二、完形填空（10 分）
Miriam,
It's a magic seed (种子). Plant it and it will make your two wishes come true. Be patient (耐心).
Uncle Esai
Miriam got a
1
with a watermelon seed. She planted the seed, and made her
2
wish, "I want the watermelon to grow as big as a mountain!"
The next day, Miriam was
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to see a big watermelon. "I must eat it!" She hurried to cut it, but it was too hard. "It's foolish! I don't want it!" The fruit became a seed again.
A few days later, Miriam read Uncle Esai's letter again. She saw the words "be patient". How could she forget it? She rushed out of the door and
4
ran to the yard to find the seed. This time, she decided she would make the best use of the second wish.
"I hope my
5
could spend more time together." But her parents needed to work. How could the seed help? But she still decided to
6
the seed with patience.
Miriam got some information about
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to plant a watermelon. When the seed turned into a normal-sized watermelon, she
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it with her friends and neighbours. Everybody liked its taste.
Miriam's family planted more watermelons. They were so delicious that other people bought some. The watermelons brought much money
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Miriam's parents didn't have to be away for work. They had more family time.
Miriam later knew what Uncle meant—be patient, and life will be as
10
as a watermelon!
(
C
) 1. A. book
B. postcard
C. letter
D. newspaper
(
A
) 2. A. first
B. second
C. third
D. fourth
(
D
) 3. A. bored
B. afraid
C. interested
D. surprised
(
D
) 4. A. easily
B. carefully
C. politely
D. quickly
(
B
) 5. A. class
B. family
C. teachers
D. neighbours
(
B
) 6. A. look like
B. look after
C. look at
D. look for
(
A
) 7. A. how
B. why
C. when
D. where
(
D
) 8. A. watered
B. protected
C. watched
D. shared
(
A
) 9. A. so
B. if
C. but
D. when
(
C
)10. A. new
B. big
C. sweet
D. quiet
解析：
【分析】
做完形填空时，首先通读全文把握主旨：本文讲述Miriam收到叔叔的信，得到能实现两个愿望的种子，第一次因没耐心愿望落空，第二次耐心照顾种子，最终实现和家人多相处的愿望，还收获了甜蜜生活的故事。解题时需结合上下文语境、词汇词义辨析、固定搭配逐一确定选项，比如第1空根据后文出现的“Uncle Esai's letter”判断是信件；第2空结合“两个愿望”及后文第一个愿望的内容确定是第一个；第3空看到巨大西瓜应是惊讶；第4空“冲出门”对应快速跑；第5空后文提到父母，确定是家人相关；第6空“耐心照顾种子”对应固定搭配；第7空了解种西瓜的方式；第8空分享西瓜；第9空因果关系；第10空西瓜的特点对应生活的状态。
【解析】
1. 由后文“read Uncle Esai's letter”可知，Miriam收到的是一封信，故选C。
2. 前文提到种子能实现两个愿望，此处是第一个愿望，故选A。
3. 看到像山一样大的西瓜，Miriam应感到惊讶，故选D。
4. “rushed out of the door”（冲出门）对应快速跑向院子，故选D。
5. 后文提到父母，可知愿望是家人多相处，故选B。
6. 此处指耐心照顾种子，look after意为“照顾”，符合语境，故选B。
7. 此处指了解如何种西瓜，how表示方式，故选A。
8. 西瓜成熟后和朋友、邻居分享，share sth. with sb.意为“和某人分享某物”，故选D。
9. 前文说西瓜带来很多钱，后文说父母不必外出工作，是因果关系，so表结果，故选A。
10. 西瓜是甜的，对应生活甜蜜，故选C。
【答案】
1.C 2.A 3.D 4.D 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.D 9.A 10.C
【知识点】
完形填空、词义辨析、上下文语境理解
【点评】
本文是一篇富有教育意义的记叙文完形，围绕“耐心与愿望”展开，侧重考查学生对文章语境的把握能力、常用词汇的词义辨析及固定搭配的运用，整体难度适中，需要学生结合主旨逐一分析选项。
【难度系数】
0.6
