Ⅰ. Read and complete the cloze test.
When I was little, I was a really picky eater. I only liked a few kinds of 1 and would say no to almost everything else. This made my parents really 2 and unhappy. They wanted me to eat more kinds of foods to stay healthy.
So, when I started first grade, they 3 a family rule. Every week, on Friday night, I had to cook dinner for the 4. They said they’d eat whatever I made, 5 I had to eat what they cooked the other days of the week.
At first, I could only cook some basic dishes. I often made 6 things like hot dogs, baked beans, and macaroni and cheese from a box. My parents were so 7. Even though I made the same things over and over, they always ate them 8.
This went on for a long time. Then, one Friday, I decided to try making a new 9 called tarragon chicken. It took me a while to 10 how to make it right. By the time I was in second grade, I could make it 11.
After that, my parents made another 12. Before I said I didn’t like a food, I had to 13 it at least. This new rule was a great idea. Now, I know that some foods I thought I’d 14 actually taste okay. There are still some foods I don’t really like, but I’m much more willing to try 15 things. Because of these rules, I’m not as picky about food as I used to be, and I’m eating a more balanced diet.
()1. A. foods B. colours C. games D. animals
()2. A. worried B. patient C. surprised D. curious
()3. A. chose B. made C. gave D. followed
()4. A. guests B. family C. friends D. neighbours
()5. A. if B. or C. and D. when
()6. A. strange B. difficult C. perfect D. simple
()7. A. nice B. proud C. brave D. surprised
()8. A. sadly B. happily C. crazily D. luckily
()9. A. drink B. dessert C. dish D. recipe
()10. A. find B. learn C. see D. prove
()11. A. well B. hard C. widely D. carefully
()12. A. medal B. test C. rule D. project
()13. A. taste B. cook C. read D. doubt
()14. A. mention B. meet C. interest D. hate
()15. A. funny B. magic C. easy D. new

1. A
2. A
3. B
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. C
10. B
11. A
12. C
13. A
14. D
15. D

【分析】
首先通读全文，理解文章核心：作者小时候挑食，父母为帮她改善挑食问题制定家庭规则，让她每周五做晚餐，后续作者逐渐学会做新菜品，不再挑食的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配等逐一分析每个空，排除不符合语境的选项，选出最恰当的答案。
【解析】
1. 前文提到“picky eater（挑食的人）”，可知作者只喜欢几种食物，故选A（foods）。
2. 作者挑食让父母担心且不开心，worried（担心的）符合语境，故选A。
3. “make a family rule”是固定搭配，意为“制定家庭规则”，故选B。
4. 作者需为家人做晚餐，family（家人）符合逻辑，故选B。
5. 前后句为并列关系，用and连接，故选C。
6. 后文列举的热狗、烤豆等是简单的食物，simple（简单的）符合，故选D。
7. 父母为作者能做饭感到骄傲，proud（骄傲的）符合，故选B。
8. 父母开心地吃作者做的食物，happily（开心地）符合，故选B。
9. tarragon chicken是一道菜，dish（菜肴）符合，故选C。
10. 作者学习如何正确制作这道菜，learn（学习）符合，故选B。
11. 作者能把这道菜做好，well（好地）修饰动词make，故选A。
12. 父母制定了另一条规则，rule（规则）符合，故选C。
13. 规则要求作者在说不喜欢食物前至少尝一下，taste（尝）符合，故选A。
14. 作者之前以为会讨厌的食物，hate（讨厌）符合语境，故选D。
15. 作者更愿意尝试新事物，new（新的）符合，故选D。
【答案】
1.A 2.A 3.B 4.B 5.C 6.D 7.B 8.B 9.C 10.B 11.A 12.C 13.A 14.D 15.D
【知识点】
英语完形填空、词义辨析、固定搭配
【点评】
本文是记叙文类完形填空，围绕作者克服挑食的经历展开，重点考查学生对上下文语境的理解、词汇词义辨析及固定搭配的运用，是初中阶段常见的题型，注重基础能力的考查。
【难度系数】
0.6