一、完形填空(真题·台州玉环)
阅读下面的短文,从各题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
Ram was a poor rickshaw puller. One night, he took a rich businessman to the train station. When they got there, the businessman 1 the fare(车费) and rushed off. He was Ram's last 2 of the day.
When Ram returned home, he found a small 3 on the backseat of his rickshaw. There were 50 shiny gold coins inside! Ram's heart 4. "This must belong to that man," he thought. That 5 he could not sleep, tossing and turning in bed.
At daybreak, Ram went to the same train station. He 6 the coins' owner but had no luck. He then wanted to go to the police station for help.
On his way there, however, Ram spotted(发现) the businessman walking down the street. "Excuse me, sir!" Ram 7 ran over. "You left this bag of coins in my rickshaw." The businessman was both surprised and delighted(高兴的). "I thought I would 8 see the coins again!" he said, "I actually need this money for a business deal today. I can't thank you enough!" He insisted(坚持) on visiting Ram's family to show his 9.
When he came to Ram's home, he was again 10. Everything in front of his eyes told him this man needed the gold coins 11 than he did. He wanted to help the honest rickshaw puller, 12 Ram wouldn't take any money. In the end, the businessman 13 to help Ram's two children get a good education. He asked his tutor(家庭教师) to teach 14.
Years later, both children finished school and found good jobs. They always kept in mind their father's words: Be 15 and it will pay you back.
()1. A. paid B. threw C. made D. took
()2. A. driver B. passenger C. visitor D. waiter
()3. A. book B. bag C. box D. wallet
()4. A. raced B. stopped C. broke D. moved
()5. A. morning B. afternoon C. night D. noon
()6. A. looked for B. looked at C. looked after D. looked through
()7. A. slowly B. carefully C. quietly D. quickly
()8. A. ever B. never C. always D. often
()9. A. thanks B. gifts C. wishes D. ideas
()10. A. excited B. interested C. surprised D. tired
()11. A. less B. more C. better D. worse
()12. A. and B. so C. but D. or
()13. A. refused B. forgot C. offered D. continued
()14. A. us B. him C. her D. them
()15. A. honest B. hard-working C. brave D. clever

1－5. ABBAC 6－10. ADBAC 11－15. BCCDA
【完形填空】
文章讲述了贫穷的人力车夫Ram在送富商到车站后，发现对方遗落在车上的一袋金币，他整夜难眠，次日主动寻找并归还了金币；富商得知Ram家境贫寒却坚守诚实，深受感动，虽被Ram拒绝金钱回报，但主动资助他的两个孩子完成学业；多年后孩子们事业有成，始终铭记父亲“保持诚实就会有回报”的教诲。
第4题：“heart raced”是中考高频固定搭配，表“心跳加速”，贴合Ram发现50枚金币时激动、紧张的心情。排除B（stopped，停止）：心跳停止不符合常理；排除C（broke，破碎）：“心碎”与“发现金币”的语境矛盾；排除D（moved，感动）：此处是瞬间的情绪反应，而非“感动”，故选A。
第6题：Ram到车站的目的是“寻找”金币主人，“look for”表“寻找”，符合语境。排除B（looked at，看）：仅“看”无法找到主人；排除C（looked after，照顾）：与“寻找主人”无关；排除D（looked through，浏览）：通常用于查看书籍、文件，不用于找人，故选A。
第11题：富商到Ram家后，看到其家境贫寒，推断出Ram“比自己更需要”这些金币，“more than”表“比……更”。排除A（less，更少）：与“家境贫寒”的语境相反；排除C（better，更好）：“need better”搭配不当；排除D（worse，更糟）：“need worse”语义不通，故选B。
第12题：前文“富商想帮助Ram”与后文“Ram拒绝接受钱”是转折关系，“but”表转折，符合逻辑。排除A（and，和）：表并列，无转折含义；排除B（so，所以）：表因果，此处无因果关系；排除D（or，或者）：表选择，与语境无关，故选C。
第15题：全文围绕Ram“拾金不昧、诚实归还金币”展开，结尾孩子们铭记的也应是“诚实”的品质，与主旨呼应。排除B（hard-working，勤奋的）：文中未体现Ram“勤奋”；排除C（brave，勇敢的）：归还金币并非需要“勇敢”；排除D（clever，聪明的）：文章核心是“诚信”，而非“聪明”，故选A。

【分析】首先通读全文，理解文章主旨：贫穷人力车夫Ram拾金不昧，归还富商遗落的金币，富商被其诚实打动，资助Ram的孩子完成学业，最终传递“诚实有回报”的道理。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配及文章主旨，逐一分析每个空的选项，排除不符合语境的干扰项，选出最佳答案。
【解析】
1. 考查动词词义辨析。商人到达车站后支付车费，paid（支付）符合语境，故选A。
2. 考查名词词义辨析。Ram的乘客是这位商人，passenger（乘客）正确，故选B。
3. 考查名词词义辨析。后文提到“a bag of coins”，可知遗落的是袋子，bag正确，故选B。
4. 考查固定搭配。“heart raced”是固定表达，意为“心跳加速”，体现Ram发现金币时的激动，故选A。
5. 考查名词词义辨析。Ram回家后发现金币，当晚无法入睡，night符合时间逻辑，故选C。
6. 考查动词短语辨析。Ram到车站是寻找金币主人，look for（寻找）正确，故选A。
7. 考查副词词义辨析。Ram发现商人后快速跑过去，quickly（快速地）符合语境，故选D。
8. 考查副词词义辨析。商人以为再也见不到金币，never（从不）正确，故选B。
9. 考查名词词义辨析。商人要展示对Ram的感谢，thanks（感谢）正确，故选A。
10. 考查形容词词义辨析。商人来到Ram贫穷的家，感到惊讶，surprised（惊讶的）正确，故选C。
11. 考查副词比较级。富商认为Ram比自己更需要金币，more（更）符合语境，故选B。
12. 考查连词词义辨析。商人想帮助Ram，但Ram拒绝了，but表转折，故选C。
13. 考查动词词义辨析。富商主动提供帮助，offered（主动提出）正确，故选C。
14. 考查代词词义辨析。指代Ram的两个孩子，用them，故选D。
15. 考查形容词词义辨析。文章主旨是诚实的回报，honest（诚实的）符合，故选A。
【答案】1－5. ABBAC 6－10. ADBAC 11－15. BCCDA
【知识点】完形填空（词义辨析）、固定搭配、语境理解
【点评】本文是一篇记叙文，围绕“诚实”的主题展开，通过人力车夫Ram归还金币的故事传递正能量。题目侧重考查学生的词汇辨析能力、上下文语境理解能力及主旨把握能力，是初中英语常见题型，难度适中。
【难度系数】0.5