六、完形填空。(2025·江苏南通如东期末)
On a clear day, David's mother takes her four sons to a park. They play happily near a big tree for a long time. When they look
1, their mother asks them to stop to have a rest under the tree.
"Look! The tree is very tall. Let's
2 the tree as high as we can! It will be cool to do that!" David suggests (建议).
Taking a look at David, one of his brothers says, "You're so small and weak. You won't be able to do it." The other two brothers join in and look at him. David feels so
3 that tears (眼泪) come to his eyes.
"One, two, go!" The game begins and ______
4 ______ starts to climb as fast as they can. Their ______
5 ______ watches nearby and cheers them on, "You can do it, kids!" "Boys, keep going!" At first, David falls behind (落后). Nothing can help David but ______
6 ______ own hope—to be No. 1. And then, to their surprise, David climbs faster and faster, and gets to the top ______
7 ______ his brothers!
"I am the winner! That's fantastic!" David says to himself and keeps quiet for a few
8.
The brothers come to him and say, "Good job, David! You are really good at climbing.
9 do you make it?" With a smile on his face, David answers, "You keep looking
10
and get scared (害怕的) but I look up and never give up until I get to the top."

(
)1. A. happy
B. excited
C. tired
D. sad
(
)2. A. pick up
B. look up
C. climb up
D. put up
(
)3. A. lonely
B. silly
C. happy
D. sad
(
)4. A. somebody
B. anybody
C. nobody
D. everybody
(
)5. A. friend
B. father
C. mother
D. brother
(
)6. A. her
B. his
C. your
D. their
(
)7. A. after
B. under
C. before
D. above
(
)8. A. minutes
B. hours
C. days
D. weeks
(
)9. A. How
B. Why
C. When
D. Where
(
)10. A. out
B. down
C. across
D. around