Ⅱ. 完形填空(每小题 1 分,共 15 分)
Marcus got up from his desk and slowly looked outside towards the playground. Kids were laughing, and having fun. He wanted to join them.
Last week, the bad kids caused a lot of
A
for Marcus and his friends.
Marcus’s teacher, Ms Black, a teacher with a loving heart, came up to him. “Don’t you want to
B
?” she asked. Marcus hesitated(犹豫), and then nodded. Ms Black opened the door with one hand and
D
led him outside with the other.
Marcus’s friends, Ned and Malik, were already on the swing(秋千) sets. Out of the corner of his eye, Marcus
C
the bad kids moving towards them. The bigger one, Hitch, was laughing.
Marcus had only been on the swing for five minutes when he noticed someone standing
A
him. He turned around to see Hitch standing with his arms crossed.
“It’s my turn,”
A
Hitch.
“But we just got on,” Malik said.
The other bad kid, Evan, yelled, “Well, now it’s our time to play!” and pulled the swing to a stop.
Ned and Malik
D
the swings. Marcus saw Hitch and Evan playing crazily on the swings, laughing all the while.
“That’s it,” he thought. “I’ve had enough.”
Marcus felt angry. A
C
voice that he didn’t even recognize(辨别出) came out of his mouth. “No, Hitch!” Marcus shouted. “We were here first. You and Evan can use the swings
D
we finish.”
The playground got
C
as some kids looked up. Marcus stood still and tall. Ms Black looked out of the classroom window, watching carefully.
Hitch and Evan looked at each other in
B
, then at Marcus. Hitch took a step back.
“Who cares? Let’s go play kickball instead,” said Hitch, quickly walking away. Evan kicked his foot in the sand, then
D
Hitch.
Seeing the bad kids going away together, Malik ran over to Marcus and high-fived him. Ned said, “Wow! Marcus, that was amazing! Now let’s see who can swing the highest!”
Marcus acted as if it was
B
but felt his face go red. He was just glad to be able to play with his friends during the break.
When the break
A
, they walked back into the classroom. Ms Black faced Marcus and put her hand softly on his shoulder.
“I saw that, Marcus. It was very
C
of you to say no to the bullies(恶霸) and stand up for yourself and your friends,” she said. “You should be proud of yourself.”
Marcus smiled quickly to himself and took a seat at his desk.