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完形填空(l0小题，共15分) (2015 •北京)

                       The phone call 

   It was getting dark.Paul looked out of the window and sighed (叹气) .Dad said he would come home by 5:30,but it was almost 7:00. Even if Dad came back,it wouldn’t be much fun playing 1 in the dark. Paul walked into his room and threw his baseball into the corner. He tried to do some homework,but he couldn’t.

   The phone rang at about 8: 00. It was Dad: “Paul,I'm 2 ，but I couldn’t play baseball with you tonight. I have to finish my work at the office. Maybe we can play this weekend. Oh no. How about next weekend?”

   Paul couldn’t understand why Dad was so 3 . He threw himself into the sofa and soon fell asleep. His book was still opened to the first page. 

   The next day at school,Paul didn't hand in his homework and 4 a test. Mrs Green,his teacher,asked him to stay after school. “Paul,you didn't do your homework. You didn't pass the test and only got a D. This isn’t like you. What's wrong?”

   Paul just sat there 5 “Paul,if you don't want to talk,I will. I know that something's worrying you,but you have to get it out. You need to tell someone. ”

   As Paul walked home,he thought of what Mrs Green said. Maybe he didn't do his homework because he wanted to get his dad's 6 .He knew Mrs Green was right. He decided to take her advice.

   When Paul got home,he 7 his dad. But there was no answer. Then it went to voicemail (语音信箱) .Paul began talking: “Dad,I can't play with you next weekend. I've got lots of problems with my homework. Also,I really don5t want to spend another day looking out of the window and waiting. Whenever you 8 our plans,Dad,it hurts me. It's not too late to rebuild our relationship,but we have to start small. Maybe you can help me with my 9 some time. Dad,I love you. ”

   As Paul ended the call,he felt much relaxed. He didn’t know whether his dad would be different,but it didn't matter. He himself 10 . He expressed his feelings to the right person. He had a clean head as he was

doing his homework that evening.

1. A. baseball B. cards   C. chess   D. toys

2. A. luck   B. sorry   C. surprised   D. pleased

3. A. famous   B. helpful   C. lazy   D. busy

4. A. made   B. missed   C. failed   D. chose

5. A. cheerfully   B. comfortably   C. hopefully   D. quietly

6. A. attention   B. message   C. praise   D. trust

7. A. saw   B. thanked   C. called   D. greeted

8. A. prepare   B. break   C. follow   D. question

9. A. choice   B. homework   C. speech   D. decision

10. A. regretted   B. complained   C. insisted   D. changed

Answer 1

1. A 2. B 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. B 10. D

1. A解析：结合下文中的“...threw his baseball into the corner”可推断，所缺的 词是 baseball。

2. B解析:爸爸在电话里对Paul道歉，故 所缺的词是sorry。

3. D解析：结合上下文的描述可推断， Paul不明白爸爸为什么那么“忙碌”，故 所缺的词是busy。

4. C 解析：结合下文中的“You didn't pass the test...”可推断，Paur“没有通过” 考试，故所缺的词是failed。

5. D解析:结合上下文的描述可知，Paul 只是“安静地”坐在那里，故所缺的词是 quietly。

6. A解析：或许他不做家庭作业只是因 为想引起爸爸的“注意”，故所缺的词是 attention 。

7. C解析:结合下文的描述可推断，Paul 回到家的时候，给他的爸爸“打电话”，故 所缺的词是called。

8. B解析:Paul对爸爸说的是“每当你打 破了我们的计划时，你都伤害到了我”， 故所缺的词是break。

9. B解析：结合上下文的描述可推断， Paul希望爸爸能够帮助他完成“家庭作 业”，故所缺的词是homework。

10. D 解析：四个选项的含义分别是： regret 后悔;complain 抱怨;insist 坚 持;change改变。结合上下文可推断， Paul自己已经“改变”了，故所缺的词 是 changed。