二、完形填空(10分)
Jack sat alone on the bus ride home from school. All his friends were
1 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.
When the bus stopped, he raced home,
2 his schoolbag on the floor, and walked straight to his bedroom. "Jack?" Grandpa's
3 called out. "Was that you?"
Jack stopped
4 he closed his bedroom door. "Yes, Grandpa, it's me."
Grandpa carried a sandwich. "You don't sound okay," he said. Should Jack tell Grandpa the truth? He quickly
5 they should do a class project with an adult. The students needed to make a
6 to explain how their projects had gone. Grandpa listened quietly. "Why are you so unhappy?"
Jack felt his
7 and anger rising inside him. "Because I don't have anyone to help me." He sounded so sad and so angry.
Grandpa raised his eyebrows in surprise. "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
8 that he thought it would float away. They made a list of ideas. Finally, they
9 to build a cardboard robot from old biscuit and noodle boxes. They used glue, staples and tape. Grandpa helped a lot and he
10 found a box of eyeball stickers.
When they finished, Jack looked at their misshapen(奇形怪状的)robot. He couldn't stop smiling. "I think it's the best robot I have ever built. Thank you, Grandpa."
(
A
) 1. A. discussing
B. building
C. reporting
D. improving
(
B
) 2. A. dropped
B. hung
C. stuck
D. hid
(
C
) 3. A. pronunciation
B. voice
C. noise
D. sound
(
D
) 4. A. if
B. until
C. before
D. though
(
B
) 5. A. recommended
B. considered
C. confirmed
D. explained
(
B
) 6. A. change
B. report
C. robot
D. choice
(
A
) 7. A. sadness
B. envy
C. joy
D. excitement
(
C
) 8. A. heavy
B. big
C. light
D. empty
(
D
) 9. A. promised
B. forgot
C. refused
D. decided
(
B
)10. A. just
B. even
C. still
D. ever
