五、 完形填空
主题:人与自我——个人成长 学科素养:思维品质 词数:约320 建议用时:8分钟
My brother Wang Tao was so smart that he scored high and entered No.1 Middle School, which is the best one in our town. I would wish he weren’t so 1 because it made me feel like I had to work twice as hard just to catch up with him.
“I need an A!” I 2 to myself before the math test. I studied 3 the last minute and rushed to class. I felt confident as I 4 the first page of the test, quickly filling in the answers with a smile. However, as I turned to the last page, I couldn’t 5 anything. I was naturally the last one to hand in my test paper.
The next day, I received my test paper. I saw the red mark: 72! Not even a B—it was over. I felt 6. When I went home, Wang Tao was sitting on the sofa, reading. He immediately noticed the 7 on my face. He asked with care, “What’s wrong, Wang Li?” I shouted at him, “How I wish you were not so perfect!” I told him about what I 8.
To my surprise, Wang Tao listened 9 and said, “You know, Wang Li, being at No.1 Middle School is not as easy as it seems. I have my own 10 and failures, too. When I got a 11 grade in a very important subject, I felt just like you do now. You are so focused on being perfect that you forget to 12 the journey of learning. I may seem perfect from the outside, 13 you don’t see the hours of hard work and the times I doubted myself.”
His eyes met mine sincerely, “Be proud of your hard work, not just the 14.” I looked at Wang Tao with understanding, “Thank you, brother. I’m so 15 for what I said.” From that day on, I learned to focus on my personal growth, rather than compare myself to others.
（）1. A. creative B. perfect C. honest D. strict
（）2. A. explained B. mentioned C. repeated D. reported
（）3. A. until B. against C. across D. from
（）4. A. handed out B. took away C. turned down D. looked through
（）5. A. translate B. plan C. remember D. hide
（）6. A. upset B. peaceful C. excited D. regretful
（）7. A. kindness B. shyness C. loneliness D. sadness
（）8. A. admired B. experienced C. refused D. chose
（）9. A. patiently B. politely C. wisely D. loudly
（）10. A. worries B. ideas C. hope D. courage
（）11. A. smaller B. bigger C. lower D. higher
（）12. A. discuss B. control C. complete D. enjoy
（）13. A. so B. but C. and D. or
（）14. A. promises B. reasons C. results D. processes
（）15. A. pleased B. sorry C. proud D. nervous

答案速查 1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.B
【主旨大意】本文讲述了弟弟因哥哥的优秀感到有压力，考试失利后通过哥哥的开导学会关注自身成长的故事。
1. B【点拨】根据后文“How I wish you were not so perfect!”可知，此处说希望哥哥不要那么完美。
2. C【点拨】根据“I... to myself before the math test.”可知，重复“I need an A!”强调心理暗示，“repeat to oneself”表示反复对自己说，符合语境。
3. A【点拨】根据“I studied... the last minute and rushed to class.”可知，“until the last minute”表示直到最后一刻，符合考前努力学习的语境。
4. D【点拨】根据“I felt confident as I... the first page of the test, quickly filling in the answers with a smile.”可知，考试时需先快速浏览题目，“looked through”符合看试卷的动作。
5. C【点拨】根据“However, as I turned to the last page, I couldn’t... anything.”可知，结合语境，但翻到最后一页时，什么都记不起来了。
6. A【点拨】根据“I saw the red mark: 72! Not even a B—it was over.”可知，考了72分，没达到预期，心情沮丧。
7. D【点拨】根据“He immediately noticed the... on my face.”可知，考得不好，脸上是悲伤的神情。
8. B【点拨】根据“I told him about what I...”可知，此处指具体经历的事，“experienced”符合语境。
9. A【点拨】根据“To my surprise, Wang Tao listened... and said”可知，开导他人需“耐心地”聆听。
10. A【点拨】根据“I have my own... and failures, too.”可知，和“failures”并列，“worries”符合语境，体现哥哥也有困扰。
11. C【点拨】根据“When I got a... grade in a very important subject, I felt just like you do now.”可知，与“felt just like you do”呼应，指得更低的分。
12. D【点拨】根据“You are so focused on being perfect that you forget to... the journey of learning.”可知，哥哥提醒“我”享受学习的过程。
13. B【点拨】根据“I may seem perfect from the outside... I doubted myself.”可知，前后是转折关系。
14. C【点拨】根据“Be proud of your hard work, not just the...”可知，结合语境，强调不只看重成绩（结果）。
15. B【点拨】根据“Thank you, brother. I’m so... for what I said.”可知，“be sorry for...”为……抱歉，符合向哥哥道歉的语境。

【分析】
做完形填空时，需先通读全文把握主旨（本文围绕个人成长，传递关注自身成长而非过度对比他人的理念），再逐空结合上下文语境、固定搭配、词义辨析分析：1. 由后文哥哥的话可知此处对应“完美”；2. 结合固定搭配和考前自我暗示的语境选“反复对自己说”；3. 对应考前学习到最后一刻的表达；4. 考试时先浏览试卷的动作；5. 转折后对应“记不起内容”；6. 考差后的心情；7. 考差时的面部神情；8. 对应“经历的事”；9. 哥哥开导时的聆听态度；10. 与“失败”并列的词；11. 哥哥曾有的低分经历；12. 对应“享受学习过程”；13. 前后转折关系；14. 对应“结果”而非过程；15. 向哥哥致歉的表达。
【解析】
1. B 点拨：根据后文“How I wish you were not so perfect”可知，此处指希望哥哥不要那么完美，故选B。
2. C 点拨：“repeat to oneself”是固定搭配，意为反复对自己说，符合考前自我暗示的语境，故选C。
3. A 点拨：“until the last minute”表示直到最后一刻，符合考前努力学习直到最后时刻的语境，故选A。
4. D 点拨：“look through”意为浏览，考试时先浏览试卷第一页，符合语境，故选D。
5. C 点拨：结合转折语境，翻到最后一页时记不起任何内容，故选C。
6. A 点拨：考了72分未达预期，心情沮丧，故选A。
7. D 点拨：考差后脸上露出悲伤神情，故选D。
8. B 点拨：此处指告诉哥哥自己经历的事，“experienced”符合语境，故选B。
9. A 点拨：哥哥开导他人时会耐心聆听，故选A。
10. A 点拨：“worries”与“failures”并列，体现哥哥也有困扰，故选A。
11. C 点拨：哥哥提到自己曾在重要科目中得过低分，与“felt just like you do”呼应，故选C。
12. D 点拨：哥哥提醒不要只关注完美，要享受学习过程，故选D。
13. B 点拨：前后为转折关系，故选B。
14. C 点拨：强调不要只看重结果，故选C。
15. B 点拨：“be sorry for”意为为……道歉，符合向哥哥致歉的语境，故选B。
【答案】
1.B 2.C 3.A 4.D 5.C 6.A 7.D 8.B 9.A 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.B
【知识点】
完形填空解题技巧、词汇辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本文围绕个人成长主题展开，贴近学生生活，传递了关注自身成长而非过度对比他人的积极理念。解题需结合上下文语境、固定搭配及词义辨析，是典型的中等难度完形填空。
【难度系数】
0.6