二、完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)(2025·江苏徐州期中)
阅读短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选择最佳选项。
Jack sat alone on the bus going home from school. All his friends were
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their class projects excitedly, but Jack remained silent. How could they understand his feelings when
their parents would help them? His parents worked all the time.
After the bus stopped, he raced home,
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his schoolbag onto the floor, and walked straight to his bedroom.
"Jack?" Grandpa's
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called out. "Was that you?"
Jack stopped
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he closed his bedroom door. "Yes, Grandpa, it's me."
Grandpa Higgins came from the kitchen carrying a sandwich. "You don't sound okay," he said as he took a
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.
Should Jack tell Grandpa the truth? What could it hurt? He quickly
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they needed to do a class project on the weekend and together they would build something with an adult. The students needed to make a
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to show how their projects had gone.
Grandpa listened quietly. "
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are you so unhappy?"
Jack felt his
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and anger rising inside himself. "Because I don't have anyone to help me," he sounded so sad and so angry.
Grandpa raised his eyebrows(眉毛)
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. "What am I?" he asked gently. Jack froze. "You'd build a project with me, Grandpa?"
"Sure, I would," Grandpa said. "Just let me finish this sandwich."
Jack's heart seemed so
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that he thought it would float away. He rushed to the schoolbag and
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his assignment paper. Then, they studied the assignment and made a list of ideas. Finally, they
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to build a cardboard robot from old biscuit and noodle boxes. They used glue, staples, and tape. Grandpa helped a lot and he
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found a box of eyeball stickers.
When they finished, Jack looked at their misshapen(奇形怪状的) robot. He couldn't stop laughing. "I think it's the best
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I have ever built. Now I have to write my report," Jack said, hugging Grandpa. "Thank you, Grandpa. I had a lot of fun."
(
A
)1. A. discussing B. building C. reporting D. improving
(
A
)2. A. dropped B. hung C. stuck D. hid
(
B
)3. A. pronunciation B. voice C. noise D. sound
(
C
)4. A. if B. until C. before D. though
(
B
)5. A. break B. bite C. ride D. drink
(
D
)6. A. recommended B. asked C. guessed D. explained
(
B
)7. A. change B. report C. robot D. choice
(
C
)8. A. How B. Where C. Why D. What
(
A
)9. A. sadness B. envy C. joy D. excitement
(
D
)10. A. in luck B. in fear C. in anger D. in surprise
(
C
)11. A. heavy B. big C. light D. empty
(
A
)12. A. took out B. put away C. handed in D. cut off
(
D
)13. A. promised B. forgot C. refused D. decided
(
B
)14. A. just B. even C. still D. ever
(
D
)15. A. room B. table C. schoolbag D. robot
