助你成长。grow 意为“成长”;protect 意为“保护”;launch 意为“发射”;work 意为“工作”。根据语境可知,此处指成长,故选 A 项。
8. C learn about 意为“学习”;look at 意为“看”;think about 意为“想起”;listen to 意为“听”。根据语境可知,此处指想起,故选 C 项。
9. B 句意为:一年之后,我成了我们校棒球队一名快乐的队员。late 意为“迟”;later 意为“之后;后来”;early 意为“提早”;immediately 意为“马上”。根据 A year 及语境可知,此处指一年后。故选 B 项。
10. D 句意为:并且我找到这种快乐是因为我尝试了新的东西。anything 意为“任何事”;everything 意为“一切”;nothing 意为“无事”;something 意为“某事”。此处为肯定句,表示“某事物”。故选 D 项。

【分析】
本题为英语完形填空题，解题思路为：1. 通读全文把握主旨：作者参加排球队选拔失败后，在叔叔鼓励下尝试新事物，最终加入棒球队并找到快乐的故事；2. 结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配逐一分析空格，排除错误选项确定答案；3. 关注语境逻辑关系（如转折、指代等），确保选项符合文章逻辑。
【解析】
1. A 根据后文“I felt terrible”可知，作者参加排球队选拔未成功，“make it”表示“成功（通过选拔）”，符合语境，故选A。
2. B 前半句“妈妈想让我开心”与后半句“她做的都没用”为转折关系，“but”表转折，故选B。
3. C 根据下文“My uncle said”可知，妈妈送作者见的是叔叔，故选C。
4. D “tell sb about sth”是固定搭配，意为“告诉某人关于某事”，此处指妈妈告诉叔叔作者的问题，故选D。
5. B “provide sb with sth”是固定搭配，意为“给某人提供某物”，此处指叔叔想给作者提供建议，故选B。
6. C 前文提到作者参加的是“volleyball team”选拔，此处指叔叔鼓励作者为排球队尝试，故选C。
7. A 句意为“尝试新事物帮助你成长”，“grow”表示“成长”，符合语境，故选A。
8. C 此处指作者想起叔叔说的话，“think about”表示“想起”，故选C。
9. B “一段时间+later”表示“……之后”，此处指一年后作者成为棒球队队员，故选B。
10. D 此处为肯定句，指“尝试了新的事物”，“something”用于肯定句表“某事、某物”，故选D。
【答案】
1-5 A B C D B；6-10 C A C B D
【知识点】
英语完形填空、固定搭配、词汇辨析
【点评】
本文为贴近学生生活的记叙文完形填空，侧重考查学生对上下文语境的理解、常用固定搭配及词汇的辨析能力，逻辑清晰，主旨明确，适合学生巩固相关知识。
【难度系数】
0.6

答案 11—15
Karlie moved to Alaska with her family. But she missed her friends. Every day after school, she loved reading different novels because it made her forget about her old school. Karlie was trying to get used to（习惯）the new school.
Karlie was tall, although（虽然）she was only eight years old. She had reddish（淡红的）brown hair with glasses. 11 But she was very shy. The only class she didn't like was PE.
12 As soon as the game started, the boys scored two three-pointers（三分球）. Karlie had played it with her friend Sarah in her old school. 13
Until（直到）the final minutes of the game, the score was tied（得分相同的）. It was her turn to shoot the ball. 14 The girls won.
Karlie had no idea how well she could play basketball until she tried. After that day, she liked going to school every day.
Everyone has to face new challenges. 15
A. She made it.
B. This sparked（激起）her interest in joining in the game.
C. Karlie was very smart and did well in all of her classes.
D. One day, there was a basketball game between boys and girls.
E. At first, they are difficult but as time goes by, things will be better.

阅读还原·语篇导读 本文主要讲述了卡莉在新学校的故事。
11—15 C D B A E
11. C 根据设空前后内容并结合选项可知,此处应是在介绍卡莉的个人情况。故选 C 项。
12. D 根据后一句“As soon as the game started, the boys scored two three-pointers.”并结合选项可知,此处应与篮球比赛有关。结合语境,故选 D 项。
13. B 根据前一句“Karlie had played it with her friend Sarah in her old school.”并结合选项可知,B 项(这激起了她参加比赛的兴趣。)符合语境。
14. A 根据后一句“The girls won.”并结合选项可知,卡莉进球了。故选 A 项。
15. E 根据前一句“Everyone has to face new challenges.”并结合选项可知,此处与人们面临的挑战有关。故选 E 项。

【分析】
本题是英语阅读还原题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨（卡莉在新学校适应的经历），再针对每个设空，分析其前后句的语境、逻辑关系（如话题衔接、内容承接），匹配能使语篇连贯通顺的选项。具体来看，11空需补充卡莉的个人情况，12空需引出篮球赛，13空需衔接她的篮球经历与参赛兴趣，14空需衔接投篮成功与女生获胜，15空需呼应挑战的主题。
【解析】
11. 设空处前介绍卡莉的外貌，后提到她害羞，需补充其个人情况，选项C“卡尔丽很聪明，所有科目都学得好”符合语境，故选C。
12. 设空处后提到比赛开始，男孩投中三分，需引出篮球赛相关内容，选项D“有一天，男女之间有一场篮球赛”符合上下文，故选D。
13. 设空处前提到卡莉以前和朋友玩过篮球，选项B“这激起了她参加比赛的兴趣”承接上文，逻辑通顺，故选B。
14. 设空处后提到女生赢了，说明卡莉完成关键投篮，选项A“她成功了”符合语境，故选A。
15. 设空处前提到每个人要面对新挑战，选项E“起初它们很难，但随着时间推移，情况会变好”呼应主题，故选E。
【答案】
11—15 C D B A E
【知识点】
英语阅读还原、语篇连贯性、语境理解
【点评】
本题考查英语阅读还原能力，要求学生结合语篇逻辑和上下文语境匹配选项，难度适中，能帮助学生提升语篇分析与逻辑推理能力。
【难度系数】
0.6